Needs From: University of the Pacific Volunteer Center

Thank you so much for being interested in volunteering for Commencement! Check out our Commencement Schedule to get an idea of how our graduation weekend will look like. We will have a volunteer information session on April 30th at 11:00am.

Golf cart drivers will assist with event logistics by running errands, transporting families via golf carts, and supporting staff as needed. Must be golf cart certified.

Responsibilities:

Deliver supplies, signage, or messages across campus.

Provide short-distance transportation for families in need of assistance.

Support staff with urgent requests or last-minute tasks.

Help troubleshoot any unexpected needs during the event.

Join us on October 10 from 9:00 AM–12:00 PM at the Novellus Senior Center.

Agenda

8:15 AM: Check-in at the Loading Zone at Burns Tower

8:30 AM: Depart for Novellus Senior Center (transportation provided)

9:00 AM–12:00 PM: Novellus Senior Center

12:00 PM–1:00 PM: Return to campus

Register today to be part of this meaningful opportunity to give back and make a positive impact in your community!

IMPORTANT EVENT DETAILS

Check-In: Begins at 8:15 a.m. in front of Burns Tower.

Transportation: Transportation will be provided. The bus will be in the loading zone in front of Burns Tower.

Attire: Be sure to dress in clothes and wear shoes that you don’t mind getting dirty. Closed-toe shoes are REQUIRED. Sturdy shoes are recommended. We will be on a lake cleaning alongside the shoreline, dress appropriately. Long sleeve and pants are recommended.

Open to all participants 17 years of age or older.

Remember that once you register, you are committing to attend, and our partnering volunteer site and team are counting on your participation.

**ACCESSIBILITY & QUESTIONS**

If you need reasonable accommodations, please email us at volunteercenter@pacific.edu 48 hours before the volunteer event date.

Join us on November 25 from 7:00 AM–1:00 PM to give back at our local Emergency Food Bank and support families in need. The Emergency Food Bank’s mission is to build a stronger community by providing a safety net of healthy food, nutrition education, and hope to residents of San Joaquin County. Volunteers will assist with tasks such as sorting and packing food for distribution. Transportation is provided

Agenda

6:15 AM: Check-in at the Loading Zone at Burns Tower

6:30 AM: Depart for Emergency Food Bank

7:00 AM–1:00 PM: Volunteer shift

1:00 PM–1:30 PM: Return to campus

IMPORTANT EVENT DETAILS

Check-In: Begins at 6:15 AM in front of Burns Tower. Bus departs promptly.

Transportation: Provided from Burns Tower loading zone.

Location: 7 W. Scotts Avenue, Stockton, CA 95203

Attire: Wear closed-toe shoes and comfortable clothes you don’t mind getting dirty.

By registering, you are committing to attend and support our community partner.

ACCESSIBILITY & QUESTIONS

If you need reasonable accommodations, please email volunteercenter@pacific.edu at least 48 hours before the event.

Join us on November 7 from 9:00 AM–12:00 PM to give back with Bread of Life and support families in our community. Founded by Gina Valadez-Bracamontes, Bread of Life began as a mission to provide free groceries to those in need and has since served thousands of families by distributing millions of dollars’ worth of food. Volunteers will help assemble food boxes for community members. Transportation is provided.

Agenda

8:15 AM: Check-in at the Loading Zone at Burns Tower

8:30 AM: Depart for Bread of Life

9:00 AM–12:00 PM: Volunteer (assemble food boxes)

12:00 PM–12:30 PM: Return to campus

IMPORTANT EVENT DETAILS

Check-In: Begins at 8:15 AM in front of Burns Tower. Bus departs promptly.

Transportation: Provided from Burns Tower loading zone.

Location: 1006 N. Aurora St., Stockton, CA 95202

Attire: Wear closed-toe shoes and comfortable clothes you don’t mind getting dirty.

By registering, you are committing to attend and support our community partner.

ACCESSIBILITY & QUESTION

If you need reasonable accommodations, please email volunteercenter@pacific.edu at least 48 hours before the event.

Join us on September 26 from 8:00 AM–11:00 AM at the Black Urban Farm Association (BUFA) for a morning of hands-on community service. BUFA’s mission is to positively impact health and hunger by providing locally grown, pesticide-free fruits and vegetables while promoting sustainable farming and highlighting African American cuisine and plant-based diets. Transportation is provided.

Agenda

7:15 AM: Check-in at the Loading Zone at Burns Tower (bus arrives as early as 7:00 AM)

7:30 AM–7:50 AM: Travel to BUFA

8:00 AM–11:00 AM: Volunteer at BUFA Farm

11:00 AM–11:30 AM: Return to campus

IMPORTANT EVENT DETAILS

Check-In: Begins at 7:15 AM in front of Burns Tower. Bus departs promptly—please arrive on time.

Transportation: Provided. The bus will be in the loading zone at Burns Tower.

