Small acts big impact

We are seeking volunteers to help rescue food around Los Angeles for the missions at Serve

LA. Even a small time commitment can contribute significantly to the holistic health of our

community. We have two volunteer roles that need your help: Morning Food Rescue Driver,

7:00AM-11:00AM and Morning Food Rescue Ride-Along, 7:00AM-11:00AM.

Serve LA is a non-profit organization that exists to help guide the marginalized from suffering to flourishing and equip others to do the same. Our goal is to be more than a meal, more than a shower, more than any of our services—but a ministry where we witness countless examples of how the compassion of Jesus changes everything.

We are seeking volunteers to help bundle bags of food at our Food Pantry. Volunteers prepare the bags on Wednesdays from 5:00pm to 7:00pm, and they are distributed the next morning, from 8am to 9am, to people who are unhoused or living in the neighborhood without access to a kitchen.

St. James' In-The-City Episcopal Church celebrates over 100 years of respecting the dignity of every human being.

We are seeking volunteers to support our lot operations at our West LA lots located at Iowa, National, and the West LA VA. Volunteers will be asked to welcome participants to the lot, answer questions, and help them locate their space.

Safe Parking LA provides safe overnight parking to facilitate stability and housing in Los Angeles County for individuals living in their vehicles, and advocates for fair and equitable treatment and resources for the unhoused. We bridge a gap in services by addressing the unique needs of residents whose only source of shelter is their vehicle.

We are seeking volunteers interested in leading life skills workshops, resume-building sessions, and arts and crafts activities for the youth at our Lifting Youth Up Drop-In Center and/or Wallis House.If you'd like to learn more, we'd be happy to provide a tour and discuss the current needs and opportunities for you to get involved.

For 110 years, Aviva has provided services to meet critical needs for our clients and address the most pervasive issues in our communities. Our goals are ambitious. We are committed to improving children’s lives, strengthening families, enhancing our local communities, and creating a more equitable society.

Our bold vision requires a large circle of donors and partners, and we are deeply grateful for their essential support.

As Aviva continues to optimize our resources and expand our capacity, we invite you to join us in fostering more stable, healthy, resilient, and happy lives for thousands of children and families.

We are seeking volunteers to help us tend to our community gardens at our adult housing facilities: PATH Metro Villas, Villas at Gower, Avenida (The People Concern), The Mark Twain interim housing, and Bel Air board and care. We're looking for gardeners who would be willing to dig in alongside our residents and share their knowledge and skills for how to successfully grow food, herbs, and flowers.

Heart Forward LA practices "radical hospitality" in permanent supportive housing communities, board and care housing, our local clubhouse, and the county jail. We engage people in activities with enriching and therapeutic effects and seek to offer a space where transformation takes root and community can flourish.

We are seeking volunteers to help us at our Community Exchange—a free, concierge food service aimed at providing small to medium-sized social service nonprofits the food they need, when they want it, so they can focus on their missions. We need volunteers to help us pack food that will get distributed to these other local organizations.

The mission of Hollywood Food Coalition is to nourish the community. We welcome people to dinner each night and rescue and redistribute food daily to other organizations. We care for our immediate community through our wellness program. We build community with and through our volunteers and community partnerships.

We are seeking volunteers to help us organize and distribute food to seniors. Learn more here.

Since 1969, the Los Angeles LGBT Center has cared for, championed, and celebrated LGBTQ individuals and families in Los Angeles and beyond. We provide services for more queer and trans people than any other organization in the world—offering programs, services, and global advocacy that span four broad categories: Health, Social Services and Housing, Culture and Education, and Leadership and Advocacy.

We are seeking interested Occupational Therapy students who are in need of an internship to fulfil their graduation requirements. Interns would take on the role of a Social Practitioner, working directly with our members to help them achieve their personal goals within a mental health-focused environment. The timeline can be flexible to align with the degree program's requirements.

Fountain House is a national mental health nonprofit founded in 1948 that continues to fight to improve health, increase opportunity, and end social and economic isolation for people living with serious mental illness. Our mission is to create the community, innovation, and social change needed for people most impacted by mental illness to lead connected and healthy lives.