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.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
Hindus for Human Rights Civil Rights Scholarship Contest
An essay and art contest presented by Hindus for Human Rights and the International Commission for Dalit Rights inviting high school and college students to explore migration, borders, and belonging, with cash scholarships and possible publication for winners.
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.