Location: 580 Bowman Rd., French Camp, CA 9523

Attire: Wear closed-toe shoes and comfortable clothes you don’t mind getting dirty. Sunscreen is recommended.

Please note that by registering, you are committing to attend and support our community partner.

ACCESSIBILITY & QUESTIONS

If you need reasonable accommodations, please email volunteercenter@pacific.edu

at least 48 hours before the event.

Help reduce waste on campus, support local organizations and get free stuff! Volunteer as an individual, with a friend or as a group. If your group is larger than the slots available and volunteering after May 4, email sustainingpacific@pacific.edu to arrange. 

Volunteer Perks

Shift Descriptions

Meeting Location

Elbert Covell Lounge (down the walkway between Bechtel and Casa Jackson) 

Note: This program relies on volunteers for its success. Please only sign up if you are sure you're able to make it to your shifts on time. 

Volunteers needed for the following shifts:

Shift 1: Event Setup & Guest Arrival Support (4:15–5:15 PM)
Focus: Welcoming guests and preparing event spaces
Volunteers in this shift will help with check-in support, greeting families, distributing programs and name cards, and directing guests to food, seating, and event areas. This team will also assist with ensuring tables, signage, and stations (photobooth, food, etc.) are ready before the program begins.

Shift 2: Guest Experience & Event Support (5:15–6:15 PM)
Focus: Active event support during program start and early programming
Volunteers will help manage guest flow, support food lines and table dismissals, assist with photobooth line organization, and guide families to seating. Additional support includes helping students prepare for the grand entrance and answering guest questions throughout the program, as well as phonetic name card spelling. Will also need one staff member available throughout who speaks Spanish to be a point of contact. 

Shift 3: Ceremony & Presentation Support (5:45–6:45 PM)
Focus: Stole presentation and stage coordination
This team will assist with lining up graduates, collecting name cards, supporting stage flow during the stole presentation, and helping direct students on and off stage. Volunteers will also help maintain organization and timing to ensure a smooth ceremony experience.

Shift 4: Closing, Breakdown & Cleanup (6:30–8:00 PM)
Focus: Event wrap-up and space reset
Volunteers will support post-event mingling by guiding guests to remaining activities, then assist with cleanup efforts, including clearing tables, disposing of food, packing supplies, and returning materials to CII. This team is essential for ensuring a smooth and efficient close to the event.

Have questions? Email Andrew Talamantes at atalamantes@pacific.edu or email us at volunteercenter@pacific.edu

TEAM CHARTER School is seeking volunteers to support elementary students (ages 5-11 yrs old) with reading and foundational math skills.

Our after-school program runs from 3:00–6:00 PM, which would be an ideal time for this work.

We ask for a commitment of approximately 3 hours per week on Monday, Tuesday, and/or Thursday.

Please reach out to VP Alicia Saffold after registering to volunteer to complete all requirements before starting.

Have questions? Pleas email VP Saffold at asaffold@team-charter.org or call (209) 279-5500

Celebrate our graduating students and help them by ironing and steaming graduation garments.

Thank you so much for being interested in volunteering for Commencement! Check out our Commencement Schedule to get an idea of how our graduation weekend will look like. We will have a volunteer information session on April 30th at 11:00am. 

Information booth volunteers will staff an information booth to assist guests with directions, schedules, and general inquiries.

Responsibilities:

Thank you so much for being interested in volunteering for Commencement! Check out our Commencement Schedule to get an idea of how our graduation weekend will look like. We will have a volunteer information session on April 30th at 11:00am. 

Greeters will create a warm and welcoming atmosphere by greeting guests and directing them to event locations.

Responsibilities:

Set-up and clean-up volunteers will assist with setting up and breaking down event spaces to ensure a smooth and organized commencement experience. Must be able to lift 25lbs. 

Responsibilities:

Help Pacific reach the goal of being a zero-waste education by educating event guests about proper waste sorting. Training will occur at the beginning of the shift. Leads will communicate with volunteers via email and text to send reminders and other important information.

Shift Information

Shift Time: 10:30am-2:30pm
Location: DeRosa University Center Ballroom 

Full Event Time: 11am-2pm   

General Duties Description: Support set-up, facilitation, and clean-up of craft activity. 

Shift Time: 4pm-6:30pm (Shift 1); 6:30-9:15 (Shift 2)
Location: Grace Covell Banquet Hall

Full Event Time: 4:30pm-9pm 

General Duties Description: 
Shift 1:  Retrieve gear from DeRosa Center Volunteer Hub and set-up gaming consoles or equipment, monitor activity, and enforce conduct rules.
Shift 2:  Monitor activity, enforce conduct rules, and support put-away of video games and that gear and materials are returned to DeRosa Center Volunteer Hub.

Shift Time: 9am-1pm (Shift 1); 1pm-5pm (Shift 2);  5pm-8pm (Shift 3)
Location: DeRosa University Center Lobby

Full Event Time: 9am-8pm

General Duties Description:  Support the Volunteer Hubs, support crowd flow in meal lines, distribute laundry materials, general patrolling of the interior building, and supporting set-up for morning programming activities.

