Quick Overview: Come volunteer for a good cause while enjoying a view of the ocean in the process! The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation is holding its annual Great Strides 5k walk in Santa Monica at Crescent Bay Park on Saturday, June 1st, 2019 from 7 am to 1 pm. Volunteers are the backbone of our events and we are always excited to cultivate new relationships within the community. Great Strides provides a fantastic opportunity for family, friends, students and colleagues to come together and make a difference in the lives of people with CF, while engaging with an inspiring group of individuals. We need volunteers on the day of the event to help things run smoothly. Mission or Broader Program Description: Great Strides is the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation’s largest national fundraising event. Over the past 30 years, this walk has supported the organization’s mission to cure cystic fibrosis and raise awareness for this rare, genetic, life-shortening disease that makes it difficult to breathe and shortens lives. The event harnesses the power of people with a shared vision and encourages collaboration, team building and leadership, as we collectively take steps to find a cure. Volunteer Roles and Responsibilities: Volunteer tasks include assistance with event set up/tear down, greeting and registering participants, cheering on walkers, marking the walk route and managing the food/water stations. * Any volunteer under the age of 18 will need to bring and have signed by a parent/guardian a Volunteer Agreement & Release for Minors. The form can be found on L.A. Works website Q&A section. Attire: Please wear close-toed shoes and casual or athletic attire. Volunteers will receive a T-shirt to wear. Additional Details: There are multiple shifts available, we can work with your schedule. For more information, please visit https://www.cff.org/LosAngeles/ . Special Directions: There is plenty of parking adjacent to the event area. Once you sign up, I will send you a detailed map of the event area. If you would like to volunteer but cannot make the entire time listed, please let me know because we can find a time that works for you. Address: Crescent Bay Park 2000 Ocean Avenue, Santa Monica, CA 90405

Santa Monica, CA

6/1/19 7:00 AM

What: Show your moves on the dance floor with children & adults. BCR is a nonprofit organization that offers day programs for children and adults with developmental disabilities. Its mission is to enable its participants to develop their abilities so they may become independent and contributing members of the community. Volunteer Project: L.A. Works volunteers come in good spirits and ready to get out on the dance floor with participants from BCR. Volunteers also assist with set-up and serving drinks and food. Age Requirement: Volunteers for this project must be at least 16 years of age. Minors: Any volunteer under the age of 18 will need to bring and have signed by a parent/guardian a Volunteer Agreement & Release for Minors. Accessibility: L.A. Works firmly believes that we strengthen the social fabric of our community by involving all in service. If you feel you need accommodations to participate in this project please email us at info@laworks.com. Questions? Email the Opportunity Leader below. If you would like to volunteer for this opportunity, please click on the SIGN UP button. *This project is managed by L.A. Works for our nonprofit partner and is led by an L.A. Works Volunteer Project Leader. L.A. Works is a nonprofit, volunteer action center that creates and implements hands-on community service projects throughout the greater Los Angeles area.

Burbank, CA

6/14/19 6:30 PM

What: Give manicures, play bingo, karaoke, and other games with seniors. Hallmark Cheviot Hills Assisted Living is a supportive community atmosphere of 77 retirees and seniors, which offers well-being services and social activities for its residents. Volunteer Project: L.A. Works volunteers provide companionship and support to the seniors of Hallmark Cheviot Hills Assisted Living. Volunteers visit with seniors in the facility, working together on art & craft activities, playing games (Bingo!), singing Karaoke and sharing really great stories. Volunteers also help out doing manicures for some of the residents. The seniors of Hallmark Cheviot Hills really appreciate the regular monthly visits from L.A. Works volunteers. Come join us for two hours of fun with the residents! These activities put a big smile on everyone's faces. Age Requirement: Volunteers for this project must be at least 8 years of age. Minors: Any volunteer under the age of 18 will need to bring and have signed by a parent/guardian a Volunteer Agreement & Release for Minors. Volunteers under 13 years of age will also need to be accompanied by a parent/guardian. Federal Law prohibits volunteers under the age of 13 from registering on-line. To sign up a family member under the age of 13, sign yourself up and then email the project leader directly to let her/him know. Or, form a family volunteer team, include your children as team members, and then sign your team up for the project. Accessibility: L.A. Works firmly believes that we strengthen the social fabric of our community by involving all in service. If you feel you need accommodations to participate in this project please email us at info@laworks.com. Questions? Email the Opportunity Leader below. If you would like to volunteer for this opportunity, please click on the SIGN UP button. *This project is managed by L.A. Works for our nonprofit partner and is led by an L.A. Works Volunteer Project Leader. L.A. Works is a nonprofit, volunteer action center that creates and implements hands-on community service projects throughout the greater Los Angeles area.

