| organizations (many with volunteer opportunities) |
| 350.org (environment, global climate change, political action) |
https://350.org/ |
| 826LA (writing tutoring) |
http://826la.org/ |
| Abundant Living Family Church Generosity Center (food distribution) |
https://www.alfc.faith/generosity |
| AIDS Project LA Health (APLA Health) |
https://aplahealth.org/ |
| Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment (ACCE) (political activism) |
https://www.acceaction.org/ |
| American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) volunteer opportunities |
https://www.aarp.org/benefits-discounts/?category=community-volunteering |
| American Cancer Society (health, national org) |
https://www.cancer.org/ |
| American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) (political action org) |
https://www.aclu.org/ |
| American Heart Association (health) |
http://www.heart.org/ |
| American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) (advocacy, national org) |
http://www.aila.org/ |
| American Nurses Association (ANA) |
http://www.nursingworld.org/ |
| American Red Cross (disaster relief, blood drives, health, national org) |
http://www.redcross.org/local/california/los-angeles |
| American Society for Civil Engineers Los Angeles Younger Members Forum |
https://www.mlab-ymf.org/ |
| American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) |
https://www.aspca.org/ |
| Anaheim Community Foundation (community org) |
http://www.anaheimcf.org/ |
| Angel City Pits (pitbull rescue) |
http://www.angelcitypits.org/ |
| Animal Friends of the Valleys (Wildomar animal shelter) |
https://www.afv.org/ |
| Antelope Valley Care Center (nursing home, hospice care) |
http://antelopevalleycarecenter.com/ |
| Arbor Day Foundation (environment, trees, national org) |
https://www.arborday.org/ |
| Ascencia (homelessness, nutrition, meals, Glendale) |
https://www.ascenciaca.org/ |
| Asian Americans Advancing Justice (political advocacy) |
https://advancingjustice-la.org/ |
| Aspire Public Schools (after-school programs) |
https://aspirepublicschools.org/ |
| Audubon Center at Debs Park (environment) |
http://debspark.audubon.org/ |
| Autism Speaks (national org) |
https://www.autismspeaks.org/ |
| Aviva Family and Children's Services |
http://www.avivacenter.org/ |
| Bailey Human Care Center (hunger relief, Tujunga church org) |
https://www.tumc.net/bailey-center (broken link) |
| Bell Gardens Community Family Service Center |
https://www.bellgardens.org/government/city-departments/recreation-community-services/community-family-service-center |
| Best Friends (animal rescue, adoption) |
https://la.bestfriends.org/ |
| Beyond the Bell (LAUSC after school program: tutoring, recreation, etc.) |
http://btb.lausd.net/ |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters (youth mentoring) |
http://bbbsla.org/ |
| Black Lives Matter |
https://www.blmla.org/ |
| Boy Scouts (youth development) |
https://www.scouting.org/ |
| Boys and Girls Club of America (children's org, mentoring) |
https://www.bgca.org/ |
| Brother's Helpers (hunger, nutrition, homelessness, Christian org) |
http://brothershelpers.org/ |
Burrito Project (food for homeless) (project ended during pandemic) |
https://www.facebook.com/BurritoProject |
| Cabrillo Marine Aquarium (environment, San Pedro org) |
https://www.cabrillomarineaquarium.org/ |
| California Center for Economic Initiatives (leadership development) |
http://www.ccfei.org/ |
| California Community Foundation (advocates for systemic change) |
https://www.calfund.org/ |
| California Environmental Health Association (CEHA) |
http://www.ceha.org/ |
| Campaign One At A Time (helping ill children) |
https://www.campaignoaat.org/ |
| Canning Hunger (food distribution) |
