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January 2020 - Silicon Valley |
Help Foster Kids in Your Community
Together We Rise
Date/Time: Ongoing
Location: Your home or community
Ages: Everyone is welcome to participate
Time Commitment: Varies
Together We Rise's mission is to help ease the transitions that foster children experience within the system. The foster care system can be a confusing and sometimes disheartening place for children. Together We Rise's fundraising and network of passionate volunteers strives to give children in foster care a brighter future, a sense of normalcy and belonging. They have multiple programs and volunteer opportunities, so each individual, family, or group can select the right opportunity for them. Their main programs are:
- Sweet Cases: Decorate duffel bags for foster children complete with a teddy bear, hygiene kit, and blanket. Most children entering foster care receive just two trash bags for their belongings, but they deserve more!
- Build-A-Bike/Build-A-Board: Build bicycles and skateboards for foster kids who don't have access to another form of transportation or who've never had a bike or skateboard of their own.
- Birthday Boxes: Help foster kids celebrate their special day with birthday boxes that include candy, party supplies, and gift cards.
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5th Annual MLS Tree Planting Day!
Canopy
Date/Time: Monday, January 20, 9am - 12:30pm
Location: Martin Luther King Park, 435 Daisy Ln, East Palo Alto
Ages: All ages are welcome to participate. Minors under 18 require a parent to approve the
online waiver when registering. Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult.
Time Commitment: Three and one-half hours
Celebrate MLK Day of Service with Canopy! Join Canopy, Grassroots Ecology, and the San Francisquito Joint Powers Authority as they create new habitat for local pollinators and bird species at the recently reopened entry points of the Bay Trail in East Palo Alto. Volunteers will plant trees and plants, providing inviting gateways to the Bay Trail and other urban green space.
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Grass Roots Ecology
Date/Time: Saturday, January 25, 9:30am - noon
Location: McClellan Ranch Preserve, 22221 McClellan Road, Cupertino. The main parking lot at McClellan Ranch is too small to accommodate all event participants. An overflow parking area will be available west of the main entrance on the north side of McClellan Road. It is only a one-minute walk across the bridge to the main event area. We will meet at the end of Verbena Drive directly adjacent to the address listed above. Grassroots Ecology staff will be there to welcome you.
Time Commitment: Two and one-half hours
Come plant California native plants with Grassroots Ecology along San Francisquito Creek in East Palo Alto! Volunteers will experience a fun morning restoring habitat for local wildlife with fellow community members. Gloves and tools will be provided. Please bring a reusable water bottle and dress for outdoor work (sturdy shoes and long pants recommended).
This event is rain or shine, unless otherwise notified.
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Weekend Activity Leaders!
Family Supportive Housing
Date/Time: Ongoing. Saturdays and Sundays 1 - 3pm or 3 - 5pm. Some Friday evenings are available, 6:30 - 8:30pm.
Location: 692 N. King Road, San José
Ages: Volunteers under the age of 18 must have 1 adult supervisor for every 5 volunteers.
Time Commitment: Two hours
For thirty years, Family Supportive Housing has been helping homeless single and two-parent families with children remain intact, while addressing their needs for food, shelter, employment, and education. They offer families a respite, an opportunity to make life-altering changes, and a system to aid in finding permanent housing. Do you know of a group of people who enjoy creating and providing their own very special activity for children to participate in? If so, Family Supportive Housing needs you! Examples of past activities include: kite making, popcorn and a movie, arts and crafts, and more. Maximum number of volunteers is ten.
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Loaves and Fishes
Date/Time: Thursday, January 23 and 30, 3:30 - 6pm
Location: Vietnamese Seventh Day Adventist Church, 1066 South 2nd Street, San Jose
Ages: The age restriction is 10 years and older. Between 10 and 13, adult supervision is required.
Time Commitment: Two and one-half hours
We invite you to join us in our service to the community. Your time and service are invaluable to the work we do and the people we serve. We are fortunate at Loaves & Fishes Family Kitchen to have many wonderful, dedicated volunteers. Without you, we wouldn't be able to do what we do. Be ready to help prep the food, serve our guests and help clean up.
