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April 2019 - Silicon Valley
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We Need You!
DGT Silicon Valley Listing Coordinator
Doing Good Together is looking for a volunteer listings coordinator to help us research and curate our monthly family-friendly volunteer listing. The coordinator:
- Researches nonprofits in the Silicon Valley area
- Contacts identified nonprofits, either by email and/or phone, to find out about potential family-friendly volunteer opportunities
- Identifies 5-10 different family-friendly volunteer opportunities each month
- Writes up the opportunities for the Silicon Valley monthly listing
- DGT staff will help you with the steps you can take to find those opportunities, answer your questions and provide materials to help you find family-friendly volunteer opportunities in your community.
Time Commitment: Five to ten hours per month. A minimum one-year commitment is preferred.
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#SpeakUpSJ Family Volunteering
Veggielution & Doing Good Together
Date/Time: Saturday, April 13, 10am - 1pm
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Location: Veggielution Community Farm, 647 South King Road, San Jose
Doing Good Together™Silicon Valley and our
April 2019 Partner of the Month: Veggielution are partnering together to take an action-oriented and creative approach to get families invested in the future of their city. At this #SpeakUpSJ event, families will have the opportunity to volunteer at the farm and learn how food has brought people together in the San Jose community. Families will be able to work in the garden; use food from the garden to learn how to make a new recipe; participate in a kid-friendly advocacy activity to share the importance of open spaces (parks, farms, gardens, etc.) with local leaders; create and decorate a reusable produce bag at the Farm Stand to take home; and have some fun in the tractor photo booth where you can show your pride in San Jose! We encourage you to bring a picnic lunch to enjoy at the outdoor tables during your visit. Families are also invited to
sign up to return that evening for Neighborhood Eats; a Saturday Supper at Veggielution focused on the history of food in San Jose and discovering the best eats in East San Jose.
Ages: Families with children of all ages are welcome to participate.
Time Commitment: One to two hours
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Earth Day 2019 Events
Earth Day Network & Local Partners
Date/Time: Varies by event (see below)
Location(s): Varies by event (see below)
What is Earth Day, and what is it meant to accomplish? On April 22, 1970, millions of people took to the streets to protest the negative impacts of over a century of industrial development. In the U.S. and around the world, the negative impacts of pollution was becoming dangerous, and a growing global ecological awareness resulted in various policies enacted to protect our environment. Earth Day is now a global event each year, and more than 1 billion people in 192 countries now take part in what is the largest civic-focused day of action in the world. To learn more about this global movement, visit
www.EarthDay.org. The theme of Earth Day 2019 is Protect our Species... Join millions of others to help make this world a better, cleaner place!
Sunday, April 14, 9:45am - 12:30pm:
Earth Day at the Japanese Friendship Garden, San Jose (
Register online)
Saturday, April 20, 9am - noon:
Beach Clean-up at Coyote Point Recreation Area, San Mateo (
Register online)
Saturday, April 20, 9am - noon:
Earth Day at Wunderlich Park, Woodside (
Register online)
Saturday, April 20, 9am - 1pm:
Earth Day at Alum Rock Park, San Jose (
Register online)
Saturday, April 27, 1 - 3pm:
Earth Day Craft "Protecting our Species", San Jose (
Register online)
Saturday, April 27, 10am - 2pm:
Earth Day Festival, San Carlos. Email Shirley Ng at
[email protected] with the subject line "Earth Day Volunteers" Learn more about the festival here.
Ages: All ages are welcome at most events. Typically, children under 15 must be accompanied by an adult. Please check with the specific event organizer for restrictions and/or requirements for minors
Time Commitment: Varies by event
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Great American Litter Pick Up 2019
Keep America Beautiful & Local Partners
Date/Time: Varies by event (see below)
Location(s): Varies by event (see below)
The Keep America Beautiful® Great American Cleanup® is the nation's largest community improvement program, which takes place annually in an estimated 20,000 communities nationwide. The Great American Cleanup, which marks its 21st year in 2019, engages more than 3 million volunteers and participants every year to create a positive and lasting impact. The Great American Cleanup prompts individuals to take greater responsibility for their local environment by conducting grassroots community service projects that engage volunteers, local businesses and civic leaders.
Saturday, April 13, 9am - noon:
Community United San Jose (
Register online)
Saturday, April 21, 8:30am - 1pm:
City of San Jose. See
event flyer for full details.
District 1 -
Register online
District 2 -
Register online
District 3 -
Register online
District 4 - See
event flyer
District 5 -
Register online
District 6 - See
event flyer
District 7 - See
event flyer
District 8 -
Register online
District 9 -
Register online
District 10 -
Register online
Saturday, April 27, 8:30am - noon:
City of Campbell (
Register online)
Ages: All ages are welcome. Typically, children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult. Please check with the specific event organizer for restrictions and/or requirements for minors.
Time Commitment: Approximately three to four hours. Families are not required to stay the entire time if it is not possible.
Contact:
Check individual event registration pages listed above for contact information.
