Opportunities From: Orange County United Way

 ABOUT THIS REMOTE PROJECT:

Volunteers are needed to create and provide hygiene care kits as Remote Volunteers. The hygiene care kits you make and donate will be distributed to our food distribution and shelter clients. We currently serve about 1,000 households each week between our four food pantries.  Thank you for helping to provide essential items to our program participants!

To learn about all our remote opportunities you can visit our website blog at www.pohoc.org/remote-volunteering. 

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:

Collect Items

You can be a bit creative with the items that you use, however keep in mind that these bags may be carried around everywhere and thus should not be too heavy.  Items that are perfect for these care bags are listed below, but you can be choose what you want to include:

Create Bags

Now you are ready to assemble! Host an assembly event with family, friends and/or coworkers at any location you choose. Tip: hotel shampoos & soaps from trips are perfect for bags. Remember to pack the items in a sturdy bag, we recommend using plastic gallon re-sealable bags or cinch sacks.

DROP OFF INSTRUCTIONS:

Once your hygiene kit(s) has been completed you are ready to drop them off.

Drop off location: 611 S. Ford Ave, Fullerton CA 92832. Please knock on the far-left door

Days and Times: Tuesday through Fridays between 9:30-11:30am are the preferred drop off times! These are the drop off times that have been created for the safety of our staff and volunteers. We are serving clients between 1-4pm.

Your donation will help keep the most vulnerable families and our employees safe! Thank you!

ABOUT PATHWAYS OF HOPE:

Pathways of Hope is a nonprofit organization that serves families and individuals throughout North Orange County. For 50 years Pathways of Hope has been providing food, shelter and support and prevention services to the hungry, homeless and marginalized through assistance of local congregations, volunteers, businesses and grants from foundations and government agencies.

The Pathways of Hope HUB of Hope offers emergency food and hygiene items to homeless and low-income families and individuals as well as housing assistance to those experiencing housing issues. 

To learn more about Pathways of Hope, please visit www.pohoc.org.

ABOUT THIS REMOTE PROJECT:

Volunteers are needed to assemble cleaning care kits for our community program participants and you can help from the safety of your own home as Remote Volunteers. The kits you make will be distributed at our HUB of Hope resource center. We currently serve over 1,000 households between our four food pantries. Thank you for helping to provide essential items to our neighbors in need!

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:
Collect Items - Suggested items for the Cleaning Kits are listed below, but you can be creative and choose what you want to include. Please remember – the items listed are the most needed for our families:

Create Activity Kits:
Now you are ready to assemble! Host an assembling event with family, friends and/or coworkers at a location you choose. Assemble the items in a trash can, plastic container, box or basket.

DROP OFF INSTRUCTIONS:

Once your kit(s) has been completed you are ready to drop them off.

Drop off location: 611 S. Ford Ave, Fullerton CA 92832. Please knock on the far-right door

Days and Times: Tuesday through Fridays between 9:30-11:30am are the preferred drop-off times. These are the drop-off times that have been created for the safety of our staff and volunteers. We are serving clients between 1-4pm.

Your donation will help keep the most vulnerable families and our employees safe! Thank you!

ABOUT PATHWAYS OF HOPE:

Pathways of Hope is a nonprofit organization that serves families and individuals throughout North Orange County. For 50 years Pathways of Hope has been providing food, shelter and support and prevention services to the hungry, homeless and marginalized through assistance of local congregations, volunteers, businesses and grants from foundations and government agencies.

The Pathways of Hope HUB of Hope offers emergency food and hygiene items to homeless and low-income families and individuals as well as housing assistance to those experience housing issues. 

To learn more about Pathways of Hope, please visit www.pohoc.org.

ABOUT THIS REMOTE PROJECT:

Volunteers are needed to gather, assemble and donate welcome care kits from your own home, work, or in your community as Remote Volunteers. The welcome home kits you make will be provided to our shelter families. Thank you so much for your help!

This information is also posted on our Pathways website at  https://www.pohoc.org/remote-volunteering/

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:

Collect Items

You can be a bit creative with the items that you use, but please know that the items listed are the most needed for our families. Items that are perfect for these care bags are listed below, but you can be creative and choose what you want to include:

Needed Items

Suggested Items

Create Care Kits

Now you are ready to assemble! We recommend packing the items in a sturdy container like a plastic container with a lid or a basket.

DROP OFF INSTRUCTIONS:

Once your first aid kit(s) has been completed you are ready to drop them off.

Drop off location: 611 S. Ford Ave, Fullerton CA 92832. Please knock on the far-left door.

Days and Times: Tuesday through Fridays between 9:30-11:30am are the preferred drop off times! These are the drop off times that have been created for the safety of our staff and volunteers. We are serving clients between 1-4pm.

