It’s November and the spirit of generosity is in the air.
Are you looking to give back this season, but don't know where to start?⁠ Check out the 125+ volunteer events and opportunities linked below!

This list includes in-person, remote, and seasonal options from our LA2050 grantees, partners, and other social impact organizations. The information below comes from their respective websites, and is subject to change.

🌟This star emoji indicates that an organization is an awardee of the LA2050 Grants Challenge!

November volunteer opportunities:
🤎Community Exchange w/ the Hollywood Food Coalition | November 12th - 27th

Help HoFoCo sort and organize food and hygiene items for its community members.

🤎Meal Prep w/ the Hollywood Food Coalition | November 12th - 30th

Help the HoFoCo Kitchen prepare meals for its community members.

🤎Meal Service w/ the Hollywood Food Coalition | November 13th - 25th

Help the HoFoCo serve evening meals for its community members.

🤎Hope Through Housing Foundation: Community Thanksgiving Event | November 14th

Join this Thankful Thanksgiving Event, during which residents will be able to build a thankful craft and receive a Thanksgiving treat.

🤎Food on Foot: Kit Assembly | November 14th

For the holiday season, Food on Foot is in need of volunteers to assemble various types of kits including general hygiene and feminine hygiene.

🤎Hope Through Housing Foundation: Senior Thanksgiving Lunch | November 15th

At this event, low income senior residents will be able to build a thankful craft and receive a Thanksgiving treat, with the support of volunteers.

🤎Los Angeles Regional Foodbank Food Distribution | November 15th

Volunteers are needed to help distribute food kits to seniors in our community. The food boxes consist of shelf-stable items such as milk, beans, grains, and canned fruits and vegetables.

🤎Khalsa Food Pantry | November 15th

The food pantry was created with a single goal: to help families in need decrease the stress of obtaining groceries and providing food for their loved ones. Since 2013, this operation has been open every Friday providing hundreds of families with fresh produce and dried goods.

🤎UNITE-LA: LA Youth at Work program | November 15th

LA Youth at Work needs volunteers at a WRC to serve as mock interviewers.

🤎Create Laundry Kits w/ Project Ropa | November 15th - December 31st

Project Ropa is looking for assistance in creating hygiene kits to distribute to our unhoused neighbors. This level of personalized care may require time and attention, but it is where the real impact happens. It's care that restores hope, and the guests deeply appreciate it.

🤎Create Hygiene Kits w/ Project Ropa | November 15th - December 31st

Project Ropa's team members work diligently to help clients find clothing they'll be proud to wear – clean, stylish, and hand-picked. Volunteers will assist in creating hygiene kits to distribute to our unhoused neighbors.

🌟Heal the Bay: Day of Service at Kuruvungna Springs| November 17th

Learn about the work the Gabrielino-Tongva Foundation is doing to preserve the heritage site and the natural and cultural resources of the area.

🤎St. James' Tuesday Soup Kitchen | November 19th

Soup Kitchen at St. James provides a safe space for unhoused neighbors to gather for socializing, home-cooked meals, clean clothes, a charging station, and bathroom access. The event is run entirely by volunteers who help to prepare meals, set up the distribution tables, and socialize with our guests.

🤎Children’s Institute Thanksgiving Luncheon | November 20th

Help to serve CII staff a delicious Thanksgiving meal at the CII Long Beach Campus.

🤎MudTown Farms Produce Giveaway | November 20th

Help sort and distribute produce to community members in Watts. Volunteers will help distribute over 17,000 pounds of produce each event.

🤎Sowing Seeds for Life Drive Thru Food Pantry | November 20th

Sowing Seeds for Life is in need of volunteers to help distribute food, load cars, or assist with traffic control. Signed waivers are all required before volunteering, which will be provided on site.

🤎Thanksgiving Food Box Packing w/ The Salvation Army | November 21st

Volunteers will help with meal preparation, serving, setup, and cleanup as we provide a warm and welcoming holiday meal for those in need.

🤎St. Barnabas Produce Distribution | November 21st

Volunteers are a huge aid in every step of the process, from sorting produce through assembling and handing out packages to the last moments of cleanup.