Shift Time: 10:30am-2:30pm (Shift 1); 3:30pm-7:30pm (Shift 2)
Location: Main Gym

Full Event Time: 11am-2pm; 4pm-7pm

General Duties Description:  Retrieve and set-up sports equipment, monitor activity, enforce conduct rules, clean-up space after use, and ensure gear and materials are returned to Baun Fitness Center Hub.

Shift Time: 10:30am-2:30pm (Shift 1); 3:30pm-7:30pm (Shift 2) 
Location: DeRosa University Center Lawn 

Full Event Time: 11am-2pm; 4pm-7pm

General Duties Description: 
Shift 1:  Support set-up and put-away of lawn games, general patrolling of the exterior of the building, enforcing conduct rules, answer student questions about evening programming, and ensuring gear and materials are returned to Baun Fitness Center.
Shift 2:  Support set-up of lawn games, general patrolling of the exterior of the building, enforcing conduct rules, answer student questions about evening programming. Ensure gear and materials are returned to Baun Fitness Center at the end of the shift.

Shift Time: 4pm-6:30pm (Shift 1); 6:15pm-9:15pm (Shift 2)
Location: Grace Covell Banquet Hall

Full Event Time: 4:30pm-9pm

General Duties Description: 
Shift 1:  Retrieve gear from DeRosa Volunteer Hub and set-up gaming consoles or equipment, monitor activity, and enforce conduct rules.

Shift 2:   Monitor activity, enforce conduct rules, and support put-away of video games and that gear and materials are returned to DeRosa Volunteer Hub.

Shift Time: 4:30pm-7:30pm  
Location: Main Gym 

Full Event Time: 5pm-7pm   

General Duties Description: Retrieve and set-up sports equipment, monitor activity, enforce conduct rules, clean-up space after use, and ensure gear and materials are returned to Baun Fitness Center Hub.

Shift Time: 4pm-6:30pm (Shift 1); 6:15-9:15 (Shift 2)
Location: DeRosa University Center Lawn 

Full Event Time: 4:30pm-9pm 

General Duties Description: 
Shift 1:  Retrieve gear from Baun Fitness Center Hub, set-up of lawn games, general patrolling of the exterior of the building, enforcing conduct rules, answer student questions about evening programming.
Shift 2:  General patrolling of the exterior of the building, enforcing conduct rules, answer student questions about evening programming, and support put-away of lawn games and that gear and materials are returned to Baun Fitness Center.

Shift Time: 5:30pm-8:30pm  
Location: DeRosa University Center Ballroom 

Full Event Time: 6pm-8pm   

General Duties Description: Support set-up, facilitation, and clean-up of craft activity. 

Shift Time: 7:30pm-10:15pm  
Location: Main Gym

Full Event Time: 8pm-10pm  

General Duties Description:  Retrieve and set-up sports equipment, monitor activity, enforce conduct rules, clean-up space after use, and ensure gear and materials are returned to Baun Fitness Center Hub.

Shift Time: 10:30am-2:30pm
Location: DeRosa University Center Ballroom 

Full Event Time: 11am-2pm   

General Duties Description: Support set-up, facilitation, and clean-up of craft activity. 

Shift Time: 5:30pm-8:30pm  
Location: DeRosa University Center Ballroom 

Full Event Time: 6pm-8pm   

General Duties Description: Support set-up, facilitation, and clean-up of craft activity. 

Shift Time: 1:30pm-4:30pm 
Location: DeRosa University Center Ballroom

Full Event Time: 2pm-4pm

General Duties Description: Support set-up, facilitation, and clean-up of board games, coloring, puzzles, de-stress activities, etc..   

Shift Time: 11am-1:30pm
Location: Knoles Lawn 

Full Event Time: 11am-1:00pm

General Duties Description:  Ensure students are seated for program expectations, support crowd flow in meal lines, and support transition of students from lunch to classes.

Shift Time: 6:30am-9am (Shift 1); 2:30pm-5:30pm (Shift 2)
Location: DeRosa University Center Lawn

Full Event Time: 7am-9am; 3pm-5pm

General Duties Description: 
Shift 1:  Support check-out and aid students with luggage ticketing system (leave off luggage).

Shift 2:  Support check-out and aid students with luggage ticketing system (pick up luggage).

Shift Time: 7:15am-11:15am

Location: DeRosa University Center Ballroom/Lobby

Event Time: 7:30am-11am

General Duties Description:

Support check-in, aid students with forms, wayfinding to Residential Halls, greet guest, etc.

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Shift Time: 5:30pm-8:30pm  
Location: DeRosa University Center Ballroom 

Full Event Time: 6pm-8pm   

General Duties Description: Support set-up, facilitation, and clean-up of craft activity. 

Shift Time: 5:30pm-8:30pm  
Location: DeRosa University Center Ballroom 

Full Event Time: 6pm-8pm   

General Duties Description: Support set-up, facilitation, and clean-up of craft activity. 