Los Angeles, CA

7/20/19 10:00 AM +more

Quick Overview: You'll be staffing an event for adaptive and disabled athletes. From the set-up to the teardown and everything in between including helping the athletes at their events and cheering them on! Mission or Broader Program Description: The Angel City Games is the premier adaptive sports festival in the Western United States, offering clinics, competitions and special events for people of all ages and skill levels who have a physical disability or mobility impairment. Impact: Our volunteers are creating lifelong relationships and helping to build a wide yet close-knit and accepting community for adaptive athletes of all abilities and their families. They are trainers, mentors, organizers, and fans. They lift the heavy weight of the organization so our competitors can concentrate on their athletic role in the games. Volunteer Roles and Responsibilities: There are a range of duties that include but are not limited to: Setup and breakdown and organization of events, activities, competitions, stages, clinics, and tents, registration of volunteers, athletes, and fans, and so much more. Requirements: Anyone in the age range of 14 -18 can sign up for the Youth Task Force, and must have a waiver signed by a parent or guardian. A waiver will be signed for all volunteers online or at the volunteer registration at the games. Additional Details: Volunteers of the Angel City Games are helping the vast number of adaptive athletes in Los Angeles and beyond thrive, and their support changes lives. Accessibility: The organization and the location can accommodate all mobility levels. The site is wheelchair accessible.

Los Angeles, CA

6/19/19 7:30 AM +more

The mission of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society is to cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin’s disease and myeloma; as well as improve the quality of life of patients and their families. Event Description: Light the Night is a fun and memorable evening walk to raise money for blood cancer research and patient services. Volunteer Role & Responsibilities: Morning Shift: 9:30am – 3:00pm this involves setting up for the event (i.e. unloading storage containers, hanging banners, folding t-shirts, assembling lanterns, setting up materials in different tents, etc.) Afternoon Shift: 3:00pm – 8:00pm our festival begins at 5:00pm and our Walk begins at 7:00pm, so this shift involves interaction with participants (i.e. registration, handing out lanterns, t-shirts, food, acting as greeters, parking directions, etc.), and tearing down the booths. Evening Shift: 5:30pm - 10:30pm this shift involves acting as route monitors, handing out waters, providing directions, “cheerleaders”, and then assisting with the tear down of the event. Time Commitment: One shift from the following time slots on one of the Walk dates: 9:30am - 3pm, 3pm - 8pm, 5:30pm - 10:30pm Requirements: •Volunteers under the age of 14 must have a parent/guardian signature of approval. •Volunteers under the age of 18 will need to bring and have signed by a parent/guardian a Volunteer Agreement & Release for Minors. •Volunteers must stay their entire shift •Dress casually and comfortably as you may be on your feet for extended periods of time. •Please notify staff if you cannot lift heavy objects. Locations: Saturday, October 5 – Woodland Hills Saturday, November 9 – Century City Benefits: Receive credit for your hours and be part of a fun and special event. To sign up for this opportunity please visit our Volunteer Portal : https://www.volunteerlls.org/

Los Angeles, CA

11/9/19 9:00 AM

Quick Overview: The role of a Blood Donor Ambassador is to provide excellent and enthusiastic customer service and enhance the donor experience. Each blood donor deserves to be treated as an honored guest! Engage with donors to make the donation experience fulfilling and set the stage for a long-term commitment to regular blood donations. Mission or Broader Program Description: You play a crucial role in the Red Cross mission. With your help, we can succeed in providing lifesaving blood to cancer and transplant patients, premature babies, accident victims and others who need blood. Impact: Your volunteer efforts will assist in processing incoming donors and making sure that they are have a pleasant donating experience and are life-long donors! Volunteer Roles and Responsibilities: Welcome and check-in donor, ensure donor reads pre-donation materials, offer promotional items when available, encourage best donation process. Ensure canteen/ Hopsitality area is clean, restocked and donors are re-hydrated after donation procedure Requirements: All volunteers must be 16 years of age or older, pass a background check, and participate in a 1-hour orientation prior to their first shift. Volunteers are asked to participate by taking on one 6-hour shift per month. Locations and times are variable and will work with most schedules. We have opportunities available 7 days per week. Optional items to consider Additional Details: Volunteers must have reliable transportation to attend the blood drives.

