Opportunities
Upcoming Events
Check back to view upcoming Hope for San Diego events! In the meantime, serve with us in one of the opportunities below.
Ways to Get Involved
See what events and volunteer opportunities we and our affiliates are hosting.
At-Risk Youth
Where: Solana Beach, Escondido, or City Heights
When: Weekly, semester-long commitments requested
A Step Beyond, San Diego Refugee Tutoring, Casa de Amistad, and UrbanLife are looking for tutors to come alongside underserved students. Most tutoring roles begin in August with the start of the new school year, but there are also several opportunities to help out with summer camps. Fill out the sign up form to learn more!
Where: Mira Mesa
When: 1st and 4th Thursday of the month
Prepare and hand out food packages at Love Acts’ monthly food distribution at Mira Mesa High School and Christ Community Church. Vulnerable neighbors in the community are highly impacted by this generosity each month!
Where: County-wide
When: Start with a volunteer orientation, every 3rd Thursday of the month
Support teens in foster care who are aging-out of the system and most often overlooked. Just In Time For Foster Youth hosts volunteer info sessions each month and then will help match you with a youth for mentoring.
Homelessness
Where: Solutions For Change, Vista
When: Any day of the week
Prepare a meal for families who have recently left homelessness and are newly joining the Solutions community.
*Good Opportunity for Groups!*
Where: North County, various locations
When: Last Wednesday of the month
Attend one of San Diego Recuse Mission’s monthly North County Huddle events to learn about the ongoing needs of the houseless in north county. There is always a story from a graduate, special guest from the county, and lunch included.
Where: San Diego Rescue Mission, Downtown
When: Any Monday night
Join SDRM’s weekly program for residents of the Rescue Mission. You’ll have a chance to get to know residents and help facilitate the activities for the evening. This is a great opportunity for groups!
*Good Opportunity for Groups!*
Where: San Diego Rescue Mission, Downtown
When: 2nd Saturday of the month from 10am-12:30pm
Groups help with a variety of tasks at the mission, and will have a chance to engage with other volunteers, SDRM staff, and residents. Minimum age to participate is 12 years old.
*Good Opportunity for Groups!*
Where: Solway Church, Pacific Beach
When: Every Tuesday evening
Cook a meal, serve food, or hand out clothes at We See You’s weekly dinner for those experiencing homelessness. You & your group can serve once or weekly! All ages are welcome.
*Good Opportunity for Groups!*
Immigrants & Refugees
Where: County-wide, most often East County
When: Start with a virtual volunteer orientation
World Relief needs volunteers to serve as English tutors, offer career support, or be a friendship partner for a refugee. Sign up for an orientation to find out which opportunity is right for you.
Where: Mid-City Nazarene Church, City Heights
When: Every Monday morning
Mid-City Nazarene Church is centrally located and serves a highly diverse population in the area. They partner with San Diego Rescue Mission to offer showers to migrants and unhoused neighbors once a week and need volunteers to help run the various stations. Volunteers can commit once or weekly!
*Good Opportunity for Groups!*
Where: Mid-City Nazarene Church, City Heights
When: Mondays at noon
Many refugees & immigrant children entering San Diego County schools lack formal education skills and English proficiency that hinder their academic progress. The emotional distress from fleeing their home country can pose further obstacles.
Cafe English is a once-a-week, drop-in conversational English hour starting in June. Volunteers will get paired with one of our clients, and no prior ESL experience is necessary.
Where: Logan Heights
When: Weekday mornings
The Greater Logan Heights area is one of the most diverse yet impoverished communities in San Diego. Alma Community Care provides mental health counseling, parenting education and seminars, and scholarships for individual therapy.
Volunteers are needed to help support parenting seminars at local schools with set up and break down and/or by providing food.
Got a few hours to share?! We’re looking for 25-30 volunteers to help San Diego Refugee Tutoring celebrate their incoming students at their Back to School Bash on August 10th!
You’ll help at our HFSD activity booths, including face painting, popcorn making, water games, inflatable obstacle course, and more!
Join one of two shifts (9a-12:30p or 12:30-3:30p). Lunch is included.
Anti-Trafficking
Generate Hope believes community plays a key role in helping women experience love and dignity. From mentoring, on-campus support, creative services, and professional partnership — there are so many unique ways to help out!
Sign up to fill out a volunteer application and get matched with a service opportunity.