Listed below are opportunities for you, your family and
your neighbors to give to the community in a variety of ways. These programs
need volunteers to thrive.
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Best known for its community-based radio and television
cable casting, Access Sacramento is a nonprofit
public service organization dedicated to providing outreach, training
and media opportunities to traditionally non-served and underserved
citizens. Access operates two cable television channels and two cable
radio stations, showcasing programming by for and about Sacramento issues
and concerns. Access Sacramento also provides extensive training in
all areas of new media. It operates a major interactive community service
bulletin board, administers the Official Sacramento Homepage on the
Internet and produces innovative community-based multimedia resources
for a wide variety of clients.
- ALS Association
The ALS Association is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization located in Sacramento,
CA. ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis), also known as Lou Gehrig\'s disease,
is a fatal progressive neuromuscular disease that attacks the nerve cells
and pathways in the brain and spinal cord. Our organization serves ALS
patients in 24 counties in Northern and Central California. Our mission
is to improve the quality of life for ALS patients, families, and caregivers;
to promote community awareness and education about ALS; and to support
efforts to find a cure. Our patient services include a durable medical
equipment loan program which includes communication devices, monthly support
meetings, and a resource library that includes books, pamphlets, and videos
about ALS. For more information please call toll free (866) 979-9265
or visit our website at www.alssac.org.
Volunteer Opportunities:
We need volunteers to assist in event planning, on the Patient Support
Committee (some knowledge of ALS is helpful), equipment transportation,
and advocacy efforts.
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The American Cancer Society
1765 Challenge Way, Suite 115
Sacramento, CA 95815
(916)
446-7933 or
(800) ACS-2345
www.cancer.org
Volunteer Opportunities:
Would you like to work hand-in-hand with the American Cancer Society
in the fight against cancer?
The American Cancer Society is looking for volunteers for their signature
fundraising event, called Relay For Life. This is a community event
that focuses on honoring cancer survivors and raising awareness of programs
and services. We are bringing Relay For Life to Sacramento. We need
volunteers to help us plan this event. A few of the areas that you may
be able to help with are Event Chairperson, Logistics, Publicity, Accounting,
Sponsorship, and Entertainment.
More information on these opportunities and others can be sent to you,
at your request. Each position requires a time commitment of about 2
hours per week.
However, when the event comes closer, it may increase to 4-6 hours per
week.
No previous experience necessary. The American Cancer Society will provide
extensive training in whatever volunteer opportunity you decide to take
on. Must be reliable and self-sufficient.If you are interested in our
Relay For Life volunteer positions, please email Suzanne Strassburg,
Community Development Manager at
Suzanne.Strassburg@cancer.org.
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The Animal Care Services
The Animal Care Services Division of the City of Sacramento’s
Department of Public Works is holding a series of orientations at the
City Animal Care Services Center for those interested in volunteering
their time to assist the center’s animal and human customers. For more
information, call 264-8166.
- Animal Shelter,
Sacramento County
Sacramento County Animal Shelter needs volunteers to photograph animals
for their new website -www.saccountyshelter.net
to increase adoptions. Contact Kim at 875-5848
- Arthritis
Foundation
The Arthritis Foundation is a national
volunteer-driven organization with chapters throughout the country. Your
local chapter office is located near Highway 50 and Bradshaw.
Currently 47 millions people suffer with one of over 100 forms of arthritis
(300,000 children have arthritis). With the aging baby boom generation,
arthritis is expected to affect over 70 million people by 2030. Arthritis
and it is the #1 cause of work-related disability.
People call the Arthritis Foundation for support and information. This
local chapter provides free literature, programs and services and hosts
various fundraising events as well as a special annual event for children
with arthritis.
It takes many volunteers to make all of this happen. We need your help
and there are many jobs opportunities available from which you may select
one that is a good fit for you.
By volunteering you can be a part of accomplishing the mission of the
Arthritis Foundation which is to improve lives through leadership in the
prevention, control and cure of arthritis and related diseases.
We’d love to hear from you and certainly welcome your help!!