http://www.canninghunger.org/ |
| Carson community services (city of Carson services) |
https://ci.carson.ca.us/communityservices/CS.aspx |
| Cat Adoption Tails (animal rescue, shelter) |
http://catadoptiontails.org/ |
| Catholic Charities of Los Angeles (hunger, homelessness, etc.) |
https://catholiccharitiesla.org/ |
| Cedars-Sinai (healthcare) |
https://www.cedars-sinai.org/volunteer-services.html |
| Center for American Progress (progressive policy institute) |
https://www.americanprogress.org/ |
| Center for the Arts Eagle Rock |
http://cfaer.org/ |
| Central City Neighborhood Partners (CCNP) (children, families, community development) |
http://laccnp.org/ |
| Chelsea's Light Foundation (advocates for victim's of child sexual assault) |
https://chelseaslight.org/ |
| Child Care Resource Center (CCRC) |
https://www.ccrcca.org/ |
| Child Development Institute (CDI) |
https://cdikids.org/ |
| Children's Bureau (preventing child abuse) |
https://www.all4kids.org/ |
| Children's Institute (serving children and families) |
https://www.childrensinstitute.org/ |
| Christian Outreach in Action (Long Beach food bank) |
https://www.coalongbeach.org/ |
| Circle K (at Cal State L.A.) (community service; leadership development) |
http://csulacirclek.weebly.com/ |
| Citizens' Climate Lobby (environment, political org, national org) |
https://citizensclimatelobby.org/ |
| City of Hope (cancer treatment, health) |
https://www.cityofhope.org/ |
| City Plants (environment; tree planting) |
https://www.cityplants.org/ |
| Clean Air Coalition (environment, environmental justice advocacy) |
https://www.ccair.org/ |
| Climate Reality Project (environment, national org) |
https://www.climaterealityproject.org/ |
| Coaching Corps (youth org, mentoring, sports) |
https://www.coachingcorps.org/ |
| Coalition for Economic Survival (CES) (advocates for low and moderate income people) |
http://www.cesinaction.org/ |
| Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights (CHIRLA) |
http://chirla.org/ |
| Coast and Canyon Wildlife Rehabilitation (animals, environment, Malibu org) |
http://coastandcanyonwildlife.org/ |
| Collegiate Association for the Research of Principle (CARP) |
https://www.carplife.org/ |
| Comite Mexicano Civico Patriotico (cultural heritage preservation) |
http://www.cmcplosangeles.org/home/ |
| Communities for a Better Environment (environmental justice) |
http://www.cbecal.org/ |
| Community Coalition (South L.A. community org) |
http://cocosouthla.org/ |
| Compton Initiative (neighborhood org) |
http://justdogood.org/ |
| Concerned Citizens of South Central Los Angeles |
http://www.ccscla.org/ |
| Cory's Kitchen / Shepherd's Pantry (Irwindale food assistance) |
https://www.shepherdspantry.com/ |
| Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) for Children (neglect, abuse) |
http://www.casaforchildren.org/ |
| Credit Abuse Resistance Education (CARE) |
https://care4yourfuture.org/ |
| Dawg Squad (animal rehabilitation, pet adoptions) |
https://dawgsquad.org/ |
| Days For Girls (feminine hygiene; global org) |
https://www.daysforgirls.org/ |
| Defenders of Wildlife (environment, animals) |
https://defenders.org/ |
| Democratic Socialists of America (political activist org) |
http://www.dsausa.org/ |
| Didi Hirsch (mental health services, suicide prevention hotline) |
http://www.didihirsch.org/ |
| DIG Burbank (parks, environment) |
https://www.burbankca.gov/web/parks-recreation/dig-burbank |
| Disaster Healthcare Volunteers (opportunity for licensed healthcare providers) |
https://www.healthcarevolunteers.ca.gov/ |
| Disney VoluntEARS |
https://impact.disney.com/charitable-giving/volunteering/ |
| Do Good L.A. (network of social entrepreneurs) |
