Deck the Halls & Brighten Door of Hope’s Space
Spread cheer by helping decorate their shelters and Community Center during the first week of December. Email Melody at volunteer@doorofhope.us to join the fun.
As they get ready, their Christmas trees could use some new decorations—and they’d love your help making them sparkle. The link to their wishlist will be posted HERE by Friday, so stay tuned to join in the fun!
Be a Secret Santa for Door of Hope
As a Secret Santa, you’ll be sponsoring an entire family by purchasing two gifts for each family member based on their requests. Please leave the gifts unwrapped so the parents can wrap them.
Family selection will close on Friday, December 5, and the final day to drop off gifts at their community center is Monday, December 8.
Volunteer at Door of Hope’s Christmas Festival
Create a joyful experience for families at their annual festival on Saturday, December 6 in Pasadena. Kids are welcome with an adult. To learn more and sign up for a shift HERE.
Help Make Holiday Meal Baskets for the PATH Community
Help PATH meet their goal to assemble and distribute over 800 Holiday Meal Baskets to those in need. Help make sure that everyone in the community - housed and unhoused - can enjoy a special meal! By donating items to the food drive, you will help provide enough food to assemble "Holiday Meal Boxes" to help PATH teams enrich the holiday experience of members of the community. The relationships you help build with food donations can be vital in helping neighbors feel secure and supported. Email PATH at PATHVolunteers@epath.org to schedule a date/time to drop-off or shop the Amazon Link: https://a.co/hBgLUY7 and food will be delivered directly to PATH.
Donate to PATH’s Winter Holiday Toy Drive
Host a Winter Holiday toy collection drive of new & unused toys to ensure that the children living in PATH facilities can enjoy a special gift during this holiday season! They will accept donations at their PATH Metro Villas location, check out the link and email them at PATHVolunteers@epath.org to schedule a date/time to drop-off. Or shop the Amazon Link: https://a.co/d7PFzVw and toys will be delivered directly to PATH.
Give the Gift of Warmth and Donate to PATH’s Winter Holiday Clothing Drive
This holiday season, Give the Gift of Warmth by supporting PATH’s blanket and cold weather clothing donation drive. As temperatures drop, unhoused neighbors are especially vulnerable to the elements. Your donations will help ensure that individuals and families experiencing homelessness stay warm, safe, and cared for during the winter months. PATH is collecting new blankets and new cold weather items, including: Gloves & Hats, Scarves, Warm Socks, and Winter Shoes & Boots. Drive runs through December 12th. They will accept donations at their PATH Metro Villas location, check out the link and email them at PATHVolunteers@epath.org to schedule a date/time to drop-off. Or shop the Amazon Link: https://a.co/aL7g0CA and items will be delivered directly to PATH.
Together, y'all can bring warmth and hope to those who need it most.
Give to the Crime Survivors Resource Center’s Thanksgiving Drive
Help make Thanksgiving Day a festive occation for families in need. Your donatoin will help Crime Survivors Resource Center purchase grocery store gift cards for all the fixins needed by families. There are many ways to help including sponsoring a family and hosting a corportate challange.
Want to Cook for Others? Provide Breakfast to Residents with the Guest Chef Program at Ascencia
The Guest Chef Program is an incredible way for you to help their efforts, and is a tremendous savings to their operations on a day-to-day basis! Every day at Ascencia's shelter, volunteers prepare and serve hot meals for unhoused families and adults in their Emergency Housing program. For breakfast, lunch, or dinner, their "Guest Chefs" give their time and energy, generously donating food and a great deal of compassion with each plate. Their Guest Chef Teams will plan the menu, purchase, and prepare the ingredients, then cook and serve the meal to their shelter residents. Volunteers in their Guest Chef Program commit to preparing meals for approximately 40 shelter residents on a daily basis. Their Guest Chefs maintain a sanitary kitchen environment, complying with health regulations in the handling of food, including washing of hands and wearing gloves before preparing and serving food. You can help by bringing disposable plates, cups, napkins, forks, spoons, and knives. Don't have time to cook and prepare the meal? Many of their Guest Chefs pick up food from local restaurants! For breakfast, Ascencia needs volunteers to prepare morning-friendly meals like eggs, pancakes, bacon, or quiches, along with beverages such as milk or juice. Guest Chefs should plan to arrive around 5:00 am to ensure the meal is ready for the 6:00 am serving time.
