Citizens Who Care
Description: Citizens Who Care is looking for a confident, sensitive, caring volunteer who would be willing to take one of our Davis clients for a drive or outing on a Sunday afternoon once or twice a month. She is a 96 year old lady with Alzheimer’s disease that has advanced to the stage where it is difficult to engage her. Conversation is limited, repetitive and often nonsensical; she tends to wander around the house always tidying and moving things about. This is wearing for her family who would relish having some time to themselves. If you have had experience with a family member with Alzheimer’s or with special needs, you no doubt understand this family’s need for a break.
This woman is pleasant and sociable, she loves to go on short outings but there is no doubt that being with her requires a good deal of patience and understanding. Someone with experience working with someone with Alzheimer’s disease, or with special needs would be a good candidate for this position. In addition, if you are a pre med, nursing or psychology student with an interest in the elderly or dementia care this assignment would provide some useful insights for you.
For more information: Please contact Ellie Slaven, Director of Volunteers, at cwcvc@dcn.org or (530) 668-8780.
Davis Feminist Film Festival
Description: The Davis Feminist Film Festival is a grassroots event that supports the Consortium for Women and Research. The goal of the Festival is to showcase alternative films which raise consciousness about gender, race, class, sexuality, and other social inequalities. We are looking for someone interested in the Davis Feminist Film Festival mission and who is willing to do basic tasks like tabling at the MU and Famer's Market, flyering, and event help. Volunteer shifts are flexible.
When and where: Dates for tabling are March 5th to April 12th. Event help is on Thursday, April 12th and Friday, April 13th.
For more information: For more information please contact Alex Lee at xllee@ucdavis.edu
THINK Together
Description: In need of volunteers to work as tutors with Elementary and Middle School students.
When and where: Elk Grove and Sacramento
For more information: Please contact Brijette Bergman, Manager of Volunteers, bbergman@thinktogether.org or call 916-509-5757
Village Harvest
Description: Village Harvest is an organization that picks fruit from backyard trees in Davis and Woodland and donates it to local food agencies to feed the hungry in Yolo County. Looking for volunteers to help with picking, sorting and transporting fruit; no experience is necessary.
When and where: Typically, Tuesdays and Weekends. Volunteers meet at central locations in Davis and Woodland and carpool/bike to nearby sites. Check the calendar for exact dates and times on the website.
For more information: Please e-mail joe.schwartz@villageharvest.org or visit the website http://www.villageharvest.org/davis/.
After-School Reading Club
Description: Can you give ½ hour, once a week to read with a beginning reader? The purpose of the program is to give Second and Third Graders some extra reading practice after school. The UCD volunteer sits with one student and listens to him/her read, then discusses the book. There is no application process.
When and where: Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 2:35 to 3:05 pm at the North Davis Elementary School.
For more information: Please e-mail mbeetley@djusd.net.
California Against Slavery
Description: Looking for volunteers to collect signatures on a petition to get the CASE initiative on the November Ballot. The CASE initiative is an effort to strengthen laws against human trafficking in California.
When and where: Ongoing now until April
For more information: Please contact Rachel Cunningham at rmcunningham@ucdavis.edu or visit californiaagasintslavery.org.
Thrift Store Volunteers Needed:
The Yolo County SPCA Thrift Store, located at 920 3rd Street (corner of 3rd & I) in Downtown Davis, is in need of volunteers to help with hanging clothing, organizing books, putting away items, and other tasks as needed. Volunteers are welcome to volunteer anytime during store hours. All volunteers must be over the age of 16 and have medical insurance. To start, please contact the store volunteer coordinator, Katie Walton thriftvolunteers@yolospca.org and phone number 530-758-0544, OR just come in and say hello! Volunteers are welcome to come in to the store, fill out a form, and start volunteering as soon as that day. You can find more information on our Thrift Store by visiting: http://yolospca.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=51&Itemid=76 or, of course, we would love for you to stop by in person!
Yolo County Volunteer Income Tax Assistance
Description: Looking for volunteers to participate in the Yolo County Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Campaign. Last year, 74 IRS VITA volunteer tax preparers helped 2,118 Yolo low to moderate income families file their tax returns and claim over $2.1 million in tax refunds and credits. No experience needed. Training is provided and required.
When and where: Volunteers are asked to contribute 20 hours during tax season, February – April.