http://www.dogoodla.org/ |
| Dogs Without Borders (animal rescue) |
http://dogswithoutborders.org/ |
| Downtown Women's Center (homelessness) |
http://www.downtownwomenscenter.org/ |
| Dream Big Project (youth education assistance) |
https://dreambigproject.org/ |
| Dream Center (homelessness, hunger, abuse; faith-based org) |
https://dreamcenter.org/ |
| East L.A. Community Corporation (neighborhood org: Boyle Heights and East L.A.) |
http://www.elacc.org/ |
| Eastmont Community Center (East L.A. community org) |
https://eastmontcommunitycenter.org/ |
| Echoes of Hope (foster youth assistance) |
http://www.echoesofhope.org/ |
| EduCare Foundation (after-school programs) |
https://www.educarefoundation.com/ |
| Education Through Music Los Angeles (ETM-LA) (youth development) |
https://etmla.org/ |
| Educational Participation in Communities (EPIC) CSULA |
http://www.calstatela.edu/engagement/epic-office |
| El Centro de Ayuda (Boyle Heights community org) |
https://elcentrodeayuda.org/ |
| Emergency Nurses Assocation (ENA) |
https://www.ena.org/ |
| Engineering for Kids (youth STEM education) |
https://www.engineeringforkids.com/ |
| Environment California (statewide environmental advocacy org) |
https://environmentcalifornia.org/ |
| Equal Pay Today (women's advocacy, national org) |
http://www.equalpaytoday.org/ |
| Esperanza (aiding developmentally disabled individuals; mental health) |
http://esperanzaservices.us/ |
| Etta Israel Center (serving people living with disabilities) |
https://etta.org/ |
| Familia Unida (disabilities, immigration, health, food pantry) |
http://lovefamiliaunida.org/ |
| Family Promise (homelessness) |
https://www.familypromisesgv.org/ (SGV) or https://www.familypromiseosb.org/ (South Bay) |
| Feeding America (hunger relief advocacy and volunteering, national org) |
http://www.feedingamerica.org/ |
| Feeding San Diego (hunger relief, nutrition) |
https://feedingsandiego.org/ |
| Fight for the Future (internet for public good advocacy) |
https://www.fightforthefuture.org/ |
| Florence-Firestone Community Organization |
https://ffcola.org/ |
| Food Forward (hunger relief, nutrition) |
https://foodforward.org/ |
| Food Not Bombs (hunger relief, activism, vegan) |
http://foodnotbombs.net/ |
| Food on Foot (homelessness, nutrition) |
http://www.foodonfoot.org/ |
| Foothill Family Shelter (homelessness, Upland org) |
https://www.foothillfamilyshelter.org/ |
| Foothill Unity Center (food, health, etc. services for San Gabriel valley) |
https://foothillunitycenter.org/volunteer/ |
| For Goodness Cakes (bake & deliver cakes, benefits foster youth) |
https://www.forgoodnesscakes.org/ |
| Foster Army Animal Rescue (Riverside pet fostering/adoption) |
https://fosterarmy.org/ |
| Free Arts for Abused Children |
http://www.freearts.org/ |
| Friends In Deed (Pasadena food pantry) |
http://friendsindeedpas.org/ |
| Friends of the Big Bear Alpine Zoo |
http://friendsofthebigbearalpinezoo.org/ |
| Friends of Los Angeles River (FOLAR) (environment) |
https://folar.org/ |
| Friends of Upland Animal Shelter (animal rescue) |
https://www.friendsofuplandanimalshelter.org/ |
| Gang Alternatives Program (gangs, grafitti, youth programs) |
http://www.gangfree.org/ |
| Gangs Out of Downey (GOOD) (gangs, grafitti, youth org, community org: Downey) |
https://www.facebook.com/gangsoutofdowney/ |
| Gay for Good (G4G) (LGBT org) |
https://gayforgood.org/ |
| Girl Scouts (youth development) |
http://www.girlscoutsla.org/ |
| Girls Today Women Tomorrow |
http://www.gtwt.org/ |
| Giving Spirit (homelessness) |
http://www.thegivingspirit.org/ |
| GLAAD (Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation) (LGBTQ org) |
https://www.glaad.org/ |
| Glendale Arts |
http://glendalearts.org/ |
