August 2020 Silicon Valley Family Volunteer Opportunities

August 2020 - Silicon Valley Back to School Drive - Help Sort Supplies or Lead a Drive Family Giving Tree Date/Time: Flexible shifts are available throughout August Location: Back to School Drive Warehouse, 1311 Orleans Drive, Sunnyvale Ages: Volunteers under 12 must be supervised by their parents. All volunteers must be able to perform the tasks at hand. Time Commitment: Warehouse shifts are two hours Are you interested in volunteering as a family during the Family Giving Tree's Back-to-School Drive? We're always looking for people who want to have fun, are passionate about our work and love giving back to their community. You can support our mission by sorting donated materials or by leading your very own donation drive. We are deeply grateful for the more than 8,000 annual volunteers who give of their time to work hand-in-hand with the Family Giving Tree. Contact: volunteers@familygivingtree.org. Warehouse volunteer registration is available online. Click here if you are interested in leading a donation drive. www.familygivingtree.org Loaves & Fishes Family Kitchen Bag Lunch or Hygiene Kit Building (Socially Distanced) Date/Time: Every Wednesday, 1 - 3 pm. Register early as spaces are limited Location: SJCC Community Room, 1534 Berger Drive, San Jose Ages: Families with children 10 years and older unless otherwise cleared ahead of time with the Volunteer Coordinator. Time Commitment: Two-hour shifts Volunteers are needed to help create meals for the hungry in our community who need a consistent and stable food resource to rely on amidst the COVID-19 crisis. Help us feed the hungry in our community by coming together and making hundreds of brown bag lunches and/or hygiene kits! Here at Loaves & Fishes, we are all about safety and cleanliness. We will provide masks and gloves for all participants. Contact: angela@loavesfishes.org. Please confirm with Angela prior to your event. Registration is available online. https://www.loavesfishes.org/ Food Drive Samaritan House San Mateo Date/Time: Drop off donations Monday through Friday between 9am and 5pm Location: Samaritan House San Mateo, 4031 Pacific Blvd, San Mateo Ages: All ages can participate Time Commitment: Varies We always need help collecting items that we give out all year round. Samaritan House does not charge our clients for any items they receive. So, by running a collection drive, you are giving directly to your neighbors in need. Like other organizations, we struggle with not enough storage so we can only accept items we are legally able to give out within a short time. We survey our clients regularly so we know what is needed and who is looking for something specific. Contact: To start your own food drive or if you have a general question about donations, please email info@samaritanhousesanmateo.org or call us at 650.294.4331 first. https://samaritanhousesanmateo.org/volunteer-type/drives/ Half Moon Bay Beach Clean Up TLC Locals Date/Time: Sunday August 23, 9 - 11am Location: Tunitas Creek Beach, Half Moon Bay Ages: All ages can participate with proper adult supervision. All volunteers must be able to carry their own supplies and focus on the tasks. Time Commitment: Two hours Tunitas Creek Beach is a hidden gem to the South of Half Moon Bay. Due to its' secluded and challenging location, it has historically been pretty badly polluted by visitors. Being such a long stretch of beach with a steep cliff at one end and long hike along and creek crossing at the other, it makes collecting and removing trash and debris even more difficult. We need all hands-on deck for our monthly clean-ups to keep this beach beautiful and its sea life safe and healthy. Please bring your own bucket and gloves. We have buckets and gloves in limited supply, but they go quickly! Water is provided, but we do ask you bring a reusable bottle to fill-up. We also have zero-waste snacks such as bananas, tangerines, and pistachios, plus hand sanitizer and sunscreen at all events. A change of shoes/socks is highly recommended as certain times of year the creek and lagoon on the beach may need to be crossed. Contact:  Please email aloha@tlclocals.org with any questions. Registration is available online. www.TLCLocals.org Back-to-School-Drive County of San Mateo Date/Time: Drop off hours are Monday - Friday, 8am - 4pm Location: 1 Davis Drive, Belmont Ages: All ages are welcome to participate Time Commitment: Varies The purpose of the Children's Fund's Back-to-School Backpack and School Supply distribution is to ensure that low-income and foster children in grades K-12 start the school year with the tools they need, feeling prepared and ready to learn. This year, we plan to serve more than 1,800 youth for the back-to-school season in San Mateo County. Each child in our program is given a backpack filled with grade-appropriate school supplies. We distribute the goods in time for the first day of school. Your family can help by donating the following new school supplies:   Backpacks (all sizes, but no red or blue please)  Crayons (boxes of 24)  Markers (boxes of 8)  Colored Pencils, and Pens (blue, red, and black)   Scissors, glue sticks, and rulers   Highlighters, pencil sharpeners, and erasers   College-rule binder paper (packs of 100) Composition notebooks and spiral notebooks Folders, dividers, and index cards Contact: 650.802.5152 or childrensfund@smcgov.org https://childrensfund.smcgov.org/backpack-and-school-supply-drive Have your Child Read Stories to Seniors Virtually Storiitime Date/Time: Choose a time that works for your family Location: All shifts are virtual, volunteer from anywhere! Ages: All ages can participate but the purpose of this activity is to have your child read to a lonely senior. Parents may read with their child. Time Commitment: Varies StoriiTime is a free project created by the team at Storii. During the COVID-19 outbreak the Storii team saw an opportunity to use the resources we have built to connect generations from around the world. StoriiTime connects seniors to children and their families to read them stories over Zoom calls. Your child can help by reading a story to a lonely senior! Click here to learn more.     Contact: team@storri.com. Fill out the volunteer request form and a member of the team will reach out to you to schedule your reading shift. https://www.storiitime.com/ Paracord Bracelets Operation Gratitude Date/Time: Ongoing opportunity Location: Ship your bracelets to: Operation Gratitude ATTN: Paracord Bracelet Program 9409 Owensmouth Avenue Chatsworth, CA 91311 Ages: Everyone can participate Time Commitment: Varies Operation Gratitude will be sending out 15,000 Deployed Troop Care Packages this summer, and they need volunteers to help resupply their stock of these cherished bracelets. Paracord gets its name from parachute cord and can hold up to 550 lbs. of weight. The bracelet provides 7.5 feet of cord in an emergency. Paracord "Survival" Bracelets can be used to: Secure camouflage nets to trees or vehicles Build a makeshift shelter Extend a security strap or rope to reach and haul heavy objects Create a harness to extract an injured person from a bad location Make a sling or splint Your family can help by making these paracord bracelets. Visit the Operation Gratitude Paracord Bracelets page for more details and to learn how to make the bracelets.    Contact: info@operationgratitude.com https://www.operationgratitude.com Love Rocks Kindness Rocks Project Date/Time: Anytime Location: Create at home Ages: Everyone can participate Time Commitment: Varies Have you ever found yourself walking down the street only to have a pop of color catch your eye? What's that? A rock. A colorful rock. With something nice on it that just made your day. This is a great family-friendly project to get those creative juices flowing while spreading some kindness. Supplies: Rocks! Preferably smooth river rocks, but any rocks of any size and color will do! Acrylic paint - bold bright colors and/or solid dark colors hold up best Paint brushes - various sizes Cup of water Newspaper or plastic drop cloth Acrylic paint pens (not necessary, but certainly fun!) Stencils (not necessary, but helpful!) Sealant - https://rockpainting101.com/best-sealer-painted-rocks/ Click here for more information on making your rocks. Then go ahead and share your rocks. Share photos of your rocks on social media at #thekindnessrocksproject. Then you can hide your rocks in your yard or when you take a walk for people to spot, or put them along your sidewalk for people to take and hide themselves. Make sure that you seal your rocks well. You want them to hold up to the elements until they are found. Never glue embellishments to rocks you plan on hiding. While they are beautiful, these additions are terrible for the environment and the animals. No matter how strong you think that glue is, a squirrel is going to be able to pick it off. Stick to paint on any rock you plan on hiding. Be kind. These rocks are meant to make people happy, so their phrases should always be positive. Stay clear of negative thoughts, bad language, or anything inappropriate. You never know who is going to find the rocks. Place your rocks in open spaces, not in places that will disturb nature or damage a lawnmower. Contact: thekindnessrocksproject@gmail.com https://www.thekindnessrocksproject.com/ Check out our featured Project of the Month!   EXPLORE our growing list of at-home projects you can do whenever you're ready, each with conversation starters, book ideas, and more! Follow along on social media as other families tackle this month's projects and share their stories! Simply join our Facebook group or find us on Instagram (@doinggoodtogether and #sharekindness)   DGT's Big-Hearted Parenting Director Sarah Aadland Featured in New Podcast "Connection in a Time of Distance"  The Moms that Lead podcast, hosted by Stronger to Serve founder and friend of DGT, Teri Schmidt, helps busy moms develop leadership skills to prioritize their purpose and become the healthy world-changers they were created to be. In this episode, Sarah and Teri discuss simple but meaningful ways that you and your family can connect with each other -- and with your community -- in difficult times. Tune in, get loads of great ideas, and share this important information with other big-hearted families you know!       If you received this email from someone else and would like to subscribe, please click here. This list was compiled by Doing Good Together™ (www.doinggoodtogether.org)  When calling to volunteer for any of the opportunities listed above, please let the coordinator know you found it through this listing. You are encouraged to ask any questions you may have of the sponsoring organization before committing to a project. Disclaimer: This list is provided as a service to families. Inclusion of organizations in this listing does not imply affiliation, endorsement or quality assurance on the part of Doing Good Together.™ Doing Good Together™ bears no responsibility whatsoever for the activities and actions of the listed organizations.                                                                                                                                                                                    © 2020 Doing Good Together™

