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Ideas for your Volunteer GroupVolunteering is a great way for families, friends, civic organizations, and other groups to spend some time together while helping the community. The following are some of the group projects currently available at San Francisco and San Mateo county nonprofits. For more project ideas, contact us at info@thevolunteercenter.net. Group Volunteer Opportunities In: Group Volunteer Opportunities In San FranciscoChinatown Community Children's CenterThe Chinatown Community Children's Center provides quality bilingual/bicultural childcare and comprehensive family support services for low-income, recent immigrant families. Their services promote the social and economic stability of families. Golden Gate National Parks ConservancyThis membership organization preserves the Golden Gate National Parks, enhances the experiences of park visitors, and builds a community dedicated to conserving the parks for the future. They work in collaboration with the National Park Service and the Presidio Trust to improve park sites, enlist volunteers in restoration projects, provide services and education programs for visitors and local communities, and engage diverse audiences in the national parks at the Golden Gate, as well as seek private contributions to augment federal funds for the parks. Haight Ashbury Food ProgramThis food program has been feeding members of the local community for more than 15 years. They serve free, hot lunches to the homeless and hungry four days a week (Tuesday-Friday) all year long. They recently added a Food Service Job Training Program to help those in poverty get work. People Place Services; Friendship BanquetFriendship Banquet's purpose is to build community through service in a cafe-like setting. The Friendship Banquet is a home cooked, five-course meal served on Wednesdays at 4pm. The guests/clients are homeless or marginally-housed persons affected by HIV/AIDS. The Sanctuary; Episcopal Community ServicesThis program is dedicated to helping homeless and very low income people move with dignity toward self-sufficiency by providing, each and every day, compassionate, individualized services, with access to comprehensive resources in the San Francisco community. SF Clean City CoalitionSF Clean City Coalition is a community-based environmental organization focusing on litter abatement, facilitates neighborhood cleanups, and provides recycling resources. Their mission is to keep San Francisco clean by building bridges between resources and the neighborhood groups, merchant associations, and residents that need them. San Francisco Food BankThe San Francisco Food Bank works with more than 400 nonprofit organizations including shelters, soup kitchens, and other food providers to distribute more than 18 million pounds of donated and purchased food and groceries annually. Their mission is to end hunger in San Francisco. Smiley Dog Rescue, Inc.Smiley Dog Rescue is a group of entirely volunteer dog lovers whose primary mission is to rescue, provide sanctuary and medical care for, and ultimately re-home abandoned, stray and neglected dogs slated for euthanasia in Northern California shelters. South of Market Child Care, Inc.South of Market Child Care provides full-day, educational, and multicultural childcare for children ages up to six, as well as support services to the entire family. St. John's Educational Thresholds CenterThe Tutoring Center is the flagship program of SJTC. For 27 years, they have provided academic support and self-esteem building activities through independent and small group tutoring and group projects for at-risk students ages 5-16. As a multi-cultural center, they celebrate and respect the richness of each student's heritage. Sunnyside Elementary SchoolThis elementary school serves primarily underserved and low-income children. Group Volunteer Opportunities In San Mateo CountyCity TreesCity Tress is dedicated to improving the quality of life in Redwood City through a coordinated program of education, outreach and advocacy for tree planting. Volunteers will be instructed on how to plant a tree, and then break up into groups to plant. Planting volunteers will be able to see that they have planted 3-6 blocks worth of trees, which will grow to provide shade and beauty to the City. Clara-Mateo AllianceClara-Mateo Alliance in Menlo Park provides shelter, meals, and supportive services for the homeless so that ultimately they will be stable, living independently and in permanent housing. Every weekday, their 90 residents are expected to be at work, interviewing for work or attending classes or a treatment program between the hours of 8am and 4pm. The Alliance sends its residents out with a sack lunch each day. Volunteers are asked to come and help in preparing and packing sack lunches. Daly City Emergency Food PantryThe Food Pantry distributes food boxes to low-income families and serves hot meals to the needy three times a week, on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays from 4:30-6:30pm. Ecumenical Hunger ProgramThe Ecumenical Hunger Program in East Palo Alto gathers surplus food, clothing and furniture and distributes these items to needy families. Help is needed in sorting and organizing donations. Elkus Youth RanchStudents from all over the Bay Area come to Elkus Ranch in Half Moon Bay for farm tours and hands-on environmental learning. Volunteers can pitch in with livestock care, gardening activities, and trail work assistance. Growing PlanetGrowing Planet in San Bruno is a global community of volunteers dedicated to the planting and cultivating of trees and to the overall improvement of the environment. Growing Planet was founded by, and continues to be built by, volunteers. These are people who have careers and families, but are passionate about the environment, and want to do what they can to correct the damage that has already been done. Midpeninsula Regional Open Space DistrictMidpeninsula Regional Open Space District helps restore and preserve Peninsula trails and open spaces in Los Altos. Volunteers can help with trial restoration, the removal of non-native plants, and the construction of retaining walls. Peninsula Habitat for HumanityHabitat for Humanity in Redwood City unites with families and volunteers to help low-income families obtain affordable housing by building new homes or redeveloping existing homes No experience is necessary to help build housing for low-income families. Samaritan HouseSamaritan House in San Mateo is a human service agency where food, clothing, shelter, health care, education, and employment is provided for the need. Help is needed sorting donated clothes and preparing meals, Monday through Friday evenings, 5-6:30pm. St. Anthony Padua Dining RoomSt. Anthony Padua Dining Room in Menlo Park serves meals to the hungry and homeless, while addressing the problems of poverty and homelessness. They provide over 500 free hot lunches a day, Monday through Saturday from 11am-1pm. Volunteers help in the dining room by serving food and helping with set-up and clean-up. St. Vincent de Paul Society of San Mateo CountySt. Vincent de Paul of San Mateo County provides a variety of services to those in need throughout the county. These services include, but are not limited to, delivering food to the poor in their homes and providing other basic necessities such as rental assistance, clothing and home furnishings. For one-time group service projects groups can serve meals to homeless, make sack lunches, organize clothing/toiletry drives, do yard clean-up projects, home maintenance, or do household tasks for elderly, disabled or ill individuals.
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