For more information: Contact UCD VITA Student Coordinator, Nery Leon, at nleon@ucdavis.edu or Erica Rodriguez atErica.rodriguez@asm.ca.gov for questions about the position and info night.
High School Equivalency Program
Description: The High School Equivalency Program (HEP) provides education and counseling services to migrant farm workers who did not complete their high school education so they can pass the GED examination. Looking for volunteers to tutor a group of adults that need to acquire basic skills in literature, writing, and math.
When and where: Three locations:
Winter High School, Winters, CA. Mondays and Wednesdays, 6:00-8:00pm.
Woodland Community College, Woodland, CA. Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 6:00-8:00pm.
Anderson Elementary School in Dixon, CA. Tuesdays through Thursdays, 6:00-8:00pm.
For more information: Contact Margarita Toledo at (916) 278 4956 or toledom@saclink.csus.edu.
International Conversation Partner Program
Description: Volunteers needed to give an hour of the week to meet and converse with an international visitor. This is a fun way to help someone from another country improve English conversation skills, and you can learn more about another country!
When and where: You and your partner will decide on a mutually convenient day, time and place to meet.
For more information: Contact Susan Linz at susanlinz@hotmail.com or call 758-6122.
Dixon Teen Center
Description: Volunteers needed to assist supervisors at the Dixon Teen Center. Engage teens in games and activities, work in the snack bar, supervise the computer lab and oversees safety at the DTC. LiveScan fingerprinting and background check required. Orientation is November 2nd at 6:30 pm (contact Cathy if need another date).
When and where: Friday and/or Saturday evenings from 5:30 to 11:00 pm. Application located here.
For more information: Contact Cathy Morris at (707) 678 2191 or email morrises@pacbell.net.
Shifa Clinic
Description: Need volunteers to take care of reception, health educator, pharmacy and lab duties. More experienced students can help with managing and organizing clinic. Volunteers must be a registered undergraduate with 3 quarters left at UCD and have proof of 2 MMR and TB test within 11 months of starting.
When and where: Winter 2011 in Sacramento. Application is available here. Send completed application to shifaclinic@gmail.com. Deadline is November 4 by 11:59 pm.
For more information: Please visit http://www.shifaclinic.com or contact Undergraduate Representative Amarjot Kaur atamakaur@ucdavis.edu.
Sacramento Suzuki Violin Studio
Description: Non-profit music institute seeking volunteers for October to assist with music instrument preparation: polishing instruments, tuning, labeling, cleaning instrument cases to prepare for the district-wide Any Given Child Program next month. No experience needed.
When and where: 1212 Merkley Avenue, West Sacramento. Every Tuesday and Thursday during the school year; from 2:30 pm until 6:30 p
For more information: Contact Clara Litman at (916) 308-2307 or clara.suzukiviolinstudio@yahoo.com
Youth Leadership Institute
When: Wednesdays @ 6:00pm
Where: Davis Community Church Room
A new program is beginning in Davis for high school students that equips them for community leadership through hands-on experience and education. This year long program will expose youth to the issues of poverty, homelessness and mental illness; and provide an opportunity to develop an appropriate response. These yout will ultimately be trained as leaders of the Interfaith Rotating Winter Shelter of Davis.
The Youth Leadership Institute is open to ALL. This years members will have the added benefit of being founding members of this organization.
Soup Kitchen
What: Soup Kitchen! (or rather delicious food Kitchen)
Date: Tomorrow, Thursday October 13, 2011 (and every consecutive Thursday)
Time: 5 p.m. - 7 p.m.
Location: 640 Hawthorne Lane Davis, CA at Saint Martin's Church
Chow Nights, a soup kitchen where we serve restaurant style to about 40-50 homeless guests, which will take place tomorrow and is located right behind Trader Joe's at Saint Martin's Church.The official address is 640 Hawthorne Lane Davis, CA (or you can click on this link in which I pinpointed it on Google maps:http://maps.google.com/maps). It is run every Thursday from 5 p.m. - 7 p.m. and any help is appreciated, even if you are only able to make it for an hour. It is noncommittal and we are always looking for ideas on what to batch up every week! Feel free to email me with any questions that you may have as well. We are always looking forward to meeting new people and the people who come regularly and make this possible. Thank you.
