The
organizations listed below offer volunteer opportunities, some, but not all, are part of the Office of Mentoring and Service-Learning programs. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact them directly. If you are a non-profit organization and would like to be listed,
please contact Chris Francisco cfrancis@ccsf.edu.
- ACORN,
San Francisco. ACORN,
the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, is
the nation's largest community organization of low and moderate-income
families across the country. San Francisco ACORN, which serves
the Excelsior, Visitation Valley, Bayview, and Mission districts,
is currently looking for volunteers that speak Cantonese and can
translate during community meetings or for written materials. Contact Phoebe Lewis 415.587.9080. National website: www.acorn.org.
- Bernal Heights Neighborhood Center, NEST, Neighborhood Elders Support Team. The purpose of BHNC is to preserve and enhance the ethnic, cultural, and economic diversity and well being of the Bernal Heights community. We provide services to support and increase opportunities for seniors, youth and others most at-risk. Volunteers can work in many capacities.scollins@bhnc.org Tel:415.206.2140
- Beyond Hunger is dedicated to helping individuals overcome the obsession with food and weight by providing education, skills and support that create the ability to make nurturing choices. For more information info@beyondhunger.org at P.O.Box 151148, San Rafael, CA 94901 or call 415-459-2270.
- The Boys and Girls Clubs of San Francisco serves more
than 9700 youth and teens in eight neighborhood Clubhouses and
a summer camp in Mendocino. Dedicated to helping kids from disadvantaged
circumstances, BGCSF provides a broad range of programs to inspire
young people to realize their full potential as productive, responsible
and caring citizens." 415. 445.6477
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CBET: Community Based English Tutoring Program at Canada College provides community-based ESL courses for parents and community members in Redwood City, Menlo Park, and East Palo Alto who pledge to tutor children when their English becomes more fluent. Looking for instructional aides for classrooms, tutors for adult students, volunteers for babysitting sites. haleyL@smccd.net Tel:650.306.3495.
- CORA provides free and confidential services to victims and survivors of domestic/dating violence and abuse, including child and teen witnesses, in San Mateo County. Our services include a 24-hour hotline, support groups, legal services, emergency and transitional housing, and more, in English, Spanish, and Tagalog. If you would like to volunteer with CORA, please download and print the
following application: CORA Volunteer Application. Mail your completed application to Indira Chakravorty, CORA, P.O. Box 5090 San Mateo, CA 94402. We can also mail you an information packet; please call Indira at 650-652-0800 ext. 126 for more information.
- Edgewood Center for Children and Families is the leading provider of mental health and social services for children and families in crisis in the San Francisco Bay Area. Edgewood serves more than 500 children and families each year with program sites in San Francisco, South San Francisco, and Redwood City. Many volunteer opportunities exist. Tel: 415.682.3201 email:amys@edgewoodcenter.org
- Excelsior Family Connections is a community driven project serving the most underserved community in SF. A range of support services are offered: Child/Parent drop-in programs, employment resources, school readiness workshops, community celebrations, child development workshops. Dedicated to working with parents, school staff, community organizations, etc. to implement programs for success. Volunteers need to help with language literacy and assessing community needs. erendon@excelsiorfc.org
- Family Service Agency of San Francisco."The mission of
FSA/SF is to strengthen families by providing compassionate, efficient,
and effective services to low-income and otherwise vulnerable
members of our community, primarily low-income children and youth,
teen parents, families in crisis, individuals with HIV/AIDS, and
mentally ill, disabled, or abused adults and children." Tel:
415-474-7310
- Greenaction is actively involved in many community environmental
health and justice campaigns. We provide skill building programs
for youth and adults so communities gain the knowledge and confidence
to win victories." 415. 248.5010
- Hands on San Francisco works with community organizations to create, promote, and
lead a range of meaningful group volunteer projects."
- Literacy for Environmental Justice (LEJ) is an urban environmental education and youth empowerment organization created specifically to address the unique ecological and social concerns of Bayview Hunters Point, San Francisco, and the surrounding communities of Mission, Potrero Hill, Visitacion Valley, and Excelsior. (LEJ) provides free hands on educational programs to public schools; and paid youth internships in the areas of environmental health, urban restoration, and food access. For more info on volunteer opportunities, contact enterprise@lejyouth.org or call 415-282-6840.