🤎Help Pack Kits for Veterans in Need | November 21st

Join L.A. Works Corporate Events team and Infinity Ward in providing hygiene kits to the Community Veteran Justice Project, a nonprofit that is dedicated to ensuring current and former military service members receive the information, support, and services they need.

🤎Fall Festivities w/ American Family Housing | November 21st

Volunteers will have the chance to engage with our community by serving meals, assisting with setup and cleanup, and leading a fun art activity.

🤎Latino Equality Alliance Turkey Drive | November 22nd

Latino Equality Alliance is hosting a Thanksgiving Turkey Drive for those experiencing food insecurity in East Los Angeles and they need your help. By volunteering to help with the Turkey Drive, you'll be providing a nourishing meal to individuals and families of a diverse community.

🤎Khalsa Food Pantry | November 22nd

The food pantry was created with a single goal: to help families in need decrease the stress of obtaining groceries and providing food for their loved ones. This operation is open every Friday providing hundreds of families with fresh produce and dried goods.

🤎UNITE-LA: LA Youth at Work program | November 22nd

LA Youth at Work needs volunteers at a WRC to serve as mock interviewers.

🤎Heart of LA's Thanksgiving Dinner Box Distribution | November 22nd - 23rd

Last year, Heart of LA served 100 families and provided them with turkey dinner boxes. Help distribute Thanksgiving themed dinner boxes for families and youth.

🌟Defy SoCal HealthRIGHT 360 Community Business Pitch Competition & Graduation| November 23rd

Volunteers have the opportunity to hear participants present their business pitches followed by Q&A and feedback sessions.

🌟Habitat Restoration Day w/ FOLAR | November 23rd

Engage in a morning of habitat restoration at the Sepulveda Basin Wildlife Reserve.

🤎FAVE Family Volunteering: Create Thanksgiving Grocery Bundles | November 23rd

Your volunteer efforts will ensure that women with infants and seniors have Thanksgiving staples to create a meal and they will receive a thoughtful and useful re-usable grocery bag and Thanksgiving card of support.

🤎Heart of Compassion Thanksgiving Dinner | November 23rd

Heart of Compassion is volunteer led non-profit, serving approximately 400 families a week with groceries and goods. This is a special Saturday event held once a year and many in the community look forward to it.

🤎2024 Thanksgiving Day Run and Food Drive w/ Community Center of La Canada Flintridge | November 25th - 28th

Volunteer opportunities include: handing out T-shirts, giving medals to kids as they finish the race, finish line water distribution, runner check-in and more.

🤎St. James' Tuesday Soup Kitchen | November 26th

Soup Kitchen at St. James provides a safe space for unhoused neighbors to gather for socializing, home-cooked meals, clean clothes, a charging station, and bathroom access. The event is run entirely by volunteers who help to prepare meals, set up the distribution tables, and socialize with our guests.

🤎Big Sunday’s 13th Annual Thanksgiving Stuffing Event | November 27th

A memorable opportunity for families, friends, and groups to get together, assemble bags, and make new friends.

🤎HI Santa Monica Thanksgiving Dinner | November 27th - 28th

Hostelling International USA is looking for volunteers to help with the setup, distribution, and breakdown of its annual Thanksgiving Dinner service. This is a great opportunity to engage in cultural exchange with travelers from around the world.

🤎Love My Neighbor Foundation Thanksgiving Day Serving | November 28th

On Thanksgiving Day, Love My Neighbor Foundation will be serving food to the homeless and the less fortunate during the early part of the day. RSVP required.

🤎Seeds of Hope’s Thanksgiving Feast | November 28th

Seeds of Hope is partnering with St. Athanasius Episcopal Church and St. Paul's Commons to host a free Thanksgiving feast for 500 people in Echo Park, and they need your help.

🤎Drumstick Dash LA w/ Hope the Mission | November 27th - 28th

Hope the Mission is in need of set up/break down help, photographers, swag distributors, and more.

🤎 PATH LA’s Holiday Meal Service | November 27th - 28th

Help PATH LA make sure that everyone in our community – housed and unhoused – can enjoy a special holiday meal.

🤎 PATH LA’s Thanksgiving Day Meal Delivery | November 27th - 28th

Help PATH LA pick up, transport, and deliver meals to those who need them most.

