Volunteer Database

The UCLA Volunteer Center works with many internal and external partners to provide this list of current volunteer opportunities. Interested in technology? Mentoring? Search here for an opportunity in the community that suits your interests or skills.

Ready to volunteer? Reach out directly to the contact listed for each organization. Be prepared to provide your own transportation and meet any of the organization’s training requirements. Good luck!

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Ballona Wetlands Cleanup

Volunteer Duration:: Single Day
Start Date:: Sat, 04/22/23
Time Details:: 9:30AM - 12PM
Location:: 303 Culver Boulevard, Playa Del Rey, CA 90293
Opportunity Description:: Celebrate Earth Day by restoring LA's last wetland! We will be removing invasive plant species in the coastal dune habitat to help support the Wetland's native ecology. We hope you're ...
Tags:: Environment Sustainability

READING TO KIDS: May 13, 2023 Reading Clubs

Volunteer Duration:: Single Day
Start Date:: Sat, 05/13/23
Time Details:: 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Location:: 8 elementary schools near downtown Los Angeles, CA 90006
Opportunity Description:: Reading to Kids organizes monthly reading clubs on the second Saturday of every month at eight downtown Los Angeles elementary schools. The reading clubs run from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Pairs of vol...
Tags:: Art Education Youth

Shop It Forward: Pop-Up Shopping Fundraiser, Where Fashion Meets Philanthropy

Volunteer Duration:: Ongoing
Start Date:: Sat, 04/15/23
End Date:: Wed, 05/31/23
Time Details:: 10a - 7p
Location:: 2512 Santa Monica Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90404
Opportunity Description:: On May 17-22, The Cause Connection is hosting our annual five day pop-up shopping fundraiser, Shop It Forward, located in Santa Monica. The event connects fashion and philanthropy all in one place, s...
Tags:: Health Hunger Poverty Veterans

Green a School - Plant Native/Drought-Tolerant Plants on Earth Day!

Volunteer Duration:: Single Day
Start Date:: Sat, 04/22/23
Time Details:: 9am - 12:30pm
Location:: Pasadena High School
Opportunity Description:: You will plant native or drought-tolerant plants, remove weeds, build planter boxes or benches, and build/maintain hugelkutur berms. No experience necessary! Your volunteer efforts will restore gr...
Tags:: Environment Equity-Youth Sustainability

Ocean Blue Project Beach Cleanup

Volunteer Duration:: Single Day
Start Date:: Sun, 04/02/23
Time Details:: 2 hours - can be more or less
Location:: Local Beach
Opportunity Description:: Ocean Blue Project is working with 5,000 volunteers to clean up our one world Ocean in 2023. Our goal is to remove 5 million pounds of plastic by 2025! We’re asking folks to Be Beyond Green this Eart...
Tags:: Environment Sustainability

X-S.T.R.E.A.M.M. Interactive Day Volunteer

Volunteer Duration:: Single Day
Start Date:: Sat, 04/22/23
Time Details:: 7001 S St. Andrews Place, Los Angeles, CA. 90047
Location:: Mann-UCLA Community School
Opportunity Description:: Join us for a day of interactive STEM-related activities for up to 1500 LAUSD students. If you have STEM-related expertise, please sign up to have a booth offering activities for the students. We wou...
Tags:: Art Education Environment Equity-Youth Health Hunger Mentoring Sustainability Technology Tutoring Youth

Earth Day LA River Cleanup

Volunteer Duration:: Single Day
Start Date:: Sat, 04/22/23
Time Details:: 9am -11:30am
Location:: 3900 Chevy Chase Dr Los Angeles CA 90039
Opportunity Description:: LA Waterkeeper is excited to host a community cleanup this Earth Day in partnership with our friends at Golden Road Brewing. Join us for a post-cleanup event hosted by Golden Road Brewing at The P...
Tags:: Environment

Volunteer with L.A. Works!

Volunteer Duration:: Ongoing
Start Date:: Fri, 03/31/23
End Date:: Fri, 04/14/23
Time Details:: 12 - 1 PM
Location:: Virtual
Opportunity Description:: Join our Lunch and Learn Webinar series every Friday at 12 pm to learn about climate actions you can take from the comfort of your own home! 3/31 - Learn how to build wildfire resilient communities ...
Tags:: Disabilities Disaster Relief Environment Sustainability

Support High Schoolers with Employment Readiness

Volunteer Duration:: Single Day
Start Date:: Thu, 03/30/23
End Date:: Thu, 03/30/23
Time Details:: 3:30pm-5:00pm
Location:: 3500 West Temple Street Los Angeles, CA 90004
Opportunity Description:: About: This is a 4 part employment workshop series focusing on resume building, job application, website setup, and interview prep. This series will serve ten high school students at Camino Nuevo Dal...
Tags:: Education Equity-Youth Youth

Volunteer for our Job Readiness Bootcamp

Volunteer Duration:: Single Day
Start Date:: Sat, 04/01/23
End Date:: Sat, 04/01/23
Time Details:: 11 am - 2 pm (shifts available)
Location:: 10200 S. Success Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90002
Opportunity Description:: Are you interested in supporting community members with creating/editing resumes, doing mock interviews, styling clients, and/or supporting with childcare? We have a variety of roles to make this Job...
Tags:: Environment Equity-Youth Mentoring