August 2020 NYC Family Volunteer Opportunities

August 2020 - NYC Dear New York Food Bank For New York City Date/Time: Ongoing project Location: Online activities Ages: Everyone can participate - great for both kids and adults! Time Commitment: Varies, volunteers can receive one hour of service for every three letters sent to our Community Kitchen and Pantry During this challenging time, a kind note can make a huge impact! While we cannot currently accept volunteer assistance on site at our Community Kitchen, we are continuing to distribute emergency pantry bags to New Yorkers in need, and we are seeking volunteers to write brief notes to show our neighbors that we care. Thousands of clients visit our network of sites each week, so every note helps and the need is ongoing! Send one, or send a group mailed together! Since this program launched at the end of April, we have been grateful to receive over 2000 letters from volunteers across the country! We want to ensure every client can leave our Community Kitchen & Pantry with a personalized note during this difficult time, and we need more volunteer support to help make that happen! Write a brief note today to show a fellow New Yorker you care. See our online toolkit for details on how to get started. Looking for more ways to make a difference? Check out the Food Bank's "Spread Love: A Kids + Teens Guide to Supporting Food Bank's COVID-19 Response." Contact: Volunteer Engagement Team, volunteer@foodbanknyc.org foodbanknyc.org Love Rocks Kindness Rocks Project Date/Time: Anytime Location: Create at home Ages: Everyone can participate Time Commitment: Varies Have you ever found yourself walking down the street only to have a pop of color catch your eye? What's that? A rock. A colorful rock. With something nice on it that just made your day. This is a great family-friendly project to get those creative juices flowing while spreading some kindness. Supplies: Rocks! Preferably smooth river rocks, but any rocks of any size and color will do! Acrylic paint - bold bright colors and/or solid dark colors hold up best Paint brushes - various sizes Cup of water Newspaper or plastic drop cloth Acrylic paint pens (not necessary, but certainly fun!) Stencils (not necessary, but helpful!) Sealant - https://rockpainting101.com/best-sealer-painted-rocks/ Click here for more information on making your rocks. Then go ahead and share your rocks. Share photos of your rocks on social media at #thekindnessrocksproject. Then you can hide your rocks in your yard or when you take a walk for people to spot, or put them along your sidewalk for people to take and hide themselves. Make sure that you seal your rocks well. You want them to hold up to the elements until they are found. Never glue embellishments to rocks you plan on hiding. While they are beautiful, these additions are terrible for the environment and the animals. No matter how strong you think that glue is, a squirrel is going to be able to pick it off. Stick to paint on any rock you plan on hiding. Be kind. These rocks are meant to make people happy, so their phrases should always be positive. Stay clear of negative thoughts, bad language, or anything inappropriate. You never know who is going to find the rocks. Place your rocks in open spaces, not in places that will disturb nature or damage a lawnmower. Contact: thekindnessrocksproject@gmail.com https://www.thekindnessrocksproject.com/ Make Lemons into Lemonade for Kids with Cancer Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF) Lemonade Days Date/Time: August 1 - 9 Location: Your community Ages: Everyone can participate Time Commitment: Varies Lemonade Days is an annual tradition at Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation which celebrates their founder, Alex Scott, and her call to ask everyone to join the fight against childhood cancer. Although 2020 presents unique challenges to the tradition of holding lemonade stands, kids with cancer still need our help - now more than ever. You and your kids can join ALSF from August 1 - 9 by picking a day (or days) to host a virtual or social-distancing friendly fundraiser.   Contact: Registration is available online. Once registration is complete, you'll be connected with a coach (by email) to answer your questions and provide ideas and resources to make your event a sweet success. https://www.alexslemonade.org/ #MyDearFriend Kind Note Writing Glamourgals Foundation Inc. Date/Time: Ongoing Location: Your home Ages: Everyone can participate Time Commitment: Varies GlamourGals brings community connections to seniors by building leadership skills in teens. Senior isolation is at 100%. In an effort to combat COVID-19, senior homes across the country are limiting visitations leaving residents increasingly isolated. Now more than ever we need your support! Through the forward thinking and passionate action of our network, GlamourGals is facilitating safe and helpful way for our volunteers to continue to connect with seniors. Tips for Writing Cards: Address it as "To My Dear Friend." This will allow senior home employees to give cards to any senior. Write in big letters and clear handwriting. We want the seniors to be able to read them easily on their own. Be creative, personal, and kind. Many may have absolutely no visitors. Remind them that they are loved, someone is thinking of them, and share how you are feeling now. What do you think about to cheer yourself up? Host a virtual card writing party with your friends and mail the cards to a senior home near you. Contact us for more information and information for a senior home looking for cards, or fill out this form, upload your kind notes, and GlamourGals will digitally send your kind note to an isolated senior. Click here for more information. Contact:  Rachel@glamourgals.org, https://www.glamourgals.org/ Paracord Bracelets Operation Gratitude Date/Time: Ongoing opportunity Location: Ship your bracelets to: Operation Gratitude ATTN: Paracord Bracelet Program 9409 Owensmouth Avenue Chatsworth, CA 91311 Ages: Everyone can participate Time Commitment: Varies Operation Gratitude will be sending out 15,000 Deployed Troop Care Packages this summer, and they need volunteers to help resupply their stock of these cherished bracelets. Paracord gets its name from parachute cord and can hold up to 550 lbs. of weight. The bracelet provides 7.5 feet of cord in an emergency. Paracord "Survival" Bracelets can be used to: Secure camouflage nets to trees or vehicles Build a makeshift shelter Extend a security strap or rope to reach and haul heavy objects Create a harness to extract an injured person from a bad location Make a sling or splint Your family can help by making these paracord bracelets. Visit the Operation Gratitude Paracord Bracelets page for more details and to learn how to make the bracelets.    Contact: info@operationgratitude.com https://www.operationgratitude.com Caring Cards DOROT Date/Time: Ongoing opportunity Location: Send completed cards with this form:  Cardmaking Project Volunteer Information Form to: DOROT; 171 West 85th Street; New York, NY 10024; Attn: Cardmaking Program Ages: Families with children age five and older are welcome to participate Time Commitment: Varies Now that we are all keeping our distance from our older neighbors to protect them from COVID-19, a Caring Card is a wonderful way to reach out. DOROT is aiming to send Caring Cards to all 3,500 older adults we serve with a message of warmth and cheer during this lonely time. Cards can be created whenever it is convenient for you and your family. We do ask that you review these guidelines with suggested messages and tips to ensure that your cards will bring smiles to their recipients. Contact: No need to sign up in advance. If you have questions, please contact Miranda Perez at volunteers@dorotusa.org www.dorotusa.org  Creating Connections Met Council Date/Time: Ongoing Location: Items can be sent to: Leah Schechter Met Council Fulfillment Center 171 Lexington Ave New York, NY 10016 Ages: Everyone can participate Time Commitment: Varies Met Council is America's largest Jewish charity dedicated to serving the needy. We fight poverty through comprehensive social services and by treating each client with compassion, integrity and respect. So many of our clients have come to us because they had no one else to turn to for food, for housing, for someone to care for them. We are committed to our mission of getting emergency food to all of our clients and taking care of the senior residents that live in our buildings. The hardest part of COVID-19 is the isolation, loneliness, fear and anxiety that many of our seniors and Holocaust survivors are experiencing while they stay home to remain safe. We want to remind them that we are here for them, even if we can't sit next to them. We want to send mail to our over 1400 senior residents just to give them a connection every day! You can help from home by creating connections by mail! Kids, teens, adults, anyone who wants to help can send us: Poetry Letters Short stories Plays Essays on interesting topics (High school kids- Start writing your college essays early!!) Cards Illustrations, drawings, art work Anything that can be mailed... or slipped under the door to our seniors in their apartments would help to make our seniors feel connected! Thank you in advance for all your time, thoughts, and help to make sure our seniors and survivors know we are here and thinking about them.    Contact:  creatingconnections@metcouncil.org https://www.metcouncil.org/creating-connections Host a Book Drive Brooklyn Book Bodega Date/Time: Ongoing opportunity Location: Once you're ready to donate your books, contact brooklynbookbodega@gmail.com to arrange a drop off time at our storage location. Ages: Everyone can participate Time Commitment: Varies, but two weeks is recommended Brooklyn Book Bodega has a mission of increasing the number of 100+ book homes in NYC for kids ages 0 - 18. Your family can help by running a book drive. Just follow these easy steps:  Pick your dates: We recommend a length of two weeks, including two weekends, for your book drive.  Set a goal: Make it meaningful and reach for the highest number you can. Fill out the form: We want to share the news of your book drive. Print, Download, Share a sign: Hang up on donation bins and spread the word on social media sites. Start collecting! Collect gently used and new books for ages 0-18 including foreign language, dual language and nonfiction books. Please no religious, textbooks, activity books, encyclopedias, broken, or missing pages books. Here is a list of Popular Book Requests. Please note: All books must still be counted and sorted by our volunteers. Organize your donations. Sort all books into banker's boxes so that they are easy to lift. Books are heavy! Before you drop off your books, review this guide. Organize them by general age level, type, or category. For example, here are typical categories: picture books, board books, early chapter books, chapter books, preschool, elementary books, young adult, high school, etc. Please do not send any books that you would not want in your own home or are not for ages 0-18. For example, do not give us: torn books, books with scribbles, or adult books. Label the boxes. Don't forget to label each box with the book type/category. Tag us on Social Media. Don't forget to follow us on social media and tag us during your book drive Instagram @brooklynbookbodega, Twitter @BodegaBook, Facebook @Bklynbookbodega. Bring your book donations to us! At the conclusion of your book drive, contact us brooklynbookbodega@gmail.com to arrange a drop off time to our storage location. Contact: brooklynbookbodega@gmail.com. Click here to register your book drive. Brooklyn Book Bodega is also looking for kids and teens to write reviews for books to share with others: https://www.brooklynbookbodega.org/readers-corner https://www.brooklynbookbodega.org/home Family Giving Circle! Repair the World Date/Time: Monday, August 3, 3 - 4:15pm Location: Link sent upon registration Ages: Geared to families with children 8 - 12 years old, but younger and older siblings are welcome. Time Commitment: One-hour and fifteen minutes Elevate your family's giving with the collective impact of a giving circle! Through this unique platform, families will choose where funds will make the biggest impact locally. Repair the World Brooklyn will showcase our incredible service partners who are on the ground supporting our Brooklyn neighbors most impacted by COVID-19. This virtual interactive workshop will ground us in both Jewish values of giving and contextual learning on food insecurity in this moment and inspire us to continue serving our communities during the pandemic. Open to the public, with registration. Generously made possible by the UJA Federation of NY. Contact: Registration is available online.   https://werepair.org/ Words Alive Page Turners Words Alive Date/Time: Ongoing program Location: Your home Ages: Families with children age 10 and older are welcome to participate Time Commitment: Varies Words Alive provides essential literacy services to underserved students and families. Our mission is to open opportunities for life success by inspiring a commitment to reading. The Page Turners is an all-ages book club that helps us identify books to include in our program curriculum. The book list spans everything from early childhood books to young adult novels and is a wonderful option for families to volunteer together while building their own healthy reading habits at home. At Words Alive, we receive dozens of book recommendations from our volunteers, teachers, and community partners for titles they think would be a strong fit for our programs. We pride ourselves on selecting the most contemporary, diverse, relevant, and engaging texts we can get our hands on. That's where passionate readers, like you, come in! By reading and reviewing titles from our recommendation list, you help us determine which books should be added to our program curriculum and taught in in-person and virtual programming. And the best part? You can get started today from the comfort of your favorite reading spot! Get started here: https://www.wordsalive.org/page-turners. Contact: Robyn Grand, robyn@wordsalive.org http://www.wordsalive.org Farm Harvesting Helpers The Campaign Against Hunger Date/Time: Various dates in August (depending on weather) Location: 385 Beach 45th Street, Far Rockaway Queens Ages: Volunteers must be at least 12, and 12-year olds must be accompanied by a chaperone. Time Commitment: Two to three hours Volunteers are needed to help with our preparation for harvest. You must be able to bend, stand, and lift a minimum of 10 -15 lbs. Contact: Farm Manager: Jenae Russell, jjoseph@tcahnyc.org www.tcahnyc.org Join the UJA-Federation of New York for a Virtual Supplies for Success Event This year has presented unprecedented challenges. We don't know yet what school will look like, but we know there will be school. For people living in poverty, school supplies are a luxury they simply can't afford.   Unfortunately, we can't volunteer together this year to pack backpacks, but we can still make a difference!   Supplies for Success will deliver pre-assembled backpacks and kits filled with school supplies directly to our nonprofit community partners for the start of the new school year. We're including supplies for virtual learning and more art supplies than usual to keep kids busy and learning when homebound.   $25 will help one child. Please help as many kids as you can. Thank you! Visit the website to make a donation:  https://www.suppliesforsuccess.org/ Check out our featured Project of the Month!   EXPLORE our growing list of at-home projects you can do whenever you're ready, each with conversation starters, book ideas, and more! Follow along on social media as other families tackle this month's projects and share their stories! Simply join our Facebook group or find us on Instagram (@doinggoodtogether and #sharekindness)   DGT's Big-Hearted Parenting Director Sarah Aadland Featured in New Podcast "Connection in a Time of Distance"  The Moms that Lead podcast, hosted by Stronger to Serve founder and friend of DGT, Teri Schmidt, helps busy moms develop leadership skills to prioritize their purpose and become the healthy world-changers they were created to be. In this episode, Sarah and Teri discuss simple but meaningful ways that you and your family can connect with each other -- and with your community -- in difficult times. Tune in, get loads of great ideas, and share this important information with other big-hearted families you know!       If you received this email from someone else and would like to subscribe, please click here. This list was compiled by Doing Good Together™ (www.doinggoodtogether.org)  When calling to volunteer for any of the opportunities listed above, please let the coordinator know you found it through this listing. You are encouraged to ask any questions you may have of the sponsoring organization before committing to a project. Disclaimer: This list is provided as a service to families. Inclusion of organizations in this listing does not imply affiliation, endorsement or quality assurance on the part of Doing Good Together.™ Doing Good Together™ bears no responsibility whatsoever for the activities and actions of the listed organizations.                                                                                                                                                                                    © 2020 Doing Good Together™

