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Volunteer Opportunities

Title	Organization Name	Project Type	City	# Needed	Family Friendly?	Event or Ongoing	Description
Project Postcard	Downtown Streets Team	Encouragement	Modesto	50	Family Friendly, Jr. High Friendly, Sr. High Friendly, Little Kid Friendly	Ongoing	Rally your friends, family, coworkers and write inspirational notes to our Team Members experiencing homelessness. A little motivation helps then keep pursuing their goals.
Welcome Kit Drive & Assembly	World Relief	People in Need	Modesto	15	Family Friendly	Ongoing	World Relief is required by the State to provide specific items for their home when they arrive in the US. This project is to gather the required items and deliver them to the...
Neighborhood Champion	Love Our Neighbors	Neighborhood	Stanislaus County	10	Adults > 18 only	Ongoing	We know that neighborhoods are safer when you know your neighbors. There are many benefits to knowing your neighbors such as watching out for each other, more connection and...
Riding the Daily Bread Mobile Lunch Truck	United Samaritans Foundation	People in Need	Turlock	2	Adults > 18 only	Ongoing	Ride the lunch truck from 11:15AM-4:15PM, putting food on plates and handing the lunch out of the serving window, and cleaning the serving dishes/utensils upon return...
Warehouse Food Packaging & Sorting	Second Harvest	Manual Labor	Manteca	20	Jr. High Friendly, Sr. High Friendly	Ongoing	Second Harvest Food Bank of San Joaquin & Stanislaus Counties is committed to fighting hunger by providing and distributing food to those in need and feeding hope by recognizing...
Interpretation Support	International Rescue Committee	Mentoring/Tutoring	Stanislaus County	5	Adults > 18 only	Ongoing	Interpretation support volunteers connect with clients and IRC staff via virtual platforms (i.e. phone, FaceTime, Google Hangout, Skype, Whats App, Zoom) to provide support for IRC programming...
Employment Services Support	International Rescue Committee	Administration/Office Support	Stanislaus County	3	Adults > 18 only	Ongoing	Under the supervision and direction of the employment supervisor, volunteers help with a range of activities to help prepare refugee clients for their first jobs in the...
Large Sign Team Member	Love Modesto	Manual Labor	Modesto	14	Adults > 18 only	Multi-day Event	- Sept. 1: Attend a 1 hour training at 4pm. - Sept. 4: One month before event, put up Love Modesto signs...
Digital Literacy Support	International Rescue Committee	Mentoring/Tutoring	Stanislaus County	5	Adults > 18 only	Ongoing	Remote volunteers will help clients safely use online resources and digital devices to develop language capabilities, improve employment search skills and gain basic computing...
Warehouse Food Packaging	The Salvation Army Modesto	Manual Labor	Modesto	5	Adults > 18 only, Sr. High Friendly, Jr. High Friendly	Ongoing	Volunteer opportunities are available for food packaging and distributing in the warehouse.
ESL Classroom Aid	International Rescue Committee	Mentoring/Tutoring	Stanislaus County	5	Adults > 18 only	Ongoing	Under the supervision of the Vocational English as a Second Language instructor, classroom aides will assist with individual instruction in English classes to newly arrived refugees...
Marketing & Social Media	Alzheimer's Association	Encouragement	Modesto	2	Sr. High Friendly, Adults > 18 only	Ongoing	Create content for social media walk pages as assigned by manager. Monitor and post to FB and other platforms as needed...
Reading & Writing Tutor for Adult Learners	LearningQuest	Mentoring/Tutoring	Modesto	10	Adults > 18 only	Ongoing	Do you love to read and/or write? Would you like to share your passion by teaching someone how to read? Volunteer tutors work one-on-one to help adult learners improve reading and writing skills...
Spiritual Mentor	Redwood Family Center	Mentoring/Tutoring	Modesto	10	Adults > 18 only	Ongoing	Mentors are matched with a Redwood Family Center mom to share their hope, strength and experience through discipleship and time together. You might ask: Can I be a Mentor? Are you...
Women's English Classes & Tutoring	World Relief	People in Need	Modesto	15	Family Friendly	Ongoing	Seeking women to meet with a refugee woman weekly via Zoom to help them learn and practice English. Developing and strengthening their English will give our newly arrived refugees the skill they need...
Senior Relief Buddy	Stan County Dept of Aging	Encouragement	Stanislaus County	10	Adults > 18 only	Ongoing	Senior Relief Buddy is a program focused directly to assist caregivers of frail elders. The Relief Buddy program will allow the caregivers a break from their responsibilities while the seniors...
KidsQuest Tutoring for Dyslexia	LearningQuest	Mentoring/Tutoring	Modesto	10	Little Kid Friendly	Ongoing	KidsQuest offers free individualized tutoring to elementary school students in Stanislaus County who are dyslexic. Tutors receive training in the Barton system and are provided with all the materials...
