Opportunities

We will be packing 100 feminine hygiene kits to be distribution by Salud Para La Gente in Watsonville.  This activity does require the need to be accurate in counting and following specific directions for presentation of the materials in each kit.

Join a small group baking pumpkin and gingerbread for distribution at Coast House in Half Moon Bay, WeHope in East Palo Alto and Life Moves, Mountain View. We'll meet at the kitchen in the Creekside Center at Los Altos United Methodist Church. Pl...

Join us as we clean up San Pedro Creek to preserve the steelhead habitat!Volunteers are encouraged to bring their own buckets and reusable gloves. Extra gloves, buckets, pickup sticks, and specific tools for this site cleanup will be provided while ...

Sort crayons for hospitalized children.

Join us as we assemble science kits that will be distributed to children in low-income families to make science education fun, engaging, and accessible. The kits will contain books and required materials, allowing students to independently conduct...

Work side-by-side with Hidden Villa's Farm team as they grow Hidden Villa's organic produce. With your hands in the soil, you'll learn from our farmers how Hidden Villa practices small-scale organic farming. Typical activities include seasonal planti...

Join the Hope's Corner team to deliver meals to neighbors who are living in their vehicles in Mountain View.Volunteers will follow the Hope’s Corner van to two different Safe Parking lots, and walk around to the vehicles, knocking on doors and ha...

 Assemble Homeless Kits These Hygiene Kits will include some basic necessities of toiletries that will help provide support to someone who is working in an emergency response.  Clean up will follow after all kits are assembled. Location: Imm...

Come and help assemble kits that will support mental health for men  and women at Elmwood Correctional Facility during the Kickoff event at the Mountain View Civic Center.      

Create a hand-made item to spread love around the world. Projects are provided for all ability levels from beginner to advanced. Location will be in Creekside Center at Los Altos United Methodist Church, 655 Magdalena Avenue, Los Altos.  Look for s...

Come and create beautiful bracelets with colorful beads at the Kick Off event at Mountain View Civic Center Plaza. The bracelets will be sent to the Palo Alto VA hospital to spread cheer to veterans and their families. 

Join us as we decorate slap bracelets that will be distributed by the Bill Wilson Center.Bill Wilson Center provides services to more that 5,000 children, youth, young adults, and families in Santa Clara County, with programs focused on housing, men...

Description Volunteers will pick up a dinner prepared at the Mountain View Day Worker Center, deliver it to the WeHOPE shelter in East Palo Alto, and help serve the meal to the shelter guests.Age: 13+Please wear closed toe shoes and a hat or hair...

Create a hand-made item to spread love around the world. Projects are provided for all ability levels from beginner to advanced. Location will be in Creekside Center at Los Altos United Methodist Church, 655 Magdalena Avenue, Los Altos.  Look for s...

Every two seconds, someone in the U.S. needs blood. This could be a little girl in the ICU, or a mother with Stage 3 Leukemia. Donate to help save lives in our community and beyond.Make an appointment at:  https://donors.vitalant.org/dwp/portal/  ...

Join a small group baking cakes and brownies for distribution to the guests and staff at WeHope in East Palo Alto. These desserts will be included in the delicious meals being prepared throughout the week by the Compassion Week crews. We'll meet a...

Help prepare and pack essential household items for families transitioning from homelessness to Abode permanent supportive-housing sites.

Are you in 5th to 8th grade and love using your imagination? Want to make new friends who share your interests?  Learn to play Dungeons & Dragons, the role-playing game where YOU become the hero of the story. Hosted by Teen Librarian Sarah Neeri, yo...

Join us as we make fleece blankets to support those in need! No skills are required. Come meet new friends and have fun while helping others!Contact Lidia at Lidia.fiandeiro@dsj.org for questions. 

Come and prepare a dinner that will be shared by 20-30 parents and kids from Hope Homes before their weekly parenting class.Hope Homes supports women and children facing emotional, physical, or mental health crisis.

This workshop celebrates and amplifies the incredible work already happening in our communities and provides opportunities for new connections and partnerships. You’ll hear real stories and proven strategies, experience meaningful connections, ga...

Join us for dinner and conversation as we come together to celebrate our shared humanity. Our immigrant neighbors, who make up 41% of the residents in Santa Clara County, will share their personal journeys, and in small groups we will reflect on thei...

Calling all teens to come together for a fun night of service to those in need in our community. For one week, as one community, we can foster infinite compassion! There will be a variety of fun projects during this evening of service related to the...

