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Note: Some opportunities aren’t occurring due to COVID-19. Please check with the individual organization before volunteering.

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Los Angeles

Blanket drive with PATH LA

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Los Angeles

Thanksgiving Baskets

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Los Angeles

Spread holiday cheer with Jingle Bags

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Virtual

Become a Teen Talk Advisor for the Teen Talk App

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Los Angeles

Assemble snack packs for youth experiencing homelessness

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Los Angeles

Donate supplies for unhoused individuals moving into a new home

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Bellflower

Help build gardens with Long Beach Community Table

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Los Angeles

Help feed the homeless

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Los Angeles

Host a contactless drive with Baby2Baby

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Los Angeles

Care kits to support individuals experiencing homelessness

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Los Angeles

Food kits to support seniors in need

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Bellflower

Help distribute food and hygiene products

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Van Nuys

Clean up for food distribution to our hungry neighbors

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Whittier

Docent for historic Bailey House

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Los Angeles

Holiday toy drive with PATH LA

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Los Angeles

Volunteer with the Midnight Mission

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Los Angeles

Help deliver food with FoodCycle LA

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Long Beach

Help volunteer with Dream Catcher of L.A. Therapeutic Riding Center

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Los Angeles

Send emergency relief meals to youth in South Central LA

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

La Canada

Become a member of the Teen Advisory Board at La Canada Flintridge’s Library

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

LA County

Volunteer at your local library

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Rosemead

Rosemead Library teen advisory board

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Los Angeles

Volunteer with Los Angeles Animal Services

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Pasadena

Volunteer with the Pasadena Humane Society

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Pasadena

Laundry Helpers for the Pasadena Humane Society

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Varies

Volunteer with the Pasadena Humane Society at offsite locations

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Pasadena

Volunteer at the Pasadena Senior Center

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Wilmington

Feed those in need with the Wilmington YMCA

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Los Angeles (Westchester)

Become a Senior Support Friendly Caller

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Maywood

Southeast-Rio Vista YMCA – Food for Those in Need

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

San Pedro

San Pedro & Peninsula YMCA – Food for Those in Need

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Montebello

Montebello-Commerce YMCA – Food for Those in Need

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Van Nuys

Become a hygeine program ambassador and help give showers to those in need

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Los Angeles

Ketchum Downtown YMCA Preschool – Food for Those in Need

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Gardena

Feed those in need with the Gardena-Carson Family YMCA

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Culver City

Senior Support with the Culver-Palms Family YMCA

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Los Angeles

Feed those in need with the Crenshaw Family YMCA

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Throughout Los Angeles

Become a Census 2020 Ambassador with the YMCA

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Los Angeles

Help feed those in need with the YMCA

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Long Beach

Provide food, clothing, shelter and spiritual guidance to the homeless

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

La Canada

Become a La Canada Assisteen

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Santa Monica

Help out the Assistance League of Santa Monica

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Santa Monica

Volunteer with seniors and elementary students

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Santa Monica

Volunteer with the Westside Special Olympics

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Santa Monica

Volunteer at the Santa Monica Public Library

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Los Angeles

Create a brighter future for young children

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Santa Monica

Help out at Venice Family Clinic’s Free Food Market

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Santa Monica

Become a volunteer docent at the California Heritage Museum

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Volunteer at the Santa Monica Boys and Girls Clubs

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

La Canada

Volunteer at Community Center of La Canada Flintridge

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Varies

Help the Homeless Rebuild Their Lives

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Santa Monica

Volunteer with the Santa Monica Public Library Friends of the Library

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Irwindale

Feed those in need in Irwindale

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Glendora

Feed those in need in Glendora

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Tujunga

Distribute food to families in need

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Can be performed virtually or at a nearby cemetery

