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At-Risk Youth
Campus Beautification, Abraxas High School, Poway
WHEN: 9a-12p
WHERE: Poway
WHAT: Abraxas High School serves hundreds students facing food and housing insecurities as they complete high school. Come help us beautify the campus so that they can start off the new quarter with refreshed garden spaces!
WHO: 20 volunteers needed; All ages welcome
Back to School Prep, Casa de Amistad, Solana Beach
WHEN: 9a-12p
WHERE: Solana Beach Presbyterian Church
WHAT: Help support Casa de Amistad students as they prepare for a new school year. Casa de Amistad is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting the education of underserved children, teens, and their families. They need volunteers to help assemble backpacks with classroom supplies for all Casa students, prepare materials and resource rooms for tutoring sessions, and more.
WHO: 25 volunteers needed; All ages welcome
Garden & Yard Work, Casa de Amistad, Carlsbad
WHEN: 9a-11:30a
WHERE: Carlsbad
WHAT: Help beautify Casa de Amistad’s garden space. Casa de Amistad is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting the education of underserved children, teens, and their families. They need volunteers to help weed, plant, and clean their garden space.
WHO: 15 volunteers needed; All ages welcome
Closet Restoration, Restoration 225, National City
WHEN: 9am-12pm
WHERE: National City
WHAT: Come help restore a closet for Restoration 225 to use for foster care supplies. You’ll paint, organize, and beautify the space.
WHO: 7 volunteers needed; ages 10+
Cleaning & Organizing, Olive Crest, Downtown
WHEN: 9a-11a
WHERE: Downtown
WHAT: Olive Crest provides foster care services in San Diego. We need volunteers to come help clean and organize their Resource Center.
WHO: 10 volunteers needed; all ages
Gardening & Yard Work, Urban Life, City Heights
WHEN: 9a-11a
WHERE: Urban Life Farm, City Heights
WHAT: UrbanLife empowers underserved youth in the City Heights area to learn crucial life skills and engage in their community. Their large garden site provides fresh produce for their cafe job training program.! Come out to help tackle several summer refresh projects alongside UrbanLife youth and staff! You’ll weed, harvest, plant, and help build out a children’s corner of the garden.
WHO: 20 volunteers needed; All ages welcome
Family Picnic, Bithiah Family Services, San Marcos
WHEN: 10a-2p
WHERE: San Marcos
WHAT: Bithiah Family Services provides wraparound services to infants, children and teens experiencing foster care, youth aging out of foster care, children at risk of removal due to abuse and neglect, and all caretakers of vulnerable children. Help us provide a picnic by serving food, watching the bounce house, assisting in “cost free shopping”, and running the food pantry.
WHO: 8 volunteers needed; All ages welcome
Teen Parent Picnic, Love Does and Young Lives, South County
WHEN: 10:30a-1:30p
WHERE: South County
WHAT: Come celebrate summer with the families of Young Lives. While your calendar may be packed with fun summer events, this may be the only opportunity these families have to enjoy a summer picnic. Let’s help make it possible!
WHO: 10 volunteers needed; All ages welcome
Refresh the Well, The Well, Grossmont
WHEN: 9a-2p
WHERE: Grossmont
WHAT: The Well Community for Women is a nonprofit creating space for women to work, heal, rest, and belong through coworking, child watch, and community support. Help clean and organize their space so that the mamas they serve can pursue their opportunities.
WHO: 15 volunteers needed; all ages welcome
Warehouse Clean Out, Just in Time for Foster Youth, Mission Valley
WHEN: 9a-12p
WHERE: Mission Valley
WHAT: Just in Time engages a caring community to help transition age foster youth achieve self-sufficiency and well-being. We need volunteers to help replenish products, organize the warehouse, and clean before the next shopping day for the organizations’ clients.
WHO: 10 volunteers needed; 18+
Parking Lot Refresh, The David's Harp Foundation, Downtown
WHEN: 9a-12p
WHERE: Downtown
WHAT: The David’s Harp Foundation inspires, educates, and empowers system-affected and homeless youth to achieve academic success through music education, sound engineering and multimedia production. We need your help to clean up their studio location to allow for students to learn and feel at home in the safest and cleanest environment.
WHO: 20 volunteers needed; all ages
Gardening & Yard Work, Ocean Knoll, Encinitas
WHEN: 8-11a
WHERE: Encinitas
WHAT: This family work day at Ocean Knoll Elementary will support a local Encinitas school with an expansive garden space. Come out for a fun morning to help beautify and prep the farm and garden areas. Projects range from heavy-duty lifting to fun garden crafts, plentiful weeding, chicken coop repair, and more!