August 2019 - Silicon Valley Family Volunteer Opportunities

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August 2019 - Silicon Valley  Make or Donate Meals Bayshore Christian Ministries Date/Time: Dinner meals needed for dates Monday, August 5 through Friday, August 9 Location: 1001 Beech Street, East Palo Alto Ages: All ages are welcome to participate. Great for the whole family! Time Commitment: Varies Since its founding, the mission of BCM has been to equip the youth of East Palo Alto and Belle Haven to grow spiritually, gain life skills and develop as leaders so they have hope and a future. With the support of our partners--individuals, churches, and foundations--BCM continues to grow and impact the lives of East Palo Alto youth, serving close to 400 youth each year. Our vision is to disciple the next generation of community leaders who will lead in their homes, workplaces and communities. Choose a way that works for you to provide meals: Make or purchase meals.   Make a monetary or gift card donation for BCM to purchase meals. Contact: For more information or to sign up to donate a meal, email volunteer@bayshore.org or 650.327.9941. https://www.bayshore.org/  Family Volunteering to Help the City of Sunnyvale Sunnyvale Community Services Date/Time: Drop off donations Monday through Friday, 8:30am - 5pm. We are also open two Saturdays a month. Call in advance for Saturday dates. Location: 725 Kifer Road, Sunnyvale Ages: Everyone is welcome to participate Time Commitment: Varies The mission of Sunnyvale Community Services is to prevent homelessness and hunger in our local community. Exposing children to the concept of giving back is important to many families and to SCS. We encourage the following family activities which are very helpful to SCS and can stimulate great conversation and discovery for you and your children. See our wish list page for specific donation needs. Feel free to bring your children with you when you donate items to SCS.  Make monthly family shopping trips to purchase items specifically for an SCS donation. Establish a relationship with a local retailer to pick up damaged food, cleaning products, toilet paper, or other staple household items on a regular basis. Collect hotel/motel toiletries while traveling or on vacation. We distribute hygiene kits that include: toothpaste, shampoo, soaps, lotions, and disposable razors to low-income and homeless clients. Buy new books for low-income children. Feel free to wrap them and include a personal note (first names only please). Buy new socks and/or gloves for the homeless. Feel free to wrap them and include a personal note (first names only please). Contact: For more information contact, info@svcommunityservices.org or 408.738.4321. https://svcommunityservices.org Help Out Homeless Teens Stand Up for Kids- Silicon Valley Date/Time: Open Monday through Thursday from 5:30 - 8pm and Saturdays from noon - 3pm. Location: 25 E Hedding St., San Jose Ages: Families with children ages five and older are able to participate in most of the volunteer opportunities listed below Time Commitment: Varies StandUp For Kids - Silicon Valley has been in the area since 2008 with our mentoring program working one on one with homeless youth to make progress in their life to get them off the streets. We grew our program in 2013 with street outreach and the opening of our outreach center, The Village. The purpose of The Village is to provide a safe place for kids to feel welcome, escape the dangers of the streets, and to find support. We also address immediate needs of kids such as food, clothing, personal hygiene, supplies for out on the street, a hot shower, access to the internet for job searching, resume drafting, and overall access to things like applying for an ID, birth certificate, etc. Volunteers help with these needs and, if needed, medical care, education assistance, and transportation. Volunteer opportunities with Stand Up for Kids include  Making and Serving Dinner at the Outreach Center  Collecting/Delivering Donations for the Wishlist Helping with Outreach (Flyer Distribution) Contact: Mario Rocha, 408.644.7597 or marior@standupforkids.org. Registration is available online. Once you complete the online form the volunteer coordinator will be in contact with you to schedule your volunteer session based on the needs of our youth and the ages of your family members that are participating. www.Standupforkids.org/SiliconValley Volunteer at Foothills Park Grassroots Ecology Date/Time: Sunday August 11,  9am - noon Location: Foothills Park, Foothills Park Interpretive Center, Palo Alto. We will meet at the Foothills Park Interpretive Center. There is ample parking behind and to the side of the building. Ages: Families with children ages 8 and older are welcome to participate. All minors under 18 must be accompanied and supervised by a parent or guardian. Time Commitment: Three hours Join us for a morning outdoors. Enjoy hands-on activities such as weeding, planting, and creating habitat structures that will enrich our environment and leave you with a smile! This event is rain or shine, unless otherwise notified. Grassroots Ecology encourages people from all identities and backgrounds to participate in our programs. Many of our programs are outdoors and involve moving and working in a variety of landscapes. We will provide gloves, tools, and light snacks. Prepare for Working Outdoors: Bring a water bottle Wear long pants, long sleeves recommended Wear sturdy closed-toe shoes that can get dirty Bring a hat/sunscreen or rain gear/boots Plan for potential exposure to sun, poison oak, ticks Contact: claireg@grassrootsecology.org. Registration is available online. All participants must register & approve the online waiver through this Eventbrite page. Youth under 18 must have their legal guardian approve the waiver on their behalf. https://www.grassrootsecology.org/   Start your own Neighborhood Clean Up Team City of San Mateo Date/Time: Flexible Location: In your own San Mateo County neighborhood Ages: Families with children of all ages are welcome to participate Time Commitment: Varies, plan on one to three hours Team Up to Clean Up brings San Mateo residents and neighborhoods together in a joint effort to eliminate litter in our streets, storm drains, parks, and waterways. Litter is not only unsightly, but also unsafe and harmful to our natural environment. Here's how to start your own "Team Up to Clean Up" group. Connect with friends and neighbors who want to keep our city litter-free. City staff will meet with you to explore the possibilities of working together to keep our communities clean and safe. We will support your project by providing your team with safety gloves & vests, cleanup bags, cleaning supplies, and arrange for the free pickup of all the trash at the end of your event. Volunteers receive safety instructions and sign an Annual Waiver of Liability. Community Service reports are available for students who participate. Contact: Donna Divodi, 650.522.7277, volunteersource@cityofsanmateo.org. https://www.cityofsanmateo.org/ World Dog Surfing Competition- Volunteers Needed Norcal World Dog Surfing Date/Time: Saturday, August 3, 8:30am - 2pm Location: Linda Mar Beach, Highway One and Linda Mar Blvd, Pacifica Ages: Volunteers must be able to focus and perform the tasks at hand. Minors under 18 must be supervised by parent or guardian at all times. Time Commitment: Flexible shift times available. The Norcal World Dog Surfing event celebrates the best in the sport, but this event is not only for sport and for fun. It's also for great causes, like the Peninsula Humane Society. You can also help local charities raise money by having friends and family sponsor you or your team using our partners, Eventbrite and Crowdrise. There are several volunteer opportunities in areas such as: Registration Table Host/General Question Answerer General Volunteer Coordinator Surf Dog Competition Wrangler Volunteer Fashion Competition Coordinator or Volunteer Dog Fetch Competition Coordinator or Volunteer Surf Dog Village Assistant Overall Event Setup Contact: For questions and to contact the volunteer coordinator, visit, http://www.surfdogchampionships.com/volunteer/. Registration is available online. http://www.surfdogchampionships.com/ Tunitas Creek Beach Clean Up in Half Moon Bay TLC Locals Date/Time: Sunday, August 18, 10am - noon Location: 23000 Cabrillo Hwy S, Half Moon Bay Ages: There are no age restrictions, however this opportunity is not recommended for children under age five due to the challenging hike in, glass on the beach and other dangers. Time Commitment: Two hours TLC Locals is a movement to strengthen our local communities through community projects, fundraising, small business support, and local classes & workshops  Please bring a change of socks/shoes or galoshes - this time of year the creek and lagoon on the beach have dried up slightly, but there are a couple of crossings to get through that may involve some wading. We provide water, but ask that you bring a reusable bottle to fill-up. We also have buckets and gloves, hand sanitizer, and sunscreen. New Leaf also provides bananas and one additional snack for our clean-ups. TLC Locals Tunitas Creek Beach Clean-Ups are organized in partnership with San Mateo County, CalTrans, Pacifica Beach Coalition and Heirs to Our Oceans and are sponsored in part by Hasset Ace Hardware and New Leaf Community Markets in Half Moon Bay. Contact: aloha@TLClocals.org. Registration is available online. www.TLClocals.org   Make a Jared Box Jared Box Date/Time: Flexible - choose a time that works for you. Location: Deliver your box in person or by mail to a hospital near you or to a hospital on the Jared Box's Hospitals List. Ages: Everyone is welcome to participate Time Commitment: Varies The goal of the Jared Box Project is to lift the spirits of children in the hospital. The boxes symbolize the importance of play and are filled with well wishes, hope, and love. Over 500,000 Jared Boxes have been delivered across the United States. A Jared Box is a plastic storage box filled with small gifts, toys, games, and fun activities. Each box contains items selected for a specific age and gender. The boxes are delivered to hospitals. Jared Boxes provide a special diversion for young patients in emergency rooms, patient rooms, surgical centers, and clinics as they receive chemotherapy and other medical treatments. Jared Boxes bring smiles and laughter and lift the spirits of children in the hospital. Click here for step by step instructions on how to make a Jared Box.  Contact: thejaredbox@gmail.com, 814.883.8615 http://www.thejaredbox.com My New Red Shoes Help a Student in Need Date/Time: Ongoing opportunities Location: Your home or community Ages: Varies depending on volunteer role but great for the whole family!  Time Commitment: Varies Since 2006, My New Red Shoes has helped to close the clothing, confidence and opportunity gap for more than 62,000 students living in poverty in the San Francisco Bay Area by providing them with the basic necessities of new shoes and clothing for school. Through our Clothing for Confidence Program, we currently reach homeless and low-income students in Santa Clara, San Mateo, San Francisco, Alameda, and Marin counties. Beyond providing the necessities of new shoes and clothing, they strive to create a long-term impact by boosting self-esteem and confidence, providing a sense of normalcy, increasing school attendance, engagement and readiness, and improving the overall educational experience and quality of life of our community's poorest students. Each year, My Red Shoes collects thousands of new shoe donations from shoe drives led by individual donors, community groups and corporate teams. To ensure that they have the variety of shoe sizes and styles that every student requests, they supplement their inventory with wholesale shoe purchases, as needed. There are many ways to volunteer, including: Individual and group opportunities At Home Projects Donating Shoes or Hosting a Shoe Drive Contact: To learn more about volunteer opportunities, email outreach@mynewredshoes.org https://mynewredshoes.org Check out our featured Project of the Month!  EXPLORE our growing list of at-home projects you can do whenever you're ready, each with conversation starters, book ideas, and more!   Want to share kindness tips in the newsletter, website, or e-news for your school, faith group, or family organization? We've compiled a school year's worth of weekly tips, which you can use weekly, monthly, or whenever you'd like! Tips include ideas for service projects, kindness practices, and other simple ways to teach children about giving, caring, and compassion. And they're free to use! (With attribution to DGT™ of course.) To sign up or learn more, please visit our website. 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August 2018 - Silicon Valley Family Volunteer Opportunities

