Volunteering

Acterra
3921 E. Bayshore Road, Palo Alto. Hands-on volunteer opportunities include creek clean-ups, habitat restoration and trail work. All ages are welcome. Check online calendar for updated volunteer workdays and events.
E-mail: arastradero@Acterra.org.
Hours: Mon-Fri 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Call 650-962-9876; fax 650-962-8234.

American Red Cross Silicon Valley Chapter
400 Mitchell Lane, Palo Alto. Volunteer opportunities include disaster volunteers, office volunteers, CPR instructors, public relations and special events.
E-mail: siliconvalley@usa.redcross.org.
Hours: Mon-Thu 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.; Fri 8:30-11:30 a.m.
Call 650-688-0415; fax 650-327-4255.

Avenidas Volunteer Corps
450 Bryant St., Palo Alto. The Volunteer Corps recruits adults to help in a number of programs ranging from tutoring to driving seniors and friendly visiting. Volunteers also provide general assistance with a variety of operations at Avenidas. Flexible schedule and opportunities that fit any interest and skill level. No age requirement.
E-mail: jhalliburton@avenidas.org.
Hours: Mon-Fri 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Call 650-289-5412.

Bill Wilson Center
373 W. Julian St., San Jose. The Volunteer Case Aide Program provides volunteers to assist county social workers with a variety of tasks, including mentoring, tutoring, transporting and supervising visits, for court-dependent children who are receiving services. Volunteers must attend training and orientation sessions.
Call 408-975-5383.

East Palo Alto Tennis and Tutoring
Taube Tennis Stadium, Stanford. A youth development program for K-12 students from East Palo Alto. Volunteers serve as academic tutors and/or tennis coaches. Students receive tutoring from 4:30-6 p.m. or 6:30-8:30 p.m. once or twice per week and tennis twice a week from 5-6 p.m. or 6-7 p.m.
E-mail: kara.guzman@epatt.org.
Call 650-725-4450.

Environmental Volunteers
3921 E. Bayshore Road, Palo Alto. Volunteer docents inspire a love of nature through classroom presentations in schools with related field trips to local nature sites.
E-mail: info@evols.org.
Hours: Mon-Fri 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Call 650-961-0545; fax 650-961-0548.

Friends for Youth
1741 Broadway, Redwood City. Serving at-risk youth residing in San Mateo and Northern Santa Clara counties, Friends for Youth creates and supports one-to-one friendships between youth-in-need and caring adults. Training and on-going support is provided for mentors, in addition to monthly group activities.
E-mail: info@friendsforyouth.org.
Call 650-482-2867.

Friends of the Palo Alto Library
P.O. Box 41, Palo Alto. Nonprofit group that raises funds for the Palo Alto Library hosts a huge book sale every month on the second Saturday and Sunday at the Cubberley Community Center. Volunteers assist in a wide range of activities.
E-mail: volunteer@friendspaloaltolib.org.
Hours: Tue-Sat 2-4 p.m. for donations
Call 650-213-8755.

HandsOn Bay Area
135 Bluxome St., 2nd Floor, San Francisco. HandsOn Bay Area creates opportunities for people to volunteer, learn and lead in their communities. Individuals, families, teams and corporate groups come together for volunteer action in San Mateo, Santa Clara, San Francisco and Alameda counties.
E-mail: info@handsonbayarea.org.
Call 415-541-9616; fax 415-541-7716.

InnVision Peninsula Programs (formerly Urban Ministry of Palo Alto)
P.O. Box 702, Palo Alto. Volunteers at the downtown Food Closet distribute groceries to clients; at the Clothes Closet, they sort and distribute donated clothing to clients. They prepare meals in the Breaking Bread Hot Meals Program. At the Opportunity Service Center, volunteers distribute toiletries, sort mail, answer phone, interact with clients and help in kitchen.
E-mail: jnevaras@innvision.org.
Call Jaynie Naveras at 408-213-5186; fax 650-853-7083.