WHO: 100 volunteers needed; All ages welcome
Gardening & Yard Work, Sage Gardens, La Mesa
WHEN: 8-10a
WHERE: La Mesa
WHAT: This family work day at Lemon Ave Elementary will support a local La Mesa school with an expansive garden space. Come out for a fun morning to help beautify and prep the garden areas. Projects range from refreshing soil to prepping new benches.
WHO: 40 volunteers needed; All ages welcome
Gardening & Yard Work, Sage Gardens, Clairemont
WHEN: 8-10a
WHERE: Clairemont
WHAT: This family work day will support a local Clairemont school with an expansive garden space. Come out for a fun morning to help beautify and prep the garden areas. Projects range from refreshing soil to prepping new benches.
WHO: 10 volunteers needed; All ages welcome
Organization Refresh, A Step Beyond, Escondido
WHEN: TBD
WHERE: Escondido
WHAT: A Step Beyond provides dance and academic programs to underserved families in North County. We need you to help refresh their organization by cleaning & organizing supplies as well as doing a deep clean while they are in between school years!
WHO: 10 volunteers needed; All ages welcome
Foster Closet Refresh, Quest Church, East County
WHEN: TBD
WHERE: East County
WHAT: Quest Church hosts a “Blessing Boutique” with resources and supplies for kids in foster care. Volunteers are needed to help clean up the space, organize resources, and beautify it all!
WHO: 10 volunteers needed; All ages welcome
Homelessness
Campus Beautification, Solutions for Change, Vista
WHEN: 9am-11am
WHERE: Vista
WHAT: Solutions for Change transforms lives and communities by permanently solving family homelessness. Volunteers are needed to help paint residents’ fences and host a picnic for the families.
WHO: 20 volunteers needed; age 12+
Organizing & Cleaning Resale Store, CRC, Encinitas
WHEN: 9-11a
WHERE: Encinitas
WHAT: The Community Resource Center resale store provides practical resources for families in need in the North County area. Help organize clothes and clean this space to be ready to welcome shoppers!
WHO: 15 volunteers needed; all ages welcome
Organizing & Cleaning Food Pantry, CRC, Encinitas
WHEN: 9-11a
WHERE: Encinitas
WHAT: Local nonprofits have been reporting their greatest demands for food assistance since the pandemic. The CRC food pantry provides practical resources for families in need in the North County area. Help deep clean and organize shelves to make this space ready to welcome those in need of food assistance.
WHO: 20 volunteers needed; all ages welcome
Clothing Preparation & Sorting, We See You San Diego, Emerald Hills
WHEN: 9-12p
WHERE: Emerald Hills
WHAT: Every week, We See You San Diego hosts a dinner party for people experiencing homelessness, where they hand out food and clothing. We need volunteers to organize clothing and cut & sort fabrics for new blankets!
WHO: 20 volunteers needed; all ages welcome
Organizing & Cleaning, Ladle Fellowship, Downtown
WHEN: 9a-12p
WHERE: First Presbyterian Church, Little Italy
WHAT: Ladle Fellowship serves the homeless community with regular meals and other activities. Volunteers will be deep cleaning the spaces to ensure a clean, sanitary space for weekly meals.
WHO: 30 volunteers needed; All ages welcome
Medical Outreach, Street Corner Care, Downtown
WHEN: 9a-12p
WHERE: First Presbyterian Church, Little Italy
WHAT: During this medical outreach, health professionals provide education, health screenings, and advocacy for those who may feel abandoned by the healthcare system and experiencing homelessness. Medical professionals are especially needed, but other volunteers can offer meals, conversation, and prayer.
WHO: 6 volunteers needed; Ages 18+ recommended
Mission Assistance, San Diego Rescue Mission, Downtown
WHEN: 10a-12:30p
WHERE: SDRM Downtown location
WHAT: SDRM helps restore the lives of people experiencing homelessness, abuse, poverty or addiction through faith-based emergency services, residential rehabilitation programs, children’s services, hunger relief efforts and community outreach. We need your help to clean and beautify their downtown location, where many students are going through a year-long rehabilitation program.
WHO: 15 volunteers needed; Ages 15+ with adult supervision
Summerfest Picnic, San Diego Rescue Mission, National City
WHEN: 10a-12:30p
WHERE: National City
WHAT: San Diego Rescue Mission opened their newest Navigation Center last year in National City, and we’re excited to throw a party for the residents again. This space provides short-term safe housing and intentional programming to help houseless folks get back on their feet. Come out for a fun morning to bring some summer cheer to residents! You’ll help out with food and activities.