Los Angeles, CA

Through 7/31/19

Helpline Volunteer Specialists Wanted! Are you interested in helping families in need? Become a Helpline volunteer today! Our thoroughly-trained volunteers help people with dementia and their families find much needed community resources. Living with dementia can be challenging, but the information and consultation our Helpline volunteers provide can make a world of difference. Volunteer Roles and Responsibilities: As a Helpline volunteer, you will be responding to calls from families and individuals seeking help and support for the challenges that Alzheimer’s and other dementias bring. Though not a requirement, most of our volunteers were prior caregivers and can relate to the struggles and frustrations that caregiving can bring. Requirements: A background check is required for all Helpline volunteers as they work - via phone - directly with families impacted by Alzheimer's and related dementias. Dress code - business casual, no flip flops and no torn or ripped clothing. Time Commitment: Shifts are available Monday - Friday: 9:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Benefits: Training is provided to help volunteers understand how best to respond to and interact with the individuals who call our Helpline. Most of our volunteers were prior caregivers, too, so providing much needed support for other families who are experiencing similar daily caregiving challenges is a rewarding experience. Building strong communication and computer skills are a bonus! Alzheimer's Los Angeles provides free support and resources to local families affected by dementia, advocates for quality public care, and advances Alzheimer’s research and awareness.

Los Angeles, CA

Through 10/8/19

Quick Overview: Open Paths is looking for an experienced volunteer to assist their staff development professionally. Organization Name and Website: Open Paths Counseling http://www.openpaths.org Mission or Broader Program Description: Open Paths Counseling Center’s mission is to meet the evolving mental health needs of the community through quality counseling for individuals and families at affordable fees; free therapy programs for at-risk children and youth in local schools; and a highly respected therapist training program. Volunteer Roles and Responsibilities: The goal of this project is to develop an actionable employee handbook with standard operating procedures. They want to ensure that all staff is aware of policies and protocol creating the best environment to serve their clients and for their employees are successful. Create an organizational operations manual that includes all of the agency’s systems, processes, and protocols. Requirements: Past service in an HR role, professional development facilitator, and/or operations manager Previous workshop development and implementation Knowledge of best practices in staff management and development The time commitment is flexible - To be determined collaboratively by volunteer and executive director.

Culver City, CA

Through 6/30/19

Quick Overview: Open Paths is looking for an experienced psychiatrist to come in and volunteer with their psychiatric staff as a consultant on cases and mentor best practices. Organization Name and Website: Open Paths Counseling Center, http://www.openpaths.org Mission or Broader Program Description: Open Paths Counseling Center’s mission is to meet the evolving mental health needs of the community through quality counseling for individuals and families at affordable fees; free therapy programs for at-risk children and youth in local schools; and a highly respected therapist training program. Volunteer Roles and Responsibilities: The ideal person would be familiar with working with populations that include low-income families, communities of color, intimate partner abuse and violence, and have an LGBTQIA affirmative mindset. Volunteer responsibilities are: provide consultations for the Center’s pre-licensed MFT and LPCC clinicians in group settings, and on occasion, be available to provide guidance on a case by case basis. This volunteer position does not require interacting with clients, though client referrals are available to someone who is in private practice and willing to take clients on a sliding scale basis. Requirements: Must be a licensed and train psychiatrist in good standing A familiarity of proven best practices for counseling a diverse population Have an understanding of community psychiatry Time commitment: Goal – The volunteer psychiatrist would provide a ‘training’ or ‘consultation’ with our pre-licensed team one Thursday a month from 1:30 – 3:00pm, during our regular training hours. Subjects would be at the discretion of the volunteer in collaboration with the clinical director. When no topic is selected, consultations involving clinicians presenting case studies for discussion are also beneficial.

Culver City, CA

Through 6/30/19

Who we are & Our Mission Rose City Center is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that provides high quality, in-depth, sliding scale, psychoanalytic psychotherapy to individual adults, adolescents, couples and families in the San Gabriel Valley. In addition to providing affordable mental health services, RCC also trains pre-doctoral and post-doctoral clinicians in the community. Roles & Responsibilities Our annual Fundraiser Gala in Pasadena (planning, coordination, etc.) - leading up to May 18th Current marketing/fundraising efforts in the city Interest and passion for advocating for affordable, quality, mental health care services in LA Requirements: some previous event planning/management/coordination experience; marketing experience a plus! must be available to work in Pasadena some college degree, a team player, entrepreneurial spirit, good working attitude & ethic Benefits: complimentary ticket to our annual gala event (must commit to a minimum of 5 hours/week) networking opportunities with mental health professionals in the SGV ongoing mentorship and career development About You: You are someone looking to get volunteer hours, gain experience, grow your knowledge in the mental health space, or give back to your community. You live in Pasadena, or the SGV and have the capacity to commit to a few hours/week to advance affordable mental health service access to those in need. You are friendly, easy-going, a multitask-er with a can-do attitude! You want to do work that is meaningful, and that can lead to tangible results. You love events and bringing people in the community together. You are familiar with the mental health industry and want to do work that supports a good cause in the community! Interested applicants please send over your resume to lily.rosecity@gmail.com.