Thank you for providing welcome care kits to our our neighbors in need!

ABOUT PATHWAYS OF HOPE:

Pathways of Hope is a nonprofit organization that serves families and individuals throughout North Orange County. For 50 years Pathways of Hope has been providing food, shelter and support and prevention services to the hungry, homeless and marginalized through assistance of local congregations, volunteers, businesses and grants from foundations and government agencies.

The Pathways of Hope HUB of Hope offers emergency food and hygiene items to homeless and low-income families and individuals as well as housing assistance to those experience housing issues. 

To learn more about Pathways of Hope, please visit www.pohoc.org.

Birthday Care Packages are small gift bags filled with useful and fun items that we give to our seniors to brighten their day, or to celebrate special occasions, like their birthdays or holidays. Volunteers simply assemble gift bags and include whatever items they would like to donate. Age Well will distribute the bags through our Meals on Wheels and Congregate Lunch programs.

This is a perfect opportunity for groups, students, scouts and other organizations.

SUGGESTED ITEMS

PROHIBITED ITEMS

Please refrain from using religious messages, holiday-focused messages, and glitter if including cards or notes in the care packages.

All packages will be inspected for the safety of our seniors.

After assembling Birthday Care Packages, please reach out to volunteer@myagewell.org for the Site closest to you. Please note, we are located in Orange County, California. If you need to ship packages, please ship to:

Age Well Senior Services
c/o Care Packages
23101 Lake Center Drive
Suite 325
Lake Forest, CA 92630

Cites Served : Aliso Viejo, Dana Point, Irvine, Laguna Beach, Laguna Hills, Laguna Niguel, Mission Viejo, Rancho Santa Margarita, San Clemente, San Juan Capistrano, Trabuco Canyon

Please note: This is a donation drive where volunteers are asked to provide all materials, assemble the kits, and either drop them off at our office or request a quote from us to organize an assembly event. Art supplies must be new and placed in a drawstring bag.

Kit Checklist:

To learn more or to coordinate your donation drop off, please contact Doug McKay at DougM@UnitedWayOC.org or 949.263.6125.

Please note:

For more information please contact Doug McKay at DougM@UnitedWayOC.org or 949.263.6125.

Please note:  This is a donation drive where volunteers are asked to provide all materials, assemble the kits, and either drop them off at our office or request a quote from us to organize an assembly event. Snack Pack items must be unopened and placed in a re-sealable storage bag.

Items to be included in each Snack Pack:

Drop-off Location: Orange County United Way- 18012 Mitchell South, Irvine, CA 92614

To learn more, please contact Doug McKay at DougM@UnitedWayOC.org or 949.263.6125

Please note: This is a donation drive where volunteers are asked to provide all materials, assemble the kits, and either drop them off at our office or request a quote from us to organize an assembly event. Literacy kit items must be new and placed in a new drawstring bag or backpack.

Items to be included in each kit:

Drop-Off Location:  Orange County Untied Way - 18012 Mitchell South, Irvine, CA 92614

To learn more or to coordinate your donation drop off, please contact Doug McKay at DougM@UnitedWayOC.org or 949.263.6125.

Please note: This is a donation drive where volunteers are asked to provide all materials, assemble the kits, and either drop them off at our office or request a quote from us to organize an assembly event. Hygiene products must be new and placed in a re-sealable (gallon-sized) storage bag. Travel-size products are preferred.

Kids Hygiene Kit Checklist:

To learn more or to coordinate your donation drop off, please contact Doug McKay at DougM@UnitedWayOC.org or 949.263.6125.

Completed kits are passed along to our local emergency shelter, mental health and VA agency partners to share with those they serve.

Please note: This is a donation drive where volunteers are asked to provide all materials, assemble the kits, and either drop them off at our office or request a quote from us to organize an assembly event. Hygiene products must be new and placed in a re-sealable (gallon-sized) storage bag. Travel-size products are preferred.

Hygiene Kit Checklist:

Drop off location:  Orange County United Way 18012 Mitchell South, Irvine, CA 92614

To learn more or to coordinate your donation drop off, please contact Doug McKay at DougM@UnitedWayOC.org or 949.263.6125.

Please note: This is a donation drive where volunteers are asked to provide all materials, assemble the kits, and either drop them off at our office or request a quote from us to organize an assembly event. All items are must be new and placed in a drawstring bag or backpack

Items to be included in each kit:

Drop-Off Location:  Orange County Untied Way - 18012 Mitchell South, Irvine, CA 92614

To learn more or to coordinate your donation drop off, please contact Doug McKay at DougM@UnitedWayOC.org or 949.263.6125.

Please note:  Books should be in new / unused condition.

Books needed (K - 3rd Grade):

To learn more or to coordinate your donation drop off, please contact Doug McKay at DougM@UnitedWayOC.org or 949.263.6125.