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August 2018  - Silicon Valley  2018 Tour de Cure Silicon Valley American Diabetes Association   Date/Time: Sunday, August 5. Various times and roles available (View online)   Location: HP Campus Palo Alto, 3000 Hanover Street, Palo Alto   Looking to have fun while helping a great cause? Join the rockstar team of volunteers at the annual American Diabetes Association Walk, Run, Ride Fundraiser, the 2018 Tour de Cure. This is a huge event with over 1,000 participants so they need YOUR help! Approximately 200 volunteers are needed to help with set up, registration, lunch, and many more roles. Volunteers will receive a 2018 commemorative volunteer t-shirt and complimentary lunch ticket. Ages: Recommended for ages 10 and up, but we can accommodate younger volunteers (with parents) if spots for kid-friendly duties are still available.   Time Commitment: Varies. Approximately two to three hours depending on role.   Contact: Jennifer Bryant, JBryant@diabetes.org, 408.241.1922 x7470 or Leah Reeves, LReeves@diabetes.org   http://www.diabetes.org/in-my-community/local-offices/san-francisco-california/ Farm Days Big Wave Project   Date/Time: Saturday, August 11 and August 25, 10am - 2pm   Location: The Big Wave Farm, 335 Airport Street, Half Moon Bay The Big Wave Project is dedicated to: creating an inclusive and interactive community of people and businesses to provide a purposeful and independent life for individuals with developmental disabilities through affordable housing, meaningful employment, and a supportive community. The Big Wave Farm was created to provide a place people to come learn about organic gardening, chicken care, and build community to support people with disabilities. Volunteers are invited to help out on Farm Days, occurring every 2nd & 4th Saturday of the month, which are aimed at maintaining and improving the farm. Projects range from building composting bins, constructing trellises or chicken coops, and growing harvesting fruits and veggies. Ages: Families with children ages 5 and older are welcome to volunteer. Children under 13 must be accompanied by an adult and minors under 18 are allowed with a signed waiver.   Time Commitment: Four hours, including a lunch break around noon   Contact: Christine Preziosi, farm@bigwaveproject.org. You can also fill out the online volunteer form on their website, www.bigwaveproject.org/get-involved/ www.bigwaveproject.org Tunitas Creek Beach Clean-Up TLClocals   Date/Time: Sunday August 19, 10am - 1pm   Location: Corner of Hwy 1 & Tunitas Creek Rd., Half Moon Bay Tunitas Creek Beach is a hidden gem to the South of Half Moon Bay that, due to its secluded and challenging location, has been pretty badly polluted by visitors. Volunteers are needed for their monthly clean-ups to keep this beach beautiful and its sea life safe and healthy. TLClocals is a movement to strengthen local communities through community projects, fundraising, small business support, and local classes & workshops. Tunitas Creek Beach Clean-Ups are organized in partnership with San Mateo County, CalTrans, Pacifica Beach Coalition and Heirs to Our Oceans. Ages: There are no age restrictions, however it is not recommended for toddler aged children or younger due to the challenging hike, glass on the beach, and other dangers.   Time Commitment: Three hours   Contact: aloha@TLClocals.org with additional questions, information or concerns. Registration is available online.  www.TLClocals.org   River Health Day Coastal Watershed Council   Date/Time: Saturday August 11, 9:30 - 12pm   Location: Santa Cruz Riverwalk, between Soquel Avenue and Laurel Street Bridges. Directions will be provided upon registration. Join Coastal Watershed Council staff in making a difference in the lower San Lorenzo River. Volunteers will help with caring for native plants as they grow and create habitat along the river. While you are at the river, take a closer look at the willows, alders, evening primrose and mugwort native to the watershed. Listen to the calls of bushtit and warbler over the babble of the lower river, and learn about this unique river ecosystem. Volunteers should dress in comfortable gardening clothes, including long pants, socks, and sturdy shoes. Please bring sun protection and a reusable water bottle. Ages: Families with children five and older are welcome. Volunteers under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult.   Time Commitment: Flexible, approximately two and one-half hours   Contact: info@coastal-watershed.org, 831.464.9200. Registration is available online. www.coastal-watershed.org/ Late Summer Wonders: An Evening Hike at Arastradero Grassroots Ecology   Date/Time: Sunday, August 19, 6 - 8:30pm   Location: Arastradero Preserve, 1530 Arastradero Road, Palo Alto. Meet at the buildings next to the parking lot. Join Grassroots Ecology for a unique opportunity to see Arastradero Preserve during the evening and see what late summer wonders there are to discover. Participants should expect to stay for the entire duration of the hike. Bathroom access will be available at the start and end of the hike. Please bring: a flashlight (bring one with a red filter or red tape if possible), a reusable water bottle, dinner or snack. Dress for hiking, rain, and cold nighttime temperatures (sturdy closed-toe shoes, long pants, and layers are recommended). Ages: All ages are welcome to participate. Children under 12 require an accompanying adult and minors under 18 who are not accompanied by an adult require a parent to approve the online waiver when registering for this event.   Time Commitment: Two and one-half hours   Contact: Melisa Perez, melisa@grassrootsecology.org. Registration is available online. http://www.grassrootsecology.org/ Fresh Produce Bagger The Salvation Army   Date/Time: Ongoing. Monday through Thursday 9am - noon or 1 - 4pm; Friday 9am - noon   Location: Salvation Army Silicon Valley, Food Pantry, 359 N. 4th Street, San Jose The Family Services Department at Salvation Army Silicon Valley makes weekly distributions of fruits and vegetables to the public. Volunteers are needed to bag fresh produce into smaller distribution units that will be given to individuals and disadvantaged families. Volunteers are reminded to wear closed-toed shoes and dress in clothing appropriate for working outdoors. Volunteer waiver forms are required and will be provided after registration has been confirmed. Ages: Families with children 12 and older are welcome to participate; volunteers under 15 years old must be accompanied by an adult.   Time Commitment: Three hours   Contact: Liwayway Gimenez, liwayway.gimenez@usw.salvationarmy.org or 408.282.1165. https://siliconvalley.salvationarmy.org/  Martial Cottle Workday Our City Forest   Date/Time: Ongoing. Thursday and Friday,  9am - noon. Shifts can be flexible, so please inquire if you're interested in volunteering at a different time.   Location: Martial Cottle Park, 391 Chynoweth Ave., San Jose The mission of Our City Forest is to cultivate a green and healthy Silicon Valley by engaging community members in the appreciation, protection, growth and maintenance of the urban ecosystem, especially our urban forest here in Silicon Valley. Over the past year, Our City Forest has planted over a dozen trees in the new 2-acre site located within Martial Cottle Park. There are plenty of opportunities to build and maintain an ever-increasing number of projects here! Bring water (re-usable containers encouraged), snacks, sun protection, and clothes you don't mind getting dirty. Closed-toed shoes are required. Ages: Children under the age of 12 must be accompanied by an adult. Youth ages 13-17 need to either have a signed permission slip from their parent/guardian (will be emailed once you sign up) or be accompanied by an adult.   Time Commitment: Three hours   Contact: Email treecarevolunteers@ourcityforest.org or 408.998.7337 x118. You can also sign up online: sign up as a "Tree Care Volunteer" and indicate "Martial Cottle" in the message section. www.ourcityforest.org 12th Annual Harvest Festival: Setup and Breakdown Volunteers Big Wave Project   Date/Time: Saturday, October 6. Two shifts are available: 10 - noon and 4 - 6 pm. Please sign up early to volunteer!   Location: The Big Wave Farm, 335 Airport Street, Half Moon Bay   The Big Wave Project is dedicated to creating an inclusive and interactive community of people and businesses to provide a purposeful and independent life for individuals with developmental disabilities through affordable housing, meaningful employment, and a supportive community. The Big Wave Farm was created to provide a place people to come learn about organic gardening, chicken care, and build community to support people with disabilities. Volunteers are needed to assist in setup and/or breakdown for the upcoming Annual Harvest Festival, a hallmark event at the Big Wave Project. It promises to be a fun-filled autumn celebration for the entire family, so you can volunteer AND join us for the festivities! Look forward to: pumpkin decorating, flower arranging, water balloon toss, pie-eating contest, an old-fashioned cake walk, silent auction, cork pull, live music, dancing and much more! You'll also have a chance to visit the chickens, check out the harvest, and purchase a perfect Halloween pumpkin from Big Wave Farm's bountiful pumpkin harvest.   Ages: Everyone is welcome to participate.   Time Commitment: Two hours   Contact: Email Christine Preziosi, farm@bigwaveproject.org. http://www.bigwaveproject.org/  Back to School Kindness Challenge Doing Good Together Date/Time: Starting September 1 Location: Your home and community   Take the Back to School Kindness Challenge! The back-to-school season is a great time to re-orient ourselves to our priorities. Let's resolve to make this a big-hearted school year full of compassion, reflection, and thoughtful acts of kindness. These unique ideas help students focus on daily acts of kindness before, during, and after the school day. Choose from the elementary grade and/or upper grade challenge. Starting on September 1 you can follow along with DGT on social media, both on Instagram and in our Big-Hearted Families community on Facebook, for kindness reminders and personal stories. Ages: Everyone can participate Time Commitment: Varies Contact: mail@doinggoodtogether.org  www.doinggoodtogether.org DGT's Big-Hearted E-Books Families who are part of our Membership Circle may already know about our big-hearted e-books which expand on important topics and offer in-depth learning opportunities. We're proud to introduce our newest e-book "Host a Mini Family Service" created just in time for National Night Out™ on August 7th. Choose any of the three e-books (on building community, exploring nature, or becoming an upstander) for just $4.99 each in our online store. Or, become a member (for just $29.99) and receive all three of these e-books for free! As always, your purchase supports DGT and helps us offer free and budget-friendly resources to families nationwide.       If you received this email from someone else and would like to subscribe, please click here. This list was compiled by Doing Good Together™ (www.doinggoodtogether.org)  When calling to volunteer for any of the opportunities listed above, please let the coordinator know you found it through this listing. You are encouraged to ask any questions you may have of the sponsoring organization before committing to a project. Disclaimer: This list is provided as a service to families. Inclusion of organizations in this listing does not imply affiliation, endorsement or quality assurance on the part of Doing Good Together.™ Doing Good Together™ bears no responsibility whatsoever for the activities and actions of the listed organizations.                                                                                                                                                                                    © 2018 Doing Good Together™

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August 2018 - NYC Family Volunteer Opportunities

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August 2018 - New York City Summer Streets 2018 City of New York, Department of Transportation   Date/Time: Saturday, August 4, 11 and 18 from 6am - 1pm. There are two shifts: 6 - 10am 10am - 1pm Location: Summer Streets runs from the Brooklyn Bridge to Central Park. There are five different volunteer locations: Location 1 - Foley Square (Brooklyn Bridge to Canal St. along Lafayette St.) Location 2 - SoHo (Canal St. to Houston St. along Lafayette St.) Location 3 - Astor Place (Houston St. to 14th St. along Lafayette St.) Location 4 - Midtown (15th St. to 42nd St. along Park Ave.) Location 5 - Uptown (43rd St. to 60th St. along Park Ave.) From the Brooklyn Bridge to Central Park, seven miles of streets will be closed to cars for six hours to allow walkers, runners, cyclists and people of all ages to take back the streets and enjoy many free activities along the route. It takes a lot of people to ensure these great events run smoothly. Enjoy Summer Streets from a different perspective as a part of the Summer Streets team and help inspire participants to climb rock walls, fly down zip lines and water slides, enjoy music, games and many other activities and help direct and inform people to ensure they have a great day.   Ages: Volunteers must be 16 years old to participate on their own; children are welcome with parent or guardian   Time Commitment: Four hour shifts   Contact: SummerStreets@dot.nyc.gov. Registration is available online. https://www.nycgo.com/events/summer-streets    Garden Maintenance Concrete Safaris   Date/Time: Saturday, August 11 and Saturday, August 18, 10am - 1pm   Location(s): August 11, Mad Fun Farm within Washington Houses, 1775 Third Avenue, New York August 18, Jefferson Gardens within Jefferson Houses, 300 East 115th Street, New York Volunteers will spend a fun day outside assisting with general garden maintenance. Activities may include raking, planting, spreading topsoil and wood chips, garbage collection and more. Please dress accordingly for the weather.   Ages: Families with children of all ages are welcome to participate   Time Commitment: Three hours   Contact: info@concretesafaris.org. Registration is available online. www.concretesafaris.org/en/ Supplies for Success - Help Pack Backpacks UJA Federation-NY   Date/Time: Wednesday, August 22, 2 - 5 pm   Location: UJA Federation, 130 East 59th Street Join Supplies for Success, UJA-Federation of New York's initiative and help pack backpacks with new school supplies for children in need. Each year, UJA provides brand new filled backpacks to thousands of disadvantaged children through UJA-Federation beneficiary agencies, schools, shelters, and other local organizations. The goal of Supplies for Success is to ensure that all children in need return to school with the tools they need to succeed.    Ages: Everyone is welcome to participate   Time Commitment: Up to three hours. Drop-in, stay for an hour or the whole time.   Contact: Olivia Faden, fadeno@ujafedny.org, 212.836.1845. Registration is available online. https://www.ujafedny.org/ Alternative Summer Break for Teens GOOD+ Foundation   Date/Time: Tuesday - Thursday, August 28 - 30, 10am - 1pm. We ask that the volunteers complete all three days of the Youth Alternative Summer Break Program due to the service learning component. There will be a 30-minute lunch break each day. High school volunteers will receive certificates verifying community service hours upon completion of the program.   Location: 306 W 37th Street, 8th Floor, New York Founded by Jessica Seinfeld, GOOD+ Foundation™ (formerly Baby Buggy) is a nonprofit organization that partners with a national network of leading programs to break the cycle of family poverty through the power of donated child products and life-changing family services. GOOD+ Foundation grants donations of products and services to programs that have demonstrated a capacity to address family poverty in three focus areas: supporting new mothers, investing in early childhood and engaging fathers. Volunteers will be sorting, screening, and processing children's clothing, accessories, books, and toys based on real time needs, in order to prepare clothing to go out to local families in the NYC Metro Area.   Ages: High school students ages 14-18   Time Commitment: Nine hours over three days   Contact: Anastasia Plavnicky, anastasia@goodplusfoundation.org, 212.736.1777. Click here for the GOOD+ Foundation Alternative Summer Break application. www.goodplusfoundation.org   Volunteer with Seniors City Meals of Wheels   Date/Time: Ongoing, all year round   Location: Meal delivery and friendly visiting occurs in seniors' homes throughout New York City; other volunteer opportunities can be done from your home. City Meals funds 31 community-based agencies that bring weekend, holiday and emergency meals to homebound elderly New Yorkers who can no longer shop or cook for themselves. In addition, the Mobile Food Pantry program delivers weekly bags of grocery staples to the most at-risk elderly and our Fresh Produce program enables us to supplement regular meal deliveries with fresh fruit and vegetables from local farmers. Volunteers are needed to help with the following programs: Friendly Visiting: The friendly visiting program brings together our meal recipients with kind-hearted people who want to help homebound seniors stay connected with the outside world. This social visit becomes so important in the lives of our lonely elderly. The time commitment for this program is one hour per week for at least six months. The visiting schedule is arranged between you and the senior. Meal Delivery: The heart of our program is the hand-delivery of nutritious meals to homebound elderly. Meal recipients look forward to these essential meals; the personal visits that come with them help brighten their days. Each weekend, teams and individual volunteers help deliver meals from meal centers across the city. Volunteer opportunities are available throughout Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Queens on weekends and select locations on weekdays. Senior Chat: This program lets caring volunteers connect with isolated, elderly individuals by phone once a week. A weekly phone call can go a long way to help homebound seniors feel safe and connected to the world. Calls typically last about a half hour and can be made from the volunteer's home or office. The time commitment for this program is six months. Handmade Greeting Cards: Each year, hundreds of students from local public and private schools - ranging from pre-kindergarten to universities - decorate cards for their homebound elderly neighbors to be delivered with either meals or food packages. Last year they created 69,793 cards.  There is a template on the website, along with further information. Kitchen Volunteers: During the weekday, volunteers help package food to be delivered to homebound elderly as well as serve meals to seniors at the meal center. Ages: Families with children of all ages are welcome to participate   Time Commitment: Varies, depending on project   Contact: info@citymeals.org https://www.citymeals.org/ Operation Backpack Volunteers of America   Date/Time: Now through end of August   Location: Click here for official drop-off locations around New York More than 22,000 children live in NYC's homeless and domestic violence shelters. One of the most devastating consequences of homelessness is the impact it has on a child's education. Each year since 2001, Volunteers of America-Greater New York has been distributing new backpacks filled with grade-specific school supplies to homeless children throughout New York City. A filled backpack relieves parents of a financial burden and provides a sense of normalcy to the otherwise chaotic lives of these children, helping them to look and feel more like their classmates. Most importantly, a filled backpack allows these children to start the school year feeling prepared and confident, with the knowledge that their education is important and that someone believes in them. Every backpack given to a child through Operation Backpack is filled with supplies according to the child's grade. All backpack and supplies are new. Consider donating a filled backpack or two. You can start a donation drive in your building, workplace, house of worship or club, or simply fill a few backpacks with your family. The Volunteers of America website provides a list of needed supplies, posters you can download for a donation drive, and other information.    Ages: Everyone is welcome to participate   Time Commitment: Varies   Contact: volunteers@voa-gny.org, 212.496.4307 https://www.voa-gny.org/operation-backpack Intergenerational Chess - Fall Registration Now Open Dorot   Date/Time: Ten Mondays, October 1 - December 17, from 4 - 5:30 pm. Volunteers must be able to commit to all sessions: October 1- orientation for youth, no seniors attend October 8, 15, 29 November 5, 12, 19, 26 December 3, 10, 17   Location: Dorot, 171 West 85th Street, NYC Student volunteers and DOROT Seniors will get to know each other and play chess together. Chess Masters will demonstrate different strategies at each session. Share your love of the game and bring a smile to a senior! Refreshments will be served. Students must be in 6th-12th grade and understand the game of chess, the different chess pieces and how to move them.   Ages: Volunteers must be in 6th-12th grade   Time Commitment: Ten Mondays, one and one-half hour sessions.   Contact: Registration is dependent on a successful phone interview. For more information, please contact Shai Rosenfeld at SRosenfeld@dorotusa.org. Applications are available online. www.dorotusa.org/  Is your teen looking for a school-year internship? Help them apply to Dorot's Teen Internship Program   One afternoon a week from 4 - 6 pm October - January 9th-12th graders   You can help improve the lives of seniors through friendly visits, birthday deliveries, computer tutoring, and much more. Apply at dorotusa.org/teens   Back to School Kindness Challenge Doing Good Together Date/Time: Starting September 1 Location: Your home and community   Take the Back to School Kindness Challenge! The back-to-school season is a great time to re-orient ourselves to our priorities. Let's resolve to make this a big-hearted school year full of compassion, reflection, and thoughtful acts of kindness. These unique ideas help students focus on daily acts of kindness before, during, and after the school day. Choose from the elementary grade and/or upper grade challenge. Starting on September 1 you can follow along with DGT on social media, both on Instagram and in our Big-Hearted Families community on Facebook, for kindness reminders and personal stories. Ages: Everyone can participate Time Commitment: Varies Contact: mail@doinggoodtogether.org  www.doinggoodtogether.org DGT's Big-Hearted E-Books Families who are part of our Membership Circle may already know about our big-hearted e-books which expand on important topics and offer in-depth learning opportunities. We're proud to introduce our newest e-book "Host a Mini Family Service" created just in time for National Night Out™ on August 7th. Choose any of the three e-books (on building community, exploring nature, or becoming an upstander) for just $4.99 each in our online store. Or, become a member (for just $29.99) and receive all three of these e-books for free! As always, your purchase supports DGT and helps us offer free and budget-friendly resources to families nationwide.       If you received this email from someone else and would like to subscribe, please click here. This list was compiled by Doing Good Together™ (www.doinggoodtogether.org)  When calling to volunteer for any of the opportunities listed above, please let the coordinator know you found it through this listing. You are encouraged to ask any questions you may have of the sponsoring organization before committing to a project. Disclaimer: This list is provided as a service to families. Inclusion of organizations in this listing does not imply affiliation, endorsement or quality assurance on the part of Doing Good Together.™ Doing Good Together™ bears no responsibility whatsoever for the activities and actions of the listed organizations.                                                                                                                                                                                    © 2018 Doing Good Together™

