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Here you’ll find a list of organizations that are waiting for someone just like you who’s willing to roll up their sleeves and make a difference!
City Impact San Francisco Rescue Mission Outreach
Website:
www.sfcityimpact.com
Address:
230 Jones Street
San Francisco, CA 94102
415-292-1770
info@sfcityimpact.com
Mission:
To heal and transform this community through two types of work: urgent relief works and preventive works. The urgent relief works such as feeding, clothing, healing, housing and rescuing are works for those in crisis. The preventive works of educating, counseling, training and spiritual discipleship will ensure that the cycles of poverty and despair will not be repeated.
Volunteer:
Those with steadfast prayer and heartfelt action. People willing to walk long distances for our 26 neighborhood (16 miles) prayer walk. And for those who have a hunger to connect and serve the urban poor.
Chicks In Crisis
Address:
8517 Bond Road
Elk Grove, CA 95624
(916) 441-1243 (Sac) ; (916) 663-5587 (EG)
Mission:
Offering young mothers and fathers hope, support, nurturing, and encouragement to overcome their fears and struggles. Help with parenting plan of parenting or open adoption.
Volunteer:
Chicks in Crisis relies on donations, corporate grants, individual grants and fund-raising to support its programs and services. To volunteer, please call Gloria at (916) 730-6391 or by email at gloria.chicksincrisis@gmail.com
Cordova Community Food Locker
Address:
10497 Coloma Rd
Rancho Cordova, CA 95670
916-364-8973
Mission:
To develop a “community based” food locker in Rancho Cordova.
Volunteer:
At the Summer Series (June-August), The Rancho Cordova Fourth of July Festival (July) and The Community Christmas tree Lighting (in November). You can also inquire about helping at the Food Locker.
Elk Grove Food Bank Services
Website:
www.elkgrovefoodbank.org
Address:
9820 Dino Drive, Ste. 140
Elk Grove, CA 95624
916-685-8453
Mission:
To provide essential resources to overcome the many faces of hunger and human need. Every client is treated with Dignity, Respect and a Serving of Hope!
Volunteer:
Donate food, help sort food, food distribution and pick up food items. Organize a Can Food Drive at your school, in your neighborhood, place of business, church or club. You can also help in the Clothes Closet by donating your old but in good shape clothes, organize clothes as well as help start clothing drives.
Francis House
Website:
www.francishousecenter.org
Address:
1422 – C Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
916-443-2646
Mission:
Provide assistance, mentoring and resources for Sacramento‘s homeless community.
Volunteer:
To help with our extended hours (3 hour shifts instead of two hour shifts). We are currently seeking motivated professionals to teach a series of classes. Several positions are available for our Life Skills Classes: Parenting, Money Management, Life Skills, Job Club and GED Prep. The perfect candidates would reflect a high level of professionalism, have classroom or teaching experience and exposure to a variety of different learners. Of particular interest for the GED Prep are teachers with credentials for English (Reading/Comprehension) and Mathematics (Basic Math, Multiplication, Division, and Fractions/Beginning Algebra). Requirements: Early Childhood Permit or Units (12-24), a valid California Teaching Credential (GED Prep), College Units in Social Work, Psychology, Human Services or Early Childhood Education, College Units in Supervision, Management or Business. Please submit resume, transcripts and two references to msa-hisha.fhc@gmail.com
Goodwill Industries
Website:
www.goodwill.org/get-involved/volunteer/goodwill-volunteers/
Elk Grove Addresses:
4810 Elk Grove Blvd Ste 120 Elk Grove, CA 95624 / 916-478-9997
9105 Bruceville Rd Ste 10a Elk Grove, CA 95758 / 916-478-9619
2475 Elk Grove Blvd Ste 140 Elk Grove, CA 95758/ 916-683-4851
8469 Elk Grove Blvd Elk Grove, CA 95758 / 916-395-9000
9165 Elk Grove-Florin Rd Ste 140 Elk Grove, CA 95624/ 916-685-4483
8437 Elk Grove-Florin Rd Elk Grove, CA 95624/ 916-478-9685
Sacramento Addresses:
7500 Elsie Ave, Ste 111 Sacramento, CA 95828/ 916-682-0577
7441 West Stockton Blvd Sacramento, CA 95758/ 916-688-7202
4040 Florin Rd Sacramento, CA 95823/ 916-395-2319
66487 Franklin Blvd Sacramento, CA 95823/ 916-395-9000
Mission:
Strengthen lives, families and communities.
Volunteer:
Mentor youth. Lend your job skills: help others advance their skills- teach classes, review resumes or conduct mock interviews. Support Goodwill’s “America’s Heroes and Their Families” initiative to help veterans and military spouses find career success. Also, volunteer at the local outlets.
La Familia Counseling Center
Website:
www.lafcc.org
Address:
5523 34th Street
Sacramento, CA 95820
916-452-3601
rachelr@lafcc.org
Mission:
To improve the quality of life for at-risk youth and families of diverse backgrounds by offering multi-cultural counseling, support and outreach services and programs to help families to overcome adversity, to become empowered, and to succeed in their lives.
Volunteer:
Please call office for volunteer opportunities.
Love INC
Website:
www.loveinc.us
Address:
P.O. Box 2184
Elk Grove, CA 95759
916-383-3999
info@loveinc.us
Mission:
Love In the Name of Christ brings Christian churches together, to help some of our community’s most-in-need. Love INC Sacramento operates a Gift-In-Kind warehouse. They need: Donations of furniture, clothing, household items.