Cesar Chavez Meals
This week on Monday, every Monday, is Cesar Chavez Meals! This week Monday Oct 17th from 5 to 7 we need four members to come help out this week. So please email me back if you are available and want to lend a helping hand! The address for Cesar Chavez is 1220 Olive Dr., Davis, CA 95616.
Email: skmeraz@ucdavis.edu
Progress Ranch
Tutoring and mentoring kids at Progress Ranch, is another H.E.L.P. initiated program. These young abused boys were placed in the care of Progress Ranch because of their previous unstable living environment. Already these boys are behind in school, and now that they have been placed in this alternative housing, they might fall beneath the cracks if no one is there to help guide them out of trouble. H.E.L.P. members try to help these boys by providing tutoring and mentoring activities for them. Many times, these kids just need a friend or someone to look up to. Volunteers have the opportunity to tutor the children Mondays through Thursdays. By having the same committed volunteers tutor each week, bonds and trust are created between the children and the volunteer, helping the children develop better emotionally since they have already experienced an unstable environment.
What: PROGRESS RANCH - Tutoring and mentoring children!!!!
Where: Grove House on 2725 Loyola Drive
When: MTR 2:30-3:30pm and 3:45-4:45pm, and Wednesday 2-3pm
Why: To build confidence and self esteem for our future generation!
For questions and more information, email Kerina (kerchiu@ucdavis.edu) or Mary (meizhang@ucdavis.edu).
Thrift Store Volunteers Needed:
The Yolo County SPCA Thrift Store, located at 920 3rd Street (corner of 3rd & I) in Downtown Davis, is in need of volunteers to help with hanging clothing, organizing books, putting away items, and other tasks as needed. Volunteers are welcome to volunteer anytime during store hours. All volunteers must be over the age of 16 and have medical insurance. To start, please contact the store volunteer coordinator, Katie Walton thriftvolunteers@yolospca.org and phone number 530-758-0544, OR just come in and say hello! Volunteers are welcome to come in to the store, fill out a form, and start volunteering as soon as that day. You can find more information on our Thrift Store by visiting: http://yolospca.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=51&Itemid=76 or, of course, we would love for you to stop by in person!
Breakfast Distribution
Please come help us serve the homeless and low-income of Sacramento each Sunday morning. We leave Davis at 8:30am and come back around 10:30am. It's a great way to start your day! To sign up for this Sunday 10/30 send a reply to this email with your name, location in Davis, and phone number. We especially need DRIVERS, so if you have a car in Davis we would really appreciate it if you could volunteer to give rides.
Contact Qiana: qawylie@ucdavis.edu
Sacramento Public Library
Description: Apply to be a Homework Coach and help students from K – 6th grade in completing their homework in a range of subjects. Need to commit at least two days per month. Position requires fingerprinting for volunteers age 18+ but scholarships are available for fingerprinting costs.
EDU 100 students can use this for course requirement!
When and where: Available for two library branches: Colonial Heights Library (4799 Stockton Blvd. Sacramento, CA 95820) and Martin Luther King, Jr. Library (7340 24th Street Bypass Sacramento, CA 95822). Volunteers are asked to be there from 3:00 – 6:00 pm.
For more information: Contact Randi Kay Stephens at volunteer@saclibrary.org or call 916-264-5034.
Childhood Education & Advocacy Project (C.E.A.P.)
Childhood Education and Advocacy Project (C.E.A.P) is our newest H.E.L.P. initiated program. Our goal in C.E.A.P. is to promote awareness of poverty and hunger to the local Davis elementary, middle, and high schools while teaching them leadership skills, so that in the future, these children might be able to make a difference in their own community.
Volunteers working with C.E.A.P. will create a curriculum with the guidance of the C.E.A.P. club coordinators to teach at the Davis schools. The curriculum will consist of facts and statistics regarding issues of poverty, homelessness, and hunger in our community and throughout the world, supplemented with a fun, interactive activity. C.E.A.P. volunteers will then go into the classrooms for one hour a week for 4-6 weeks and present the curriculum in a fun and entertaining, yet educational manner.
At the end of the 4-6 weeks, the local Davis students participating in C.E.A.P. will create a project impacting those in our community. For example, two years ago, the children participating in C.E.A.P. organized a carnival for the children in Progress Ranch.
For questions and information, email Marie (maclee@ucdavis.edu) or Ritu (rvjayant@ucdavis.edu).