Your friends at the Arthritis Foundation
Northeastern California/Northern Nevada Chapter
3040 Explorer Drive, Suite 1
Sacramento, CA 95827
(916) 368-5599 X200
(800) 571-3456
www.arthritis.org
- Arts
& Business Council of Sacramento
Business Volunteers for the Arts, a program of the
Arts & Business Council of Sacramento, offers a unique opportunity
for you to play a supporting role in the arts as a business consultant.
The Arts & Business Council of Sacramento recruits and places business
executives, managers and professionals into pro bono consulting projects
with arts organizations in such areas as strategic planning, accounting,
marketing, law, public relations and information systems to name a few.
Projects vary widely in scope with regard to time commitment and arts
organizations.
The Arts & Business Council Staff will work with you to find the right
arts organization to suit your particular interests, business skills and
schedule.
Event Volunteers
Event Volunteers are added to a database that reflects their interests.
When an arts organization needs help putting on a one-time event, or needs
to recruit volunteers to serve on event committees, an e-mail is sent
to those volunteers expressing an interest. This type of volunteer is
offered the opportunity to participate in fund raising galas, art fairs,
and other events, as well as help art organizations with clerical and
administrative projects. Usually this is a short term project.Consider
becoming a Business Volunteer for the Arts or an Event Volunteer and help
a dance company, theatre, museum, children's art program or one of the
many other arts organizations that make the Sacramento region such a great
place to live and work. Everyone benefits--the region, the arts and YOU.
Contact: Gale Pearson 916-444-1659 or gpearson@metrochamber.org
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We are a non-profit peer ministry group helping widowed,
divorced or separated individuals to cope with the pain and grief from
the loss of a spouse. Our website is
www.sacramentobe.org
and our email address is
besacramento@yahoo.com.
Mailing address is P.O. Box 161761 Sacramento, CA 95816.
Contact a BE Representative for details at
835-2282
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Breaking Barriers is a secular
outreach program of the River City Metropolitan Community Church that
is dedicated to activating the Sacramento community’s compassion and
care for those with chronic and catastrophic illnesses. The organization’s
main focus is to meet the needs and wants of people living with HIV
as it works to raise awareness in the community and educate to stop
the spread of the virus. A key service is to provide transportation
to doctor appointments.
- Californai
Bicycle Coalition
The California Bicycle Coalition is creating a new
cycling culture in California communities by harnessing public and private
resources to make our streets and trails good places to ride, to educate
bicyclists and motoristists regarding their respective rights and responsibilities,
and to promote competent bicycling as a safe, clean, fun and healthy means
of transportation and recreation.
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If history is of particular interest to you, The
California State Capitol Museum’s Volunteer Association is a
nonprofit organization whose docents are dedicated to informing the
public about the historical living museum and presenting special events
at the Capitol. Volunteers lead historic room tours, greet visitors
and re-enact historic events in period costumes.
For more information, call 324-0312, ext. 217
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Serving the Sacramento region since 1939, the nonprofit
Community Services Planning Council builds strong, safe and
healthy communities through services, education and planning. CSPC currently
coordinates programs serving children, seniors, medically underserved,
hungry and homeless people and nonprofit organizations.
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The Congress of California Seniors
is a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the quality of life
for seniors and their families through education and advocacy.
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The Discovery Museum is a public service educational
institution dedicated to fostering curiosity, wonder, and stewardship
by revealing the links between history, science, and technology and
the everyday lives of people of all ages, cultural affiliations and
backgrounds.
The Discovery Museum is located in two different sites.
The History Center, located in Old Sacramento, displays artifacts and
documents of Sacramento and California History and the Science and Space
Center, located on Auburn Blvd., houses the Challenger Learning Center
and science exhibits for families.
Docent volunteers lead tours of school children in
the Discovery Museum History Center and walking through Old Sacramento.
They share their interest in History of Sacramento & California
with school children on weekday mornings. Volunteers help at the many
special events, including Gold Rush Days during Labor Day Weekend, Golden
Tea, and Gold Bug Ball. Volunteers help with ongoing programs such as
Challenger Learning Center and after-school science classes through
Communities Organizing Resources to Advance Learning (CORAL).
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Fairytale Town is a special
place just for kids that promotes imagination, creativity, and education.