Shift Time: 7:30pm-10:15pm 
Location: DeRosa University Center Lair

Full Event Time: 8pm-10pm   

General Duties Description: Support set-up, facilitation, and clean-up of trivia activity.

Shift Time: 6:30pm-9:30pm 
Location: Pickleball and Padel Courts

Full Event Time: 6pm-8:30pm  

General Duties Description: Retrieve and set-up sports equipment at Baun Fitness Center Hub and bring to Pickleball Courts, monitor activity, enforce conduct rules, clean-up space after use. At the end, ensure gear and materials are returned to Baun Fitness Center Hub.

Shift Time: 5:30pm-8:30pm  
Location: DeRosa University Center Ballroom 

Full Event Time: 6pm-8pm   

General Duties Description: Support set-up, facilitation, and clean-up of craft activity. 

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Shift Time: 4:30pm-7pm (Shift 1); 6:30pm-9pm (Shift 2)

Location: DeRosa University Center Lawn

Full Event Time: 5pm-8:30pm

General Duties Description:
Shift 1:  Support set-up of lawn games, general patrolling of the exterior of the building, enforcing conduct rules, answer student questions about evening programming.

Shift 2:  General patrolling of the exterior of the building, enforcing conduct rules, answer student questions about evening programming, and support put-away of lawn games and that gear and materials are returned to Baun Fitness Center.

General Duties Description: Support set-up, facilitation, and clean-up of board game activities.

Shift Time: 6:30pm-9pm (Weekdays); 5:30pm-8:45pm (Weekends)
Location: Chris Kjeldsen Pool (side gate entrance by Lot 2)

Full Event Time: 6:45pm-8:45pm   

General Duties Description: Monitor activity and enforce pool conduct rules.

Shift Time: 6pm-8:30pm (Weekdays); 5:30pm-8:45pm (Weekends)
Location: Chris Kjeldsen Pool (side gate entrance by Lot 2)

Full Event Time: 6:30pm-8:30pm   

General Duties Description: Retrieve laptop and set-up check-in station at the side entrance of Kjeldsen Pool (facing parking lot 2). Manage student line-up before pool opens. At opening, support check-in of students with IDs and ensure students wear proper attire.  

Shift Time: 7:30pm-10:15pm   
Location: DeRosa University Center Lair 

Full Event Time: 8pm-10pm    

General Duties Description: Support set-up, facilitation, and clean-up of activity. 

Shift Time: 6pm-10pm
Location: DeRosa University Center Lawn

Full Event Time: 7pm-9:30pm

General Duties Description:  Check-in students for movie, monitor concession snacks, enforce conduct rules, clean-up space after use.

Shift Time: 5:30pm-9pm  
Location: Janet Leigh Theatre 

Full Event Time: 6pm-8:30pm  

General Duties Description: Check-in students, monitor concession snacks, enforce conduct rules, clean-up space after use.   

Shift Time: 7:30pm-10:15pm   
Location: DeRosa University Center Lair 

Full Event Time: 8pm-10pm    

General Duties Description: Support set-up, facilitation, and clean-up of relay games. 

Shift Time: 10:45am-1pm 
Location: DeRosa University Center Marketplace 
Full Event Time: 11am-1am 
General Duties Description: Support crowd flow in meal lines, and support transition of students back to afternoon classes. 

Shift Time: 7:30pm-10:15pm   
Location: DeRosa University Center Lair 

Full Event Time: 8pm-10pm    

General Duties Description: Support set-up, facilitation, and clean-up of karaoke activity. 

Shift Time: varies

Location: DeRosa Center Lawn

Event Time: varies

General Duties Description:

General patrolling of the exterior of the building, enforcing conduct rules, answer student questions about evening programming, and support put-away of lawn games and that gear and materials are returned to Baun Fitness Center.

Shift Time: varies

Location: DeRosa Center Lawn

Event Time: varies

General Duties Description:

Support set-up of lawn games, general patrolling of the exterior of the building, enforcing conduct rules, answer student questions about evening programming.

Shift Time: 7:30pm-10:15pm
Location: DeRosa University Center Lair

Full Event Time: 8pm-10pm  

General Duties Description: Support set-up, facilitation, and clean-up of karaoke activity.

Shift Time: 7:30pm-10:15pm 
Location: DeRosa University Center Lair

Full Event Time: 8pm-10pm  

General Duties Description: Support set-up, facilitation, and clean-up of trivia activity.

Shift Time: 7:30pm-10:15pm  
Location: Main Gym

Full Event Time: 8pm-10pm  

General Duties Description:  Retrieve and set-up sports equipment, monitor activity, enforce conduct rules, clean-up space after use, and ensure gear and materials are returned to Baun Fitness Center Hub.

Shift Time: 10:30am-2:30pm
Location: Grace Covell Banquet Hall

Full Event Time: 11am-2pm

General Duties Description: Retrieve and set-up gaming consoles or equipment, monitor activity, and enforce conduct rules.