| Glendale Youth Alliance |
https://www.glendaleca.gov/government/departments/community-services-parks/glendale-youth-alliance/gya-employment-programs |
| Global Inheritance (environmental org) |
http://www.globalinheritance.org/ |
| Global Kindness (support families in need) |
http://myglobalkindness.org/ |
| Graff Lab (graffiti art org) |
http://www.thegrafflab.com/ |
| Greenpeace (environment, political action) |
http://www.greenpeace.org/usa/ |
| Guide Dogs of America |
http://www.guidedogsofamerica.org/ |
| Gun Owners of California (gun rights advocacy, political action org) |
https://www.gunownersca.com/ |
| Habitat for Humanity (housing improvement) |
http://www.habitatla.org/ |
| Harbor Community Benefit Foundation (environmental justice, health, Port of L.A.) |
http://hcbf.org/ |
| Harbor Interfaith Services (homeless services in San Pedro) |
http://www.harborinterfaith.org/ |
| Harbor Regional Center (help for those with developmental disabilities) |
http://www.harborrc.org/ |
| Harm Reduction Coalition (drug users' rights, needle exchange, health) |
http://harmreduction.org/ |
| Heal the Bay (environment) |
https://healthebay.org/ |
| Heart of Compassion Food Distribution, Montebello (fighting hunger) |
http://www.heartofcompassionca.org/ |
| Heritage Manor nursing home (elder care, Monterey Park) |
https://www.heritagemanorcare.com/ |
Hira's Legacy Foundation (dog training, rescue, education) |
https://www.hiraslegacy.org/ (broken link) |
| Hollaback! (fighting harassment, international org) |
https://www.ihollaback.org/ |
| Homeboy Industries (gangs, incarceration, rehabilitation) |
http://www.homeboyindustries.org/ |
| Homeless Shelter Directory (national database) |
https://www.homelessshelterdirectory.org/california.html |
| Hope Center (meals provided by Reality Church L.A.) |
https://realityla.com/about/the-hope-center/ |
| Hope for L.A. (adult recovery, youth empowerment, community development, volunteering) |
http://hopeforla.org/ |
| Hope for Paws (animal rescue) |
http://www.hopeforpaws.org/ |
| Hope Worldwide (community services for the poor and needy) |
https://www.hopeww.org/ |
| Hsi Lai Temple (Buddhist org) |
http://www.hsilai.org/en/events/localcommunity/GettingInvolvedInHLT.php |
| Human Rights Campaign (LGBT rights advocates) |
https://www.hrc.org/ |
| Human Rights Watch (international org) |
https://www.hrw.org/ |
| I Support the Girls (feminine hygiene; national org) |
http://isupportthegirls.org/ |
| Idle No More (Indigenous sovereignty, environment) |
http://www.idlenomore.ca/ |
| IMAN Foundation (Iranian-American Muslim org) |
https://iman.org/ |
| Interfaith Food Center (homelessness, hunger, Whittier org) |
https://www.interfaithfoodcenter.org/ |
| it is Overdue (environment; San Fernando Valley org) |
https://www.itisoverdue.com/ |
| It Matters Period (menstral health; international org) |
https://itmattersperiod.squarespace.com/ |
| Jamboree Housing (low-income housing) |
https://www.jamboreehousing.com/ |
| Jenesse Center (domestic violence) |
https://jenesse.org/ |
| Jewish Family Service L.A. (including SOVA Community and Food Resource Program) |
https://www.jfsla.org/ |
| Junior Achievement USA (financial literacy, children's education) |
https://www.juniorachievement.org/web/ja-usa/home |
| KaBOOM! (children's playgrounds) |
https://kaboom.org/ |
| Kids' Community Dental Clinic |
http://www.kidsclinic.org/ |
| Kidspace Children's Museum |
https://www.kidspacemuseum.org/ |
| Kitten Rescue (animal rescue, adoption) |
http://kittenrescue.org/ |
| Kiwanis (children, communities) |
http://www.kiwanis.org/ |
| Koreatown Youth + Community Center (KYCC) |
https://www.kyccla.org/ |
| La Habra Community Emergency Response Team (communiy preparedness) |