🤎Westside Thanksgiving Community Dinner & Celebration | November 27th - 28th

Be a leader and take a few hours and join many others in creating a wonderful celebration.

🤎10th Annual Pacific Palisades Turkey Trot | November 28th

Kick-off the holiday season in style and volunteer to assist on race day.

🤎Gobble Gobble Give: Crenshaw| November 28th

Gobble Gobble Give is dedicated to feeding the homeless on Thanksgiving. Get involved in your community and make a difference.

🤎Khalsa Food Pantry | November 29th

The food pantry was created with a single goal: to help families in need decrease the stress of obtaining groceries and providing food for their loved ones. Since 2013, this operation has been open every Friday providing hundreds of families with fresh produce and dried goods.

December volunteer opportunities:

🤎Meal Prep w/ the Hollywood Food Coalition | December 1st - 31st

Help the HoFoCo Kitchen prepare meals for its community members.

🤎Decorate for the Holidays w/ PATH LA | December 2nd - 7th

Help decorate an interim housing facility to make things festive for its guests.

🤎ServeLA Community Breakfast Meal Hosting | December 2nd - 27th

Serve LA provides an overage of 1000 meals per week! This volunteer role helps to plate food and or helps to serve meals to guests seated in the dining room.

🤎Meal Service w/ the Hollywood Food Coalition | December 2nd - 31st

Help the HoFoCo serve evening meals for its community members.

🤎Community Exchange w/ the Hollywood Food Coalition | December 2nd - 11th

Help HoFoCo sort and organize food and hygiene items for its community members.

🤎St. James' Tuesday Soup Kitchen | December 3rd

Soup Kitchen at St. James provides a safe space for unhoused neighbors to gather for socializing, home-cooked meals, clean clothes, a charging station, and bathroom access. The event is run entirely by volunteers.

🤎Serve LA Shower Program | December 3rd - 26th

The shower attendant volunteer role helps manage the signup sheet and sanitize the shower between each use for community members.

🤎MudTown Farms Produce Giveaway | December 4th

Help sort and distribute produce to community members in Watts. Volunteers will help distribute over 17,000 pounds of produce each event!

🤎St. Barnabas Produce Distribution | December 5th

Volunteers are a huge aid in every step of the process. From sorting produce through assembling and handing out packages to the last moments of cleanup, you will have ample opportunity to help.

🤎Khalsa Food Pantry | December 6th

The food pantry was created with a single goal: to help families in need decrease the stress of obtaining groceries and providing food for their loved ones. Since 2013, this operation has been open every Friday providing hundreds of families with fresh produce and dried goods.

🤎UNITE-LA: LA Youth at Work program | December 6th

LA Youth at Work needs volunteers at a WRC to serve as mock interviewers.

🌟Healing California Clinic: Compton | December 7th

This clinic is in need of professional volunteers that are licensed healthcare providers in the medical, dental, and vision fields and general volunteers.

🌟CicLAvia - The Valley (WinnetkaHub)| December 8th

CicLAvia will close the streets of Canoga Park, Winnetka, and Reseda to cars and open them up to the community. Volunteers are needed to: help with way-finding, slow zones and dismount areas, provide participants with route and activity information, and more.

🤎O.I.F. Yuletide Caroling With Senior Family Members | December 8th

The mission of One Incredible Family is to serve the disenfranchised members of our global family, here in Los Angeles County. O.I.F. Volunteers will bring holiday cheer and raise the spirits of our Senior & Elderly “Family Members” by presenting a Yuletide caroling program.

🤎Deliver Holiday Gift Bags to Seniors w/ BCHD | December 9th - 19th

250 bags will be delivered to isolated older and/or disabled adults living in the South Bay, many of whom are low-income. This is a community endeavor, bringing together residents, first responders, and local organizations to ensure a vulnerable population is not forgotten during the holidays.

🤎St. James' Tuesday Soup Kitchen | December 10th

Soup Kitchen at St. James provides a safe space for unhoused neighbors to gather for socializing, home-cooked meals, clean clothes, a charging station, and bathroom access. The event is run entirely by volunteers who help to prepare meals, set up the distribution tables, and socialize with our guests.