Volunteer:
People with Trucks and/or trailers to assist with pick-ups and deliveries, administrative help in our offices, call center and warehouse. Also to deliver food to a family, assist with one-time household repairs, visit and help assess family options and resources in a crisis.
Make-A-Wish of Sacramento/Northeastern Foundation
Website:
www.sacnortheast.wish.org
Address:
2800 Club Center Drive Sacramento, CA 95835
916-437-0206
Tamika Soto, Volunteer Mgr (888) 828-9474 x223
tsoto@sacnortheast.wish.org
Mission:
To grant wishes to children with life-threatening medical conditions, to enrich the human experience with hope, strength and joy.
Volunteer:
By working in wish granting, special events, community relations, corporate fund raising, public speaking and many other critical areas. Volunteers work in their local communities. Experienced volunteers and professional staff provide training and support for newcomers.
Mustard Seed School
Website:
www.sacloaves.org/
Address:
1321 North C Street
Sacramento, CA 95811
916-447-3628
Mission:
Mustard Seed is a free, private school for children 3-15 years old who are homeless, which provides a safe, nurturing and structured environment, a positive learning experience, happy memories, survival resources of food, clothing and shelter referrals, medical and dental screenings, immunization updates, counseling for children and their parents, and assistance entering or reentering public schools.
Volunteer:
Be at least 14 years of age and attend a Volunteer Orientation: Every Thursday at 10:00 a.m. (by appointment only) for approximately 2 hours at Loaves and Fishes Delany Center 401 12th Street, Sacramento, CA 95811
(916) 637-2444 volunteer@sacloaves.org At the end of the tour, indicate your area of interest and availability.
River City Community Services (A part of River City Food Bank)
Website:
www.rivercitycommunityservices.org
Address:
1322 27th St
Sacramento, CA 95816
Cheryl Young: 916-446-2627
email@rivercityfoodbank.org
Mission:
Provide compassionate assistance, nutritionally balanced emergency food, crisis housing aid and hope to people working toward self-reliance.
Volunteer:
Help us serve over 300,000 meals per year! Stock food, prepare three-day food supplies, help with client intake, computer data entry, support administrative activities and education. Work at the food closet. Talk to a local grocer about allowing you to collect food, and give people entering the store a shopping list for donations that they can give you upon exit. Help with planning and support of Empty Bowls. Write articles and assist with public relations. Help with grounds and maintenance. Be a canned food drive coordinator, Box returner or a substitute for vacationing regular volunteers.
Senior Citizens Services Food Pantry
Address:
8580 Elder Creek Rd
Sacramento, CA 95828
916-381-7794
seniorcitizensserv@sbcglobal.net
Mission:
Seniors helping seniors, the disabled community and others in need. Merchants, warehouses and produce companies donate surplus food.
Volunteer:
Our volunteers pick up, sort and give out the food to our members each week. One day a week 4 – 6 hours.
Senior Gleanors
Website:
https://about.me/senior_gleaners
Address:
1951 Bell Ave
Sacramento CA 95838
1-800–585-1530 / Volunteer: 916-925-3240
sgi@seniorgleaners.org
Mission:
Help alleviate hunger in our region by gleaning produce from harvested fields, salvaging food from the food industry and working to distribute millions of pounds of food to member charitable organizations for distribution.
Volunteer:
Office and administration, warehouse, computers, public relations, sales, gardening, gleaning produce, driving trucks, forklifts, maintenance, fundraising, and much more.
Shriners Hospital for Children Northern California
Website:
www.shrinershospitalsforchildren.org
Address:
2425 Stockton Blvd
Sacramento, CA 95817
916-453-2000
Mission:
To provide the highest quality care to children with neuromusculoskeletal conditions, burn injuries and other special healthcare needs within a compassionate family centered and collaborative environment, without regard to background or ability to pay.
Volunteer:
Based on the needs of our hospital, the kind of work you wish to do and the times you are available. Requirements for becoming a volunteer: be at least 18 years old, commit to a minimum of 3-5 hours per month, complete background check, including references, criminal records and child abuse history, have up-to-date vaccinations, including tuberculosis and other infectious diseases, take a drug test and attend a comprehensive orientation. Volunteer services department: 916-453-2087 or e-mail SHCNCvolunteer@shrinenet.org.
Tubman House
Website:
www.walkingthevillage.org
Address:
P.O. Box 160085
Sacramento, CA 95816
916-372-6272
admin@wakingthevillage.org;
Mission:
An 18 month transitional living program serving Sacramento’s homeless, parenting youth and their children. At Tubman House, youth experience college support, intensive mentoring, and healthy living so that they leave prepared to be leaders in their own lives and leaders in the lives of their children and communities. Also run an on-site Child Development program.
Volunteer:
Teachers, Designers, Cleaners, and Floor Staff for Children’s Art Studio www.volunteermatch.org/
W.E.A.V.E.
Website:
www.weaveinc.org/
Addresses:
7600 Hospital Dr
Sacramento, CA 95823
916.920.2952
1900 K Street
Sacramento, CA 95811
916.448.2321
Mission:
WEAVE is the primary provider of crisis intervention services for survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault in Sacramento County. It’s mission is to bring an end to domestic violence and sexual assault in partnership with our community, by educating the community to better understand the issues of domestic violence and sexual assault.
Volunteer:
Answering the 24-Hour Support & Information Line, SART (Sexual Assault Response Team), Providing office support (PR/Communication/Digital Media/General), Working at special events, Helping at the thrift stores, Assisting in the Legal Department. Volunteer Application: http://www.weaveinc.org/sites/main/files/volunteer_application_11.11.pdf/