Palo Alto Animal Services
3281 E. Bayshore Road, Palo Alto. Clean, calm, well-socialized animals have the greatest chance of getting adopted, and volunteers help by acting as animal attendants. Volunteer positions include cat , dog and rabbit attendants, animal foster parents and office assistants.
Hours: Mon-Sat, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
Call 650-496-5989.

Palo Alto Art Center
1313 Newell Road, Palo Alto. Volunteer opportunities include Gallery shop and gallery monitoring, staff support for special events, children and adult tour docents, reception assisting, decoration, hosting and exhibitions. Flexible schedules to meet individual needs. New volunteers welcome throughout the year. No art background is required.
Hours: Tue-Sat 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Tue-Thu 7-10 p.m.; Sun 1-5 p.m.
Call 650-329-2370; fax 650-326-6165.

Palo Alto Junior Museum & Zoo
1451 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. Volunteers are needed to help with fundraising, marketing, public relations, press, special events or museum and zoo tours.
E-mail: info@friendsjmz.org.
Call 650-329-2111 for application.

Palo Alto Library
Palo Alto. Provide support to any of Palo Alto's five libraries. Volunteer opportunities include mending books, office support, shelving books, outreach and many other projects. Flexible schedules to meet individual needs, and new volunteers are welcomed at any time.
E-mail: anita.delaney@cityofpaloalto.org.
Call 650-617-3100, ext. 3215.

Palo Alto Medical Foundation
795 El Camino Real, Palo Alto. Volunteers are needed to put a smile on patients' faces. Shifts are 8 a.m. to noon, or noon to 4 p.m. For every four hours that one volunteers, PAMF provides a free lunch.
E-mail: ritterm@pamf.org.
Call Margo Ritter, volunteer supervisor, at 650-853-4703.

Peninsula Interfaith Action
1336 Arroyo Ave., San Carlos. Peninsula Interfaith Action (PIA) is a federation of 31 congregations organized to seek to improve the quality of life for families on the Peninsula. Issues include affordable housing, employment, transportation, accessible health care and just treatment of immigrants.
E-mail: piapico@sbcglobal.net .
Call 650-592-9181; fax 650-592-9183.

Rebuilding Together Peninsula
P.O. Box 4031, Menlo Park. A nondenominational nonprofit that coordinates volunteers to renovate homes and community facilities of low-income, elderly and/or disabled neighbors. The event occurs on the last Saturday in April. Office address is 841 Kaynyne St., Redwood City.
E-mail: info@rebuildingtogetherpeninsula.org.
Call 650-366-6597; fax 650-366-9053.

Volunteer Center, The
1675 California St., San Francisco . Serving San Mateo and San Francisco counties, the center lists a wide range of volunteer jobs, including driving patients undergoing cancer therapy; bagging food for Second Harvest Food Bank; aiding visitors to the county fair; and doing construction and office work for many nonprofit agencies.
E-mail: info@thevolunteercenter.net.
Call 650-235-3550; fax 415-982-0890.

Wildlife Rescue
Palo Alto. Wildlife Rescue volunteers work directly with and handle a variety of wild animals. Job duties vary, depending on the number and species of wildlife housed at the Peninsula Humane Society/Society for the Prevention of Cruetly to Animals.
E-mail: bprobst@PHS-SPCA.org.

YMCA of Silicon Valley
1922 The Alameda, 3rd Floor , San Jose. Volunteer opportunities include office support, coaching, computer-lab tutoring, personal training, graphic design, public relations, refereeing, swim instruction, teen mentoring and more.
E-mail: info@ymcasv.org.
Call 408-351-6400.

Youth Community Service (YCS)
3800 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. Provides youth in Palo Alto, East Palo Alto and Menlo Park opportunities to effect positive change at their schools and communities through community service.
E-mail: ycs@youthcommunityservice.org.
Hours: Mon-Fri 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. (varies depending on program)
Call 650-617-8961; fax 650-617-8088.