🤎Sowing Seeds for Life Drive Thru Food Pantry | December 11th

Sowing Seeds for Life is in need of volunteers to help distribute food, load cars, or assist with traffic control. Sign in and Signed waivers are all required before volunteering, which will be provided on site.

🤎St. Barnabas Produce Distribution | December 12th

Volunteers are a huge aid in every step of the process. From sorting produce through assembling and handing out packages to the last moments of cleanup, you will have ample opportunity to help.

🤎Khalsa Food Pantry | December 13th

The food pantry was created with a single goal: to help families in need decrease the stress of obtaining groceries and providing food for their loved ones. Since 2013, this operation has been open every Friday providing hundreds of families with fresh produce and dried goods.

🤎Community Garden Day with Garden School Foundation | December 14th

You don’t need any gardening experience to join in- just a love of nature and a willingness to get dirty! Make new friends as you help GSF plant, weed, water, mulch, and more!

🤎Fountain Community Garden Volunteer Days | December 14th

Make East Hollywood bloom with greenery and community spirit!

🤎Volunteer Orientation for Long Beach Rescue Mission | December 14th

With opportunities ranging from working in the kitchen to being a tutor for someone pursuing their education, LBRM looks forward to working with you!

🤎St. James' Tuesday Soup Kitchen | December 17th

Soup Kitchen at St. James provides a safe space for unhoused neighbors to gather for socializing, home-cooked meals, clean clothes, a charging station, and bathroom access. The event is run entirely by volunteers who help to prepare meals, set up the distribution tables, and socialize with our guests.

🤎MudTown Farms Produce Giveaway | December 18th

Help sort and distribute produce to community members in Watts. Volunteers will help distribute over 17,000 pounds of produce each event!

🤎St. Barnabas Produce Distribution | December 19th

Volunteers are a huge aid in every step of the process. From sorting produce through assembling and handing out packages to the last moments of cleanup, you will have ample opportunity to help.

🤎Khalsa Food Pantry | December 20th

The food pantry was created with a single goal: to help families in need decrease the stress of obtaining groceries and providing food for their loved ones. Since 2013, this operation has been open every Friday providing hundreds of families with fresh produce and dried goods.

🤎Heart of Compassion: Christmas Celebration Event | December 21st

Heart of Compassion's mission is to be a lighthouse of volunteers fighting poverty and restoring hope. Volunteers are needed to assist in a variety of areas: traffic security, registration team, food distribution team, toy distribution team, and more.

🌟Habitat Restoration Day w/ FOLAR | December 21st

Engage in a morning of habitat restoration at the Sepulveda Basin Wildlife Reserve!

🤎St. James' Tuesday Soup Kitchen | December 24th

Soup Kitchen at St. James provides a safe space for unhoused neighbors to gather for socializing, home-cooked meals, clean clothes, a charging station, and bathroom access. The event is run entirely by volunteers who help to prepare meals, set up the distribution tables, and socialize with our guests.

🤎 PATH LA’s Holiday Meal Service | December 24th - 25th

Help PATH LA make sure that everyone in our community - housed and unhoused - can enjoy a special holiday meal!

🤎St. Barnabas Produce Distribution | December 26th

Volunteers are a huge aid in every step of the process. From sorting produce through assembling and handing out packages to the last moments of cleanup, you will have ample opportunity to help.

🤎Khalsa Food Pantry | December 27th

The food pantry was created with a single goal: to help families in need decrease the stress of obtaining groceries and providing food for their loved ones. Since 2013, this operation has been open every Friday providing hundreds of families with fresh produce and dried goods.

🤎St. James' Tuesday Soup Kitchen | December 31st

Soup Kitchen at St. James provides a safe space for unhoused neighbors to gather for socializing, home-cooked meals, clean clothes, a charging station, and bathroom access. The event is run entirely by volunteers who help to prepare meals, set up the distribution tables, and socialize with our guests.

Plus, check out these ongoing volunteer opportunities for ways to give back all year:

🌟Help BEAM assist its students with homework, scholarship applications, math problems, and more.

🌟Become a volunteer dialogue or workshop facilitator with California Conference for Equality and Justice.

🌟Join Jenesse Center in healing families and helping communities.

🌟Bridge The Digital Divide is recruiting volunteers for its expanded Computer Literacy workshops.