Davis Community Meals
Description: Recruiting volunteers to help cold weather shelter providing accommodation to 10 homeless individuals. Training provided.
When and where: November 15 - March 31. Shelter opens at 6pm. From 6 to 11 pm, there are three volunteers on site. From 11 pm to 8 am, there are two volunteers on site.
For more information: Contact Harmony Scopazzi at volunteersatdcm@sbcglobal.net or call 530 220 4089.
Arthur F. Turner Community Library
Description: Homework Help Center Assistants and Tutors needed. Provide homework assistance to children in grades 3 through 8 in subject areas such as reading, math and spelling.
When and where: 1212 Merkley Avenue, West Sacramento. Every Tuesday and Thursday during the school year; from 2:30 pm until 6:30 pm
For more information: Contact Lana Harman, Youth Services Librarian: (916) 375-6468 or Lana.Harman@yolocounty.org
North Davis Elementary School
Description: Volunteers needed to read to third graders for After-School Reading Club. Please commit to one day a week for at least one quarter so that you can be matched up with a little reader.
When and where: Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 2:35 – 3:05 pm at North Davis Elementary School.
For more information: Contact Martha Beetley at mbeetley@djusd.net
AJD Angels of Hope
Description: Four available positions: Marketing Coordinators – Looking for two students to approach local businesses for sponsorship of AJD Angels of Hope philanthropic mission and for sponsorship of shipping cost of care packages to the Philippines.
Membership Coordinators – Looking for two students to approach individuals and local businesses for membership of AJD Angels of Hope philanthropy program.
Website or IT Development – Looking for one or two students with computer or programming background who can update the AJD Angels of Hope ecommerce website, knowledgeable of spreadsheet to convert Spreadsheet Data to CSV format and export to database.
Community Coordinator – Looking for four students to table in pairs at Farmer’s Market to represent AJD Angels of Hope and sell crafts for fundraising.
When and where: 6 – 10 flexible hours per week for Marketing, Membership and IT position. One 6-hour shift per week, either Saturday morning of Wednesday afternoon for the Community Coordinator position.
For more information: Contact Zita Demaree at zmdemaree@comcast.net or visit http://ajdangelsofhope.org. If applying, please include your name, contact information and position interested.
Description: Citizens Who Care is looking for a confident, sensitive, caring volunteer who would be willing to take one of our Davis clients for a drive or outing on a Sunday afternoon once or twice a month. She is a 96 year old lady with Alzheimer’s disease that has advanced to the stage where it is difficult to engage her. Conversation is limited, repetitive and often nonsensical; she tends to wander around the house always tidying and moving things about. This is wearing for her family who would relish having some time to themselves. If you have had experience with a family member with Alzheimer’s or with special needs, you no doubt understand this family’s need for a break.
This woman is pleasant and sociable, she loves to go on short outings but there is no doubt that being with her requires a good deal of patience and understanding. Someone with experience working with someone with Alzheimer’s disease, or with special needs would be a good candidate for this position. In addition, if you are a pre med, nursing or psychology student with an interest in the elderly or dementia care this assignment would provide some useful insights for you.
For more information: Please contact Ellie Slaven, Director of Volunteers, at cwcvc@dcn.org or (530) 668-8780.
Davis Feminist Film Festival
Description: The Davis Feminist Film Festival is a grassroots event that supports the Consortium for Women and Research. The goal of the Festival is to showcase alternative films which raise consciousness about gender, race, class, sexuality, and other social inequalities. We are looking for someone interested in the Davis Feminist Film Festival mission and who is willing to do basic tasks like tabling at the MU and Famer's Market, flyering, and event help. Volunteer shifts are flexible.
When and where: Dates for tabling are March 5th to April 12th. Event help is on Thursday, April 12th and Friday, April 13th.
For more information: For more information please contact Alex Lee at xllee@ucdavis.edu
THINK Together
Description: In need of volunteers to work as tutors with Elementary and Middle School students.
When and where: Elk Grove and Sacramento
For more information: Please contact Brijette Bergman, Manager of Volunteers, bbergman@thinktogether.org or call 916-509-5757
Village Harvest
Description: Village Harvest is an organization that picks fruit from backyard trees in Davis and Woodland and donates it to local food agencies to feed the hungry in Yolo County. Looking for volunteers to help with picking, sorting and transporting fruit; no experience is necessary.