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August 2018 - Boston Family Volunteer Opportunities

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August 2018 - Boston Themed Party at a Family Shelter Heading Home   Date/Time: Monday-Thursday, 6 - 7:30pm. Please book your party once month in advance   Location: Shelters are located in Dorchester, Roxbury or Medford Heading Home is one of the largest providers of shelter for homeless families and individuals in the Commonwealth. Our mission is to end homelessness in Greater Boston by providing a supported pathway to self-sufficiency that begins with a home, together with critical services. Volunteers are needed to host themed parties for children living at one of our seven family congregate shelters. Children in our family programs love the chance to meet and play with volunteers! Heading Home will give you suggested themes for your party, as well as a checklist of what volunteers are expected to bring. Volunteers provide dinner and utensils, dessert, an activity (and materials necessary), as well as small toys/gift bags for the children to keep. We can provide you with names and ages of kids living in the shelter up to two weeks in advance of your party. Decorations are suggested but not required. Volunteers should expect to spend between $150 - $300. Ages: Families with children of all ages are welcome to participate, but parents should consider the maturity of their children before volunteering. All volunteers under 18 must be accompanied by an adult.   Time Commitment: An hour and a half, plus prep time   Contact: Jillian Smith, 617.864.8140 ext. 135, jismith@headinghomeinc.org  http://www.headinghomeinc.org  Meal-Serving at a Local Emergency Shelter for Individuals  Heading Home Date/Time: Daily, 5:30 - 8am or 5:30 - 8pm Location: Cambridge   Heading Home is one of the largest providers of shelter for homeless families and individuals in the Commonwealth. Our mission is to end homelessness in Greater Boston by providing a supported pathway to self-sufficiency that begins with a home, together with critical services. Volunteers are needed to cook and serve a meal for the 22 clients living in our emergency shelter in Cambridge. Once you've finished serving, sit down and enjoy some time with the residents! Volunteers provide breakfast or dinner foods and drinks. Heading Home will provide an overview of what volunteers are expected to prepare and bring. Ages: Families with children age seven and older are welcome to participate Time Commitment: Two and one-half hours, plus prep time Contact: Jillian Smith, 617.864.8140 ext. 135, jismith@headinghomeinc.org http://www.headinghomeinc.org Food Rescue Volunteers Needed Rescuing Leftover Cuisine, Inc.   Date/Time: Varies   Location: Throughout Massachusetts Rescuing Leftover Cuisine provides a volunteer platform to bridge the gap between surplus prepared food from businesses and local shelters and soup kitchens who give this food to those in need. Learn more by reading our Volunteer FAQ's. SIGN UP INSTRUCTIONS: Visit: www.rescuingleftovercuisine.org/users/sign_up  Visit our Events Calendar to view Volunteer Opportunities in Boston, MA. Sign up for events that fit your schedule. Ages: Whether you're 9 or 99, travel by 4 wheels, 2 wheels or 2 feet, you can volunteer! An adult must accompany children under age 14.   Time Commitment: An average event rescues 50 pounds of food, accommodates 40 meals, and takes 30-60 minutes   Contact: Dana Siles, New England Coordinator, Dana@RescuingLeftoverCuisine.org www.rescuingleftovercuisine.org/MA Back to School Backpack Drive JFS Metrowest Date/Time: Monday, August 27, 10am - noon, and Tuesday, August 28, 10am - noon Location(s): Framingham Public Library, 49 Lexington St, Framingham, August 27 Wellesley Public Library, 530 Washington Street, Wellesley, August 28 With summer flying by, it's time to start getting ready for the upcoming school year by lending a helping hand to children in the Metrowest area. This is the seventh consecutive year of the Build-a-Backpack event, where the goal is to give away 275 backpacks full of school supplies to families in our community who need them the most. Every year, JFS collects school supplies for children ages five to ten through corporate donations and local supply drives. Volunteers (often families with young children) are asked to bring new backpacks to the event where they stuff them full of school supplies, choosing who the backpack will go to, i.e. 2nd grade girl, 4th grade boy, etc. Then JFS distributes the filled backpacks to the Woodrow Wilson Elementary School in Framingham as well as the parent information center for the Framingham Public Schools. Please bring a backpack or two with you.   Ages: Everyone is welcome to participate Time Commitment: Very flexible. The event runs for two hours but time needed will depend on how long it takes for your family to pack the backpack you bring. Contact: Kayla Hopkins at 508.875.3100 x220 or khopkins@jfsmw.org. Registration is available online. www.jfsmw.org  Family Service Day on the Farm! The MSPCA at Nevins Farm   Date/Time: Monday, September 3, 9am - noon   Location: The MSPCA at Nevins Farm, 400 Broadway, Methuen Many children want to help animals on a farm, but the MSPCA requires children to be 16 or older to work with the animals. But younger kids can also experience what it's really like to roll up their sleeves and get a little dirty on a farm - cleaning cages and mucking stalls! That's why we offer the MSPCA at Nevins Farm's "Family Service Day" series. At the Family Service Day on the Farm, adult-child pairs are able to participate as hands-on volunteers at the MSPCA. Each group participates in three activities: an animal care chore, support chores, and an educational presentation that includes a fun activity and animal meet & greet. Animal care chores include cleaning cat cages, walking gentle dogs, or mucking horse stalls. This program is a fun and educational opportunity for families to make a meaningful contribution to the MSPCA's animal care efforts. Ages: This program is for children in grades 2 - 6. Each child must attend with a parent or adult guardian.   Time Commitment: Three hours   Contact: humaneeducation@mspca.org, 978.687.7453. Registration is available online. Families are also welcome to join our kids programs Facebook group!  http://www.mspca.org/nevinseducation JDRF One Walk Boston JDRF   Date/Time: Saturday September 29. There are a variety of shifts between 6:30am and 2pm.   Location: DCR Hatch Shell, Boston   Our JDRF One Walk weekends would not be possible without the support of our amazing volunteers. By being a JDRF One Walk Volunteer, you are not only helping ensure our Walkers have the best experience on Walk day, but you are also helping JDRF create a world without type 1 diabetes! Below please find the volunteer sign-up form and a list of volunteer job descriptions. We ask that you register as a volunteer no later than one week prior to the Walk you are attending so JDRF staff can plan accordingly and ensure all areas are covered. JDRF staff will be in touch with you prior to event weekend with more details.   Ages: Children under 13 are more than welcome to volunteer with their parents at water stops and as route cheerleaders. Other volunteers must be at least 13 years of age and all volunteers under 18 must be accompanied by an adult at all times.   Time Commitment: Varies by volunteer task.   Contact: Holly Maloney, HMaloney@jdrf.org. Click here for registration form. http://www.jdrf.org/newengland/ Back to School Drive School on Wheels Massachusetts (SOWMA)   Date/Time: The SOWMA office is open from 10am to 5pm Monday through Friday.   Location: SOWMA, 100 Laurel Street, East Bridgewater The mission of School on Wheels of Massachusetts is to support the academic, social and emotional growth of students impacted by homelessness. We provide students with the tools they need for success in the classroom. Each child is given a new backpack filled with customized school supplies and grade-level books that help foster a love for reading. You and your family can help by collecting and donating school supplies. Click here for a list of needed supplies. Please note that all donated supplies must be new.   Ages: Everyone is welcome to participate   Time Commitment: Varies   Contact: Barbara Fox, bfox@sowma.org  http://www.sowma.org Back to School Kindness Challenge Doing Good Together Date/Time: Starting September 1 Location: Your home and community   Take the Back to School Kindness Challenge! The back-to-school season is a great time to re-orient ourselves to our priorities. Let's resolve to make this a big-hearted school year full of compassion, reflection, and thoughtful acts of kindness. These unique ideas help students focus on daily acts of kindness before, during, and after the school day. Choose from the elementary grade and/or upper grade challenge. Starting on September 1 you can follow along with DGT on social media, both on Instagram and in our Big-Hearted Families community on Facebook, for kindness reminders and personal stories. Ages: Everyone can participate Time Commitment: Varies Contact: mail@doinggoodtogether.org  www.doinggoodtogether.org DGT's Big-Hearted E-Books Families who are part of our Membership Circle may already know about our big-hearted e-books which expand on important topics and offer in-depth learning opportunities. We're proud to introduce our newest e-book "Host a Mini Family Service" created just in time for National Night Out™ on August 7th. Choose any of the three e-books (on building community, exploring nature, or becoming an upstander) for just $4.99 each in our online store. Or, become a member (for just $29.99) and receive all three of these e-books for free! As always, your purchase supports DGT and helps us offer free and budget-friendly resources to families nationwide.       If you received this email from someone else and would like to subscribe, please click here. 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August 2017 NYC Family Volunteer Opportunities