Shift Time: 5:30pm-8:30pm  
Location: DeRosa University Center Ballroom 

Full Event Time: 6pm-8pm   

General Duties Description: Support set-up, facilitation, and clean-up of craft activity. 

Shift Time: 7:30pm-10:15pm  
Location: Main Gym

Full Event Time: 8pm-10pm  

General Duties Description:  Retrieve and set-up sports equipment, monitor activity, enforce conduct rules, clean-up space after use, and ensure gear and materials are returned to Baun Fitness Center Hub.  

Shift Time: 5:30pm-8:30pm  
Location: Wendell Phillips Center Lawn

Full Event Time: 6pm-8pm

General Duties Description: Retrieve and set-up sports equipment, monitor activity, enforce conduct rules, clean-up space after use, and ensure gear and materials are returned to Baun Fitness Center Hub.

Shift Time: 2:30pm-4:30pm

Location: DeRosa Center

Event Time: 3:00pm-4:30pm

General Duties Description:

Help guests with wayfinding to students' final presentations around campus.

Shift Time: 7:30pm-10:15pm  
Location: Main Gym

Full Event Time: 8pm-10pm  

General Duties Description:  Retrieve and set-up sports equipment, monitor activity, enforce conduct rules, clean-up space after use, and ensure gear and materials are returned to Baun Fitness Center Hub.

Shift Time: 4:30pm-7:30pm

Location: DeRosa Center Marketplace

Event Time: 5:00pm-7:30pm

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Support crowd flow in meal lines, and support transition of students to evening activities.

Shift Time: 5:30pm-8:30pm  
Location: DeRosa University Center Ballroom 

Full Event Time: 6pm-8pm   

General Duties Description: Support set-up, facilitation, and clean-up of craft activity. 

Shift Time: 6:45am-9am
Location: DeRosa University Center Marketplace
Full Event Time: 7am-9am
General Duties Description: Support crowd flow in meal lines, and support transition of students to morning classes.

Shift Time: varies

Location: DeRosa Center Patio

Event Time: varies

Description of Duties: Support set-up, facilitation, and clean-up of board game activities.

Shift Time: 7:30pm-10:15pm  
Location: DeRosa University Center Lair

Full Event Time: 8pm-10pm   

General Duties Description: Support set-up, facilitation, and clean-up of bingo activity.

Shift Time: 5:30pm-8:30pm 
Location: DeRosa University Center Ballroom

Full Event Time: 6pm-8pm  

General Duties Description: Support set-up, facilitation, and clean-up of craft activity.

Shift Time: 7:30pm-10:15pm  
Location: Main Gym

Full Event Time: 8pm-10pm  

General Duties Description:  Retrieve and set-up sports equipment, monitor activity, enforce conduct rules, clean-up space after use, and ensure gear and materials are returned to Baun Fitness Center Hub.

Every 2nd and 4th Saturday of each month, the Stockton Maritime Museum hosts work parties on board our museum ship, the USS Lucid. Tasks range from basic cleaning, to painting, to carpentry, and more. Aside from manual labor, we can also always use cooks, videographers, photographers, data entry fanatics, and other sundry tasks. Time frame is typically 8 am to 2 pm, and lunch is provided.

Please fill out this volunteer intake form, so that we may assess your skills, place you with the best fitting task(s), and add you to our volunteer work party text message alerts.

https://stocktonhistoricalmaritimemuseum.org/donate/volunteer/

We are always in need of volunteers to help with stocking, organizing, promoting, or transferring goods. Please email emarino@pacific.edu to be added to the ongoing volunteer list. Volunteer hours are based off of weekly needs. 

We hold a food pantry every second and fourth Wednesday from 2-3p for those who need a little help with food. Volunteers are needed from 1pm to 3:30p to help set up, help distribute in stations and clean up. 

Set up: Sort and organize food items for distribution in the kitchen and set it up in stations so everyone that walks through the doors can shop and take what they need.

Distribution station: Typically you are assigned a station and you let people know what items and quantity they can take and replenish every time it gets low.

Clean up: Once the last person is gone, we clean out the stations, put everything back into the assign place in the kitchen and clean the table (station).

We are seeking volunteers to come out to the BUFA farm every Fourth Saturday from 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.  

Volunteers will select desired role or roles:

Reminder when coming to the farm:

Before coming to the farm, Please read Volunteer-Liability Waiver document before submitting the form. (https://www.stocktonbufafarm.org/waiver/)

We are seeking volunteers to assist to feed the community during our Community Feeding events:

Need volunteers every 4th Saturday to pack groceries

Dates:

Please contact me if you have any questions. Individual and group volunteers welcomed!

AnnGee Jackson

vicjac1346@gmail.com

(209) 406-6111

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Bereavement volunteers provide comfort and support to individuals and families who are grieving the loss of a loved one. Volunteers may assist with phone calls, mailings, or grief support groups, helping our bereavement team ensure that no one walks through grief alone. This role is ideal for compassionate, empathetic individuals who want to make a meaningful difference in the lives of others.