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Seeds of Compassion Family Volunteering
West Valley Community Services
Date/Time: Saturday, April 27, 9 - 10:30am
Location: West Valley Community Services,10104 Vista Drive, Cupertino
For the last 45 years, West Valley Community Services has served as a beacon of hope to low income and homeless families living in our community. This special volunteering program will give you an opportunity to volunteer with your family. The program will include a story and discussion about hunger or homelessness to provide some context around what the organization does and how they impact the community. Following the discussion, there will be simple volunteering activities for the family to participate in together.
Ages: Families with children age five and older are welcome to volunteer
Time Commitment: One and one-half hours
Contact:
Registration is available online. Please note that since space is limited to the first 15 families (approximately 25 people), this is a pre-registered event and RSVPs are required and available on a first come first serve basis. For additional questions, contact Elysse Turney, [email protected] or 408.956.6115
https://www.wvcommunityservices.org/
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Parents Place Family Fun Day
Parents Place Palo Alto
Date/Time: Sunday, April 28, 8:30am - 3:30pm. The event runs from 11am - 1:30pm. Volunteer shifts are:
- 8:30am - noon
- 11:30am - 3:30pm
Location: Koret Family Resource Center, 200 Channing Ave, Palo Alto
Parents Place is the Bay Area's leading family resource center, and they support families and caregivers of babies, children, and teens. They offer parent and teacher workshops, coaching and consultation, services for expectant and new parents, and "baby & me" classes. They also provide behavioral and school support, clinical and special needs services, and child and family therapy. The 5th annual Parents Place Family Fun Day has over 450 families signed up so far! The Koret Family Resource Center parking lot will be converted into a Fun Zone, complete with a toddler bounce house, tasty treats, live music, face painting, and community partner booths. Parenting experts will host 20-minute mini-workshops on everything from mindfulness to tantrum tips. Volunteer duties include: face painting, helping kiddos (under 5) at the vendors booths, helping with the registration booth, giving out flyers, setting up tables and chairs, passing out stickers, and delivering water to exhibitor tables.
Ages: Families with children age five and older are welcome to volunteer
Time Commitment: Volunteer shifts are three and one-half hours
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Beautify San Jose
The Trash Punx
Date/Time: Saturday, April 27, 9 - 11am (check-in is at 8:45am)
Location: 1200 Notting Hill Drive, San Jose. Look for The Trash Punx tent.
Our community has been over-populated by a massive amount of trash, and The Trash Punx decided to do something about this by uniting our community together. Join them as they pick up trash around our community, one piece at a time, and have fun while doing it! Parking is available along the street. Please wear closed-toe shoes, and bring water, sunscreen, sunglasses and bring a signed
volunteer waiver.
Ages: Children ages six and up are welcome with adult supervision.
Time Commitment: Two hours
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Animal Farm Volunteering Event
Health 4 Humanity, Inc.
Date/Time: Sunday, April 28, Noon - 2pm
Location: Baylands Park, 999 E Caribbean Dr, Sunnyvale
Health 4 Humanity, Inc. empowers minority women and youth for leadership and entrepreneurship through conducting scientific research, enhancing learning experience, and promoting volunteerism. Join them as they volunteer at a local farm to help build a fence around the maintenance area, weed whack, paint bird houses around the garden, build a small goat 'shedrow', and more. Through this family volunteering event, families will have fun and enjoy valuable time together while assisting the local farm. This will also be a great opportunity to enhance your connections and communications while learning about each other, doing team work, and gaining hands-on abilities.
Ages: Families with children eight and older are welcome to volunteer
Time Commitment: Two hours
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Foster Animals
Doing Good Together
Date/Time: Varies
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Location: Foster a pet in your home. Specific organizations may require visits to their organization.
Open your house to a pet who needs a home. When your community has dogs or cats that need extra love and care (usually because they are very young, sick, or the shelter has limited space), your family can provide a temporary home. Call
your local animal shelter to learn about your fostering options. Visit
Doing Good Together's Foster Animals page for more ideas and resources.
Ages: Families with children of all ages can typically help with foster a pet opportunities.
Time Commitment: Will vary depending on organization.
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NEW TO DGT's WEBSITE MENU: GROUP LESSONS
Doing Good Together's
Hunger Curriculum deepens a child's understanding of this complex issue, and it makes food drives more meaningful. Our recently released
Just Be Kind Club gives parents or youth leaders the training and tools they need to lead their family or a youth group, faith group, troop, or after-school group in a variety of big-hearted lessons and activities. Our newest offering,
Beyond Our Neighbors is a free resource that builds empathy in elementary-age children. All of these unique, high-quality offerings can now be found on our website's main menu under the GOOD STUFF tab as Group Lessons:
https://www.doinggoodtogether.org/group-lessons. Kindly check out these innovative resources and share them with others.
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| This list was compiled by Doing Good Together™ (www.doinggoodtogether.org)
When calling to volunteer for any of the opportunities listed above, please let the coordinator know you found it through this listing. You are encouraged to ask any questions you may have of the sponsoring organization before committing to a project.
Disclaimer: This list is provided as a service to families. Inclusion of organizations in this listing does not imply affiliation, endorsement or quality assurance on the part of Doing Good Together.™ Doing Good Together™ bears no responsibility whatsoever for the activities and actions of the listed organizations.
© 2019 Doing Good Together™
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