You can make an impact in the lives of recently housed families and individuals who were previously experiencing homelessness. Donate a
Welcome Home Basket and help our Orange County neighbors settle into their new homes! These baskets provide households with basic
necessities and truly make a difference in people’s lives.

See our checklist for items needed and get started today!

Please note: All items must be new and include a bin with a lid.

Items needed to complete one Welcome Home Basket:

This volunteer opportunity is offered through the WelcomeHomeOC℠ housing navigation program, which helps families and individuals who are experiencing homelessness and have a housing voucher in hand to secure housing in private market apartments and ensures supportive services are provided to help those who are newly housed to stay in their homes for the long-term. The program is a joint effort between Orange County United Way’s United to End Homelessness℠ initiative, Public Housing Authorities, and rental property owners. 

For instructions on basket assembly or to coordinate your donation drop off, please contact Doug McKay at DougM@UnitedWayOC.org or 949.263.6125

The typical Thanksgiving menu usually includes the following:

Provide Thanksgiving dinner for a family. We leave it up to your creativity to add the special touches such as a decorated box if they wish.  The choice is yours.  The groceries should to be delivered to SPIN. 

Because speech therapy can be repetitive, often times speech therapists find keeping a child's attention to be challenging.  Fortunately, with the development of new technologies, speech therapy can be both extremely productive and fun with the utilization of iPads.  Not to mention, parents can facilitate therapy at home with the availability of so many inexpensive apps.

As a leader of excellence, Providence Speech and Hearing Center is committed to offering life-changing treatment and cutting-edge technology and is currently in need of Apple Gift cards in order to purchase iPads for speech therapists as well as apps to be used in therapy for patients.

To see the complete Wish List, please visit: http://pshc.org/ways-to-help/wish-list.html

Thank you for helping us to Enrich Life Through the Gifts of Speech and Hearing!

Because speech therapy can be repetitive, speech therapists find keeping a child's attention to be challenging.  Fortunately, with the use of toys speech and Occupational therapy can be both extremely productive and fun.  Not to mention, parents can facilitate therapy at home by with their own toys.

 To see the complete Wish List, please visit: http://pshc.org/ways-to-help/wish-list.html

 Thank you for helping us to Enrich Life Through the Gifts of Speech and Hearing!

Providence Speech and Hearing Center's Preschool, ranked #1 in Orange, needs the following supplies:

To see the complete Wish List, please visit: http://pshc.org/ways-to-help/wish-list.html

Thank you for helping us to Enrich Life Through the Gifts of Speech and Hearing!

Because speech therapy can be repetitive, speech therapists find keeping a child's attention to be challenging.  Fortunately, with the use of games speech therapy can be both extremely productive and fun.  Not to mention, parents can facilitate therapy at home by with their own games.

To see the complete Wish List, please visit: http://pshc.org/ways-to-help/wish-list.html

Some Wish List Items:

 Thank you for helping us to Enrich Life Through the Gifts of Speech and Hearing!

Help welcome a resident/family into our Transitional Shelter with a move in basket.

*Create a laundry basket filled with sheets, pillows, cleaning supplies, and household items!

Recognize  the accomplishments of one of our residents once they have graduated from the program by providing them with a parting gift through donations from the community. 

*Collect and put together a parting gift ranging from $25-50.  Gifts idea: gift basket with cleaning supplies, laundry basket with laundry supplies, gift certificates to grocery stores, decorative items for their new homes, etc.

We are looking for Volunteers who can assemble hygiene kits that will be passed out at our Cold Weather Shelters and Emergency Walk-in Center for individuals who are living on the streets or who are low income. 

Volunteers need to collect the supplies and can make up to 1000 hygiene kits that will be used at both our Cold Weather Emergency Shelters and Ontario Walk-in Center.  This will last our centers at least 3-6 months.  

The sack (Brown Lunch Bag Type or zip lock) can consists of a variety of items, such as, toothbrush, toothpaste, soap, shampoo, comb, socks, lip balm, baby wipes, etc.   

Through our food pantry, Families Forward feeds over 100 families every week! WE MAKE HOSTING A FOOD DRIVE EASY! We will provide you with AND deliver/ pick up barrels for food collection, provide signage and lists of most needed food items for you to hand out or e-mail to those willing to give. All you need to do is select a time period (we suggest about a week) and then contact us to schedule your food drive. EASY!

Did you know that all 28 of Families Forward's transitional homes are fully furnished by donations from our local community?  We gladly accept the following new items: Linens, kitchen towels, cooking tools and utensils, dining utensils, bath towels, cleaning equipment, cleaning products, and toys. We also accept toiletries, telephones, gently used baby equipment (car-seats, high chairs, cribs, changing tables), and small appliances (toasters, small table-top microwaves). All donations must be clean and in good working condition.