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August 2017 - New York City Soup Kitchen - Food Preparation and Service Manhattan Church of Christ   Date/Time: Saturday August 12 and Saturday, August 26, 9am - 2pm   Location: Manhattan Church of Christ, 48 East 80th Street between Park and Madison Volunteers are needed to help set up, prepare and serve meals to members of the community who are homeless and/or live marginally.    Ages: Families with children of all ages are welcome to participate.   Time Commitment: Full service is five hours, but volunteers are welcome any time during the day.   Contact: Carl Garrison, carl@manhattanchurch.org www.manhattanchurch.org/ Supplies for Success - Help Pack Backpacks UJA Federation-NY   Date/Time(s): Wednesday, August 23, 9:30am - 1:30pm, (Hamptons location) and 2 - 5:30pm, (Manhattan location)   Location(s):  Hamptons location: The Ross Lower School Field House, 739 Butter Lane, Bridgehampton Manhattan location: UJA Federation, 130 East 59th Street   Supplies for Success is UJA-Federation of New York's initiative to provide new school supplies for children in need. Each year, UJA provides brand new filled backpacks to thousands of disadvantaged children through UJA-Federation beneficiary agencies, schools, shelters, and other local organizations. The goal of Supplies for Success is to ensure that all children in need return to school with the tools they need to succeed.   Ages: Families with children of all ages are welcome to participate.   Time Commitment: One hour or more   Contact: Hamptons location: Nancy Powers, powersn@ujafedny.org or 516.762.5870. Click for Hamptons online registration. Manhattan location: Olivia Faden, fadeno@ujafedny.org or 212.836.1845. Click for Manhattan online registration. www.ujafedny.org/ Servers / Pantry Food Preparation Masbia Soup Kitchen Network   Date/Time: Servers are needed Sunday through Thursday, 2:30 - 6pm Food and pantry preparation crew are needed Sunday through Thursday, 8am - 2:30pm   Location: Masbia of Flatbush: 1372 Coney Island Avenue, Brooklyn Masbia is a nonprofit soup kitchen network and food pantry, providing hot, nutritious meals for hundreds of New Yorkers in desperate need of food. 1) Server and Host/Hostess - Dinner Service Greet customers warmly; when needed, assist them in signing in and choosing a table Apportion hot, kosher dinner plates for customers in the order seated Serve dinner trays directly to customers in the order seated Assist with busing table and trays, wiping tables and, if needed, closing-up tasks 2) Pantry and Produce Preparation Crew Work closely with Masbia of Flatbush staff to intake large food shipments Organize Masbia's cellar, refrigerator, and storage facilities Prepare and count bags of fresh produce in advance to be distributed Thursdays to clients in need Masbia is a kosher facility and cannot permit any outside food or beverages. Do not wear: sandals, flip flops or any other open toe shoes, high heeled shoes, short cut shorts, short cut skirts, or tank tops. Ages: Volunteers must be at least 12 years of age to serve during dinner Volunteers must be at least 10 years of age to assist with meal and pantry preparation   Time Commitment: At least two hours per shift. Masbia prefers volunteers participate on a weekly basis, although other time commitments are welcome.   Contact: Katie Murrell, Volunteer Coordinator, 718-972-4446 x 209. Register online through our website and then the Volunteer Coordinator will contact you about scheduling. www.masbia.org Operation Backpack Volunteers of America   Date/Time: Now through the end of August   Location: Click here for official drop-off locations around New York More than 22,000 children live in NYC's homeless and domestic violence shelters. One of the most devastating consequences of homelessness is the impact it has on a child's education. Each year since 2001, Volunteers of America-Greater New York has been distributing new backpacks filled with grade-specific school supplies to homeless children throughout New York City. A filled backpack relieves parents of a financial burden and provides a sense of normalcy to the otherwise chaotic lives of these children, helping them to look and feel more like their classmates. Most importantly, a filled backpack allows these children to start the school year feeling prepared and confident, with the knowledge that their education is important and that someone believes in them. Every backpack given to a child through Operation Backpack is filled with supplies according to the child's grade. All backpack and supplies are new. Consider donating a filled backpack or two. You can start a donation drive in your building, workplace, house of worship or club, or simply fill a few backpacks with your family. The Volunteers of America website provides a list of needed supplies, posters you can download for a donation drive, and other information.   Ages: Everyone is welcome to participate   Time Commitment: Varies   Contact: volunteers@voa-gny.org, 212.496.4307 www.voa-gny.org/operation-backpack Jungle Gym Summer Series  Concrete Safaris   Date/Time: Saturday, August 26, 11am - 3pm   Location: Third Avenue between 115th and 117th Jungle Gym is an obstacle race and festival. Proceeds will provide hundreds of 7 to 24-year-olds from East Harlem with 5-day/week, year-round, after school and summer programming in the next five years. With your support, we can ensure that children living in East Harlem have access to high-quality, outdoor play and education in their neighborhoods and parks. Kids can participate in the run/walk, or families can volunteer to help support race participants. This year, volunteers are needed in the following positions: Check In - assist with registration and general check-in Water Stops - maintain water stations (groups of 10 or more preferred) Finish Line - hand out water and medals at the finish line Food Area - support snack stations to ensure participants are replenished after the race Kids Play Area - oversee a safe play area for the kids Route Guidance - direct participants along the course Online Awareness - share our Facebook posts and website link with walkers and runners you know Race Course Clean-up Crew Ages: Everyone is welcome to participate   Time Commitment: Four hours   Contact: Questions? Call 646.869.1503. Register online at www.junglegymrace.com www.concretesafaris.org/en/ Intergenerational Chess Dorot   Date/Time: Mondays, September 18 - December 18, from 4 - 5:30 pm September 18 - orientation for youth, no seniors attend September 25 October 2, 16, 23, 30 November 6, 13, 20, 27 Dec 4, 11, 18 Register NOW for the Fall Session   Location: Dorot, 171 West 85th Street, NYC Student volunteers and DOROT Seniors will get to know each other and play chess together. Chess Masters will demonstrate different strategies at each session. Share your love of the game and bring a smile to a senior! Refreshments will be served. Students must be in 6th-12th grade and understand the game of chess, the different chess pieces and how to move them. Ages: Volunteers must be in 6th-12th grade.   Time Commitment: Ten Mondays, one and one-half hour sessions.   Contact: Shai Rosenfeld, srosenfeld@dorotusa.org. Registration is available online. www.dorotusa.org/ Creative for A Cause Doing Good Together   Date/Time: Flexible   Location: Your home or community Visit the Doing Good Together Creative for a Cause Project Page for a variety of ideas for nurturing creativity and compassion in your children. When we can understand how someone else is feeling and how they might experience life differently, we can search for innovative ways to help. Creativity in its many forms will inspire children to approach problem solving in new ways, which will help them navigate the many roads to kindness in our complex society. Your family can choose a project or projects that inspire you and apply your creativity to an act of kindness Ages: Everyone can participate   Time Commitment: Varies, depending on project   Contact: mail@doinggoodtogether.org www.doinggoodtogether.org   For years, DGT™ founder Jenny Friedman, PhD, has offered insight, research, and tips on a variety of trending topics in each of her monthly newsletters. These popular offerings are now made better by a new & improved Newsletter archive page on our website which compiles these resources in easy-to-find layout and in more shareable web-based format. Search by category (such as preschoolers vs. tween) or tags, which signify topics such as empathy, nature, or play. Read, share, and of course, subscribe to these offerings today!       If you received this email from someone else and would like to subscribe, please click here. 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August 2017 - Silicon Valley Family Volunteer Opportunities

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August 2017  - Silicon Valley  Hellyer Park Weeding Party Keep Coyote Creek Beautiful   Date/Time: Weekly, every Saturday through August (5th, 12th, 19th and 26th) from 9 -11am   Location: Hellyer Park Visitor Center, 985 Hellyer Avenue, San Jose Come to the Helleyer Park Weeding Party to clean up your park while meeting new people. We have all the tools; we just need you. These events are a great way to meet new people and put some sweat equity back into your park. And you get some time outdoors, which is good for your health! We'll be working in three zones: Velodrome, Dog Park, and east side of Cottonwood Lake. No special skills are required. Please wear long pants, a long sleeve shirt, and bring a water bottle and sunscreen. Work gloves and necessary tools are provided. Refreshments will be available following the event. This event is sponsored by Santa Clara County Parks and Keep Coyote Creek Beautiful.   Ages: All ages are welcome. Volunteers ages 15 and under must be accompanied by a parent or guardian throughout the event. Volunteers age 16-17 may participate without parent/guardian supervision but only if they present a completed volunteer application, including a parent or guardian's signature. Application forms are available at the event, but the parent or guardian must be present to sign.   Time Commitment: Two hours   Contact: Deb Kramer, deb@keepcoyotecreekbeautiful.org, 408.372.7053. Registration is available online. www.keepcoyotecreekbeautiful.com Delivery Volunteers for Families with Critically Ill Children There With Care of the Bay Area   Date/Time: Times and dates are flexible for volunteering. Upcoming orientations are Monday, August 14 from 6 to 7:30pm and Tuesday, August 25 from 10 to 11:30am   Location: There With Care of the Bay Area, 3475 Edison Way, Suite H, Menlo Park There With Care provides a wide range of thoughtful and fundamental services to children and families during the critical phases of a medical crisis. They serve families referred by medical agencies by building a network of services and people who ease the burden of life's day-to-day obligations with compassion and care. You can help care for the families of critically ill children in your community by delivering groceries and other needed items to them. Volunteers must attend a one-time mandatory 90-minute training before heading out with grocery and supply deliveries from our pantry in Menlo Park to families on the Peninsula, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, and Ronald McDonald House. Please bring your children of all ages to help you volunteer!   Ages: Primary volunteer must be at least 18 years old with a drivers license, background check and orientation for drivers meeting with families, but please bring your children!   Time Commitment: Flexible, orientation required. Register for orientation online.   Contact: Jennifer Thurlow, 650.268.8557, jennifer.thurlow@therewithcare.org www.bayarea.therewithcare.org/ Restore Local Ecosystems Grassroots Ecology Date/Time: Various ongoing events around the South Bay Location: Multiple locations in Palo Alto, Cupertino and Los Altos including Foothills Park, Pearson-Arastadero Preserve, Redwood Grove Nature Preserve, McClellan Ranch and San Franscisquito Creek. Grassroots Ecology leverages the power of community volunteers to create healthy ecosystems across Silicon Valley, from the foothills to San Francisco Bay. We restore native plants to open spaces and neighborhoods, steward creeks and watersheds, and provide nature education in the classroom and in the field. Monthly volunteer projects involve planting native plants, removing invasive plants and sheet mulching. This is a also a great opportunity to do a bit of wildlife watching and learn about our local native habitat. Please bring a reusable water bottle and dress for outdoor work (sturdy shoes and long pants recommended). We provide gloves and tools. Ages: Volunteers of all ages are welcome; minors under 18 require a parent to approve the online waiver when registering for this event, and children under 12 require an accompanying adult unless prior approval is obtained from the workday supervisor. Time Commitment: Two and one-half hours Contact: Each event has a different supervisor. Please contact the supervisor listed on the event page. Registration is available online. If you cannot attend, please notify the Grassroots Coordinator listed on the event page so that your place will be available for another volunteer. If you have additional questions about Grassroots Ecology you can contact Jeremy Merckling, Jeremy@grassrootsecology.org, 650.419.9880. www.grassrootsecology.org/ Relay For Life Menlo Park 2017 American Cancer Society   Date/Time: Saturday and Sunday, August 12-13, 11am - 9am   Location: Burgess Park, 701 Laurel Street, Menlo Park Family volunteer opportunities at local Relay for Life events can include, but are not limited to: Luminaria set up, trash pick up, track signs & general signage, set up/tear down, registration, and staffing the Fight Back Tent. Families are also welcome and encouraged to sign up to participate in the Relay For Life. If you are interested in walking as a family or with a team, check out your local Relay For Life event sign up page. Ages: There are volunteer opportunities for all ages   Time Commitment: Varies depending on event, but Relay For Life is flexible for you!   Contact: Alicia Ruiz, alicia.ruiz@cancer.org, 408.688.0114 www.relayforlife.org/menloparkca   Backpacks for Success Festival: Family and Children Cityteam   Date/Time: Saturday, August 12, 10am - 1pm and 12:30 - 3:30pm   Location: 1297 North 13th St., San Jose Cityteam San Jose invites you to volunteer for our Backpack Distribution Festival to be held on Saturday, August 12th for local children in need. We need hardworking and compassionate volunteers who strongly believe that education is a great step towards a brighter future. We anticipate distributing 500 backpacks at this event. Volunteers are invited to help with game booths, food distribution, set up, break down, prize store, cleaning, and security.   Ages: Volunteers must be at least nine years old. An adult must accompany children under 14.   Time Commitment: Three hours   Contact: Erin Campos, ecampos@cityteam.org, 408.232.5620. Please register for this event on the Cityteam Volunteer Projects Calendar. Registering a minor is the same as registering an adult. To register a minor, you will need to create an account for them in addition and agree to the volunteer terms on their behalf.   www.cityteam.org/san-jose/   Sunday Friends' Programs for Very Low-Income Families Sunday Friends   Date/Time: Sundays between 10:30am and 5:30pm. Also, there are some after-school shifts on weekdays at our special store.   Location(s): Santee Elementary, 1313 Audubon Dr., San Jose, on the 2nd Sunday of every month Meadows Elementary, 1250 Taper Ln., San Jose, on the 3rd Sunday of every month Lowell Elementary, 625 South 7th St., San Jose, on the 4th Sunday of every month. In November and December this will be on the 1st Sunday of the month  Sunday Friends special store, 730 Story Rd. Ste. 3, San Jose, open weekdays from 4 - 7pm Volunteers are needed to work directly with children, and maybe also their parents, to facilitate service and learning projects, including: craft gift making, healthy food preparation, letter and essay writing, hands-on science projects, math and other learning games, computer education, English as a Second Language classes, reading and book report writing, exercise class, parents' classes and more. Because children and parents earn tickets for their participation, redeemable for basic necessities in our special stores, you might also assist with the banking, store setup or shopping. Ages: Families, teens, adults, and groups are all welcome. An adult must accompany children under age 14.   Time Commitment: No predetermined number of hours, but if you sign up to come to a program, you are expected to come.   Contact: Volunteers should begin by completing the New Volunteer Registration process. Please register to volunteer a couple of weeks in advance of the date. Contact Lilly, lillyp@sundayfriends.org, or volunteer@sundayfriends.org, with questions or call 408.217.9587 www.SundayFriends.org Veggielution's Youth Garden Veggielution   Date/Time: Every Saturday, 10am - 12:30pm   Location: 647 S. King Road, San Jose; located in the back of Emma Prusch Park Come join the Veggielution team for weekly Youth Garden Activities. Every Saturday your whole family can enjoy gardening, crafting, and learning together in the Youth Garden. Participating in our Youth Garden activities is a great way to spend time with your children while exploring the garden, learning about the exciting processes of the natural world - not to mention making new friends. This is a unique opportunity to get your hands dirty and become better stewards of the environment as a family. Veggielution volunteer activities encourage exploration and play-based learning for the whole family.   Ages: Families with children ages three and up are welcome to volunteer. Families visiting the Youth Garden should have a 2:1 child to adult ratio for ages 3-6, and a 3:1 ratio for ages 7 and up.   Time Commitment: Two and one-half hours   Contact: Emily Martinez, emilym@veggielution.org, 408.753.6705. Registration is available online. www.veggielution.org Summertime Nursery Volunteers Our City Forest   Date/Time: Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, 9am - noon, through Saturday September 2   Location: 1000 Spring St. San Jose Come join us at our Community Nursery! The nursery will happily accept volunteers for all of August. Tasks will vary depending on project demands, but there is always plenty to do. Volunteers must wear pants and closed toed shoes that are sturdy. They must also bring a reusable water bottle and a hat or sunblock. Ages: All ages are welcome, children under 12 must have a Parent or Guardian present. All minors must provide a parental consent form.   Time Commitment: Three hours   Contact: nurseryvolunteers@ourcityforest.org, 408.998.7337 x119 (the best way to contact Our City Forest is via email or to visit the nursery) To sign up to volunteer please email nurseryvolunteers@ourcityforest.org. www.ourcityforest.org Help the TCV Foodbank Tri-City Volunteers   Date/Time: Monday through Friday, 8am - 4pm   Location:  37350 Joseph St., Fremont Volunteers are essential to Tri-City Volunteers food bank's daily grocery cart preparation and distribution. We need approximately 40 warehouse volunteers a day to ensure that as many as 350 client families per day receive adequate nutrition. Volunteers also help us sort and hang donated clothing and attractively merchandise our boutique thrift store, which provides very low-cost items of struggling families: babies clothes are 10 for $1.00, children's clothes are 5 for $1.00 and the majority of adult clothing is marked at $0.50 or $2.00. Community volunteers are the heart of our agency. Not only do volunteers work directly with low and very-low income families, they bring to life our vision of a community united together to ensure that every child and adult in our area is not just free from hunger, but can access pathways to financial stability and self-sufficiency. While volunteers assist families in Tri-City Volunteers food bank and thrift store, they are also mentoring and deeply connecting with others. That is the real strength of our work. Ages: Families with children ten and older are welcome to volunteer.   Time Commitment: Minimum of two hours   Contact: To learn more and to sign up for volunteer orientation, contact Gloria Lara, glara@tri-cityvolunteers.org, 510.793.4583. www.tri-cityvolunteers.org Stewardship Day - Fremont Don Edwards National Wildlife Refuge   Date/Time: Saturday August 26, 9:30am - noon   Location: 2 Marshlands Road, Fremont. Meet in the parking lot at the Visitor Center. Driving an additional 2.5 miles may be required since the project may be at a different location.   If you are interested in improving the refuge for visitors and for wildlife alike, join us at the Visitor Center for a community service project. We will do either a trash cleanup or a planting/weeding project. Dress appropriately for the task and for the weather. We will have gloves to lend and will provide the tools. Please bring your own water bottle. Ages: All ages are welcome; an adult must accompany children under the age of 16.   Time Commitment: Two and one-half hours   Contact: Paul Mueller, Paul_Mueller@fws.gov, 510.792.0222 ext. 361. www.fws.gov/refuge/Don_Edwards_San_Francisco_Bay/  Family Volunteering Opportunities with SCS Sunnyvale Community Services (SCS)   Date/Time: Flexible   Location: 725 Kifer Rd., Sunnyvale Sunnyvale Community Services works to prevent homelessness and hunger by providing emergency services to our neighbors in need. Exposing children to the concept of giving back is very important to many families and to SCS.  We encourage and appreciate the following family activities, which are very helpful to SCS and can stimulate great conversation and discovery for you and your children. See our wish list page for specific donation needs. Feel free to bring your children with you when you donate items to SCS. Monthly family shopping trips to purchase items specifically for donation to SCS. Establish a relationship with a local retailer to pick up damaged food, cleaning products, toilet paper, or other staple household items on a regular basis. Collect hotel/motel toiletries while traveling or on vacation. We distribute hygiene kits of toothpaste, shampoo, soaps, lotions, and disposable razors to low-income and homeless clients. Buy new books for low-income children. Feel free to wrap them and include a personal note (first names only please). Buy new socks and or gloves for the homeless. Feel free to wrap them and include a personal note (first names only please). Purchase and assemble plastic utensil packets - 2 forks, 2 knives, 2 spoons, and 2 paper napkins, all sealed together in a sandwich size plastic ziploc bag. Make scarves in the wintertime by cutting a yard or two of fleece into 6 inch wide strips, then cut fringe at the ends. Arrange with us to pick up a bale or two of brown bags to be doubled at home - we use 7000 double bags every month so need a constant supply! Ages: Everyone is welcome to participate   Time Commitment: Varies   Contact: Carolyn Alexander, calexander@svcommunityservices.org, 408.738.4298 www.svcommunityservices.org Creative for A Cause Doing Good Together   Date/Time: Flexible   Location: Your home or community Visit the Doing Good Together Creative for a Cause Project Page for a variety of ideas for nurturing creativity and compassion in your children. When we can understand how someone else is feeling and how they might experience life differently, we can search for innovative ways to help. Creativity in its many forms will inspire children to approach problem solving in new ways, which will help them navigate the many roads to kindness in our complex society. Your family can choose a project or projects that inspire you and apply your creativity to an act of kindness Ages: Everyone can participate   Time Commitment: Varies, depending on project   Contact: mail@doinggoodtogether.org www.doinggoodtogether.org   For years, DGT™ founder Jenny Friedman, PhD, has offered insight, research, and tips on a variety of trending topics in each of her monthly newsletters. These popular offerings are now made better by a new & improved Newsletter archive page on our website which compiles these resources in easy-to-find layout and in more shareable web-based format. Search by category (such as preschoolers vs. tween) or tags, which signify topics such as empathy, nature, or play. Read, share, and of course, subscribe to these offerings today!       If you received this email from someone else and would like to subscribe, please click here. This list was compiled by Doing Good Together™ (www.doinggoodtogether.org)  When calling to volunteer for any of the opportunities listed above, please let the coordinator know you found it through this listing. You are encouraged to ask any questions you may have of the sponsoring organization before committing to a project. Disclaimer: This list is provided as a service to families. Inclusion of organizations in this listing does not imply affiliation, endorsement or quality assurance on the part of Doing Good Together.™ Doing Good Together™ bears no responsibility whatsoever for the activities and actions of the listed organizations.                                                                                                                                                                                    © 2017 Doing Good Together™

