Big Sunday happily welcomes you to Our Really Big Community Calendar.
We try to include all kinds of volunteering and helping opportunities for all kinds of interests, talents, passions, and ages! As you’ll see, these include volunteering opportunities (one-time and long-term) as well as the chance to support a nonprofit by attending fundraising events. Plus, of course, we include all of Big Sunday’s homegrown events, too! Whoever you are, and whatever you do, there is someone out there who could use your help.
If you have questions about our calendar, or would like to add a listing, please contact calendar@bigsunday.org or submit your event/opportunity via the button below.
Join the Aga Khan Foundation team for the annual LA Works Day of Service! Work alongside other local volunteers to build benches, paint murals, garden, and do other hands-on service activities to benefit organizations combating youth homelessness in Hollywood. The event will take place on Saturday, October 1st from 8:00 am – 12:15 pm. Afterwards, join the Aga Khan Foundation team for the LA Works 25th Anniversary celebration with free food, music and activities. Please click here to register and for more information.
Also – save the date! The 2016 Aga Khan Foundation Los Angeles Walk & Run will take place on Sunday, November 13th at the Santa Monica Pier. Click here for more info.
About the Aga Khan Foundation:
For nearly 30 years, the Foundation has been working with communities, governments, businesses, and local organizations to help improve the quality of life for 3.5 million people annually in 16 countries across the globe. 100% of donations made to AKF go DIRECTLY to the cause, not a cent is spent on administration.
Back on my Feet Greater Los Angeles invites you to take part in their 2nd annual free community Flower Market Fun Run through Downtown Los Angeles on Saturday, February 11.
The 4-mile community run will include giveaways, refreshments and snacks! Sign up today by clicking HERE.
Back on My Feet combats homelessness through the power of running, community support, and essential employment and housing resources.
On Sunday, February 26, you can make a difference in the Jewish community in five meaningful ways and at locations throughout Los Angeles when you volunteer as part of Federation's Community Service Day. Choose from these ways to give back — and feel great about making time to make a difference:
- Day of Good Deeds — At Aegis of Granada Hills, you can paint canvases with the senior residents at this family-friendly event. No art skills required — just the desire to brighten a senior's day.
- Beit T’Shuvah — Join the residents of Beit T’Shuvah in feeding the homeless. In the morning, you can make sandwiches and burritos for the homeless with Beit T’Shuvah residents. In the afternoon, you can help distribute.
- Ronald McDonald House — Join the members of YALA, ages 25-40, to make meals for resident families so they can relax and spend time with their hospitalized children.
- Aviva Family and Children’s Services — Participate in arts and crafts with, and get to know at-risk teenage girls staying at the Aviva Center. (Volunteers must be 18 or older.)
- Jewish Community Inclusion Festival for JDAIM — Celebrate Jewish Disabilities Awareness Month by helping those with special needs and their families enjoy a day of fun. (Volunteers must be 13 or older.)
For more info and to register, please click HERE.
The Back on My Feet Annual Foothill 5K Challenge Race isn't your average 5K. Feel the burn as you climb more than 1,000 feet on course, then reward yourself with spectacular 360 degree views of the San Gabriel Mountains from the summit and some discounted brews at the Golden Road Brewing Afterparty once you finish! Registration includes chip timing, a technical race t-shirt, and finishers’ swag.
All event proceeds support Back on My Feet’s mission to increase self-sufficiency among individuals experiencing homelessness and other underserved populations.
Volunteer stations include:
- Packet stuffing – 4/27/17 – 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm
- Various Race day position – 4/30/17 – 6:30 am – 12 pm
To register or for more information please inquire here: https://techimpact.formstack.com/forms/5kchallengevolunteers2017
To find out more about Back on My Feet LA and other non-event volunteering opportunities, please visit www.la.backonmyfeet.org.
Event Website: http://give.backonmyfeet.org/5kchallenge
The Back on My Feet Annual Foothill 5K Challenge Race isn't your average 5K. Feel the burn as you climb more than 1,000 feet on course, then reward yourself with spectacular 360 degree views of the San Gabriel Mountains from the summit and some discounted brews at the Golden Road Brewing Afterparty once you finish! Registration includes chip timing, a technical race t-shirt, and finishers’ swag.
All event proceeds support Back on My Feet’s mission to increase self-sufficiency among individuals experiencing homelessness and other underserved populations.
Volunteer stations include:
- Packet stuffing – 4/27/17 – 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm
- Various Race day position – 4/30/17 – 6:30 am – 12 pm
To register or for more information please inquire here: https://techimpact.formstack.com/forms/5kchallengevolunteers2017
To find out more about Back on My Feet LA and other non-event volunteering opportunities, please visit www.la.backonmyfeet.org.
Event Website: http://give.backonmyfeet.org/5kchallenge
Union Station Homeless Services in Pasadena, San Gabriel Valley's largest social services agency, is holding a 5K Walk "March Home: Ending Homelessness One Step at a Time" on Saturday, June 10th, 2017.