We also accept furniture items that are clean and gently used with no rips or holes. These furniture items are for immediate use in our homes and must be in good condition. Because of limited storage space, we cannot accept everything. Acceptable furniture donations may include:

Appliances must be no more than 5 years old and in working order. They may include washers, dryers (gas only), and ovens. We do not accept King size mattresses or bed frames, sleeper sofas, or dishwashers.

Thomas House is in need of canned food! Peanut butter, tuna and canned corn are our fastest going food items for our families.

Most Needed Items:

The Villa could use the following as an ongoing need for our women

Toothbrushes

Toothpaste

Pads, Tampons

Bras, Underwear

Deodorant

Shampoo, Conditioner

Thomas House needs new bedding, blankets, sheets, towels, etc. Our familiies take these personal items when they move out of the shelter. We go through them like crazy!

We also need any type of furniture and small appliances so that the families that move out of the shelter can have items to furnish their new apartments!

Laura’s House encourages volunteer involvement and the development of community resources to enhance our programs and build closer ties with the community. In addition to providing support to clients and their families, volunteers help increase the knowledge and understanding of domestic violence our community. We love our Laura’s House Volunteers!

The BEST way to get started in the Laura’s House Volunteer Program is to attend a Volunteer Orientation. These Orientations are held twice a month—one offered in the evening and another during business hours each month.

We are limited to 15 attendees per Orientation, so please sign up online as soon as possible: http://laurashouse.volunteerlocal.com/volunteer/ If you click through the link and do not see the above dates, they have been removed from the listing because they are at full capacity.

Please be prompt. We will be unable to admit attendees who are late to the Orientation.

Orientation Location: 999 Corporate Drive, Ladera Ranch, CA 92694
Click here for a map: http://www.laurashouse.org/contact.html

Once a volunteer has attended a Volunteer Orientation and completed an application, your email address is added to our Volunteer Connection Monthly Newsletter. This newsletter goes out during the last week of each month and outlines our volunteer needs in the coming weeks and months. Volunteers are then directed to sign up for opportunities through the Volunteer Local website: http://laurashouse.volunteerlocal.com/volunteer/

Opportunities include:

Some of our Volunteer Opportunities require the 40 Hour Domestic Violence Advocacy Training because of their direct service role with our clients. Completion of this training does not guarantee a position, but allows a volunteer the opportunity to interview for a position when a timeslot becomes available. Each volunteer must provide a copy of their 40 Hour Domestic Violence Advocacy Training Certificate, complete a background check, and in some roles provide TB Test results.

Opportunities include:

The 40 Hour Domestic Violence Advocacy Training hosted by Laura’s House is scheduled 2-3 times a year. More information regarding the training and instructions on how to sign up are available on our website: http://www.laurashouse.org/40hr-training.html Space is limited.

Thank you for your interest in the Laura’s House Volunteer Program. Volunteers contributed over 8,108 hours in 2012. Your service helps maximize contributions and support made to Laura’s House, helping to increase our capacity—thank you! For any questions concerning the Volunteer Program please contact Melanie Galloway, Development & Volunteer Coordinator, mgalloway@laurashouse.org

This Wish List is a strategic and focused list of items we can use immediately to provide the best possible care and services to our clients. Your donations are critical gifts that save Laura's House thousands of dollars each year, in turn helping to dedicate the greatest amount of our resources directly to individuals and families relying on us!

http://www.laurashouse.org/wishlist.html

THINK Together looks to its community partners to help with the substantial task of fulfilling community need for gently used books. Each month there are requests from community agencies for hundreds of books. These books are distributed through THINK Together to low-income children in community clinics, school readiness programs and doctor’s offices. Each community agency that distributes the gently used books takes the time to talk with parents on the value of reading to their child. 

Donate your gently used children's books or host a book drive to bring the love of literacy to others!

Help us collect those gently used books that are collecting dust and have them be distributed to children throughout Orange County.

Hosting a book drive is really up to you and how you want to conduct it. Book drives can be done at your school, any organization you are apart of, part of a community events, or just among your neighbors. It could be done in collaboration with local businesses if you can arrange for their cooperation. You would first decide how long you would want to run the book drive for. Then the tricky part is collecting the books. It's up to you to decide where, when, and how the books will be collected. After the books are collected, you can either drop them off at our site, or we can arrange to pick them up.

Qualifying Books Must:

NOT be religious

NOT be violent/gory/scary

NOT be adult in content

Must be for ages 10 and under

You can help heal homelessness in your community by donating any of the following items:

- new twin size bedding

- new blankets

- new pillows

- diapers/pull-ups

- baby wipes

- toiletries

- gift cards to grocery stores, Target and/or Walmart