Are you an animal lover?  If so, don’t miss the chance to volunteer with Ahead With Horses every Saturday (unless otherwise noted) at their Shadow Hills facility.

Please note AWH is CLOSED the following Saturdays: 2/13/16; 3/26/16; 5/28/16; 7/2/16; 9/3/16; 11/26/16; 12/24/16 and 12/31/16.

Volunteers will assist in providing our developmental therapy to children with disabilities.

Duties include: Leading horses, spotting (walking along side the horse), grooming, cleaning tack, weeding, raking, etc.

Volunteers must be at least 12 years old and if under 18, an adult must come to sign a liability release form at their first session.

Dress code: must wear closed-toe shoes, long pants and a shirt with sleeves (t-shirt is fine; no tank tops). If planning on staying the entire day (which is not mandatory), please bring water and a sack lunch.

Questions? Please call Michelle at 818-767-6373.

Totally 80s, Totally Murder Mystery Lunch

Love solving puzzles? Do you pick up on details? Are you a fan of the 80s?

Can you figure out who done it?

If so, then join No Limits for Deaf Children for a totally, awesome Murder Mystery Luncheon to support this awesome nonprofit organization!  Please visit http://www.eventbrite.com/e/totally-80s-totally-murder-mystery-lunch-tickets-24301656910 to register today!

Join Family Rescue Center for their weekly Saturday distribution of organic food donated from the Calabasas Farmer's Market.  They need happy, helpful volunteers to sort the fruits and vegetables and to hand them out at their center. Four to six volunteers per Saturday is preferable; teens and older, please.

To volunteer, please email your name, phone number, and preferred contact method (phone, text, email) to Julie Domingo at jewelsd2005@yahoo.com.  Please state how often you can volunteer — once a month or whatever works for you!

Rooftop Concert | Art | Food Trucks | Drinks

One night each summer, Angelenos descend upon Inner-City Arts, turning the award-winning campus into the creative epicenter of Los Angeles. Art lovers from all over, including young professionals, Downtown residents and friends from the neighboring Arts District converge at the corner of 7th and Kohler to celebrate the transformational power of creativity.

Enjoy live music on the rooftop, gourmet food trucks, drinks, art installations and more! Proceeds from The 10th Annual Summer on Seventh event support the Inner-City Arts' mission and helps provide underserved youth in Los Angeles with access to free arts education.

21 AND OVER EVENT

F E A T U R I N G:

Music Performances by: The Gaslamp Killer, J Rocc, The Miguel Atwood-Ferguson Ensemble, and dublab

Art Installations by: Animal Charm, Awol Erizku, Karl Haendel, Eugene Kotlyarenko, Kathleen Ryan, Christine Wang

Drinks available for purchase. Provided by Silverlake Wine and Everson Royce Bar.

Food and Drink Appearances by: Fritzi Dog, Guerrilla Tacos, Mast Brothers Chocolate, Moon Juice, Moruno, Pizzanista, Salt & Straw, Stumptown Coffee Roasters

To purchase tickets, click HERE.

Big Sunday’s harbor cruises are awesome!  We host a big group of underserved and deserving folks on a special cruise through San Pedro Harbor.  Many of these nice people have never been on a boat before!  We need volunteers to host, be friendly, hand our donuts (of course!), enjoy one another and enjoy the ride.  We call it the “We’re All in the Same Boat Project” and everyone has exactly one job: To meet one new person.  For more info or to sign up today, please contact info@bigsunday.org. 

Work out your creative energy learning improv, sketch and musical improv, all while having loads of fun and laughs! Weeklong day camps are available thru June, July, and Aug. Ages 8-18yrs • Mon-Fri • 9am-3:30pm • $350 per camp. No previous experience is needed. Camp ends with a free show where the students show off what they’ve learned!

For more info, visit www.secondcitysummers.com

Each day students rotate through three subjects:

• Improv
• Sketch Comedy
• Musical Improv

2016 Camp dates:

• Camp #1: June 6-10
• Camp #2: June 13-17
• Camp #3: June 20-24
• Camp #4: June 27-July 1
• Camp #5: July 5-8*
• Camp #6: July 11-15
• Camp #7: July 18-22
• Camp #8: July 25-29
• Camp #9: Aug 1-5
• Camp #10: Aug 8-12
• Camp #11: Aug 15-19

SecondCitySummers.com
323-464-8542

EARLY DROP OFF AVAILABLE!
You can drop your student off as early as 8:30 free of charge.

AFTER CARE
Available from 3:30-5:00pm each day for $75.

​Join Partners in Care for their Arthritis Exercise, Session 6 of 12!  

Interested in teaching a similar class?  Please check out the following information:

• Do you enjoy working with people, teaching, and /or public speaking?
• Are you interested in promoting healthy lifestyles and helping people improve their health?
• Are you available to facilitate workshops a few hours a week?

If so, Partners in Care, a nonprofit organization focused on aging and health has a great opportunity for you to make a difference! They are looking for leaders to facilitate Evidenced- based health workshops in areas throughout Los Angeles.

The programs you can facilitate are:

• Healthier Living (Chronic Disease Self-Management Program) – This six-week workshop is designed for people with chronic conditions. It addresses physical, mental, emotional and social challenges – in an interactive and proactive group setting and is proven to boost health and well-being.​

   

  • This training is also offered in Spanish!
• Diabetes Self- Management Program – The six-week, evidence-based workshop designed to empower participants through a mutually supportive and interactive education process. Participants learn to take charge and control their diabetes, understand and deal with emotions, manage medications, work with doctors and make weekly action plans for exercise and healthy eating.