WHO: 15 volunteers needed; Ages 15+ with parental supervision
Clothing Sorting, Hope for San Diego, North Park
WHEN: 9am-12pm
WHERE: North Park
WHAT: Many of our partner organizations need resources like clothing to help meet the needs of our neighbors. Sort clothing donations that we will distribute to We See You San Diego and San Diego Rescue Mission.
WHO: 15 volunteers needed; All ages welcome
Anti-Trafficking
Organization Refresh, Alabaster Jar Project, Escondido
WHEN: 9a-12p
WHERE: Escondido
WHAT: One of the key ways Alabaster Jar Project serves trafficking survivors is through helping survivors sell beauty products. They need your help to make products as well as help them prepare for their upcoming fundraiser.
WHO: 20 volunteers needed; All ages welcome
Gardening & House Clean Up, Generate Hope, Coronado
WHEN: 10a-1p
WHERE: Coronado
WHAT: GenerateHope is looking for volunteers to help beautify and refresh their Coronado home. Your support will make an everyday difference for the women at this home as they heal from the traumas of trafficking!
WHO: 30 volunteers needed; Ages 18+
Gardening & Yard Work, Generate Hope, South County
WHEN: 10a-1p
WHERE: South County
WHAT: GenerateHope is looking for volunteers to help beautify and refresh their Coronado home. Your support will make an everyday difference for the women at this home as they heal from the traumas of trafficking!
WHO: 15 volunteers needed; Ages 18+,Women only
Immigrants & Refugees
Mama Care Morning, Alma Community Care, Logan Heights
WHEN: 9am-12pm
WHERE: Logan Heights Library
WHAT: Alma Community Care provides mental health resources and care to underserved families in the Logan Heights area. Help in one of three teams (Friday set up, Kids team, Mamas team) to provide a morning respite event for mamas in the community!
WHO: 8 volunteers needed; Ages 16+ recommended
Men's Breakfast and Hike, Bridge Builders, East County
WHEN: 9am-12pm
WHERE: East County
WHAT: Bridge Builders seek to build bridges of friendship and understanding among Muslims and Christians through service, education, and prayer. We need volunteers to join this morning of fellowship to serve breakfast and engage in a cultural exchange while hiking!
WHO: 6 volunteers needed; Ages 18+ recommended; Men only
Paddle Board Day, Circles USA, Central
WHEN: TBD
WHERE: Central
WHAT: Circles San Diego comes alongside individuals until they overcome poverty permanently. Help provide a day of celebration for these individuals through paddleboarding!
WHO: 10 volunteers needed; All ages welcome
Cafe English, World Relief, City Heights
WHEN: 9a-1p
WHERE: City Heights
WHAT: Many refugees & immigrant children entering San Diego County schools lack formal education skills and English proficiency that hinder their academic progress. World Relief’s Cafe English is a drop in conversational English time. Volunteers will get paired with one of their clients and will also run kids activity stations.
WHO: 15 volunteers needed; All ages welcome
North County
Campus Beautification, Abraxas High School, Poway
WHEN: 9a-12p
WHERE: Poway
WHAT: Abraxas High School serves hundreds students facing food and housing insecurities as they complete high school. Come help us beautify the campus so that they can start off the new quarter with refreshed garden spaces!
WHO: 20 volunteers needed; All ages welcome
Back to School Prep, Casa de Amistad, Solana Beach
WHEN: 9a-12p
WHERE: Solana Beach Presbyterian Church
WHAT: Help support Casa de Amistad students as they prepare for a new school year. Casa de Amistad is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting the education of underserved children, teens, and their families. They need volunteers to help assemble backpacks with classroom supplies for all Casa students, prepare materials and resource rooms for tutoring sessions, and more.
WHO: 25 volunteers needed; All ages welcome
Garden & Yard Work, Casa de Amistad, Carlsbad
WHEN: 9a-11:30a
WHERE: Carlsbad
WHAT: Help beautify Casa de Amistad’s garden space. Casa de Amistad is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting the education of underserved children, teens, and their families. They need volunteers to help weed, plant, and clean their garden space.
WHO: 15 volunteers needed; All ages welcome
Campus Beautification, Solutions for Change, Vista
WHEN: 9am-11am
WHERE: Vista
WHAT: Solutions for Change transforms lives and communities by permanently solving family homelessness. Volunteers are needed to help paint residents’ fences and host a picnic for the families.
WHO: 20 volunteers needed; age 12+
Organizing & Cleaning Resale Store, CRC, Encinitas
WHEN: 9-11a
WHERE: Encinitas
WHAT: The Community Resource Center resale store provides practical resources for families in need in the North County area. Help organize clothes and clean this space to be ready to welcome shoppers!
