CWS Kits: Welcome Backpacks for Refugees
A Church World Service national program where school clubs, youth groups, or classes host a "Kits Party" to assemble Welcome Backpacks of food, hygiene items, and blankets for newly arrived refugee families.
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JFCS East Bay Youth Ambassadors
A Jewish Family and Community Services East Bay volunteer program for youth ages 12 and up who organize collection drives and community projects supporting East Bay refugee and immigrant families.
Global Minds Initiative
A youth-led national nonprofit where students start an after-school chapter pairing native English speakers with immigrant and refugee English-language learners to build cross-cultural friendships and practice English together.
Berkeley Senior Center Volunteer Program
A City of Berkeley program where volunteers help at the North and South Berkeley Senior Centers and Meals on Wheels office with front-desk work, meal service, groceries, and activities; teens under 18 may volunteer with adult supervision.
LITA of Contra Costa (Love Is The Answer)
A Contra Costa County nonprofit that connects volunteers with seniors in care facilities through pet visits, music, gardening, and art activities to reduce isolation and loneliness.
Love For Our Elders
A national nonprofit fighting elder loneliness, where high schoolers write handwritten letters to isolated seniors and can start an official campus chapter at their school to organize letter-writing drives.
On Lok Volunteer Program
Volunteers at On Lok's Bay Area PACE adult day centers lead activities, teach skills like ESL or origami, write birthday cards, and provide companionship to seniors; volunteers under 18 are welcome when accompanied by an adult guardian.