Children come to play, learn, and participate in fun learning and artistic
activities in a fantasy-like setting designed to engage their imaginations.
We're located in beautiful William Land Park, just north of the intersection
of Sutterville Road and Land Park Drive. Fairytale Town is home to a
friendly menagerie of animals from the pages of favorite children's
stories. Playground sets with their imaginative slides and climbing
structures put children in the midst of classic children's stories and
rhymes.
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FamilyShield
Originally begun during Desert Storm, FamilyShield
is a local nonprofit association of volunteers who assist active-duty
military families during times of war. Mowing lawns, fixing faucets,
fostering pets, and helping with auto maintenance chores, child care
and computer repairs are just a few examples of practical ways these
volunteers reach out to troop families.
Call 387-0524 or (800) 608-1786 for more information.
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Hospice care is a coordinated effort provided to the
patient and the family by a professional team of doctors, nurses, social
workers, clergy and hospice volunteers. There is a growing need of trained
and willing volunteers to serve hospice patients and their families.
You can soon be one of those volunteers!
As a volunteer, you can provide uplifting support and
compassionate care just by offering your presence to these families.
First Call Hospice offers its support so the patient is allowed to remain
in familiar, comfortable and appropriate surroundings through this process.
Day and evening training sessions are available. These
sessions run approximately three to four hours in length, leading to
completing the certified volunteer program in just four to five meetings.
Call for the next training session. After training expectations ask
only two to three hours of service per week.
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A squad of volunteers at Francis
House, at 1422 C Street, provides personal attention to those
coping with severe poverty. Volunteers receive training and support
to become resource specialists and agents of change in the lives of
those who would otherwise be alone. Coordinated and supported by 16
downtown churches, Francis House has been operating as a walk-in resource
center for 31 years. It provides practical assistance in the form of
regional transit passes for disabled individuals, gas vouchers, hotel
and motel vouchers for homeless families with young children, and assistance
in obtaining birth certificates from out-of-town locations.
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Friends For Life Animal Outreach
is a newly established Sacramento-based organization dedicated to the
care and well-being of companion animals. Our members are concerned
citizens with the collective hope of making a difference for the many
homeless cats and dogs crowding the shelters and surviving in the alleys,
parks, and buildings of our city.
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Sacramento Habitat for Humanity
is a local affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International, an ecumenical
Christian housing ministry. We are a community-based nonprofit organization
whose mission is to eliminate poverty housing in our community and to
make decent shelter a matter of conscience. The goal of Sacramento Habitat
for Humanity is to build decent, adequate and affordable homes in partnership
with people in need, volunteers, and local organizations and businesses.
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Hands On Sacramento (formerly People Helping People
Care) of the Community Services Planning Council provides opportunities
for families, friends and businesses to volunteer together for flexible,
one-time, literally "hands-on" projects. For those who can't commit
on a regular schedule, this is a great way to learn about the benefits
of volunteerism. Activities include the popular bedtime story reading
and tutoring at St. John's Shelter for Women and Children and dog-walking
duties for the PuppyLove Rescue program.
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Happy Tails Pet Sanctuary
at 721 56th Street is open Tuesday to Saturday, from 11 a.m. to 5:30
p.m., for the rescue and adoption of cats, dogs, rabbits and other discarded
pets. Since it opened in November 2000, it has made more than 325 adoptions
and has grown to almost 250 volunteers. On an “as-needed” basis, volunteers
occasionally feed and water pets left behind in emergency situations
when older people are temporarily taken to the hospital. Volunteers
as young as 10 are welcome to spend a few hours each week cleaning,
feeding and cuddling the animals. On an "as-needed" basis, volunteers
occasionally feed and water pets left behind in emergency situations
when older people are temporarily taken to the hospital.
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The Health Insurance Counseling
and Advocacy Program (HICAP) is a volunteer supported program
that provides assistance with Medicare problems and help with health
insurance. The program provides unbiased information to help you make
the best choice for your individual health care needs. HICAP does not
sell, endorse, or recommend any specific insurance. HICAP assistance
is free, and includes community education services and individual counseling.