Pasadena, CA

Through 5/25/19

Quick Overview: Seeking volunteers to be a part of the Performance, Vendor, Hospitality, Staging, Exhibition, and Mentor committees for our concert, JHCSXi: Shades Of You. Mission or Broader Program Description: Jazz Hands For Autism is a nonprofit organization that is creating pathways to expression and employment for aspiring musicians on the autism spectrum. Through hosting concerts and events that showcase these individuals, JHFA is committed to bringing together people from all different backgrounds through music in hopes to foster a community of greater understanding, compassion, and integration. Volunteer Roles and Responsibilities: 1. Performers: assisting the lead performers' coordinator with organizing performers, making sure all needs of performers are met, and making sure program is moving along smoothly. (This position includes time commitment prior to the show) 2. Vendors: assisting the lead vendor coordinator with organizing placement and needs of vendors. 3. Hospitality: assisting with seating, greeting, sign in sheets. 4. Staging: assisting the stage manager with set up and break down of stage equipment, lighting, sounds, etc. 5. Exhibition: assisting the lead exhibit coordinator with making sure that food and beverages are displayed appropriately, and in a timely manner; and making sure that food and beverage sponsors have all necessities. 6. JHMA: assisting program lead with vocal coaching, performance coaching, jam sessions and performing in the community with students. Volunteers can also help leading up to the concert and/or the day of.** Impact: By volunteering at the JHCSXi Concert, you would be contributing to creatign safe spaces for musicians who are on the autism spectrum to express and explore their talents and develop confidence in their abilities. Volunteer Requirements: All volunteers must be 18 and older, If a volunteer is under age 18, they must be accompanied by a chaperone. Volunteers also are required to wear black tshirts and demin pants on the day of the event. Additional Requirements: To volunteer, please fill out this form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdmIaTpinRUkElmF0DdqeD97LLgZMJ0Xd1bPzL2LWfkxBmpfw/viewform?embedded=true

Los Angeles, CA

Through 5/25/19

Quick Overview: Come volunteer for a good cause while in the presence of media and entertainment industry giants! The Los Angeles Media and Entertainment Golf Tournament benefiting the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation is happening on Monday, July 15th, 2019 at North Ranch Country Club in Westlake Village from 9:30 am to 7:00 pm. (Shifts are variable and usually in around 4-hour increments. We can work with your schedule). Volunteers are the backbone of our events and we are always excited to cultivate new relationships within the community. The Los Angeles Media and Entertainment Golf Tournament provides a fantastic opportunity for family, friends, students and colleagues to come together and make a difference in the lives of people with CF, while engaging with an inspiring group of individuals. We need volunteers on the day of the event to help things run smoothly. Volunteer shifts vary and we can work with your schedule. Mission or Broader Program Description: The new Los Angeles Media and Entertainment Summit will capitalize on the legacy of the previous Golf Tournament and the Los Angeles Entertainment Summit (LAES) to rekindle this fundraising opportunity in the media and entertainment industry in Los Angeles. Since its inception, the LAES has raised millions of dollars for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation through the contributions of the participating companies and various fundraising events. Our mission is to cure cystic fibrosis and raise awareness for this rare, genetic, life-shortening disease that makes it difficult to breathe and shortens lives. All proceeds will go to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation of Los Angeles. The event harnesses the power of people with a shared vision and encourages collaboration, team building and leadership, as we collectively take steps to find a cure. Volunteer Roles and Responsibilities: Volunteer tasks include assistance with event set up/tear down, greeting and registering participants, cheering on golfers and managing the food/water stations. * Any volunteer under the age of 18 will need to bring and have signed by a parent/guardian a Volunteer Agreement & Release for Minors form. The form can be found on L.A. Works website Q&A section. Attire: Please wear close-toed shoes and casual or athletic attire. Volunteers will receive a T-shirt to wear. Additional Details: There are multiple shifts available, we can work with your schedule. For more information, please visit https://www.cff.org/LosAngeles/ . If you would like to volunteer but cannot make the entire time listed, please let me know because we can find a time that works for you.

Westlake Village, CA

Through 7/16/19