- Little Brothers-Friends of the Elderly. is a volunteer-based
organization providing outreach, advocacy, and companionship to
isolated elders. By visiting, socializing, and helping with household
tasks, volunteers strive to meet the emotional needs of elders
who are without the support of family or friends in the area." 415.771.7957
- Madonna
Residence, St. Anthony Foundation. "Madonna Residence
provides secure, comfortable, independent-living, housing and
supportive services designed to meet the physical, emotional,
and social needs of the lowest income women over 60 years of age.
Volunteers will provide language translation in Croation, Cantonese,
Spanish, Mandarin, Russian, Slovakian, and Tagalog." 415.592.2866.
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Network for Good is a non-profit organization dedicated to using the Web to help people get more involved in their communities- from volunteering and donating money, to getting involved with issues they care about. Use the website to find volunteer opportunities that match your interests and geographic location, or search for an organization by name.
- R.O.C.K. Volunteers Real Options for City Kids is
a non-profit youth development organization [that] serves girls
and boys, ages 7-13 who live in or attend school in San Francisco's
Visitation Valley neighborhood. ROCK promotes the healthy development
and long-term success through...activities, including sports,
learning enrichment and outdoor adventure." 415.333.4001
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San Francisco Connect is a nonprofit inspired by the success of Project Homeless Connect, which has been adopted as a national model by 100 cities across the United States in addition to engaging 19,707 volunteers from San Francisco and the greater Bay Area as a model towards ending homelessness.
The mission of SF Connect is to mobilize residents and sectors for a stronger San Francisco. SF Connect is about engaged residents volunteering their talent and time for the City as well as innovative partnerships between the private, public and social (nonprofit) sectors There are 4 areas that need volunteers: Green Connect Youth & Families Tech Connect Homeless Connect .
- San Francisco Food Bank's mission is to end hunger in San Francisco. It works toward that goal by distributing food and advocating for improvement in government food programs and policies. They rely on volunteers to help sort, package and distribute healthy food to people in need in San Francisco. Click here to find out how you can help! Email Volunteer Coordinator , or call 415-282-1907 x244.
- San Francisco School Volunteers recruits, trains and links 3,000 community and business
volunteers with students in over 100 schools. The organization's
innovative programs provide students with the most important service
that our overburdened educational system cannot always deliver—one-to-one
interaction with an adult." 415.749.3700
- Seven Tepees Youth Program.Our mission is to work with urban youth to foster the skills they need to make life-long, positive choices and create their own opportunities for success. Need general tutors to help with homework for middle school kids, math and science for highschool age, and mentors over age 21. llipski@7tepees.org Tel:415.522.1550
- Urban Services YMCA is the social services branch of the YMCA. We serve over 10,000 youth and families every year in SF in a variety of ways: working in after-school programs, assisting in our physical education programs and assisting in our family resource program. ajones@ymcasf.org Tel:415.292.3026
- Vision Youthz is a volunteer-based organization with many
diverse volunteer roles. We welcome all who wish to contribute
their skills, energy, resources and love towards the benefit of
youth. Youth development, mentoring, community building, inner
awareness, nature immersion." Tel:415.970.2319
- Volunteer Center The Volunteer Center partners with over 1,500 nonprofits in San Francisco and
San Mateo Counties. On this site, you are able to search hundreds of local
volunteer opportunities throughout the Bay Area - both ongoing opportunities and
one-day volunteer events, appropriate for both individuals and groups. You can
contact the organizations you are interested in working with directly through
this site." Main Office: 415-982-8999 San Mateo County: 650-235-3550
- The Women's Community Clinic Our mission is to improve health by providing free, respectful, quality care for women, by women. We believe that preventive, educational care is essential to lifelong health and is best achieved in a safe, welcoming environment that encourages women to seek the care they need.WCC, 2166 Hayes #104, SF CA. Tel:415.379.7800.
- YWCA Come Into The Sun Girls Mentorship Program provides "at-risk" girls, and girls caught up in the juvenile
justice system, a positive alternative through one-on-one mentorship,
tutoring, counseling, community involvement, and photo-journal project." Tel:415.776.2739
- 826 Valencia is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting students ages 6 to 18 with their creative and expository writing skills, and to helping teachers inspire their students to write. Whether the students are working in the realm of fiction, nonfiction, or English as a second language, we are here to help them explore their love of writing. Tel: 415-642-5905
Last updated July 2007
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