Office volunteers support the heart of our hospice by assisting with administrative tasks such as filing, organizing, preparing mailings, and other light office duties. Their help ensures that our care teams and families receive timely and efficient support. This opportunity is well-suited for those who enjoy behind-the-scenes work and want to contribute their time and organizational skills to our mission.

The ProHealth Hospice Team cherishes the impact our volunteers have on the patients and families we serve. Our volunteers are characterized by their selfless and heart-centered approach to life. They are caring people who offer their support and friendship to hospice patients and their families. These volunteers come from all walks of life, community members, retirees, homemakers, veterans, students, etc.

Every volunteer is like a puzzle piece, ready to fulfill a need which only they can provide. Volunteers can exemplify this ability with our patients in a number of ways; sometimes it’s as simple as providing companionship and listening, holding a hand or giving a needed hug. The possibilities are nearly limitless; playing an instrument, cutting hair, mowing the lawn, even walking dogs, are all ways volunteers have shown up to enrich the lives of patients! Volunteers provide support to family members as well, by staying with patients while a family member enjoys a moment alone or runs errands.

What is a hospice volunteer?

Hospice volunteers provide companionship by listening to patients’ stories and engaging in their interests. Often a diagnosis or medical condition will disrupt a patient’s passion. Hospice volunteers try to help patients continue doing the things that matter most to them while living with a terminal illness.

Hospice volunteers are compassionate individuals who provide comfort and support to patients facing a life-limiting illness. Some Volunteers offer specialized skills and support outside of the clinical team. (in example, Cosmetologist, Barber, Reiki Practitioner, licensed or certification needed for these specialties)

There is no one-size-fits-all to what makes a hospice volunteer. Some volunteers participate because they want to give back to the community or they might have a special talent that brings joy to others. However, each volunteer makes a significant impact on patients and their families.

What does a hospice volunteer do?

Volunteers ensure that the patient and family’s needs are met in a variety of ways. This can be through companionship or socialization, assisting with everyday tasks or providing respite time to a patient’s caregivers. Hospice volunteers can also make an impact by assisting the hospice agency with administrative duties.

This can look like:

Hospice volunteers have the unique opportunity to provide a type of care that is companionship-based. This non-clinical support often times helps patients remain in high spirits. It might even give them or their loved ones a break from thinking about their illness.

For more information, please contact the Volunteer Department at 877-977-6432 or fill out an online volunteer application.    HERE: https://bttr.im/l1e1d 

Direct Patient Volunteers at Seva Hospice provide essential companionship and emotional support to patients during their final stages of life. Volunteers offer a comforting presence, helping reduce feelings of loneliness and providing a sense of dignity. Tasks may include reading, listening, assisting with light tasks around the home, or simply being there for a patient and their family. Volunteers are trained to respect the emotional, physical, and spiritual needs of each individual, ensuring that each patient receives personalized and compassionate care.

Alzheimer's Association Community Representatives are community engagers that raise awareness of Alzheimer's Association programs, provide basic disease information, and link consumers to Alzheimer’s Association services.

The Association is seeking volunteer candidates with:

Bread of Life receives wonderful food donations that need to be identified, weighed, valued, and entered into a database.  As a volunteer with BOL you will be supporting the more than 2,000 families that receive free groceries each month.  These groceries are meant to help single mothers, elderly, the working poor, or anyone struggling to make ends meet.

Volunteer duties:

Data Entry for-

Have questions? Please contact Chris Carrillo at ccarrillo@breadoflifeca.org or call (209) 889-6816.

We are looking for a Social Media volunteer that will manage Bread of Life's social media accounts.

The volunteer duties:

Have questions? Please contact Chris Carrillo at ccarrillo@breadoflifeca.org or call (209) 889-6816.

Volunteers for the Technology Assistant will assist with problems that come up with technology. 

Duties include

This is a in person volunteer opportunity. Have questions? Please contact Chris Carrillo at ccarrillo@breadoflifeca.org or call (209) 889-6816.

The Kitchen Assistant will help St Mary's staff with washing and cutting meats and vegetables. They will help with wiping down all hard surfaces and sweeping and mopping the floors. Washing dishes and putting them away. Serving our guests on the line, putting away the leftovers and prepping meals for the next day. 

Volunteer Tutor/Mentor Opportunity 

Step Up Tutoring is seeking volunteers to provide virtual 1-on-1 tutoring to 2nd-6th grade students from underserved communities to help build fundamental math and literacy skills and to provide support and encouragement. All tutoring will take place virtually! All you need is a computer and internet access. No prior tutoring experience is required. You can tutor remotely from anywhere within the state of California.

Responsibilities:

Tutor 1-on-1 twice a week via an online video platform; each session is 45 minutes

All training is done through online, self-paced modules. No prior tutoring experience is required.