Virtual Volunteer Coach	Able Works	Mentoring/Tutoring	Virtual	10	Adults > 18 only	Ongoing	- In general, volunteers will pair up and facilitate one-hour virtual lessons to a group of high schoolers - The FP lessons/curriculum make facilitation easy by telling volunteers precisely what to say…
Food Pantry Volunteer	GAP Food Pantry	People in Need	Modesto	20	Sr. High Friendly, Adults > 18 only	Ongoing	Push/Pull of grocery carts & pallet jack with up to 100lbs when loaded, heavy lifting-up to 30lbs, carry & move up to 30lbs, can follow directions, can work independently, follow food safety...
ESL Mentor	International Rescue Committee	Mentoring/Tutoring	Stanislaus County	5	Adults > 18 only	Ongoing	ESL Mentors work one-on-one with refugees and special immigrants to help improve their English skills. - Lead one-on-one sessions using ESL training materials...
Employment Kit Drive & Assembly	Downtown Streets Team	People in Need	Modesto	10	Adults > 18 only	Ongoing	Want to help our Team Members fast track their way into employment? Collect materials Team Members can use to reach their employment goals. Good for schools, businesses...
Team Retention	Alzheimer's Association	Encouragement	Modesto	4	Sr. High Friendly, Adults > 18 only	Ongoing	Phone and Email out reach to walk constituents , including team captains, top fundraisers, and others utilizing call scripts that are provided...
Peer Navigator	Stan County Dept of Aging	Encouragement	Stanislaus County	10	Adults > 18 only	Ongoing	Do you like helping others? We are seeking caring motivating volunteers to join our “Project HOPE” team! Project HOPE Peer Navigator’s assist seniors in making improvement in their life’s journey...
Coach a Host Family	Bethany Christian Services	Mentoring/Tutoring	Modesto	20	Adults > 18 only	Ongoing	Safe Families for Children provides much needed support for parents in crisis, giving them time to get back on their feet while their children are cared for in a safe and loving environment...
VetsVAN Driver	Stan County Dept of Aging	People in Need	Stanislaus County	10	Adults > 18 only	Ongoing	In Partnership with Stanislaus County's Area Agency on Aging and Veterans Services Office (VSO) MOVE operates VetsVan, a free program available to homebound Veterans. The program provides...
Clerical Assistance	Parent Resource Center	Administration/Office Support	Modesto	10	Adults > 18 only	Ongoing	Answer phones, make copies, seasonal decorations
Logistics Committee	Alzheimer's Association	Event	Modesto	60	Sr. High Friendly, Adults > 18 only	Ongoing	We have several roles available having to do with the actual event on September 18th. We are in need of route volunteers, set-up volunteers, registration, and ...
Friendly Visitors	Stan County Dept of Aging	Encouragement	Stanislaus County	10	Adults > 18 only	Ongoing	Do you enjoy talking or visiting with people? The Friendly Visitor program is focused on visiting seniors in our community who live alone and have very little to no support or socialization. Volunteers visit...
Preparing Daily Lunch	United Samaritans Foundation	People in Need	Turlock	4	Family Friendly, Jr. High Friendly, Little Kid Friendly, Sr. High Friendly, Adults > 18 only	Ongoing	Volunteers would prepare lunch for the day that would go out on the Turlock, Keyes/Ceres, and Westside lunch trucks. The shift lasts from 8:15AM to 10:15AM and consists of standing on...
Sponsorship Team	Alzheimer's Association	Encouragement	Modesto	4	Sr. High Friendly, Adults > 18 only	Ongoing	Community Sponsorship ambassador Help to procure and strengthen relationship with our community partners...
6 Cups to College Mentor	Stanislaus County Office of Education	Mentoring/Tutoring	Stanislaus County	20	Adults > 18 only	Ongoing	Volunteers are gender matched with students to share their college experience with a student that has expressed an interest in attending college. Most students would be the first generation ...
Internship	International Rescue Committee	Administration/Office Support	Modesto	10	Adults > 18 only	Ongoing	IRC Internships are available to current and recently graduated undergraduate or graduate students looking to apply their skills, gain real-world experience and impact lives. Prospective interns should ...
Donations Delivery Assistant	International Rescue Committee	Manual Labor	Stanislaus County	5	Adults > 18 only	Ongoing	Under the supervision of the volunteer and donations coordinator, donation delivery assistants transport groceries and toiletries to the homes of refugees and special immigrants living in ...
Community Outreach Support	International Rescue Committee	Administration/Office Support	Stanislaus County	3	Adults > 18 only	Ongoing	Under the supervision of the Volunteer and Donations Coordinator, community outreach volunteers will promote the work of the IRC by assisting with communications, attending community events...