Organization: The Richmond Neighborhood Center

Demographic: Seniors

What: Help disabled adults and older seniors receive fresh groceries weekly! This is an important program that provides food and company to an isolated population.

Sign up: Email our food security manager, Yves, at Email yves@richmondsf.org to sign up!

Organization: The Richmond Neighborhood Center

Where:
Mondays - George Peabody ES (school yard, 7th Ave between Clement and California)
Tuesdays - Lafayette ES (school yard, 36th Ave between Clement and California)
Thursdays - The Richmond Neighborhood Center (741 30th Ave)
Fridays - The Richmond Neighborhood Center (741 30th Ave)

When:
Mondays 1:00-3:00pm or 3:00-5:00pm
Tuesdays: 1:00-3:00pm or 3:00-5:00pm
Thursdays: 12:30-2:30pm or 2:30-4:30pm
Friday mornings

What: The Richmond Neighborhood Center serves over 1,000 Richmond district neighbors week with access to free, critical food resources. Volunteers will help to set up our food programs, pack grocery bags, and/or serve food to participants who attend our food pantries in person.

Sign up: To sign up to volunteer please click here

Organization: RefuseRefuse

Demographic: Neighbors and groups wanting to take pride in their neighborhood.

What: They are seeking volunteers to help keep The Richmond and surrounds clean. There are clean up events throughout the year.
UPCOMING EVENTS:
One Richmond x Refuse Refuse - First Thursdays clean up
KEEP Ocean Beach Clean
Cabrillo Street Cleanup
SF Village Cleanup
Clement Street Happy Hour Cleanup

Organization: The Richmond Senior Center

Demographic: Seniors and adults with disabilities in need of food security, wellness calls and community help.

What: Friendly callers: Need 5-7 bi-lingual volunteers who speak either Cantonese, Mandarin or other Chinese dialects who will make several social calls a week (flexible days and times) that are an average of 10-15 minutes to check in on seniors in the Richmond District.

Administrative Assistants: organize and compile notes from our Friendly Caller program into a document. Bi-lingual with ability to write and speak either Cantonese or Mandarin and able to type notes and email documents to Friendly Caller Coordinator.

Contact: Elyse Wood, MSW, 415-289-9523 or by email at ewood@ggsenior.org.

Organization: SF New Deal

Demographic: Neighbors and local restaurants

What: They are seeking volunteers to help with meal deliveries, volunteer and fundraising outreach, marketing, and logistics. If you are interested in helping, fill out this form or click the button bellow to find out more!

Organization: Californians For All

Demographic: Connecting neighbors to volunteer orgs

What: The State of California is working to identify the highest priority volunteer needs to help communities responding to COVID-19. They are partnering with state agencies, local governments, and nonprofits throughout the state who have unmet volunteer needs.

Organization: The California Emergency Medical Services Authority

What: If you're a healthcare provider with an active license, a public health professional, or a member of a medical disaster response team in California who would like to volunteer for disaster service, you've come to the right place!

Organization: Season of Sharing: SF Chronicle

Demographic: Neighbors in need of financial help!

What: Donate or sign up for assistance! The Chronicle Season of Sharing Fund provides temporary assistance to help people living in Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano, and Sonoma counties.

Organization: Project Open Hand

Demographic: Neighbors in need of food security

Where: 730 Polk Street, SF, CA 94109

What: One time opportunity, no commitment required! Assist with meal prep and packaging food for delivery.

Organization: Meals on Wheels

Demographic: Neighbors in need of food security

What: Meal Drops or Meal Delivery

Organization: SF Marin Food Bank

Demographic Served: Neighbors who need food security

What: Many warehouse volunteers have cancelled and SF Marin food bank needs healthy people to package bulk foods, assembly grocery boxes for seniors, and sort donations from food drives. 

When: Click on the Sign Up button below to see what shifts are available in your area!

Organization: Menorah Park Senior Housing and SF Marin Food bank

Demographics: Seniors in need of food security

Where: Menorah Park Senior Housing, 3365 Sacramento Street

When: Tuesdays, 12:00PM – 3:00PM

What: Help package food boxes for seniors

Sign-up: Email Victoria at victoriaroyzina@gmail.com

Organization: Institute on Aging

Demographic: Seniors

What: Institute on Aging’s 24-hour toll-free Friendship Line is a great, no risk way to support seniors during this health crisis!

Where: Over the phone

When: 4 hours per week for at least 6 months, training provided!

Organization: Project Homeless Connect

Demographic: People experiencing homelessness

Where: In-person or Online

What: PHC is needs volunteers! Click the learn more button below to find out how to help! You can also always support our Programs and Your Community from home – Host a Donation Drive! 

Be the difference between zero and one for a San Franciscan in need of compassionate support.

Shanti is a pioneering nonprofit that builds human connections to reduce isolation and improve quality of life. We believe that meaningful relationships are essential for navigating life’s most difficult challenges. Every day, we ease the invisible suffering that can accompany isolation or illness, and combat it through the power of personal connection. Because when we take care of each other, we make San Francisco a healthier and more compassionate community, for everyone.
https://www.shanti.org/volunteer/

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