- Hospice Thrift Shop
3257 Folsom Blvd
Needed Dressing room attendants 2 hours weekly. 2 hours shifts as dressing
room attendants in our thrift store. Store hours 10am - 6pm, Tuesday -
Saturday.
Working persons with a desire to volunteer, retired, students, seniors,
handicap are encouraged to participate. This is a low physical impact
assignment with a lot of opportunity to socialize with customers. Hospice
Thrift Shop is an upscale resale store located in midtown. 33rd and Folsom
Blvd, 3 blocks east of Alhambra. Easy access for both bus routes and freeway.
Free parking for volunteers. 3257 Folsom Blvd, 95816. 457-1877 ask for
Lynda Tyler. CHFThrift@aol.com
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The Kiwanis Family House
at 2875 50th Street is dedicated to providing temporary housing and
support to families of seriously ill children being treated at UC Davis
Medical Center. Supported by Kiwanis clubs in Sacramento, Nevada, El
Dorado, Yolo, Amador and Placer counties, the house has provided shelter
to more than 9,000 families since it opened in 1984. Many families arrive
at UC Davis Medical Center as a result of medical emergencies and are
in need of basic living items and resource information. The house is
staffed with volunteers from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. every day of the year.
For more information, call 734-5320.
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Literacy Program at Fremont Presbyterian Church
The Literacy Program at Fremont
Presbyterian Church in East Sacramento is co-sponsored by the
Sacramento City Unified School District’s Adult Education Division.
If you can give two hours a week to help an adult learn to read and
write better English, please call for more information, call 456-0437.
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TMy Sister's House is the first and only non-profit
organization to specifically identify and address the unique needs of
women and children impacted by domestic violence in the Central Valley\'s
highly diverse Asian and Pacific Islander community. Our services include:
• A 6-bed Safe Haven shelter for women and children;
• Culturally and linguistically appropriate domestic violence
intervention services;
• Women to Work Program for domestic violence survivors of all
backgrounds;
• New Beginnings women\'s learning and support group;
• Community outreach and education;
• 24-hour multilingual crisis line;
• and Volunteer Shelter Advocate Training
Become a Volunteer!
Volunteers can help with office work and special events or work directly
with clients by serving as Shelter Advocates.Shelter Advocate Training
- Go through a 40-hour training and become an advocate for domestic
violence survivors. Help out with our 24/7 help line, shelter clients,
or help translate.More info. can be found at
www.my-sisters-house.org
or contact Nilda Valmores at
(916) 868-7820
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RAIN is a local nonprofit
dedicated to the rescue and placement of companion animals. RAIN
focuses on rescuing adoptable animals from Sacramento animal shelters.
All animals are tested, spayed or neutered, vaccinated, micro-chipped
and live in foster homes prior to adoption.
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Resources for Independent Living
is unique. We are the only organization in Sacramento providing services
to people with all forms of disability. The majority of our policy-making
board is comprised of individuals with disabilities. Therefore, our
decision-making process is both innovative and highly effective, because
we are, in essence, helping ourselves.
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Retired & Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP)
RSVP is a federally funded
program with approximately 500,000 volunteers nationwide and is sponsored
locally by Sacramento County Department of Human Assistance. Locally,
about 700 RSVP volunteers serve in many capacities, from tutoring children
to joining crime patrols to helping emergency workers respond to a crisis;
drivers deliver hot meals to handicapped shut-ins; and more opportunities.
For more information, call 875-3631.
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SABA is a volunteer organization
that promotes cycling as an environmentally benign, healthy, cost-effective
form of transportation. Its mission is to make cycling in the Sacramento
area safe, convenient, desirable and welcomed. SABA wants more people
cycling for transportation so we have healthy air, healthy citizens
and healthy communities.
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Sacramento City Fire Reserves
consists of more than 50 Volunteers who train and work with the Sacramento
City Fire department. They provide valuable resources to our community
including such things as - Providing support during flooding, Rehab
for Fire Fighters during Greater Alarm Fires, Salvage and Lighting Operations,
and anything else during an Emergency or disaster. They even take Santa
Claus through the streets of Sacramento for the Kids during December.
