(Oceanside) The Women’s Resource Center is in need of volunteers to provide the following services: Crisis Intervention Hotline, SART/DVRT advocates, transitional housing, shelter assistance, and direct services. Make a difference for women in your community! Link to Website
(Oceanside) Serve as a role model for teen girls at Casa de Amparo’s Children’s Shelter. Build meaningful relationships as you help with homework or lead an activity such as arts & crafts, preparing healthy meals, exercise classes, college prep, basic computer skills, dance, music and more!Link to Website
As a wood hobbyist you would create wooden, horse themed silhouettes for the children of Ivey Ranch to use for arts and crafts projects. Create silhouettes that are decorated and enjoyed by children and their families in the daycare center and at special events. Click here to sign up.
The volunteer Web Designer position reports directly to the IT Manager and will primarily be responsible for the development of the agency’s intranet webpage and is subject to Lifeline policies as outlined in the Guide | read more...
(San Marcos) North County’s Food Bank is looking for volunteers on a daily basis that will help keep the food bank organized and efficient. The demand for food has increased by 60% since this same | read more...
Learn about the actor Leo Carrillo, his working ranch and the human and natural history of the area. Develop educational materials and exhibits and serve as an interpretive guide for the 27-acre historic ranch. Share | read more...
VITAS’ Memory Bear volunteers make home-sewn bears with compassion and love to ease a hurting heart after the death of a VITAS patient. The bears are sewn from items of the patient’s clothing such as | read more...
Build meaningful relationships with teen girls at Casa de Amparo’s Children’s Shelter. Serve as a role model as you help with homework or lead an activity such as arts & crafts, preparing healthy meals, exercise | read more...
San Diego's premier charity event this holiday season. The evening showcases creations by leading chefs, artists and designers competing in the largest recognized Gingerbread Design Competition on the West Coast. Many volunteers are needed for | read more...
Community HousingWorks helps people move up in the world by proving a full range of housing options combined with training and other support. Participate in the Holiday Assistance Program and help provide families get holiday items they may not otherwise receive. For more information or to volunteer, click here.
The Training, Education & Research Institute is looking for volunteers to assist clients in art projects. Volunteers will provide hand-over-hand assistance to children and adults with autism and other developmental disabilities, as well as provide | read more...
North County Lifeline, a non-profit human service agency, is in need of volunteers to play games and do arts and crafts with kids. Lifeline offers services in counseling, social services, youth programs and legal mediation. | read more...
How can we make San Diego a shining example in volunteerism, community stewardship, historical preservation and improving the city for the next generation?
Editor-in-Chief Jack Crittenden discusses how we can make San Diego a shining city, and how to team with self-reliant people who help their neighbors in need and take active steps to preserve their heritage, environment and family.
Crittenden is a fourth-generation San Diegan with grandparents that were very active in the historical preservation of the city. He has a degree in public administration from USC where he specialized in urban planning, and a law degree. He has been an editor for 20 years, and founded OurCity in 2009.
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