Volunteer positions are available; no orientation required. Youth ages 10-16 may volunteer for the Cheer Team positions. Minimum age to volunteer is 10 years old.
- SET UP 5:00am-8:00am
- EVENT 6:00am-12:00pm
- CHILDREN'S FUN ZONE 6:00am-12:00pm – We are looking for people who like to do face painting!
- CHEER TEAM 8:30am-12:00pm
- CLEAN-UP 11:00am-2:00pm
- TO SIGN UP: Email volunteer@unionstationhs.org and indicate which shift you would like, the ages if between 10-16, and how many are in your party. Please provide your best email and cell phone/home phone number.
The route goes past Union Station's three permanent supportive housing programs: Centennial Place, Euclid Villa, and Marv's Place. The Finish Line Festival will include guest speakers, live music, family fun zone, food trucks and more!
It's time for the annual transformation of Project Angel Food into a magical place filled with glamour, mouth-watering food, fantastic auction items, amazing entertainment and most of all – immeasurable heart and love! If you'd like to join us for a party highlighted with appearances by Debra Messing, Lisa Rinna and Chaz Dean. Check out our website to purchase ticketshttps://www.angelfood.org/event/angel-awards-2018/
If you'd like to join us as a volunteer, there are plenty of openings for you.
Read on to see the details for the various ways you can be part of this tradition…and then let me know where we can reserve a spot for you (and in this case you can be as greedy as you’d like.)
Day of set-up:
When: Saturday, Aug 18
12noon – 6PM — Set up the live auction & table settings
(Partial Shifts Welcome)
The Event:
What: Volunteer for the silent auction, as greeters and other fun event tasks.
We are also looking for people with a couple of specific skills
Stage/Event Management to help with the show.
Photographer
When: Saturday, Aug 18
4:30pm til 11:30pm (18 and over only please)
Where: Project Angel Food
922 Vine St
LA CA 90038
Thanks for considering being part of this great event. Hope to see you for at least one – and hopefully more – fun projects!
Join us on Sunday, October 7th, 2018, for our 6th Annual Carnival! Hosted by SPY Board Member Peter Micelli and his wife Jennifer Lang at their home. This family friendly event includes carnival games, food and drink, a raffle, and more! 100% of funds raised from Carnival will go towards SPY's programs that help homeless youth exit the streets.
Safe Place for Youth (SPY) provides life-saving support to homeless and at-risk youth ages 12-25 in West Los Angeles. Our mission is to inspire, nurture, and empower the resilient human spirit of homeless youth by providing immediate and lasting solutions, one young person at a time. We do this through a continuum of care including case management, education and employment support, health and wellness care, street outreach, and access to basic survival needs of food, showers and clothing. In 2017, SPY provided services to 1,171 individual homeless and at-risk youth.
Imagine LA just 9 days from the Metro LA night of the Homeless Count, and the Koreatown Deployment Site still needs 90+ volunteers! Join Imagine LA to volunteer alongside their staff and Board Members during this annual census of LA's homeless neighbors.
Imagine LA Gathering & Homeless Count
Thursday, January 23, 2020
6:30 p.m. – Gathering & dinner @ Imagine LA offices
7:30 p.m. – Walk/drive to local deployment site (0.7 miles)
8:00-11:00 p.m. – Homeless Count volunteering
This volunteer opportunity is open to adults & teens.
Imagine LA Office
672 S. Lafayette Park Place, #28, Los Angeles, CA 90057
Parking and dinner are provided — RSVP required.
Click for more info or to RSVP
Questions or concerns? Contact Brian Rosenbaum, Community Engagement Director, at brian@imaginela.org.
Now that you’ve participated in the 2020 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count, take the next step in helping address the homelessness crisis in Los Angeles County by joining the 3rd Annual Hollywood Hike to End Homelessness.
60,000 of our neighbors fall asleep unsheltered, alone, and isolated every single night in Los Angeles County. For many of our neighbors, challenges are layered. Mental and physical challenges, a fundamental lack of resources, and the social stigma of homelessness create an environment of indescribable loneliness, trauma, and pain many of us cannot begin to comprehend.
For the better part of a decade, The Center has provided a holistic and trauma-informed approach to ending isolation and homelessness. Offering unique Wellness, Health, Outreach & Housing, and Community Support Programs, they work every day to break down barriers to entry for our homeless neighbors. By doing so, we help build a path toward wellness and housing.
On March 21st, they will host the 3rd Annual Hike to End Homelessness to raise vital funds for The Center’s Community Wellness Program that serves thousands of vulnerable individuals living unhoused on the streets in our neighborhood. With these resources, together, they will give their participants access to community programming and connections to healthcare, mental healthcare, and housing.
This unique event is anything but the typical fundraising experience. Bringing together hundreds of Angelenos hiking in solidarity, this hike is a powerful display of our commitment toward ending homelessness in our community.
For more information on registration or sponsorship, please email Nathan Box, Director of Development & External Relations, at nathan.box@thecenterinhollywood.org.