Focus on building fundamental math and literacy skills using evidence-based online programs

Requirements:

Must be 16 or over

Must reside in the US

Mandatory background check

Access to the internet and a computer or tablet with a camera and microphone

Minimum commitment of 12 weeks

Passion for the Step Up Tutoring mission

Benefits:

Professional development workshops available

Opportunity to earn a FREE High Impact Tutoring micro-credential from Arizona State University (ASU)

Make a positive impact on a student’s life

To apply, please visit: https://www.stepuptutoring.org/tutor-application

Volunteers are needed to assist with the running of ACS stores. Duties could include customer service, sorting, pricing, cashiering, and sales.

Location: Hybrid – Some work can be done remotely, with in-person activities at 580 W Bowman Road, French Camp, CA 95231
Commitment: 5-10 hours per week
Duration: 6 months, with potential for transitioning into a paid, part-time position based on performance and organizational needs.

We are seeking an organized and community-minded individual to join our team as a Volunteer Coordinator. This hybrid volunteer role will support the recruitment, management, and engagement of volunteers at our urban farm. The role is critical in helping us foster a strong, committed volunteer base. This position offers the opportunity to transition into a paid part-time role based on performance and organizational needs.

Recruitment: Actively recruit volunteers through community outreach, social media, and partnerships with local organizations.

Scheduling: Organize and maintain the volunteer schedule, ensuring adequate coverage for farm activities, events, and special projects.

Volunteer Orientation: Conduct orientations and training to prepare new volunteers for their roles on the farm.

Volunteer Engagement: Build and maintain strong relationships with volunteers, providing ongoing support and recognition.

Event Support: Assist with planning and coordinating volunteer-driven events and community engagement initiatives.

Record Keeping: Track volunteer hours, participation, and impact for reporting purposes.

Communication: Serve as the main point of contact for volunteers, keeping them informed about farm updates, opportunities, and events.

Excellent organizational and communication skills.

Experience working with or managing volunteers, or in a community engagement role.

Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a team.

Passion for urban farming, sustainability, and community service.

Proficiency with scheduling software or volunteer management tools is a plus.

Ability to engage with diverse groups of people and foster an inclusive volunteer environment.

Volunteer Volunteers are at the heart of Community Hospice & Health Services. There are many opportunities to lend a helping hand at the Hope Chest Thrift Stores.

Everyone has something to offer as a Hope Chest Thrift Store volunteer, including you. Fill out this FORM

Every 2nd Saturday of the month, Mosswood Park Church of God partners with the Bread of Life organization to distribute free food to our local community members. On average, we serve up to 60+ families per month including our volunteers. Because we are looking to grow our reach into the greater community as well as to begin assisting students on local colleges campuses experiencing food insecurity, we are in desperate need of volunteers.

The volunteers are welcome to assist us the entire day (9am to 1 pm) or they can work in shifts. From 9am to 10:30 am is setup which consists of unloading the food truck once it arrives, sorting the food and organizing the paperwork. From 10:30 am to 12:30 pm is the actual food distribution to the community or until all of the food has been disbursed, whichever comes first. From 12:30-1 pm is cleanup. If there is any food leftover, we take it into the church and store it either in the refrigerator or on the tables for church members to pickup on Sunday mornings after the worship service. Cleanup also consists of removing tables and chairs used outside during the distribution and placing them back into the church fellowship hall. Lastly, any cardboard boxes which contained the food that is remaining will be broken down and placed into the recycle bin or the garbage dumpster.

In addition, there is also an opportunity if volunteers are interested in doing some administrative work. On Fridays, we have a need for someone to assist with data entry into the Bread of Life database along with the printing of forms for community members to fill out on the day of the food distribution.

Volunteer just one an hour per week to empower a student through reading.

Reading Partners believes that our communities do better when all students have access to high-quality learning opportunities and the critical reading skills needed to prepare them for academic, social, and civic success. Reading Partners is seeking virtual volunteer tutors to work one-on-one with students this 2023-24 school year. Give as little as one hour per week. We offer flexible weekday session times. No experience is required, as we provide volunteers with a structured curriculum, training, and ongoing support to help you and your student succeed. Please note: while this opportunity is virtual, volunteers must reside in a proximal area to the region for student safety purposes.

Our students will inspire you.

To learn more about volunteering, volunteer requirements, and to sign-up, please visit our website at readingpartners.org/volunteer

Conservation education programs are conducted at the zoo to promote local knowledge on wildlife conservation. Volunteers are trained at this facility and some of them are hired on a regular basis.

We have started accepting volunteer applications and marketing our volunteer program. 