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Dune's Beach Trail Clean Up
Sea Hugger
Date/Time: Saturday, January 11, 10am - noon
Location: Dunes Beach, Half Moon Bay
Ages: All ages are welcome to participate with adult supervision as long as you think your child can actively participate with clean-up activities.
Time Commitment: Two hours
Are you a sea hugger? Then join us at Dune's Beach in Half Moon Bay for a beach cleanup! Meet at the south end of the Dune's Beach parking lot at the end of Young Avenue and look for the Sea Hugger check in table. We will be cleaning the beach, trail, and parking lot areas. Please bring your own bucket and reusable gloves - we will provide extra gloves and buckets while supplies last. Sea Hugger focuses on microplastic and has a Nurdle Trommel cleaning device that makes our beach clean ups fun, different and educational.
Contact:
For questions or to sign up to volunteer, contact the volunteer coordinator, Shell Cleave, shell@seahugger.org
http://www.SeaHugger.org
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Celebrate the New Year at Palo Alto Bay Lands
Save the Bay
Date/Time: Wednesday, January 15, noon - 3pm
Ages: Minors are welcome so long as they can complete the activity and are accompanied by a parent or guardian.
Time Commitment: Three hours
The mission of Save the Bay is to protect and restore San Francisco Bay for people and wildlife, uniting the Bay Area to create a clean and healthy Bay. Join us at our native plant nursery this new year! We will be getting our plants ready to start their new lives out in the wild and we need your help.
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Peninsula Open Space Trust
Date/Time: Saturday, January 18, 11am - 1pm
Location: St. Francis Beach, Kelly Avenue & Balboa Boulevard, Half Moon Bay.
Ages: Minors are welcome so long as they can complete the activity and are accompanied by a parent or guardian.
Time Commitment: Two hours
Join Peninsula Open Space Trust, Surfrider Foundation - San Mateo County Chapter, and Sea Hugger for a beach cleanup during our weekend of service in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. We'll be cleaning up St. Francis Beach, next to the POST protected Andreotti Family Farm in Half Moon Bay. Volunteers will be provided buckets and gloves to help pick up trash on St. Francis Beach following the coming king tides, which usually cause a lot of trash to surface on local beaches. Meet other people who are passionate about the environment, and learn about POST and Surfrider's efforts to protect our local coasts!
Contact:
post@openspacetrust.org. Registration is available online. The event is free, but registration is required. More details will follow in an advance email to all registrants the week before our cleanup.
https://openspacetrust.org
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Bair Island Trail Clean Up
Peninsula Open Space Trust
Date/Time: Sunday, January 19, 9am - noon
Location: Bair Island Trail Parking Lot, Bair Island Road, Redwood City
Ages: Minors are welcome so long as they can complete the activity and are accompanied by a parent or guardian
Time Commitment: Three hours
Join Peninsula Open Space Trust and San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory for this fun and unique opportunity to volunteer at Bair Island. This special volunteer activity has the capacity for approximately 30-40 volunteers. Volunteers will be guided by SFBBO's staff and POST Volunteers, and you will spend the morning weeding invasives, or planting native species that will support Bair Island's ecosystem. Spots are limited, so RSVP only if you are sure you can attend. We will release more details closer to the date of the event. Keep an eye out for an email containing information about what to bring, wear, etc!
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Create Your Own Clean Up Group in San Mateo!
City of San Mateo
Date/Time: Flexible
Location: The streets of San Mateo
Ages: All ages can participate with proper adult supervision.
Time Commitment: Varies
Team Up to Clean Up is a program meant to bring San Mateo residents and neighborhoods together in a joint effort to eliminate litter in our streets, storm drains, parks and waterways. Litter is not only unsightly, but also unsafe and harmful to our natural environment. You can help by starting your own "Team Up to Clean Up" Group! Connect with friends and neighbors who want to keep our city litter-free. City staff will first meet with you to explore the possibilities of working together to keep our communities clean and safe. We will support your project by providing your team with safety gloves & vests, cleanup bags, cleaning supplies, and arrange for the free pickup of all the trash at the end of your event. Volunteers receive safety instructions and sign an Annual Waiver of Liability. Community Service reports are available for students who participate. Learn more here.
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