http://www.lhcm.org/267/Community-Emergency-Response-Team |
| L.A. Catholics (various service opportunities) |
https://lacatholics.org/service-opportunities/ |
| L.A. Community Health Project (drug use, needle exchange, health) |
http://chpla.org/ |
| L.A. Kitchen (health, nutrition, local foods) |
http://www.lakitchen.org/ |
| Labor Council for Latin American Advancement (LCLAA) (advocating for Latino worker rights) |
https://www.lclaa.org/ |
| Lamp Community (homelessness, services and housing) —see also 'People Concern' below |
https://www.thepeopleconcern.org/ |
| Las Fotos Project (art, girls, photography, youth) |
http://lasfotosproject.org/ |
| Latino Equality Alliance (Latinx LGBTQ+ advocacy) |
https://www.somoslea.org/ |
| Lavine Family Innovation Fund (LIFT) (fighting poverty) |
https://www.whywelift.org/ |
| Launch pre-school, Torrance Schools (for children with disabilities) |
http://launch.tusd.org/ |
| League of Women Voters (politcal action) |
http://lwv.org/ |
| Life Rolls On (physical impairment; disabilities) |
https://liferollson.org/ |
| Lions Clubs International (community service orgs) |
http://www.lionsclubs.org |
| Live Your Dream (women's org, girl's development, domestic violence, sex trafficking) |
http://www.liveyourdream.org/ |
| Living Help Center, Downey (reproductive health) |
https://www.livinghelpcenter.org/ |
| Long Beach Animal Care Services (LBACS) |
https://www.longbeach.gov/acs/programs-services/volunteer-team/ |
| Long Beach Parks & Rec volunteering |
http://www.longbeach.gov/park/recreation-programs/programs-and-classes/volunteer-opportunities/ |
| Long Beach Rescue Mission (homeless services) |
http://lbrm.org/ |
| Los Angeles Audubon Society (conservation, environment, birds) |
https://www.laaudubon.org/ |
| Los Angeles Animal Services (pet fostering/adoption) |
http://www.laanimalservices.com/ |
| Los Angeles Beautification Team (environment improvement: planting trees, graffiti removal) |
http://hbteam.org/ |
| Los Angeles Bike Messenger Association (LABMA) |
https://www.labma213.com/ (broken link) |
| Los Angeles Community Garden Council |
https://lagardencouncil.org/ |
| Los Angeles Conservation Corps. (youth development) |
https://lacorps.org |
| Los Angeles County Animal Care & Control |
https://animalcare.lacounty.gov/ |
| Los Angeles County General Medical Center |
https://dhs.lacounty.gov/lageneral/who-we-are/volunteer-services/ |
| Los Angeles Crisis Response Team (CRT) |
http://lacrt.org/ |
| Los Angeles Firemen's Relief Association |
https://www.lafra.org/ |
| Los Angeles Homeless Outreach Portal (LA-HOP) |
https://www.lahsa.org/portal/apps/la-hop/ |
| Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority |
https://www.lahsa.org/ |
| Los Angeles LGBT Center (health, social services, housing, education) |
https://lalgbtcenter.org/ |
| Los Angeles Mission (hunger relief, homelessness, substance abuse, rehabilitation) |
https://losangelesmission.org/ |
| Los Angeles Regional Food Bank (hunger relief) |
https://www.lafoodbank.org/ |
| Love Anaheim (various projects including hunger relief) |
https://www.loveanaheim.org/ |
| Make-a-Wish-Foundation (granting wishes to terminally ill children, national org) |
http://wish.org |
| March and Rally L.A. (protests, advocacy, activism) |
https://www.facebook.com/MarchAndRallyLA/ |
| Mary's Kitchen (Orange County homelessness) |
http://maryskitchen.org/ |
| Masters of Taste (annual event for ending homelessness in San Gabriel Valley) |
https://mastersoftastela.com/ |
| Meals on Wheels (elderly, nutrition, food delivery) |
https://www.mealsonwheelsamerica.org/ |
| Media Done Responsibly (arts education, mentoring) |
http://mediadoneresponsibly.org/ |
| Mexican American Opportunity Foundation (MAOF) (Latino community org) |