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August 2017 Boston Family Volunteer Opportunities

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August 2017 - Boston We Need You! DGT Boston Listing Coordinator You can make a difference for families and nonprofits in your community. Doing Good Together is looking for a volunteer listings coordinator to help us research and curate our monthly family-friendly volunteer listing. The coordinator: Researches nonprofits in the Boston area Contacts identified nonprofits, either by email and/or phone, to find out about potential family-friendly volunteer opportunities Identifies 4-6 different family-friendly volunteer opportunities each month Writes up the opportunities for the Boston monthly listing DGT staff will offer step-by-step instructions, answer your questions and provide all the materials you need to find family-friendly volunteer opportunities in your community. Learn about the great work of local organizations and help grow more big-hearted families -- all while working from home, on your own schedule! Time Commitment: Five to ten hours per month. One-year commitment preferred.   Contact: Laurie, laurie@doinggoodtogether.org www.doinggoodtogether.org     Drop by the Farm and Get Your Hands Dirty for Hunger Relief Community Harvest Program   Date/Time: Drop in Monday through Saturday, 9am - noon, now through September (except for holiday weekends)   Location: Brigham Hill Community Farm, 37 Wheeler Road, Grafton   Community Harvest Project is a nonprofit farm that engages volunteers to grow fresh fruits and vegetables to provide to those experiencing hunger. Through our volunteer farming programs, education initiatives, and community partnerships, we bring thousands of community members together each year to improve access to healthy foods for individuals and families in need across Worcester County. The farm is a great place to help children understand how food is grown, about volunteering while impacting their awareness of hunger and our efforts to improve the food supply for those seeking hunger relief. No gardening experience is necessary. Please wear clothes you don't mind getting dirty. Bring a water bottle, hat, sneakers and sunscreen. Gloves are available onsite. All work is outdoors and in the fields, harvest happens rain or shine so please dress accordingly. Season length can vary due to the nature of farming, so check Facebook for up-to-date openings and closings.   Ages: All ages are welcome. An adult must accompany children under 16.5   Time Commitment: Up to three hours per shift. Volunteer anytime Monday through Saturday, 9am-noon for as long as you like.   Contact: Wayne McAuliffe, wayne@community-harvest.org www.community-harvest.org   Back to School Backpack Drive JFS Metrowest   Date/Time: Monday, August 21, 10am - noon, and Tuesday, August 22, 10am - noon   Location(s): Wellesley Public Library, 530 Washington Street, Wellesley, August 21 Framingham Public Library, 49 Lexington St, Framingham, August 22 With summer flying by, it's time to start getting ready for the upcoming school year by lending a helping hand to children in the Metrowest area. This is the sixth consecutive year of the Build-a-Backpack event, where the goal is to give away 330 backpacks full of school supplies to families in our community who need them the most. Every year, JFS collects school supplies for children ages five to ten through corporate donations and local supply drives. Volunteers (often families with young children) are asked to bring new backpacks to the event where they stuff them full of school supplies, choosing who the backpack will go to, i.e. 2nd grade girl, 4th grade boy, etc. Then JFS distributes the filled backpacks to the Woodrow Wilson Elementary School in Framingham as well as the parent information center for the Framingham Public Schools. Please bring a backpack or two with you. Ages: Everyone is welcome to participate   Time Commitment: Two hours   Contact: Kayla Hopkins at 508.875.3100 x220 or khopkins@jfsmw.org. Registration is available online. www.jfsmw.org Making Lunch for the Ladies On The Rise, Inc.   Date/Time: Flexible, this opportunity is available six days a week. Meals should be dropped off between 8 - 11am, prior day delivery can be arranged if needed.   Location: 341 Broadway, Cambridge For the homeless women at On The Rise, a healthy and hearty meal enjoyed in a safe home is invaluable. They rely on the kind hearts and culinary talents of volunteers to cook a meal in their kitchen and deliver to On the Rise directly. This volunteer opportunity fills one of their greatest needs by being able to offer a healthy and hearty meal to a woman who otherwise would not have many options. Don't shy away from this opportunity even if you don't consider yourself a cook; store bought and pre-made items are also welcome. As the women are as diverse as their palates, you choose what you would like to make; it is sure to be appreciated and enjoyed! Shopping, preparing and cooking these meals is a wonderful opportunity to give back with your children, as they can get involved at any age. To respect the privacy of the women, volunteers do not serve lunch at On The Rise. Lunch is set up family-style in the comfy kitchen and women help themselves. Entrée should serve 15 adults; sides and dessert are optional. Fresh fruit is encouraged with lunch donations. Click here for more specific lunch preparation and delivery information. Ages: Everyone is welcome to participate.   Time Commitment: Flexible, this can be a one-time opportunity or you may sign up for multiple shifts throughout the year   Contact: Keyton Sheely, keyton.sheely@ontherise.org or 617.497.7968 ext. 36. Volunteers must preregister and registration is available online. www.ontherise.org Family Service Day on the Farm! The MSPCA at Nevins Farm   Date/Time: Monday, September 4, 9am -noon   Location: The MSPCA at Nevins Farm, 400 Broadway, Methuem Many children want to help animals on a farm, but the MSPCA requires children to be 16 or older to work with the animals. Younger kids can also experience what it's really like to roll up their sleeves and get a little dirty on a farm - cleaning cages and mucking stalls! That's why they offer the MSPCA at Nevins Farm's "Family Service Day" series. At the Family Service Day on the Farm, adult-child pairs are able to participate as hands-on volunteers at the MSPCA. Each group participates in three activities: an animal care chore, support chores, and an educational presentation that includes a fun activity and animal meet & greet. Animal care chores include cleaning cat cages, walking gentle dogs, or mucking horse stalls. The program provides a fun and educational opportunity for families to make a meaningful contribution to the MSPCA's animal care efforts. Ages: This program is for children ages 6 - 10. Each child must attend with a parent or adult guardian.   Time Commitment: Three hours   Contact: humaneeducation@mspca.org, 978.687.7453. Registration is available online.  Families are also welcome to join our kids programs Facebook group! www.mspca.org/adoption-centers/nevins-farm-adoption-center/humane-education-programs-at-nevins-farm/  Backpack Attack - Help fill 2500 backpacks! The Wish Project   Date/Time: Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday or Saturday, 9am-2pm from August 1 - September 7 (Drop off by August 19, if possible, so backpacks can get to children before they start school. However, donations will be accepted through September 7.)   Location: The Wish Project, 1 A Foundry St., Lowell     It's back to school time! As you prepare for getting back to school yourselves, collect and donate school supplies and new backpacks for needy children. You will be helping The Wish Project reach their goal of 2500 backpacks. New and filled backpacks are distributed to the children from more than 59 homeless shelters and other social service programs in the Merrimack Valley. Items must be NEW for this project. Check out the Backpack attack flier for items each backpack should contain. The contents are kept similar so that all children are gifted equally.   Ages: All ages can participate   Time Commitment: Varies   Contact: info@thewishproject.org, 978.441.9474. For other volunteer opportunities contact patty@thewishproject.org www.thewishproject.org  Creative for A Cause Doing Good Together   Date/Time: Flexible   Location: Your home or community Visit the Doing Good Together Creative for a Cause Project Page for a variety of ideas for nurturing creativity and compassion in your children. When we can understand how someone else is feeling and how they might experience life differently, we can search for innovative ways to help. Creativity in its many forms will inspire children to approach problem solving in new ways, which will help them navigate the many roads to kindness in our complex society. Your family can choose a project or projects that inspire you and apply your creativity to an act of kindness Ages: Everyone can participate   Time Commitment: Varies, depending on project   Contact: mail@doinggoodtogether.org www.doinggoodtogether.org   For years, DGT™ founder Jenny Friedman, PhD, has offered insight, research, and tips on a variety of trending topics in each of her monthly newsletters. These popular offerings are now made better by a new & improved Newsletter archive page on our website which compiles these resources in easy-to-find layout and in more shareable web-based format. Search by category (such as preschoolers vs. tween) or tags, which signify topics such as empathy, nature, or play. Read, share, and of course, subscribe to these offerings today!       If you received this email from someone else and would like to subscribe, please click here. This list was compiled by Doing Good Together™ (www.doinggoodtogether.org)  When calling to volunteer for any of the opportunities listed above, please let the coordinator know you found it through this listing. You are encouraged to ask any questions you may have of the sponsoring organization before committing to a project. Disclaimer: This list is provided as a service to families. Inclusion of organizations in this listing does not imply affiliation, endorsement or quality assurance on the part of Doing Good Together.™ Doing Good Together™ bears no responsibility whatsoever for the activities and actions of the listed organizations.                                                                                                                                                                                    © 2017 Doing Good Together™

