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Note: Recurring opportunities can also be performed just once. There is no long-term commitment.

San Rafael

Help out at food bank in Marin

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

San Francisco

Pack grocery bags for seniors (COVID-19)

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Berkeley

Bag food for those in need during the Coronavirus

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Berkeley

Make face masks for food bank workers

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

N/A

Start a library in Africa

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Alemeda

Donate blood with the Red Cross

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Newark

Art summer camp volunteer

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Berkeley

Photographer at children’s museum

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Berkeley

Become a peer editor

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

San Francisco

Help feed low-income and homeless seniors

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Berkeley

Hub Kitchen Volunteer

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Newark

Teach novice sewers

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

San Jose

Volunteer at a youth soccer program

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Santa Clara

Help individuals with disabilities

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

San Jose

Distribute groceries at the food bank

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

San Jose

Become a reading partner

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

San Jose

Collect basic necessities for families in need in San Jose

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

San Jose

Help create native habitat for wildlife

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

San Jose

Serve dinner to families

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

San Jose

Community clean up

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Concord

Help prep adaptive learning materials for children with special needs

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Palo Alto

Become a tutor for low-income kids

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Lafayette

Volunteer at the Mt. Diablo Peace and Justice Center

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Pleasant Hill

Garden at a garden work party

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Walnut Creek

Help grow native plants in Walnut Creek

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

San Mateo

Help with Immigration Services at Catholic Charities

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Berkeley

Play music for seniors with disabilities or dementia

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Berkeley

Help feed the homeless and hungry

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Berkeley

Serve spaghetti to the homeless and low-income seniors

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

San Francisco

Serve coffee and pastries to the homeless

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

San Francisco

Help prepare meals for chronically ill adults

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

San Francisco

Clothing donation processing: help clothe people in need

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

San Francisco

Computer Volunteers needed in the Tenderloin

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

San Francisco

Perform for low-income families

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Redwood City

Volunteer at the Redwood City Library

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

San Francisco

Tutor and teach middle school students this fall

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Richmond

Riparian restoration work

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Castro Valley

Build and paint a “Buddy Bench” for an elementary school

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Palo Alto

Swim with children with special needs

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

East Palo Alto

Tutor an students from elementary school through high school

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

San Mateo

Library Computer Aide at the San Mateo Public Library

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Burlingame

Teen Library Volunteers (various positions)

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

San Jose

Support families in ESL classes by translating Spanish to English

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

San Jose

Teach kids valuable life skills

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

San Francisco

Help a child with his or her reading skills

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Marin County

Mentor a team of 3rd-5th graders with Girls on the Run

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Sausalito

Sausalito Art Festival 2019

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Novato

Volunteer with Civil Air Patrol, US Air Force Auxiliary (Group 5-23)

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

San Rafael

Tutor low-income students

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

San Rafael

Volunteer, learn, & lead with HandsOn Tomorrow

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Redwood City

Become a reading partner this Fall – make a lifelong impact on a child

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Redwood City

Summer internship for rising 9th-12th graders

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Redwood City

Traffic safety volunteer

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Redwood City

Make the difference: become a literacy tutor

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Palo Alto

TV studio volunteer

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

East Palo Alto

Photographers needed at East Palo Alto nonprofit

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

E Palo Alto

Donate meals for youth in East Palo Alto

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Palo Alto

Usher at the West Bay Opera

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

San Jose

Help prepare meals for families

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Oakland

Summer camp intern

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Oakland

Become an apprentice at an art summer camp

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Oakland

Tutor children with the International Rescue Committee

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

San Francisco

Tutor young students after school

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

San Francisco

Distribute groceries to 300 families

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Berkeley

Help prisoners receive books

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Emeryville

Assemble lunches and hygiene kits for the homeless

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Berkeley

Walk dogs and socialize with cats

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Oakland

Tutor K-4th graders

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Berkeley

Donate basic necessities to women in need

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Berkeley

Serve meals to the homeless in Berkeley

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Emeryville

Help sort medical supplies heading for Latin America

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Walnut Creek

Care for animals in a shelter

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Orinda

Creek clean-up at Wagner Ranch Area

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Walnut Creek

Support the adult homeless community by collecting warm clothing or canned food

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Orinda

Teach arts and crafts in Orinda!

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Berkeley

Prune, harvest, and identify various plants

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Oakland

Help out at a transitional home for women and children

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Richmond

Assist homeless children with homework

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Berkeley

Volunteer at Rebuilding Together East Bay

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Oakland

Hold a food or toiletries drive for those in need

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Berkeley

Assist a wellness class for women with cancer

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Oakland

Help out around the East Bay SPCA

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Berkeley

Work in the Karl Linn Community Garden

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Oakland

Get community service hours fast with a variety of opportunities

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Oakland

Habitat for Humanity can use your help at our playhouse builds! (East Bay)

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Berkeley

Perform or entertain at a nursing home

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Oakland

Friendly visits to hospice patients-Alameda County

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Oakland

Volunteer to call BINGO for low-income seniors at St. Patrick’s Terrace!

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Oakland

Celebrations throughout the year

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Berkeley

Volunteer to assist with after school program for low-income youth at Ashby Lofts!

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Berkeley

Help birds at different events

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Oakland

Volunteer in the Women’s Center

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Oakland

Assist in a clothing closet for those in need

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Oakland

Fight hunger in Oakland – serve meals in our free dining room

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Albany

Come farm with us!

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Oakland

Perform for seniors living with dementia

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Oakland

Teen Volunteer at the TeenZone

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

Lafayette

Join the fight against Alzheimer’s and help volunteer

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

San Francisco

Program and outreach coordinator

Opportunity Date: Ongoing

San Francisco

Volunteer at the Chinatown Y food pantry

Opportunity Date: Ongoing