http://www.maof.org/ |
| Midnight Mission (homelessness, hunger relief, recovery) |
http://www.midnightmission.org/ |
| Milo's Sanctuary (special needs cat rescue) |
https://www.milossanctuary.org/ |
| Monterey Park Bruggemeyer Library (tutoring, etc.) |
https://www.montereypark.ca.gov/299/Volunteering |
| Mother's Helping Others (MHO) (assisting poor families) |
http://www.mothershelpingothersinc.com/ |
| My Friend's House Foundation (homeless services) |
https://www.myfriendshousela.org/ |
| My Friend's Place (homeless youth services) |
http://myfriendsplace.org/ |
| National Alliance to End Homelessness |
https://endhomelessness.org/ |
| National Association of Free & Charitable Clinics (health care) |
https://nafcclinics.org/ |
| National Association of Hispanic Nurses (NAHN) |
http://www.nahnnet.org/ |
| National Black Nurses Association (NBNA) |
http://www.nbna.org/ |
| National Day Laborer Organizing Network (NDLON) |
https://ndlon.org/ |
| National Immigration Law Center |
https://www.nilc.org/ |
| National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) |
http://lanorml.org/ |
| National Suicide Prevention Lifeline |
https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/ |
| Newhall Community Center (Santa Clarita community org) |
www.santa-clarita.com/ncc |
| No-Kill Los Angeles (NKLA) (pet adoptions) |
http://nkla.org/ |
| Operation Hope (financial literacy advocates, international org) |
https://www.operationhope.org/ |
| Orange County Coastkeeper (environment) |
https://www.coastkeeper.org/ |
| Orange County Family Justice Center (domestic violence, abuse, sexual assault) |
https://www.ocfjcfoundation.org/ |
| Orangewood Foundation (youth services in Orange County) |
https://orangewoodfoundation.org/ |
| Orthopaedic Institute for Children (OIC) |
https://ortho-institute.org/ |
| Pacoima Beautiful (environmental justice) |
http://www.pacoimabeautiful.org/ |
| Pacoima Community Youth Culture Center |
http://www.pcycc.org/ |
| Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy (environment) |
https://pvplc.org/ |
| Para Los Ninos (children, poverty, education) |
http://www.paralosninos.org/ |
| Paramount Care Foundation (Paramount community org) |
http://pcf.la/ |
| Pasadena Community Job Center (helping day laborers) |
http://pasadenajobcenter.com/ |
| Pasadena Humane Society (animal rescue) |
https://pasadenahumane.org/ |
| Pathways of Hope (fighting homelessness & hunger in North OC) |
https://www.pohoc.org/ |
| Peace Over Violence (abuse, recovery) |
https://www.peaceoverviolence.org/ |
| Penny Lane Centers (youth and families; homelessness, mental health) |
https://www.pennylane.org/ |
| People Assisting the Homeless (PATH) |
https://www.epath.org/ |
| People Concern (homelessness, mental illness, domestic violence, substance abuse, youth, veterans) |
http://www.thepeopleconcern.org/ |
| People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) |
https://www.peta.org/ |
| Pico-Rivera city volunteer program |
http://www.pico-rivera.org/depts/parks/programs/volunteering.asp |
| Pipeline Programs at Charles Drew University (tutoring) |
https://www.cdrewu.edu/community/Pipeline |
| Place Called Home (South L.A. youth, education, arts, nutrition, health) |
https://apch.org/ |
| Planned Parenthood (reproductive health, family planning, birth control) |
https://www.plannedparenthood.org/planned-parenthood-los-angeles |
| Plaza de la Raza (arts education) |
http://www.plazadelaraza.org/ |
| Priceless Pet Rescue (animals; Chino Hills org) |
https://pricelesspetrescue.org/ |
| Project Angel Food (nutrition, food delivery) |
http://www.angelfood.org/ |
| Project Chicken Soup (meal delivery, health, nutrition) |
http://www.projectchickensoup.org/ |