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August 2016 - Silicon Valley Family Volunteer Opportunities

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August 2016 - Silicon Valley  Kids Helping Kids Donation or Drive San Jose Cityteam Ministries   Date/Time: Assemble on your own schedule and drop off to the Cityteam Community Services Office in San Jose   Location: Cityteam Community Services, 1297 North 13th St., San Jose Many kids look forward to summer vacation and a break from school. But other kids dread the summer months when they don't have school breakfasts and lunches. Usually in low-income families, the parents are working and the kids are home during the summer. Hunger doesn't take a summer vacation. Our goal is to equip these kids with Kid Approved Food Boxes that they can safely eat and enjoy. Here's how you can help: Host a drive: Ask your friends, neighbors, work place, school or church to donate certain kid-friendly items from our shopping list or pick one item like macaroni and cheese or boxes of cereal that we know all kids love. Then bring your donations to Cityteam.  Go shopping: You can take our shopping list and purchase a few items to put together a Kid Approved Food Box and drop it off at Cityteam. This is a great project to do with kids of any age. Donate online: Kids can do chores around the house and earn funds to donate. Parents can help their kids make a donation online or mail/deliver your donation to Cityteam. We would love to meet you in person and give you a tour. Donate items: You can donate gently used or new kids clothing or backpacks with supplies to help kids go back to school this fall equipped with what they need to succeed. Ages: All ages can participate in helping other kids in need!   Time Commitment: Varies   Contact: Kids Helping Kids Program Coordinator, 408.293.4657 www.cityteam.org,  www.cityteam.org/kidshelpingkids/index.php District 5 National Night Out Organized by Councilmember Magdalena Carrasco   Date/Time: Tuesday, August 2, 5 - 9pm   Location: Emma Prusch Park, 647 South King Rd., San Jose National Night Out is designed to: Heighten crime and drug prevention awareness Generate support for, and participation in, local anti-crime prevention efforts Strengthen neighborhood spirit and police/community partnerships Send a message to criminals that neighborhoods are organized and fighting back Ages: All ages are welcome with an adult.   Time Commitment: Two hours, specific times depend on shift/duties   Contact: National Night Out Program Coordinator at 408.277.4133, volunteer registration is available online www.sjpd.org/BFO/Community/Crimeprev/NationalNightOut.asp   Summer Rose Garden Session & Ice Cream Guadalupe River Park Conservancy   Date/Time: Tuesday, August 9, 5:30 - 7:30pm   Location: The Heritage Rose Garden near Taylor and Spring Streets, San Jose The Guadalupe River Park Conservancy needs volunteers to remove spent blooms. Come join a talented volunteer group, learn about roses, and join us for a free ice cream! Please come prepared with clothes you can get dirty: long pants, closed toe shoes, a hat, sunscreen as well as a pre-filled reusable water bottle. Tools and pre-worn work gloves will be provided or you can bring your own.   Ages: All ages are welcome; children under 15 must have an adult present.   Time Commitment: Two hours   Contact: Jessica Gonzalez, Volunteer Coordinator, 408.298.7657, jessica@grpg.org. Registration is available online. Volunteers under 18 years of age must have a signed parental waiver. www.grpg.org   San Jose Jazz Summer Fest 2016 San Jose Jazz   Date/Time: Friday August 12 - Sunday August 14, times vary by shift   Location: Plaza de César Chavez Park Downtown San Jose, 194 South Market St., San Jose Since 1986, San Jose Jazz (SJZ) has been committed to celebrating one of America's most distinct and beloved art forms. We seek to enrich the community through local music education, local concerts and events, and by hosting one of the most prestigious jazz festivals in the country. Our goal is not only to help jazz continue to thrive in Silicon Valley, but also to enrich our community through K-12 education programs and live music performance year- round. San Jose Jazz's 27th annual Summer Fest represents a unique opportunity to volunteer. Tens of thousands of music lovers will converge on the heart of Silicon Valley to enjoy three days of jazz, blues, salsa, Latin, and many other forms of contemporary music. Volunteers will receive a free T-shirt, drink tickets good for soda or water, and a wristband that allows free access to the festival on the days that you work. Volunteers are needed to help with: admission and check-in, beverage and retail sales, California Theater House support, area ushers, main stage set-up, info team, main stage family area, and VIP Pavilion hospitality.   Ages: Volunteers must be ages 13 and older.   Time Commitment: Varies, depending on task   Contact: Tracey Ferraro, 408.288.7557 x2310, volunteer@sanjosejazz.org. Registration is available online www.summerfest.sanjosejazz.org   Help Out Sacred Heart Community Services Sacred Heart Community Services   Date/Time: Saturday August 13, 9am - noon   Location: 1381 S 1st St, San Jose Sacred Heart Community Service has served Santa Clara County residents in need since 1964. They provide food, clothing, job training, legal services, housing assistance, and educational classes free of charge to more than 1,500 clients each day. You and your family can help to support Sacred Heart's programs by building food baskets, sorting clothing and food donations, and preparing educational materials for the clients. Volunteers must wear appropriate clothing (pants, no bare midriff or low cut shirts) and closed-toed shoes. Parking lot is often available for volunteers on Saturdays, please do not park at Wendy's or Denny's. Ages: Ages 12 and up with an adult   Time Commitment: Three hours   Contact: 408.278.2171, volunteers@sacredheartcs.org www.sacredheartcs.org/ San Jose Double Road Race Double Road Race Federation   Date/Time: Saturday, August 20, 5am - 2pm   Location: 6024 Silver Creek Valley Road, San Jose Join the fun! The Double Road Race® benefits nonprofit youth running programs that help combat childhood obesity and its related illnesses. Volunteers are needed to help in many areas such as set up, clean up, packet pickup, water stations, bag check, finish line, and recovery zone. You can sign up with your family to participate in the race itself which includes options of half marathon, 15K, 5K, A 'Double Hike' (4 miles), Sprint Double (1.5 miles) and a Kids Cup Double (1.5 miles). Ages: Must be at least 7 to volunteer, minors under 15 must attend with an adult.   Time Commitment: Shifts are four to eight hours depending on the volunteer position   Contact: Waitman Gobble, 650.948.4901, waitman@doubleroadrace.com www.doubleroadrace.com/run/asj/home   Relay For Life Events August 2016 American Cancer Society   Volunteer opportunities at local Relay for Life events can include, but are not limited to: Luminaria set up, trash pick up, track signs and general signage, set up/tear down, registration, and staffing the Fight Back Tent. The following Relay for Life events are happening in August:   Relay For Life of East Valley Date/Time: Saturday, August 6, 10am - 10pm Location: EastRidge Center Shopping Mall, 2200 Eastridge Loop, San Jose Contact: Mary Beth Muscarella, Marybeth.muscarella@cancer.org, 408.688.0120 www.relayforlife/eastvalley   Relay For Life of Berryessa Date/Time: Saturday, August 20, 2 - 6pm Location: Piedmont Hills High School, 1377 Piedmont Rd, San Jose Contact: Leah Arceneaux, leah.arceneaux@cancer.org, 408.688.0088 www.relayforlife/berryessa   Ages: There are volunteer opportunities for all ages Time Commitment: Varies depending on event, but Relay For Life is flexible for you! www.relayforlife.org Meal-Serving Program Loaves & Fishes Family Kitchen   Date/Time: Monday - Friday, 3:30 - 6pm   Location(s): Goodwill Building, 1080 N. 7th St., San Jose Eastside Neighborhood Center, 2150 Alum Rock Ave., San Jose Volunteers help with meal preparation, set-up of the dining hall, serving of the food and drinks, and clean up. Wear comfortable "work" clothes and closed-toed shoes (i.e., jeans, walking shorts, tennis shoes, etc.) Please do not wear sandals, halter or tank tops, short shorts, etc. For those with longer hair, please wear your hair up and off your face.   Ages: Everyone is welcome to volunteer. An adult must accompany children 14 and younger.   Time Commitment: Two and one-half hours Contact: Hyru Gau, 408.998.1500 or volunteer@loavesfishes.org. Registration is available online. www.loavesfishes.org    Veggielution's Youth Garden Veggielution Community Farm   Date/Time: Every Saturday, 10am - 12:30pm   Location: 647 S. King Road, San Jose; located in the back of Emma Prusch Park Come join Veggielution farms for weekly Youth Garden Activities. Every Saturday the whole family can enjoy gardening, crafting, and learning together in the Youth Garden. Participating in our Youth Garden activities is a great way to spend time with your children while exploring the garden, learning about healthy lifestyle choices, and discovering the exciting processes of the natural world - not to mention making new friends. This is a unique opportunity to get your hands dirty and become better stewards of the environment as a family. Veggielution volunteer activities encourage exploration and play-based learning for the whole family.   Ages: Families with children ages three and up are welcome to volunteer.   Time Commitment: Two and one-half hours   Contact: Jennifer Aguilar, jena@veggielution.org or Dana Shinners, danas@veggielution.org www.veggielution.org/youth-garden Feed Hungry Minds One Book at a Time Family-to-Family   Date/Time: Flexible   Location: Your home   As your family gets ready to go back to school, signing up for this unique, monthly, bookish service opportunity will set the stage for a year of learning and kindness. Family-to-Family is a  national nonprofit hunger and poverty relief organization dedicated to connecting, one-to-one, families with enough to share to impoverished American families with profoundly less. You and your family can sponsor a child with one book a month through Family-to-Family's One Book at a Time program. Part pen pal, part book club, the One Book at a Time program will inspire both the young readers who give the books and the ones who receive them. Family-to-Family will match you to a child living in poverty in one of the communities they serve, give you the child's name, age and reading level, and ask you to send him or her one new book, along with a letter, each month. Your family will commit to the program for one year, sending a total of 12 books and 12 letters. The child who receives the books will be encouraged to write back to you. Visit the DGT™ Feed Hungry Minds project page for reflection ideas, book suggestions, and ways to take this project further.   Ages: Everyone can participate   Time Commitment: One year   Contact: Email books@family-to-family.org with your name, address and phone number and you will be matched with a child. www.family-to-family.org   Add good news and good ideas to your family-focused newsletter or website! If your organization has a newsletter or website that targets families, DGT™ can help you share kindness and service ideas with them. Once again, we've compiled a school year's worth of Service and Smiles Kindness Tips that you can dole out once a week from September 2016 through May 2017. You'll find service projects, kindness practices, and other simple ideas that teach children about giving, caring, and compassion. They're free to use with attribution to Doing Good Together, of course. Visit our Service and Smiles web page to sign up! Already signed up? Please share your stories or examples with DGT!         If you received this email from someone else and would like to subscribe, please click here. This list was compiled by Doing Good Together™ (www.doinggoodtogether.org)  When calling to volunteer for any of the opportunities listed above, please let the coordinator know you found it through this listing. You are encouraged to ask any questions you may have of the sponsoring organization before committing to a project. Disclaimer: This list is provided as a service to families. Inclusion of organizations in this listing does not imply affiliation, endorsement or quality assurance on the part of Doing Good Together.™ Doing Good Together™ bears no responsibility whatsoever for the activities and actions of the listed organizations.                                                                                                                                                                                    © 2016 Doing Good Together™

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