Preserve the past by taking photos of and transcribing gravestones

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Los Alamitos

Prevent hunger by helping to pack and distribute food

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Anywhere in Los Angeles

Helping seniors and the immunocompromised during COVID-19

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

La Puente

Photograph dogs and cats for shelter

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Santa Monica

Deliver meals to homebound seniors

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Los Angeles

Feed the homeless on Thursdays

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Los Angeles

Feed the homeless every Wednesday

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Los Angeles

Begin a Shoes That Fit volunteer chapter in your community

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Van Nuys

Distribute food to neighbors in need

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Whittier

Become a docent at historic Bailey House

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Los Angeles

Teach origami to school groups

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Los Angeles

Give school tours at Japanese American National Museum

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Los Angeles

Coordinate an interior design renovation for new homes

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Los Angeles

Participate in “Street to Beach” cleanups

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Long Beach

Volunteer with the Department of Parks, Recreation and Marine

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Long Beach

Volunteer at the Aquarium of the Pacific

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Los Angeles

Discovery Center assistant at a car museum

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Arcadia

Volunteer at the LA Arboretum

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Los Angeles

Care for rescue bunnies

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Pacoima

Donate books to benefit our community

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Los Angeles

Video producer for an animal rescue

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Long Beach

Film Crew for webisodes

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Venice

Math or economics tutor

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Los Angeles

Spanish translator for citizenship class

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Hacienda Heights

Social media marketing for the Youth Science Center

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Los Angeles

Remote computer science teacher

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Los Angeles

Deliver food to the homeless and low-income community

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Los Angeles

Wellness check and renter rights calls for District 4

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Los Angeles

Help the hungry with phone calls and research

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Los Angeles

Make plastic face shields for medical workers

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Los Angeles

Volunteer musician at Kaiser

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Bell

Volunteer with Civil Air Patrol, US Air Force Auxiliary (Group 1-138)

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Los Angeles

Office support for Found Animals Programs

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Los Angeles

Volunteer with LAXceeders

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Downey

Hospital gift shop volunteer

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Long Beach

Deliver and pack a meal for seniors

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Pasadena

Build table protectors for disabled students & adults

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Gardena

Habitat Restoration at Gardena Willows Wetland Preserve

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Los Angeles

Package and deliver food aid to the needy

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Shadow Hills

Care for horses at a horse rescue

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Los Angeles

Serve food to the homeless every Sunday

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Pasadena

Get involved in Los Angeles River protection and restoration efforts

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Pomona

Assemble and mail monthly newsletter

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

La Verne

Work with gorgeous birds at Hillcrest Retirement Community

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Rowland Heights

Help animal rescue make copies for adoption papers

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Montebello

Distribute food for a food bank

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Covina

Music volunteer for hospice patients

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Rowland Heights

Afterschool program volunteer

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

South El Monte

Volunteer at American Military Museum

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Pasadena

Conservation in Eaton Canyon

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Encino

Sew memory pillows for people in hospice

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Los Angeles

Teen Line volunteer

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Glendale

Clerical office assistant volunteer

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Lancaster

Assist youth with tutoring and educational goals

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Lancaster

Stitch a Memory Bear or Memory Pillow and create a forever friend

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Lancaster

Help find homes for homeless dogs and cats

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Lancaster

Help us adopt out our amazing homeless dogs and cats

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Lancaster

Volunteer at animal adoption events

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Lancaster

Volunteer to make a difference in the lives of others

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Lancaster

Sustainable climate environment advocate

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Lancaster

Make real public policy change for those living with Alzheimer’s

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Los Angeles

Volunteer for the Museum of Tolerance

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Los Angeles

Help homeless and abandoned animals in Los Angeles

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Lake View Terrace

Lead seniors through fun activities

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Los Angeles

Keep bunnies and other animals safe from illegal animal sales and inhumane environments in Santee Alley

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Los Angeles

Help to rescue, foster, and adopt out kittens

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Pasadena

Donate lunches to Union Station Homeless Services

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Bellflower

Pack and deliver groceries for the financially distressed, immuno-compromised, and seniors

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Los Angeles

Help feed isolated seniors in the Los Angeles Area

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Woodland Hills

Sort food with the West Valley Food Pantry

Opportunity Date: Ongoing