Join the Pet Food Kit Team at North Hollywood Interfaith Food Pantry Every Monday and Every Friday
The Pet Food Kit Team at North Hollywood Interfaith Food Pantry makes pet food kits for hungry dogs and cats at home and delivers them to the First Christian Church. Sign up to help out.
Make and Donate Sacked Lunches at North Hollywood Interfaith Food Pantry Every Monday and Every Friday
Prepare and deliver sack lunches with North Hollywood Interfaith Food Pantry. Lunches should include: a sandwich (PB & J, turkey, or ham and/or cheese) a piece of fruit (oranges are best) chips and/or cookies (small bag) a drink (water or juice box) and a napkin. Energy bars or a box of raisins are also good. Brown or white paper sack bags and please label OUTSIDE with the type of sandwich. Sack lunches need to be delivered to the food pantry between 7:00am and 7:15am on the date for which you have signed up.
Prepare and Set-Up Weekend Brunch Meals with Union Rescue Mission
URM will now have a special Weekend Brunch Meal for residents. Breakfast and Lunch will now be combined from 10-12PM on the weekends. The Sunrise Set Up is a great opportunity for Volunteers that are willing and able to provide support in the Union Rescue Mission kitchen. This includes preparing and setting up for weekend Brunch. This opportunity / shift has a strong ephasis on food preparation and doesn't include much interaction with residents. Prepping and set up only.
Prepare and Set-Up Weekend Brunch Meals with Union Rescue Mission At Angeles House
Angeles House will now have a special Weekend Brunch Meal for residents. Breakfast and Lunch will now be combined from 10-12PM on the weekends. The Sunrise Set Up is a great opportunity for Volunteers that are willing and able to provide support in the Angeles House kitchen. This includes preparing and setting up for weekend Brunch. This opportunity / shift has a strong ephasis on food preparation and doesn't include much interaction with residents. Prepping and set up only.
Prepare and Set-Up Weekend Brunch Meals with Union Rescue Mission At Hope Gardens
Hope Gardens will now have a special Weekend Brunch Meal for residents. Breakfast and Lunch will now be combined from 10-12PM on the weekends. The Sunrise Set Up is a great opportunity for Volunteers that are willing and able to provide support in the Hope Gardens kitchen. This includes preparing and setting up for weekend Brunch. This opportunity / shift has a strong ephasis on food preparation and doesn't include much interaction with residents. Prepping and set up only.
Welcome & Support Day Center Participants at Downtown Women’s Center
The Day Center is the point of entry for women and gender-diverse individuals coming through Downtown Women's Center’s doors: it provides access to three meals a day; clean bathrooms and showers, changes of clothes, an address for individuals to receive mail, case management; and medical services. Day Center volunteers support the Day Center team by welcoming participants; helping distribute donations, mail, toiletry items, and meals; participating in and/or leading enrichment activities; and helping create a safe, welcoming space for the individuals receiving services in their community. Must be 18 or older.
Host a Thanksgiving Food Drive For Families at Union Station Homeless Services
Make a difference this Thanksgiving and host a food drive in your community! Collect items like stuffing, mashed potatoes, Velveeta cheese, and more. USHS kindly request all items be dropped off one of the locations listed on their website no later than November 18th.
Host a Thanksgiving Food Drive For Families at Union Station Homeless Services
Make a difference this Thanksgiving and host a food drive in your community! Collect items like stuffing, mashed potatoes, Velveeta cheese, and more. USHS kindly request all items be dropped off one of the locations listed on their website no later than November 18th.