Our current projects include:

Setting up a pollinator garden: we are in the process of planting wildflower seeds to conserve monarch butterflies. Our team will include zoo staff, park staff, and volunteers. We will be 1) digging small holes to plant our seedlings, 2) raking the ground to plant seeds, 3) making plant labels, 4) and watering plants

Volunteering with Education staff: the education staff setup tables in the zoo to share information with the zoo visitors about the natural history, biology and behavior, and conservation issues of our animal residents. Volunteers will help education staff 1) set up these tables, 2) organize animal bio facts, 3) make creative information for school students and children that will visit the table, 4) train to share information with the zoo visitors, 5) return all bio facts to their respective containers at the end of the shift

Helping Animal Care staff: this would include 1) helping make animal diets, 2) organize animal crates and carriers, 3) make new environmental enrichment for animal residents and learn about their purpose, 4) learn about browse plants and obtain browse as enrichment for animal residents

The minimum age for volunteers is 18 years

https://www.volunteermatch.org/search/opp3739818.jsp

On behalf of the staff here, we would like to thank you for offering to give your time to the Food Bank. It is our mission to provide nutrition to those in need throughout San Joaquin County. None of that would be possible without our community partners who volunteer here every day.

As a volunteer here, you can expect to assist with preparing and distributing food boxes/bags that will be given out to clients in need. This could look like sorting, loading cars, and/or packing boxes with food. You will be working alongside other volunteers and staff. Here is some helpful information to know prior to your first time volunteering here:

Our hours of operation are Monday thru Friday from 7:30am-2pm

The Stockton Animal Shelter is in need of volunteers to help with different task around the shelter.

The task include the following:

We currently host a free grocery giveaway once a month.

Every 4th Saturday of the month, 12:00 PM - 3:30 PM.

Our recipients are homeless individuals and low-income families.

Our Community Feeding is a necessary event in our area.

In 2022, we distributed approximately 2,400 bags and boxes of groceries. We have consistently hosted this event since Oct. 2018 and we need your help.

We can accommodate a group or come help individually. All are welcomed!!!

The Volunteer will help staff facilitate showers by helping guests pick their items, covering showers, hanging up donated clothes, cleaning and sanitizing the bathrooms and showers. 

The Volunteer will help the Warehouse Staff with receiving donations and sorting through them. We receive donation on a regular basis from the public and we have a driver who picks up items as well. The Volunteer will go through the bags or bins and ensure that there are no pet hairs and or dander, bugs, or foreign matter. The items are then placed in bags and are placed in the appropriate area of the warehouse for the departments to come and get them to put into service for the guests. 

We are looking to fill some spots in the evening on weekdays and weekends in the kitchen. Volunteers would be helping to serve dinner and prepping meals for the next day and putting all the left over foods away and cleaning the kitchen before the kitchen is closed for the day. Dinner is served from 4:30 until 5:30 and clean up until 6 pm. We greatly appreciate all the help from our volunteers. 

The Dining Room Assistant helps facilitate serving our Guests their meals and the clean up afterwards. Senior Citizens, single mothers with children and mobility impaired guests are brought into the dining room first to sit. Once they are ready to start, they are served and the remaining guests are brought in and lined up to get their trays to sit and eat their meals. Once they are done eating the staff and volunteers take up to the window for cleaning and the staff will wipe down the tables and clean the floors. 

They also help the kitchen staff in between meals with whatever tasks may need to get done. Some examples are rolling forks and spoons into napkins for easier serving, cleaning the windows, wiping down chairs, filling up the drink carts. 

Leave your mark on San Joaquin and join us as we re-paint the fair grounds agriculture barn pins. These barns have been part of the fair for almost a century and we need you help in giving them an upgraded. Your participation would directly effect many the kids in San Joaquin that participate in 4H and FFA. Come be apart of the agricultural history of San Joaquin and leave a lasting impact on the grounds. 

The Volunteer in the men's department will help staff give the men their clothes for their showers. They will ask the guest for their sizes and give them some options with a towel and hygiene to shower with. Once showers is over, they will help clean and sanitize the bathrooms and showers as well as refill the shelves and racks with clothes from the donation warehouse. 

Need someone to set up and manage a Facebook Marketplace page where items for sale can be listed.

Photograph and describe items, list prices, follow up with sales inquiries,

Provide information needed for management to meet with buyers.

Volunteers needed to assist in packaging boxes of food.  

Shifts are available Tuesday - Saturday,  6:30 AM to 2:30 PM

GUEST EDITORS: These volunteers meet one-on-one with our youth writers to introduce them to the revision process and give them feedback on their writing.

A Guest Editor is a single-day volunteer editor that will provide some in-class one-on-one feedback on specific stories/poems that the writer chooses to revise. They will focus on adding detail to the story, helping make the writer’s intentions as clear as possible. This role is perfect for someone who desires to make an in-class impact, but does not have the time to commit to a full 12-week program. 

Volunteering with Read On! is a rewarding opportunity to work directly with a striving reader and impact a child’s future!

Volunteering with Read On! is a minimum semester-long commitment, 1 to 3 hrs per week.

To become a volunteer tutor:

Fill in the online application form: https://www.916ink.org/volunteer

Complete the online self-paced training (approximately 3 hours).

Attend a live training (approximately 1.5 hours).

Be paired with a student!

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