The Web site has links to local public safety web sites including the
local Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Services.
- Sacramento
County Animal Shelter
Sacramento County Animal Shelter needs volunteers to photograph animals
for their new website -www.saccountyshelter.net
to increase adoptions. Contact Kim at 875-5848
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Local chapter of national non-profit animal welfare
& rescue organization. SHRS rescues rabbits from local animal
shelters and finds homes for them. Volunteers provide educational services
and materials to the public about the benefits of rabbits as house pets.
Volunteers provide ongoing support and information to newandlong standing
families with rabbits.
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Seeks volunteers to help adults who are struggling
to learn to read. Volunteers are need for two to four hours per week.
For more information, call Jackie Miller, literacy coordinator, at 916-264-2891
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Since 1982 the Sacramento Tree Foundation has educated
people on the benefits of trees and inspired them to plant trees and
care for the urban forest. You can join your neighbors and community
in ensuring our trees will care for us for generations to come by becoming
volunteering with the Sacramento Tree Foundation.
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For the ultimate in animal care, the Sacramento
Zoo offers an extensive program for volunteer docents who teach
visitors about animals and wildlife conservation. Docents, trained in
the rt of interpreting the natural world by studying basic biology of
reptiles, birds, and mammals, are an integral part of the Sacramento
Zoological Society Education Department. They assist with classes and
overnight visits for children and families, and they lead programs for
school groups and other special audiences. Classes begin January 10
and run into early March. Saturday classes also are offered. The average
fee is $70 per participant. For more information, call 264-5889 or visit
saczoo.com.
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Senior Peer Counseling
Senior Peer Counseling trains
and matches volunteers with lonely, homebound seniors. Volunteers visit
an "older adult" once a week for an hour or so. For the senior, it's
having a friend drop by for some hot coffee and warm conversation. For
the volunteer, it's a chance to take time out from the day-to-day routine
to relax with someone who is very happy to see them. The peer sessions
might include shopping trips, park visits or just sitting around having
a good gabfest. Three socials events are held each year for volunteers
and their clients to meet and have fun. Lots of good food, great door
prize and entertainment are provided.
Senior Peer Counseling is a nonprofit, volunteer
human service organization. For more information, call 855-5444.
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Ever feel like "clowning around" to lift people's spirits?
Shriners Hospitals for Children of Northern
California trains volunteers for a number of traditional and nontraditional
projects, such as clowns and magicians for their welcome programs. They
are looking for individuals who would like to work directly with patients
or in an office setting as they assist children with orthopedic conditions,
spinal cord injuries and burns. The hospital also invites volunteers
to participate in its popular artists in residence and pet therapy programs,
which enrich hospital experiences through visual and performing arts
and visits with socially oriented animals. Volunteers must be at least
16 years old.
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Foster Families are a valuable resource for children
who are unable to live with their biological families. At Stanford Home,
our Foster Family Connections program takes a caring, family-centered
approach to connecting foster youth with certified foster families,
giving each child we serve the opportunity to dream, to overcome, and
to thrive. For additional information about our Foster Family Connections
program, or to learn how you can become a volunteer for Stanford Home
please visit
www.stanfordhome.org
or call (916)
344-0199.
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Valley Vision is dedicated
to creating a vision for the quality of life and the types of communities
we want to have in this region in the 21st century.
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The
Volunteer Center of Sacramento continuously works to ensure that volunteer
opportunities in the Sacramento region are available and accessible
to everyone. Our volunteer matching website offers a diverse array of
upcoming and ongoing volunteer opportunities with hundreds of nonprofits
in the Sacramento region.
VCS also offers Heart of Sacramento volunteer projects that are single-day
events that occur several times a month. These opportunities are open
to all ages and work to support other local nonprofit agencies to fulfill
their missions. We are committed to placing community members in service
and will create custom volunteer opportunities for your corporation
or organization as well.
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WEAVE is a nationally recognized
prevention and victim assistance. Established in 1978, WEAVE is supported
through government grants, individual, business and corporate giving
as well as volunteerism. WEAVE's mission is to reduce victim trauma,
promote recovery and decrease the incidence of domestic violence and
sexual assault in our community.