Provide Toys and Other Basic Goods For New Image’s Christmas Store
New Image Emergency Shelter for the Homeless, Inc. (New Image) will host its 31st Annual Children’s Christmas Store which provides toys, shoes, clothing, and supermarket gift cards, to more than 2,400 children of homeless and low-income families, during the Christmas Season. The Children’s Christmas Store is designed to assist families who are living in poverty and includes: single Heads of Household (both men and women) who are homeless; who are unemployed; children and/or adults in families with medical challenges e.g.: cancer, strokes, dialysis, etc.; families of domestic violence; families that have moved into permanent housing and have no funds for Christmas needs due to payment of the first and last month’s rent, and security deposit; numerous families that receive public aid, and/or are making minimum wage; grandparents who are raising grand-children on a limited fixed income; those living on the streets and those who have been affected by Covid-19. The Children’s Christmas Store provides the following: Toys & gifts (children ages newborn-17 years of age), A pair of shoes, Supermarket Gift Cards (for families of 6+ to assist with food purchases for Christmas Dinner), Refreshments (holiday cookies and a beverage)., A picture opportunity with Santa. If you have any questions, or want to make a monetary donation over the phone please contact Lynda Moran at (562) 822-7657.
Prepare & Serve Delicious Meals at Downtown Women’s Center
Downtown Women's Center’s Kitchen served over 260,000 meals in 2020 alone: their incredible Kitchen team serves three nutritious meals seven days a week and offers an important space for women and gender-diverse individuals to connect and to share a meal with each other. Kitchen volunteers help with meal preparation (e.g. chopping and measuring); help keep the kitchen clean and organized (e.g. wiping counters, organizing the food pantry and cabinets); and serve delicious meals to participants. Kitchen volunteering is a great fit for volunteers who like working in a team while also interacting with DWC participants. Volunteers must be 18 or older.
Prepare and Serve Weekend Brunch Meals with Union Rescue Mission At Hope Gardens
Hope Gardens will now have a special Weekend Brunch Meal for residents. Breakfast and Lunch will now be combined from 10-12PM on the weekends. This is a great volunteer opportunity for anyone that able and willing to plate food, distribute plates of food, clean / wipe down tables, and is open to help with various tasks delegated by kitchen staff. If this sounds like a perfect fit for you - please register! They need all the help they can get to make this a special meal for their precious residents.
Prepare and Serve Weekend Brunch Meals with Union Rescue Mission At Angeles House
Angeles House will now have a special Weekend Brunch Meal for residents. Breakfast and Lunch will now be combined from 10-12PM on the weekends. This is a great volunteer opportunity for anyone that able and willing to plate food, distribute plates of food, clean / wipe down tables, and is open to help with various tasks delegated by kitchen staff. If this sounds like a perfect fit for you - please register! They need all the help they can get to make this a special meal for their precious residents.
Featured Projects
Help Make Holiday Meal Baskets for the PATH Community
PATH (People Assisting the Homeless),
PATHvolunteers@epath.org,
(323) 644-2200
Help PATH meet their goal to assemble and distribute over 800 Holiday Meal Baskets to those in need. Help make sure that everyone in the community – housed and unhoused – can enjoy a special meal! By donating items to the food drive, you will help provide enough food to assemble “Holiday Meal Boxes” to help PATH teams enrich the holiday experience of members of the community. The relationships you help build with food donations can be vital in helping neighbors feel secure and supported. Email PATH at PATHVolunteers@epath.org to schedule a date/time to drop-off or shop the Amazon Link: https://a.co/hBgLUY7 and food will be delivered directly to PATH.
Give to the Crime Survivors Resource Center’s Thanksgiving Drive
Crime Survivors Resource Center,
info@crime survivors.org,
(844) 853-4673
Help make Thanksgiving Day a festive occation for families in need. Your donatoin will help Crime Survivors Resource Center purchase grocery store gift cards for all the fixins needed by families. There are many ways to help including sponsoring a family and hosting a corportate challange.