When and where: Typically, Tuesdays and Weekends. Volunteers meet at central locations in Davis and Woodland and carpool/bike to nearby sites. Check the calendar for exact dates and times on the website.
For more information: Please e-mail joe.schwartz@villageharvest.org or visit the website http://www.villageharvest.org/davis/.
After-School Reading Club
Description: Can you give ½ hour, once a week to read with a beginning reader? The purpose of the program is to give Second and Third Graders some extra reading practice after school. The UCD volunteer sits with one student and listens to him/her read, then discusses the book. There is no application process.
When and where: Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 2:35 to 3:05 pm at the North Davis Elementary School.
For more information: Please e-mail mbeetley@djusd.net.
California Against Slavery
Description: Looking for volunteers to collect signatures on a petition to get the CASE initiative on the November Ballot. The CASE initiative is an effort to strengthen laws against human trafficking in California.
When and where: Ongoing now until April
For more information: Please contact Rachel Cunningham at rmcunningham@ucdavis.edu or visit californiaagasintslavery.org.
Thrift Store Volunteers Needed:
The Yolo County SPCA Thrift Store, located at 920 3rd Street (corner of 3rd & I) in Downtown Davis, is in need of volunteers to help with hanging clothing, organizing books, putting away items, and other tasks as needed. Volunteers are welcome to volunteer anytime during store hours. All volunteers must be over the age of 16 and have medical insurance. To start, please contact the store volunteer coordinator, Katie Walton thriftvolunteers@yolospca.org and phone number 530-758-0544, OR just come in and say hello! Volunteers are welcome to come in to the store, fill out a form, and start volunteering as soon as that day. You can find more information on our Thrift Store by visiting: http://yolospca.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=51&Itemid=76 or, of course, we would love for you to stop by in person!
Yolo County Volunteer Income Tax Assistance
Description: Looking for volunteers to participate in the Yolo County Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Campaign. Last year, 74 IRS VITA volunteer tax preparers helped 2,118 Yolo low to moderate income families file their tax returns and claim over $2.1 million in tax refunds and credits. No experience needed. Training is provided and required.
When and where: Volunteers are asked to contribute 20 hours during tax season, February – April.
For more information: Contact UCD VITA Student Coordinator, Nery Leon, at nleon@ucdavis.edu or Erica Rodriguez atErica.rodriguez@asm.ca.gov for questions about the position and info night.
High School Equivalency Program
Description: The High School Equivalency Program (HEP) provides education and counseling services to migrant farm workers who did not complete their high school education so they can pass the GED examination. Looking for volunteers to tutor a group of adults that need to acquire basic skills in literature, writing, and math.
When and where: Three locations:
Winter High School, Winters, CA. Mondays and Wednesdays, 6:00-8:00pm.
Woodland Community College, Woodland, CA. Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 6:00-8:00pm.
Anderson Elementary School in Dixon, CA. Tuesdays through Thursdays, 6:00-8:00pm.
For more information: Contact Margarita Toledo at (916) 278 4956 or toledom@saclink.csus.edu.
International Conversation Partner Program
Description: Volunteers needed to give an hour of the week to meet and converse with an international visitor. This is a fun way to help someone from another country improve English conversation skills, and you can learn more about another country!
When and where: You and your partner will decide on a mutually convenient day, time and place to meet.
For more information: Contact Susan Linz at susanlinz@hotmail.com or call 758-6122.
Dixon Teen Center
Description: Volunteers needed to assist supervisors at the Dixon Teen Center. Engage teens in games and activities, work in the snack bar, supervise the computer lab and oversees safety at the DTC. LiveScan fingerprinting and background check required. Orientation is November 2nd at 6:30 pm (contact Cathy if need another date).
When and where: Friday and/or Saturday evenings from 5:30 to 11:00 pm. Application located here.
For more information: Contact Cathy Morris at (707) 678 2191 or email morrises@pacbell.net.
Shifa Clinic
Description: Need volunteers to take care of reception, health educator, pharmacy and lab duties. More experienced students can help with managing and organizing clinic. Volunteers must be a registered undergraduate with 3 quarters left at UCD and have proof of 2 MMR and TB test within 11 months of starting.
When and where: Winter 2011 in Sacramento. Application is available here. Send completed application to shifaclinic@gmail.com. Deadline is November 4 by 11:59 pm.