WHO: 15 volunteers needed; all ages welcome
Organizing & Cleaning Food Pantry, CRC, Encinitas
WHEN: 9-11a
WHERE: Encinitas
WHAT: Local nonprofits have been reporting their greatest demands for food assistance since the pandemic. The CRC food pantry provides practical resources for families in need in the North County area. Help deep clean and organize shelves to make this space ready to welcome those in need of food assistance.
WHO: 20 volunteers needed; all ages welcome
Organization Refresh, Alabaster Jar Project, Escondido
WHEN: 9a-12p
WHERE: Escondido
WHAT: One of the key ways Alabaster Jar Project serves trafficking survivors is through helping survivors sell beauty products. They need your help to make products as well as help them prepare for their upcoming fundraiser.
WHO: 20 volunteers needed; All ages welcome
Family Picnic, Bithia Family Services, San Marcos
WHEN: 10a-2p
WHERE: San Marcos
WHAT: Bithia Family Services provides wraparound services to infants, children and teens experiencing foster care, youth aging out of foster care, children at risk of removal due to abuse and neglect, and all caretakers of vulnerable children. Help us provide a picnic by serving food, watching the bounce house, assisting in “cost free shopping”, and running the food pantry.
WHO: 8 volunteers needed; All ages welcome
Gardening & Yard Work, Ocean Knoll, Encinitas
WHEN: 8-11a
WHERE: Encinitas
WHAT: This family work day at Ocean Knoll Elementary will support a local Encinitas school with an expansive garden space. Come out for a fun morning to help beautify and prep the farm and garden areas. Projects range from heavy-duty lifting to fun garden crafts, plentiful weeding, chicken coop repair, and more!
WHO: 100 volunteers needed; All ages welcome
Organization Refresh, A Step Beyond, Escondido
WHEN: TBD
WHERE: Escondido
WHAT: A Step Beyond provides dance and academic programs to underserved families in North County. We need you to help refresh their organization by cleaning & organizing supplies as well as doing a deep clean while they are in between school years!
WHO: 10 volunteers needed; All ages welcome
Central
Cleaning & Organizing, Olive Crest, Downtown
WHEN: 9a-11a
WHERE: Downtown
WHAT: Olive Crest provides foster care services in San Diego. We need volunteers to come help clean and organize their Resource Center.
WHO: 10 volunteers needed; all ages
Gardening & Yard Work, Urban Life, City Heights
WHEN: 9a-11a
WHERE: Urban Life Farm, City Heights
WHAT: UrbanLife empowers underserved youth in the City Heights area to learn crucial life skills and engage in their community. Their large garden site provides fresh produce for their cafe job training program.! Come out to help tackle several summer refresh projects alongside UrbanLife youth and staff! You’ll weed, harvest, plant, and help build out a children’s corner of the garden.
WHO: 20 volunteers needed; All ages welcome
Warehouse Clean Out, Just in Time for Foster Youth, Mission Valley
WHEN: 9a-12p
WHERE: Mission Valley
WHAT: Just in Time engages a caring community to help transition age foster youth achieve self-sufficiency and well-being. We need volunteers to help replenish products, organize the warehouse, and clean before the next shopping day for the organizations’ clients.
WHO: 10 volunteers needed; 18+
Parking Lot Refresh, The David's Harp Foundation, Downtown
WHEN: 9a-12p
WHERE: Downtown
WHAT: The David’s Harp Foundation inspires, educates, and empowers system-affected and homeless youth to achieve academic success through music education, sound engineering and multimedia production. We need your help to clean up their studio location to allow for students to learn and feel at home in the safest and cleanest environment.
WHO: 20 volunteers needed; all ages
Organizing & Cleaning, Ladle Fellowship, Downtown
WHEN: 9a-12p
WHERE: First Presbyterian Church, Little Italy
WHAT: Ladle Fellowship serves the homeless community with regular meals and other activities. Volunteers will be deep cleaning the spaces to ensure a clean, sanitary space for weekly meals.
WHO: 30 volunteers needed; All ages welcome
Medical Outreach, Street Corner Care, Downtown
WHEN: 9a-12p
WHERE: First Presbyterian Church, Little Italy
WHAT: During this medical outreach, health professionals provide education, health screenings, and advocacy for those who may feel abandoned by the healthcare system and experiencing homelessness. Medical professionals are especially needed, but other volunteers can offer meals, conversation, and prayer.
