Family Friendly Volunteer Opportunities
Volunteer shifts are available in their warehouse, food pantry and clothing closet. Children can volunteer with parental consent form. Please contact Katherine Abalos
katherinea@sacredheartcs.org for more information.
Allows children to volunteer in the food closet (stocking food on shelves and assembling food boxes) and help with food distribution. Please contact Florence
florence@ehpcares.com for more information.
4. Sunday Friends in San Jose: https://www.sundayfriends.org/
Wonderful organization that empowers families in need. There are volunteer opportunities that you can do as a family. For instance, you can help with arts and crafts, food preparation, help read to the kids at their facility. The best part is that you can interact with the families. For more information, visit
https://www.sundayfriends.org/volunteers/index.html or contact Lilly Perez-Ngo at lilyp@sundayfriends.org
Great family volunteer opportunity! Their annual holiday toy drive is super popular with families and fill up fast. Lots of fun and an eye opening experience for kids. Families can sponsor a drive or sign up to help sort, wrap or shop for gifts at their warehouse. Kids and adults can act as elves by finding and sorting donated toys in a giant warehouse. Sign up here
http://volunteer.familygivingtree.org/
Hope’s Corner serves a free breakfast and bag lunch every Saturday to hungry people at the corner of Hope and Mercy Streets in Mountain View. Families can sign up together to help hand out the food to over 200 people. This is a wonderful activity to do with your children on a Saturday morning!
InnVision Shelter Network helps homeless families and individuals return to permanent housing and self-sufficiency. IVSN allows kids to volunteer at some of their shelters. A fun way to give back is to get a few families together and host a meal for a shelter. Kids and parents and bring prepared food and serve the food. Other volunteer opportunities for youth can be found here
http://www.ivsn.org/volunteer/for-youth/
Established in 1929, HSSV has adopted more than 500,000 animals into permanent, loving homes and is a leader in animal welfare. They offer a variety of youth programs including youth volunteer opportunities. For more information, visit
http://www.hssv.org/get-involved/youth-programs/
9. My New Red Shoes in Redwood City:
Another great organization that has programs for children who want to get involved. Activities may include sorting shoes, sewing gift bags, organizing supplies, assisting with inventory or drawing "First Day" encouragement cards. For more information, please visit
http://www.mynewredshoes.org/children--youth.html
10. The Almost Eden Garden Project in Palo Alto:
This organization grows quality organic produce for local organizations that provide meals and services for homeless and low-income families. They allow kids over 8 years old (with supervising parent) to help with gardening chores. For more information, please visit
http://www.almosteden.org/volunteer.html
11. Shoebox Project for Shelters:
A charitable initiative that collects small gifts that are packaged in shoeboxes, and distributes them to women in shelters just before the holidays. These shoeboxes brighten the holiday season and let the women (often mothers with young children) know they are special and not forgotten. You can help by making a shoebox. Drop off locations in Palo Alto, Menlo Park and Cupertino.
http://www.shoeboxprojectusa.org/palo-alto.html
12. Random Acts of Kindness:
Encourage kids to perform good deeds. Parents are great role models and it’s fun to plan and carry them out as a family: Give up a parking spot to someone else, pay for someone’s lunch in a drive-thru or help your elderly neighbor with their groceries. There are countless ways to be kind! For more information, visit
https://www.randomactsofkindness.org