For more information: Please visit http://www.shifaclinic.com or contact Undergraduate Representative Amarjot Kaur atamakaur@ucdavis.edu.
Sacramento Suzuki Violin Studio
Description: Non-profit music institute seeking volunteers for October to assist with music instrument preparation: polishing instruments, tuning, labeling, cleaning instrument cases to prepare for the district-wide Any Given Child Program next month. No experience needed.
When and where: 1212 Merkley Avenue, West Sacramento. Every Tuesday and Thursday during the school year; from 2:30 pm until 6:30 p
For more information: Contact Clara Litman at (916) 308-2307 or clara.suzukiviolinstudio@yahoo.com
Youth Leadership Institute
When: Wednesdays @ 6:00pm
Where: Davis Community Church Room
A new program is beginning in Davis for high school students that equips them for community leadership through hands-on experience and education. This year long program will expose youth to the issues of poverty, homelessness and mental illness; and provide an opportunity to develop an appropriate response. These yout will ultimately be trained as leaders of the Interfaith Rotating Winter Shelter of Davis.
The Youth Leadership Institute is open to ALL. This years members will have the added benefit of being founding members of this organization.
Soup Kitchen
What: Soup Kitchen! (or rather delicious food Kitchen)
Date: Tomorrow, Thursday October 13, 2011 (and every consecutive Thursday)
Time: 5 p.m. - 7 p.m.
Location: 640 Hawthorne Lane Davis, CA at Saint Martin's Church
Chow Nights, a soup kitchen where we serve restaurant style to about 40-50 homeless guests, which will take place tomorrow and is located right behind Trader Joe's at Saint Martin's Church.The official address is 640 Hawthorne Lane Davis, CA (or you can click on this link in which I pinpointed it on Google maps:http://maps.google.com/maps). It is run every Thursday from 5 p.m. - 7 p.m. and any help is appreciated, even if you are only able to make it for an hour. It is noncommittal and we are always looking for ideas on what to batch up every week! Feel free to email me with any questions that you may have as well. We are always looking forward to meeting new people and the people who come regularly and make this possible. Thank you.
Cesar Chavez Meals
This week on Monday, every Monday, is Cesar Chavez Meals! This week Monday Oct 17th from 5 to 7 we need four members to come help out this week. So please email me back if you are available and want to lend a helping hand! The address for Cesar Chavez is 1220 Olive Dr., Davis, CA 95616.
Email: skmeraz@ucdavis.edu
Progress Ranch
Tutoring and mentoring kids at Progress Ranch, is another H.E.L.P. initiated program. These young abused boys were placed in the care of Progress Ranch because of their previous unstable living environment. Already these boys are behind in school, and now that they have been placed in this alternative housing, they might fall beneath the cracks if no one is there to help guide them out of trouble. H.E.L.P. members try to help these boys by providing tutoring and mentoring activities for them. Many times, these kids just need a friend or someone to look up to. Volunteers have the opportunity to tutor the children Mondays through Thursdays. By having the same committed volunteers tutor each week, bonds and trust are created between the children and the volunteer, helping the children develop better emotionally since they have already experienced an unstable environment.
What: PROGRESS RANCH - Tutoring and mentoring children!!!!
Where: Grove House on 2725 Loyola Drive
When: MTR 2:30-3:30pm and 3:45-4:45pm, and Wednesday 2-3pm
Why: To build confidence and self esteem for our future generation!
For questions and more information, email Kerina (kerchiu@ucdavis.edu) or Mary (meizhang@ucdavis.edu).
Thrift Store Volunteers Needed:
The Yolo County SPCA Thrift Store, located at 920 3rd Street (corner of 3rd & I) in Downtown Davis, is in need of volunteers to help with hanging clothing, organizing books, putting away items, and other tasks as needed. Volunteers are welcome to volunteer anytime during store hours. All volunteers must be over the age of 16 and have medical insurance. To start, please contact the store volunteer coordinator, Katie Walton thriftvolunteers@yolospca.org and phone number 530-758-0544, OR just come in and say hello! Volunteers are welcome to come in to the store, fill out a form, and start volunteering as soon as that day. You can find more information on our Thrift Store by visiting: http://yolospca.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=51&Itemid=76 or, of course, we would love for you to stop by in person!
