Volunteer Opportunities & Projects

Join our team as an After-School Youth Program Volunteer and make a positive impact on the lives of youth ages 5 to 13!

 Volunteer responsibilities include:

• Create a safe and structured environment supporting daily program activities. 
• Assist with homework and tutoring (as needed)
• Facilitate games and open recreation
• Engage youth in field trips and community involvement opportunities.

Volunteers are encouraged to bring their own ideas to help develop fun and enriching activities.

Program Hours:

Monday – Friday, 3:00pm – 6:30pm
Ages Served: 5 – 13 years old

If you're passionate about working with youth and creating a positive space for growth and exploration, we'd love to have you on board!

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Join our team as an After-School Youth Program Volunteer and make a positive impact on the lives of youth ages 5 to 13!

The volunteer in this role will carry out the same duties as the After-school Youth Program Volunteer-- but with Chinese interpretation as needed. 

 Volunteer responsibilities include:

• Work with students learning Chinese and assist students with their homework in Chinese.
• Create a safe and structured environment supporting daily program activities. 
• Assist with homework and tutoring (as needed)
• Facilitate games and open recreation
• Engage youth in field trips and community involvement opportunities.
• Volunteers are encouraged to bring their own ideas to help develop fun and enriching activities.

Program Hours:

Monday – Friday, 3:00pm – 6:30pm
Ages Served: 5 – 13 years old

If you're passionate about working with youth and creating a positive space for growth and exploration, we'd love to have you on board!

More on our Youth Programs

• Attention to detail: Ensuring accurate completion of benefits applications.
• Communication: Assisting clients in understanding and completing application forms.
• Required: Bilingual in Chinese, Vietnamese, or Spanish.
• Empathy: Sensitivity to the needs and circumstances of clients seeking benefits.
• Organizational skills: Managing paperwork and documentation associated with benefits enrollment. Includes follow-up processes done to ensure that clients were 1) Screened for all potential benefits, 2) Received the benefits that they applied for, and 3) Aware of their renewal date (if applicable).
• Knowledge of benefits systems: Understanding eligibility criteria and application processes.
• Duration: Ongoing, Mondays and/or Wednesdays, 9 AM - 3 PM.

Volunteer Responsibilities Include:

• Interact with children in their play, feel free to bring age- appropriate activities/ideas to interact with children
• Encourage children to complete activities, tasks, and habituate themselves to build independence
• Assist teachers in guiding the children
• Maintain classroom cleanliness and structure

Other Important Requirements:

• Must pass Background check
• Must be 14 years old and up. Volunteers 14-16 years of age must have Guardian with them. 

Program Hours:

Monday-Friday, 7:00-11:30am; 2:30-6:30pm; 

Ages Served: Pre-K-1st Grade 

We offer volunteer completion letter, if needed for school. Meals are not provided. Bring refillable bottles for water.

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Volunteer Responsibilities Include:

• Citizenship services will have weekly workshops to help clients applying for citizenship.
  • Volunteers are needed during Mondays 10:00 AM-2:00 PM every Monday starting from 3/31-5/26.  
  • Bi-lingual Preference: Chinese, Spanish, Vietnamese, Burmese, etc.
• Phonebanking (calling) and canvassing (door to door knocking) registered voters to inform and educate about when, where, how, and requirements/rules of upcoming elections
  • Help voters identify their polling places
  • Help eligible voters sign up for election reminder emails.
  • Program Hours: Flexible, between 9am-5pm and dependent on Supervisor schedule. Schedule TBD during on-boarding.

We will reach out to you after you apply to this position and determine a working schedule for you to come in and volunteer with us!

More about our Civic Engagement Program

Description

Assist our Day Activity and Health Services team during our structured day program for aging adults. As a Senior Health Center volunteer, responsibilities include:

• Providing companionship and support to senior citizens.
• Building rapport and engaging with seniors during field trips and activities.
• Suggesting ideas for/leading or assisting with arts and crafts activities.

Volunteers must be bi-lingual in Mandarin/Cantonese/Vietnamese

Program Hours:

Monday – Friday, 8:00am – 1:30pm

More about our Day Activity and Health Services (DAHS)