WHO: 6 volunteers needed; Ages 18+ recommended
Garden & Yard Work, Sage Gardens, Clairemont
WHEN: 8-10a
WHERE: Clairemont
WHAT: This family work day will support a local Clairemont school with an expansive garden space. Come out for a fun morning to help beautify and prep the garden areas. Projects range from refreshing soil to prepping new benches.
WHO: 10 volunteers needed; All ages welcome
Paddle Board Day, Circles USA, Central
WHEN: TBD
WHERE: Central
WHAT: Circles San Diego comes alongside individuals until they overcome poverty permanently. Help provide a day of celebration for these individuals through paddleboarding!
WHO: 10 volunteers needed; All ages welcome
Clothing Sorting, Hope for San Diego, North Park
WHEN: TBD
WHERE: North Park
WHAT: Many of our partner organizations need resources like clothing to help meet the needs of our neighbors. Sort clothing donations that we will distribute to We See You San Diego and San Diego Rescue Mission.
WHO: 10 volunteers needed; All ages welcome
East County
Refresh the Well, The Well, Grossmont
WHEN: 9a-2p
WHERE: Grossmont
WHAT: The Well Community for Women is a nonprofit creating space for women to work, heal, rest, and belong through coworking, child watch, and community support. Help clean and organize their space so that the mamas they serve can pursue their opportunities.
WHO: 15 volunteers needed; all ages welcome
Mens Breakfast & Hike, Bridge Builders, East County
WHEN: 9am-12pm
WHERE: East County
WHAT: Bridge Builders seek to build bridges of friendship and understanding among Muslims and Christians through service, education, and prayer. We need volunteers to join this morning of fellowship to serve breakfast and engage in a cultural exchange while hiking!
WHO: 6 volunteers needed; Ages 18+ recommended; Men only
Garden & Yard Work, Sage Gardens, La Mesa
WHEN: 8-10a
WHERE: La Mesa
WHAT: This family work day at Lemon Ave Elementary will support a local La Mesa school with an expansive garden space. Come out for a fun morning to help beautify and prep the garden areas. Projects range from refreshing soil to prepping new benches.
WHO: 40 volunteers needed; All ages welcome
Foster Closet Refresh, Quest Church, East County
WHEN: TBD
WHERE: East County
WHAT: Quest Church hosts a “Blessing Boutique” with resources and supplies for kids in foster care. Volunteers are needed to help clean up the space, organize resources, and beautify it all!
WHO: 10 volunteers needed; All ages welcome
South County
Closet Restoration, Restoration 225, National City
WHEN: 9am-12pm
WHERE: National City
WHAT: Come help restore a closet for Restoration 225 to use for foster care supplies. You’ll paint, organize, and beautify the space.
WHO: 7 volunteers needed; ages 10+
Teen Parent Picnic, Love Does and Young Lives, South County
WHEN: 10:30a-1:30p
WHERE: South County
WHAT: Come celebrate summer with the families of Young Lives. While your calendar may be packed with fun summer events, this may be the only opportunity these families have to enjoy a summer picnic. Let’s help make it possible!
WHO: 10 volunteers needed; All ages welcome
Clothing Preparation & Sorting, We See You San Diego, Emerald Hills
WHEN: 9-12p
WHERE: Emerald Hills
WHAT: Every week, We See You San Diego hosts a dinner party for people experiencing homelessness, where they hand out food and clothing. We need volunteers to organize clothing and cut & sort fabrics for new blankets!
WHO: 20 volunteers needed; all ages welcome
Gardening & House Clean Up, Generate Hope, Coronado
WHEN: 10a-1p
WHERE: Coronado
WHAT: GenerateHope is looking for volunteers to help beautify and refresh their Coronado home. Your support will make an everyday difference for the women at this home as they heal from the traumas of trafficking!
WHO: 30 volunteers needed; Ages 18+
Gardening & Yard Work, Generate Hope, South County
WHEN: 10a-1p
WHERE: South County
WHAT: GenerateHope is looking for volunteers to help beautify and refresh their Coronado home. Your support will make an everyday difference for the women at this home as they heal from the traumas of trafficking!
WHO: 15 volunteers needed; Ages 18+; Women only
Summerfest Picnic, San Diego Rescue Mission, National City
WHEN: 10a-12:30p
WHERE: National City
WHAT: San Diego Rescue Mission opened their newest Navigation Center last year in National City, and we’re excited to throw a party for the residents again. This space provides short-term safe housing and intentional programming to help houseless folks get back on their feet. Come out for a fun morning to bring some summer cheer to residents! You’ll help out with food and activities.
WHO: 15 volunteers needed; Ages 15+ with parental supervision