   

  • This training is also offered in Spanish!
• Matter of Balance- Participants meet for two hours, once or twice a week for a total of eight sessions. They learn to view falls and the fear of falling as controllable, set realistic goals to increase activity, change their environment to reduce fall risk factors and exercise to increase strength and balance.

• Arthritis Foundation Exercise Program-This program offers low impact exercises and gentle activities to help increase joint flexibility, range of motion and to help maintain muscle strength. Participants meet for one hour twice a week over six weeks.

   

  • This training is completely online with an online exam at the end.
  • You will need a CPR/AED certification to facilitate this program.
  • Partners in Care will pay for the training and certification if the leader commits to doing a certain number of workshops.

Ideal Abilities and Requirements:

• Possess good communication and interpersonal skills
• Exhibits enthusiasm
• Dependable and consistent
• Able to read and follow script
• Comfortable in front of small group
• Drives own vehicle

If you are interested, please contact 818-408-5219 or email EBPrograms@picf.org for more information on how to get started!

Each Monday morning at 10 am, we host a fun, hands-on service project at Big Sunday headquarters called MM@10 (Monday Mornings at 10).  It’s a great way for folks of all ages to get together to help others.  Join us for all the fun!  To RSVP for upcoming MM@10 events, please contact beenish@bigsunday.org.

MM@10 Schedule

• July 18: Gift bags for seniors at Belmont Living Center 
• July 25: Art project for Trash 4 Teaching 
• Aug 1: TBD 
• Aug 8: Decorate back-to-school pouches  

​Join Partners in Care for their Arthritis Exercise, Session 6 of 12!  

Interested in teaching a similar class?  Please check out the following information:

• Do you enjoy working with people, teaching, and /or public speaking?
• Are you interested in promoting healthy lifestyles and helping people improve their health?
• Are you available to facilitate workshops a few hours a week?

If so, Partners in Care, a nonprofit organization focused on aging and health has a great opportunity for you to make a difference! They are looking for leaders to facilitate Evidenced- based health workshops in areas throughout Los Angeles.

The programs you can facilitate are:

• Healthier Living (Chronic Disease Self-Management Program) – This six-week workshop is designed for people with chronic conditions. It addresses physical, mental, emotional and social challenges – in an interactive and proactive group setting and is proven to boost health and well-being.​

   

  • This training is also offered in Spanish!
• Diabetes Self- Management Program – The six-week, evidence-based workshop designed to empower participants through a mutually supportive and interactive education process. Participants learn to take charge and control their diabetes, understand and deal with emotions, manage medications, work with doctors and make weekly action plans for exercise and healthy eating.

   

  • This training is also offered in Spanish!
• Matter of Balance- Participants meet for two hours, once or twice a week for a total of eight sessions. They learn to view falls and the fear of falling as controllable, set realistic goals to increase activity, change their environment to reduce fall risk factors and exercise to increase strength and balance.

• Arthritis Foundation Exercise Program-This program offers low impact exercises and gentle activities to help increase joint flexibility, range of motion and to help maintain muscle strength. Participants meet for one hour twice a week over six weeks.

   

  • This training is completely online with an online exam at the end.
  • You will need a CPR/AED certification to facilitate this program.
  • Partners in Care will pay for the training and certification if the leader commits to doing a certain number of workshops.

Ideal Abilities and Requirements:

• Possess good communication and interpersonal skills
• Exhibits enthusiasm
• Dependable and consistent
• Able to read and follow script
• Comfortable in front of small group
• Drives own vehicle

If you are interested, please contact 818-408-5219 or email EBPrograms@picf.org for more information on how to get started!

​Join Partners in Care for their Arthritis Exercise, Session 2 of 12!  

Interested in teaching a similar class?  Please check out the following information:

• Do you enjoy working with people, teaching, and /or public speaking?
• Are you interested in promoting healthy lifestyles and helping people improve their health?
• Are you available to facilitate workshops a few hours a week?

If so, Partners in Care, a nonprofit organization focused on aging and health has a great opportunity for you to make a difference! They are looking for leaders to facilitate Evidenced- based health workshops in areas throughout Los Angeles.

The programs you can facilitate are:

• Healthier Living (Chronic Disease Self-Management Program) – This six-week workshop is designed for people with chronic conditions. It addresses physical, mental, emotional and social challenges – in an interactive and proactive group setting and is proven to boost health and well-being.​

   

   

  • This training is also offered in Spanish!
• Diabetes Self- Management Program – The six-week, evidence-based workshop designed to empower participants through a mutually supportive and interactive education process. Participants learn to take charge and control their diabetes, understand and deal with emotions, manage medications, work with doctors and make weekly action plans for exercise and healthy eating.

   

   

  • This training is also offered in Spanish!
• Matter of Balance- Participants meet for two hours, once or twice a week for a total of eight sessions. They learn to view falls and the fear of falling as controllable, set realistic goals to increase activity, change their environment to reduce fall risk factors and exercise to increase strength and balance.

• Arthritis Foundation Exercise Program-This program offers low impact exercises and gentle activities to help increase joint flexibility, range of motion and to help maintain muscle strength. Participants meet for one hour twice a week over six weeks.

   

   

  • This training is completely online with an online exam at the end.
  • You will need a CPR/AED certification to facilitate this program.
  • Partners in Care will pay for the training and certification if the leader commits to doing a certain number of workshops.

Ideal Abilities and Requirements:

• Possess good communication and interpersonal skills
• Exhibits enthusiasm
• Dependable and consistent
• Able to read and follow script
• Comfortable in front of small group
• Drives own vehicle

If you are interested, please contact 818-408-5219 or email EBPrograms@picf.org for more information on how to get started!