| Project Hope CA (re-integration of the formerly incarcerated) |
https://projecthopeca.org/ |
| Project Paper Bag (meals for homeless) |
https://www.facebook.com/projectpaperbag/ |
| Project SAY (Support Anaheim's Youth) |
https://www.anaheim.net/1171/Project-SAY-Support-Anaheims-Youth |
| Project Sister Family Services (for sexual assault survivors) |
http://projectsister.org/ |
| Psypher L.A. (psychological health; dance) |
https://www.psypherla.org/ |
| Pure Land Foundation Food Pantry (San Bernardino Buddhist org) |
https://www.facebook.com/PURELAND.IE/ |
| Rancho Cucamonga volunteer opportunities (various) |
https://www.volgistics.com/od/10939 |
| Reach Out (Upland community org) |
http://we-reachout.org/ |
| Read Across America (NEA project) |
http://www.nea.org/grants/886.htm |
| Reading Partners (tutoring children; literacy) |
https://readingpartners.org/ |
| Reading to Kids |
http://www.readingtokids.org/Home/main.php |
| Rebuilding Together (home improvement) |
https://rebuildingtogether.org/ |
| Reclaiming America's Communities through Empowerment (RACE) (gang prevention, intervention) |
https://www.race4communities.org/ |
| Rialto Child Development Center |
https://www.voasw.org/rialto_child_development_center |
| Ronald McDonald House (supporting children and families) |
https://rmhcsc.org/ |
| Rotary International (community building) |
https://www.rotary.org/ |
| Safe Families for Children (homelessness) |
https://safe-families.org/ |
| Salvation Army (hunger, poverty, shelter, human trafficking, abuse, addiction, families, veterans, etc., international org) |
http://www.salvationarmyusa.org/ |
| Samaritan's Purse (international Christian aid org) |
https://www.samaritanspurse.org |
| San Fernando Valley Arts & Cultural Center |
https://sfvacc.org/ |
| San Gabriel Valley Humane Society (animals, pets) |
https://sgvhumane.org/ |
| Santa Clarita Food Pantry (hunger relief) |
http://www.scvfoodpantry.org/ |
| Santa Monica Mountains Trail Council (environment, parks) |
https://smmtc.org/ |
| Sante Fe Springs Deptartment of Human and Family Services |
http://www.santafesprings.org/cityhall/community_serv/family_and_human_services/default.asp |
| Save Our Beach (environment, community org: Seal Beach, Long Beach) |
http://www.saveourbeach.org/ |
| School on Wheels (tutoring homeless children) |
https://www.schoolonwheels.org/ |
| SEAACA (animals, pet adoption & care, Downey |
http://www.seaaca.org/ |
| Second Amendment Foundation (gun rights advocacy, political action org) |
https://www.saf.org/ |
| Second Harvest Food Bank (OC Orange County food bank) |
https://feedoc.org/ |
| Shadow Hills Riding Club (horses) |
https://www.shadowhillsridingclub.org/volunteer |
| Share-a-Meal (food truck; hunger relief) |
https://www.shareameal.net/ |
| Share Our Selves Thrift Shop (Glendale church shop & monthly food bank) |
http://graceunconditional.prayerpowerline.org/share-our-selves-thrift-shop/ |
| Shields for Families (supporting families in South L.A.) |
https://www.shieldsforfamilies.org/ |
| Sierra Club (environment, national org) |
http://www.sierraclub.org/ |
| Skid Row Housing Trust (homelessness) |
http://skidrow.org/ |
| Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS) |
http://sacnas.org/ |
| Southern California Association for Non Profit Housing (SCANPH) |
http://www.scanph.org/ |
| St. Barnabas Eagle Rock (food distribution) |
https://stbarnabaseaglerock.org/food-distribution |
| St. Barnabas Senior Services (aging, elderly) |
http://www.sbssla.org/ |
| St. Francis Center (homelessness, soup kitchen) |
https://www.stfranciscenterla.org/ |
| Starts With One Today (homelessness, hunger relief) |
https://startswithonetoday.com/ |
