Community Service Volunteer Opportunities
Community service is an invaluable component of education, helping students develop a sense of responsibility and connection to their communities.
Search the following websites for community service (volunteer) opportunities.
Volunteer Center of Los Angeles
Become a member of the VCLA volunteer network and help our communities transform into more healthy and hopeful places to live and work.
HandsOn offers a variety of programs and flexible opportunities that make it easy to volunteer and make a difference in communities across Los Angeles, regardless of how busy you are.
Idealist.org
Idealist is a project of Action Without Borders, a nonprofit organization founded in 1995 with offices in the United States and Argentina. Idealist is an interactive site where people and organizations can exchange resources and ideas, locate opportunities and supporters, and take steps toward building a world where all people can lead free and dignified lives.
Do Something
DoSomething.org is one of the largest organizations in the US that helps young people rock causes they care about. A driving force in creating a culture of volunteerism, DoSomething.org is on track to activate two million young people in 2011. By leveraging the web, television, mobile, and pop culture, DoSomething.org inspires, empowers and celebrates a generation of doers: teenagers who recognize the need to do something, believe in their ability to get it done, and then take action.
Network for Good
Imagine what the world would be like if every time you were inspired to help someone or something, you could -- with just a few clicks of a mouse, anywhere online. That’s the mission of Network for Good. We make it as easy to donate and volunteer online as it is to shop online, and we make it simple and affordable for all nonprofits, of any size, to recruit donors and volunteers via the Internet.
Youth Service America
YOUTH SERVICE AMERICA (YSA) improves communities by increasing the number and the diversity of young people, ages 5-25, serving in substantive roles.
Founded in 1986, YSA supports a global culture of engaged youth committed to a lifetime of service, learning leadership, and achievement.
The impact of YSA’s work through service and service-learning is measured in student achievement, workplace readiness, and healthy communities.
VolunteerMatch
VolunteerMatch strengthens communities by making it easier for good people and good causes to connect. The organization offers a variety of online services to support a community of nonprofit, volunteer andbusiness leaders committed to civic engagement. Our popular service welcomes millions of visitors a year and has become the preferred internet recruiting tool for more than 73,000 nonprofit organizations.
SERVEnetSearch engine for volunteer opportunities
Youthgive.org
Student fundraising on behalf of non-profits focusing on improving the lives of children.
The College Guidance Counselors in the College Center may also be of assistance in helping you find a placement for completion of your hours.
Ms. Vanessa Perez