Host a Thanksgiving Food Drive For Families at Union Station Homeless Services
Union Station Homeless Services,
volunteer@unionstationhs.org,
(626) 240-0720
Make a difference this Thanksgiving and host a food drive in your community! Collect items like stuffing, mashed potatoes, Velveeta cheese, and more. USHS kindly request all items be dropped off one of the locations listed on their website no later than November 18th.
Help Host a Thanksgiving Celebration at PATH
PATH (People Assisting the Homeless),
PATHvolunteers@epath.org,
(323) 644-2200
Participate in an on-site volunteer activity to celebrate Thanksgiving with PATH residents. They are looking for individuals and/or groups who can donate some or all of the following items and help organize PATH Thanksgiving celebrations: Bring a Thanksgiving meal to serve to PATH residents ($1500-$3000), Bring Thanksgiving-inspired desserts (approx. $250-$275), Bring/play group games (Bingo, Uno, Trivia), Organize a raffle-prize giveaway. Date/Time: TBD based on site and group/individual availability. You can take a special role in making this Thanksgiving special for many members of the PATH Community. Please sign-up and reach out to learn more about this holiday opportunity! Email them at: PATHVolunteers@epath.org
Help Donate Turkeys For Families at Union Station Homeless Services
Union Station Homeless Services,
volunteer@unionstationhs.org,
(626) 240-0720
Help USHS collect 750 frozen turkeys for families in need this Thanksgiving! Drop off days will be Nov. 17th and 18th.
Take Photographs for A Place Called Home’s Thanksgiving Event
A Place Called Home,
volunteer@apch.org,
(323) 232-7653
Volunteer will serve as event photographer to capture photos in shot list provided by A Place Called Home. Volunteer will provide 6-8 edited select shots to APCH within 48 hours after the event, and will provide full take edited shots to APCH within 5 business days after the event. APCH will credit photography as desired in publications.
Help Setup, Facilitate and Breakdown A Place Called Homes Thanksgiving Distribution & Dinner Event
A Place Called Home,
volunteer@apch.org,
(323) 232-7653
Volunteers will support all aspects of event setup, facilitation and breakdown alongside the A Place Called Hometeam to help create a welcoming, festive environment as APCH welcomes hundreds of South Central families and neighbors to the APCH campus for their annual Thanksgiving event. In addition to celebrating community, this event provides hundreds of turkeys and grocery bags with all the Thanksgiving fixings for members of their South Central community. Please Note: Role may include moving, bending, walking, light-medium lifting and extended periods of standing. Please let the APCH team know if there is anything they can do to make this project more comfortable for you.
Join Us for Big Sunday’s Annual Thanksgiving Stuffing Event!
Big Sunday,
info@bigsunday.org,
3235499944
Each year we collect and pack big bags full of Thanksgiving dinner for thousands of people! We need folks to donate food, as well as pack everything up and distribute it. And yes, everyone is invited to join together for a community breakfast, too! A true festival of gratitude. We also need folks to lead food collections in their community!
Host a Winter Holiday Celebration at PATH
PATH (People Assisting the Homeless),
PATHvolunteers@epath.org,
(323) 644-2200
ueroHelp make the holiday season bright for PATH residents by hosting a Winter Holiday celebration at one of their sites! They are encouraging the community to get involved in celebrating this holiday season with those at PATH residences who may need an extra support and encouragement during this especially trying time. By hosting a holiday celebration, you have the opportunity to: Sponsor a meal/snack to provide for community celebration,Bring cookies and decorate them in holiday-inspired themes (approx. $250-$275), Bring Holiday decorations and decorate common room of PATH building, Host a holiday movie night and bring popcorn and treats for guests, Bring group games (Bingo, card games, trivia, etc.) to play with residents, Organize a raffle-prize giveaway. Date/Time: December 1st – December 12th – TBD based on site and group/individual availability. Please email them at PATHVolunteers@epath.org for available dates and locations if you are interested in bringing the holiday spirit to the community and ensuring that everyone – housed or unhoused – can enjoy a festive and cheerful holiday. Kids Welcome: Varys by site.