Steven's Hope for Children (children's health, Upland org) (closed during pandemic) |
https://www.facebook.com/stevenshopeforchildren/ |
| Stray Cat Alliance (no-kill cat shelter) |
https://straycatalliance.org/ |
| Su Casa (domestic violence, Long Beach org) |
https://www.sucasadv.org/ |
| Surfrider Foundation (environment) |
https://www.surfrider.org/ |
| Sustainable Claremont (community org, various volunteer opportunities) |
http://www.sustainableclaremont.org/ |
| Tarzana Treatment Centers (health, drug treatment, detox) |
https://www.tarzanatc.org/ |
| TCD (Total Child Development) Kids (children, tutoring, mentoring) |
http://tcdkids.org/ |
| Team Rubicon (vet-run disaster relief and service org) |
https://teamrubiconusa.org/ |
| Thaddeus Foundation (Pomona org for needy, esp. women and girls) |
https://www.thaddeus.org/ |
| Think Together (tutoroing, children's education) |
https://www.thinktogether.org/ |
| TLC (True Lasting Connections) Family Resource Center (Downey community org) |
http://www.dusd.net/tlc/ |
| Tree People (environment, planting trees) |
https://www.treepeople.org/ |
| TRUST (Tenemos que Reclamar y Unidos Salvar la Tierra) South L.A. (community org) |
http://trustsouthla.org/ |
| UCLA Blood and Platelet Donations (medical health) |
http://gotblood.ucla.edu/ |
| UNICEF (children's rights, international org) |
https://www.unicef.org/ |
| Ultimate Restoration Unlimited (community resource center, including blight reduction) |
https://www.urulosangeles.org/wed |
| Union of Concerned Scientists (environment, energy, sceince-based action) |
http://www.ucsusa.org/ |
| Union Rescue Mission (homelessness) |
https://urm.org/ |
| Union Station Homeless Services (homelessness, Pasadena org) |
https://unionstationhs.org/ |
| United We Dream (national youth-led immigration org) |
https://unitedwedream.org/ |
| Valley Family Center (counceling, family services, domestic abuse, etc.) |
https://valleyfamilycenter.org/ |
| Valley Village (serving adults with developmental challenges, Winnetka org) |
http://www.valleyvillage.org/ |
| VFW (Veterans of Foreign Wars) |
https://www.vfw.org/ |
| Vietnam Veterans of America |
https://vva.org/ |
| Volunteers of America, Los Angeles (homelessness, addiction, incarceration, veterans, youth, families) |
https://voala.org/ |
| Warm Heart Mission (food & hygiene for homeless) |
https://warmheartmission.org/ |
| Water Drop LA (water distribution for food unhoused) |
https://www.waterdropla.org/ |
| Western Justice Center (conflict resolution, mediation, mentoring) |
https://www.westernjustice.org/ |
| Whittier Pregnancy Care Clinic (WPCC-Obria) (women's medical care) |
https://www.wpccchampions.org/ |
| Whittier's First Day (homelessness) |
https://www.whittierfirstday.org/ |
| Widows, Orphans, and Disabled Fireman's Fund |
https://www.wodff.org/ |
| Wilderness Society (environment, national org) |
http://wilderness.org/ |
| Wildhaven Ranch (Wildlife Sanctuary, Lake Arrowhead) |
http://wildhavenranch.org/ |
| Wildlife Conservation Society (global org) |
https://www.wcs.org/ |
| Women In Film (women's advocacy org) |
https://womeninfilm.org/ |
| Women of Watts and Beyond (anti-violence org; community org) |
https://womenofwattsandbeyond.org/ |
| Women's and Children's Crisis Center (violence, abuse, Whittier) |
https://www.wccshope.org/ |
| World Harvest L.A. (food distribution) |
https://www.worldharvestla.org/ |
| World Wildlife Fund (WWF) (environment, animals, international org) |
https://www.worldwildlife.org/ |
| Wounded Warrior Foundation (veterans) |
https://www.woundedwarriorproject.org/ |
| YMCA (youth development, healthy living, social responsibility) |
http://www.ymcala.org/ |
| Young Life (Christian youth ministry) |
https://www.younglife.org/ |