🌟Help older adults live independently and remain active in their communities by volunteering with Westside Pacific Villages (WPV)!

🌟Help FEAST feed hungry families in Los Angeles.

🌟Lend Streets for All a hand with anything from door-knocking to GIS mapping.

🌟Support warehousing initiatives, deliver essential goods to campuses, lead on-campus mobile markets, and more with Student LunchBox.

🌟Join FOLAR’s river-lution to restore our river’s habitat.

🌟Inner City Law Center’s Homeful.LA initiative is looking for compassionate volunteers and interns to help with projects that serve the most vulnerable residents of Los Angeles County.

🌟Safe Place for Youth needs volunteers at its Access Center, A Bridge Home, and other sites in Venice and Inglewood!

🌟SoLa I Can is in need of volunteers on the ground and remote.

🌟Help Jazz Hands for Autism create pathways to employment for musicians on the autism spectrum.

🌟LAMusArt is seeking volunteers to support the organization as ushers and ticket takers at events and performances.

🌟9 Dots is seeking professionals of all backgrounds in CS and technology, or related fields, to visit classrooms or host field trips.

🌟Transform lives with Tiyya Foundation by lending a hand in event coordination, sharing culinary expertise through workshops, or guiding aspiring talents as a job coach.

🌟Are you interested in mentoring, tutoring, or volunteering to be a dungeon master? Contact Uncommon Good.

🌟ETM-LA is searching for volunteers for events, accompanists, communications, professional development and more.

🌟No Limits is looking for passionate, dedicated, and enthusiastic individuals to fulfill a variety of volunteer opportunities.

🌟She Ready Foundation inspires, protects and provides resources to youth impacted by foster care. Support its mission through volunteering.

🌟Transform lives of formerly incarcerated adults with Flintridge Center.

🌟If you can sew a hem, attach a button, use a glue gun, or do anything crafty, you are needed in the weeks before The Young Shakespearean’s performances.

🌟Para Los Niños welcomes volunteers from corporations, community groups, colleges and schools.

🌟Without volunteers, Dramatic Results could not create collaborative learning environments that allow students and educators to become creative problem solvers.

🌟Volunteer in SJLI’s network of gardens to create access to healthy, affordable fruits and vegetables to the local community.

🌟Volunteer with SoLA Robotics to empowering underserved youth in South Los Angeles through STEM.

🌟 Empower girls to skate as a mentor or volunteer with Concrete Queenz.

🌟Whether you’re interested in leading workshops, supporting events, or assisting with behind-the-scenes work, there’s a role for everyone to volunteer with Create Now.

🌟Boys and Girls Club of Whittier seeks assistance with cooking turkeys, setting up for the dinner, and serving food for its members and staff.

🌟Volunteer with ARC to help empower formerly and currently incarcerated people.

🌟Union Station Homeless Services relies on volunteer groups to provide daily home-cooked meals to shelter residents and community members in need.

🌟PS Science offers a wide range of volunteer opportunities for those looking to share their passion for science education.

🌟Covenant House offers volunteer opportunities to help children, youth, and young families overcome homelessness.

🌟Young Musicians Foundation offers a variety of volunteer opportunities, from administrative support to creative projects like photography and graphic design.

🌟Volunteering at The Makers Hub is a great way to use your skills or learn new ones in a fun, hands-on setting.

🌟DignityMoves offers a variety of volunteer opportunities, including on-site assembling furniture, planting community gardens, and decorating rooms for Grand Openings or remote/virtual, like helping its marketing, real estate, business development, administrative, and fundraising teams.

🤎The Midnight Mission needs groups of volunteers to help with meal services, giveaways and other special projects.

🤎 Hope the Mission is looking for individuals and groups of all ages, backgrounds, and faiths to come together to address homelessness and poverty in our community.

🤎If you’re looking to foster team building while giving back, Project Angel Food is ideal for student, community and corporate days of service.

🤎Be the change you want to see in your community, and join the MRod Volunteer Corps.

🤎Check out diverse opportunities at the YMCA of Metropolitan Los Angeles, spanning advocacy, human rights, art and culture, teen leadership, and beyond.

Did we miss an upcoming volunteer opportunity in Los Angeles? Email us at connect@la2050.org so we can add it to our list!

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