Help assemble and pack meals for thousands of hungry people all over the world! Join Compassion Week as we assemble and pack meals for thousands of hungry people all over the world!Rise Against Hunger’s meal packaging program is a volunteer-bas...

Work side-by-side with Hidden Villa's Farm team as they grow Hidden Villa's organic produce! With your hands in the soil, you'll learn from our farmers how Hidden Villa practices small-scale organic farming. Typical activities include seasonal planti...

WeHOPE's mission is to help people become healthy, employed, and housed using innovative solutions. Help WeHOPE by painting a conference room where the staff gather and where their clients meet for supportive services. Volunteers will also do minor t...

Join a small group of volunteers who will power wash and also do some outdoor cleaning and beautification.No experience is needed, but if you've been wanting to use a power washer, this is your chance! Age: 15+Please wear clothes that can get wet, ...

Sacred Heart has created a shopping experience with fresh produce, dry goods, eggs, milk, and chicken in our food pantry, and an intimate, boutique shopping atmosphere in our clothes closet. Specific volunteer duties will depend on the most criti...

Join us as we make fleece blankets to support those in need! No skills are required. Come meet new friends and have fun while helping others!Contact Lidia at Lidia.fiandeiro@dsj.org for questions. 

Participate in weekly sorting and organizing of donated clothing that is distributed to neighbors in need every first and third Monday of the month.

Come donate blood! Register for a specific time slot using the links below. Thanks for making a difference! Registration Link for 1300 Grant Rd. Los Altos, CA

Sacred Heart has created a shopping experience with fresh produce, dry goods, eggs, milk, and chicken in the food pantry, and an intimate, boutique shopping atmosphere in the clothes closet. Specific volunteer duties will depend on the most criti...

Join other youth in baking delicious dessert bars for Saturday evening's Youth Open Mic and also bake pumpkin and ginger bread to be included in the nutritious meal being served at Hope's Corner the following morning.  No baking experience necessar...

Create holiday gift bags with new, donated beauty products for individuals transitioning from chronic homelessness.

Come and help prepare and set-up for the Saturday breakfast service. We will unload the delivery van, store groceries, set up tables and chairs, assemble snack bags, and help with food preparation and cooking.Hope's Corner provides hot, nutritious m...

Sacred Heart has created a shopping experience with fresh produce, dry goods, eggs, milk, and chicken in the food pantry, and an intimate, boutique shopping atmosphere in the clothes closet. Specific volunteer duties will depend on the most crit...

  Assemble Hygiene Kits for the Unhoused These kits will include basic necessities such as underwear and toiletries to help provide support for men who are unhoused.  Kits will be distributed to various agencies that work with the homeless.  ...

Join us for a fun tree care session on the Stevens Creek Trail in Mountain View sponsored by the City of Mountain View, in partnership with Friends of the Stevens Creek Trail!   With the guidance of Canopy staff, you'll learn how to promote strong, ...

Description Serve dinner to guests at the  WeHOPE shelter in East Palo Alto.Age Requirement: 13+ Please wear closed toe shoes, and bring a hat or hair tie. The mission of WeHOPE is to help the unhoused, homeless and those at-risk in rebuildin...

Description Volunteers will pick up a dinner that has been prepared at Los Altos United Methodist Church, and then deliver and serve that dinner at the WeHOPE shelter in East Palo Alto. Age Requirement: 13+ Please wear closed toe shoes, and brin...

Join us at Pacifica Institute as we assemble 50 backpacks containing school supplies that will be distributed to clients of Rebekah's Children's Services. 

Meet at the Gateway Center in Sunnyvale to pack groceries and household items, and write notes of encouragement for 50 families living in RVs. Then, travel by caravan to an RV cluster in Mountain View to deliver two bags of items to each family.

Join us as we assemble science kits that will be distributed to children in low-income families to make science education fun, engaging, and accessible. The kits will contain books and required materials, allowing students to independently conduct...

Hidden Villa’s education garden is visited by over 10,000 school children every year, and over 700 Summer Campers every summer! Help us take care of the garden by adding woodchips to the pathways, watering the plants, pulling weeds, and tidying up ...

Help assemble and pack meals for thousands of hungry people all over the world! Join Compassion Week as we assemble and pack meals for thousands of hungry people all over the world!Rise Against Hunger’s meal packaging program is a volunteer-bas...

Come assemble lunch bags, distribute a hot breakfast, and serve coffee to the guests at Hope's Corner. Age restrictions:  Must be 16 years and older Clothing requirements: Must wear closed toed shoes, a hat or hair net (provided).Hope's CornerÂ...