Breakfast Distribution
Please come help us serve the homeless and low-income of Sacramento each Sunday morning. We leave Davis at 8:30am and come back around 10:30am. It's a great way to start your day! To sign up for this Sunday 10/30 send a reply to this email with your name, location in Davis, and phone number. We especially need DRIVERS, so if you have a car in Davis we would really appreciate it if you could volunteer to give rides.
Contact Qiana: qawylie@ucdavis.edu
Sacramento Public Library
Description: Apply to be a Homework Coach and help students from K – 6th grade in completing their homework in a range of subjects. Need to commit at least two days per month. Position requires fingerprinting for volunteers age 18+ but scholarships are available for fingerprinting costs.
EDU 100 students can use this for course requirement!
When and where: Available for two library branches: Colonial Heights Library (4799 Stockton Blvd. Sacramento, CA 95820) and Martin Luther King, Jr. Library (7340 24th Street Bypass Sacramento, CA 95822). Volunteers are asked to be there from 3:00 – 6:00 pm.
For more information: Contact Randi Kay Stephens at volunteer@saclibrary.org or call 916-264-5034.
Childhood Education & Advocacy Project (C.E.A.P.)
Childhood Education and Advocacy Project (C.E.A.P) is our newest H.E.L.P. initiated program. Our goal in C.E.A.P. is to promote awareness of poverty and hunger to the local Davis elementary, middle, and high schools while teaching them leadership skills, so that in the future, these children might be able to make a difference in their own community.
Volunteers working with C.E.A.P. will create a curriculum with the guidance of the C.E.A.P. club coordinators to teach at the Davis schools. The curriculum will consist of facts and statistics regarding issues of poverty, homelessness, and hunger in our community and throughout the world, supplemented with a fun, interactive activity. C.E.A.P. volunteers will then go into the classrooms for one hour a week for 4-6 weeks and present the curriculum in a fun and entertaining, yet educational manner.
At the end of the 4-6 weeks, the local Davis students participating in C.E.A.P. will create a project impacting those in our community. For example, two years ago, the children participating in C.E.A.P. organized a carnival for the children in Progress Ranch.
For questions and information, email Marie (maclee@ucdavis.edu) or Ritu (rvjayant@ucdavis.edu).
Davis Community Meals
Description: Recruiting volunteers to help cold weather shelter providing accommodation to 10 homeless individuals. Training provided.
When and where: November 15 - March 31. Shelter opens at 6pm. From 6 to 11 pm, there are three volunteers on site. From 11 pm to 8 am, there are two volunteers on site.
For more information: Contact Harmony Scopazzi at volunteersatdcm@sbcglobal.net or call 530 220 4089.
Arthur F. Turner Community Library
Description: Homework Help Center Assistants and Tutors needed. Provide homework assistance to children in grades 3 through 8 in subject areas such as reading, math and spelling.
When and where: 1212 Merkley Avenue, West Sacramento. Every Tuesday and Thursday during the school year; from 2:30 pm until 6:30 pm
For more information: Contact Lana Harman, Youth Services Librarian: (916) 375-6468 or Lana.Harman@yolocounty.org
North Davis Elementary School
Description: Volunteers needed to read to third graders for After-School Reading Club. Please commit to one day a week for at least one quarter so that you can be matched up with a little reader.
When and where: Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 2:35 – 3:05 pm at North Davis Elementary School.
For more information: Contact Martha Beetley at mbeetley@djusd.net
AJD Angels of Hope
Description: Four available positions: Marketing Coordinators – Looking for two students to approach local businesses for sponsorship of AJD Angels of Hope philanthropic mission and for sponsorship of shipping cost of care packages to the Philippines.
Membership Coordinators – Looking for two students to approach individuals and local businesses for membership of AJD Angels of Hope philanthropy program.
Website or IT Development – Looking for one or two students with computer or programming background who can update the AJD Angels of Hope ecommerce website, knowledgeable of spreadsheet to convert Spreadsheet Data to CSV format and export to database.
Community Coordinator – Looking for four students to table in pairs at Farmer’s Market to represent AJD Angels of Hope and sell crafts for fundraising.
When and where: 6 – 10 flexible hours per week for Marketing, Membership and IT position. One 6-hour shift per week, either Saturday morning of Wednesday afternoon for the Community Coordinator position.
For more information: Contact Zita Demaree at zmdemaree@comcast.net or visit http://ajdangelsofhope.org. If applying, please include your name, contact information and position interested.
