Before you help any organization, it is important to find out what are their goals, what services they provide and what volunteers and advocates do.This will help you narrow down your choices. This guide makes it easy for you to get the facts. The brief descriptions let you quickly find organizations that may be of potential interest. Then you can go to their website for full details and/or contact them directly about volunteering.

VOLUNTEERS URGENTLY NEEDED IN DIFFICULT TIMES.  SOME CHOICES ARE:

Tutor a homeless child living in a car or on the streets.

Respond to emergencies. Help disaster victims.

Record textbooks for students of all ages with impaired vision.

Work in food banks which distribute food to hungry people.

Take children on nature walks.

Accompany battered women to court hearings.

Help in libraries with literacy programs for adults.

Serve in a free clinic for people without other health care.

Work with at-risk teens who are abused or neglected.

Provide companionship to isolated ill or elderly people.

Help prepare meals for families living in shelters

Answer hotlines and give information to people in crisis.

Assist in hospitals with a wide variety of duties.

Become involved with environmental projects.

Participate in youth recreation and education programs.

Deliver meals to sick and homebound people.

 FREE SERVICE FOR NON

PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS

If you have an ongoing need for volunteers and would like to be included in this guide, please request a submittal form by email to:

administrator@volunteerlosangeles.com

or PO Box 9910,Marina del Rey CA 90295

NOTICE TO VOLUNTEERS

This website is a general information resource about volunteer opportunities but does not match volunteers to organizations.

Prospective volunteers should contact the organizations directly to ascertain up-to-date accuracy and discuss information according to individual needs.

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