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Food distribution volunteers needed! Every Tuesday 8am - 11am

Volunteers must be able to commit for a minimum of one month (4 weeks). Please select all four consecutive shifts by selecting "express interest" on each date you would like to volunteer. Remember to check your email for updates and spot openings. Who We Are Canal Alliance exists to break the generational cycle of poverty for Latino immigrants and their families by lifting barriers to their success. We are a nonprofit champion of immigrants who are challenged by a lack of resources and an unfamiliar environment. We believe everyone has the right to achieve their dreams. Every day, we educate, empower, support, and partner with motivated immigrants to best meet all their unique needs—from putting food on the table, to becoming American citizens, to learning English, to graduating from college. Because when we support immigrants, Marin becomes a place where everyone can live, work, and succeed. Program Overview The Canal Alliance Food Pantry and Open Market offers fresh produce and packaged foods for hundreds of families in the Canal neighborhood each Tuesday. Each week, volunteers provide support in unloading food from trucks, stocking shelves, interacting with clients and handing out food in the walk-through system, and clean up and take down of the Open Market as it closes. This is a great opportunity for individuals, families and volunteer groups to interact with the individuals and families that Canal Alliance serves. Safe food handling principles will be provided by Canal Alliance staff. Program Dates Tuesday mornings starting from 8:00 am to 11:00 am. Responsibilities include: Attend Virtual Onboarding Training prior to volunteering. Set up and breakdown the Food Pantry. Provide support in unloading food from trucks and stocking shelves. Oversee safety in the walk-through system. Adhere to the safety procedures and protocols (training will be provided on-site). Adhere to practicing social distancing. Skills and requirements: Spanish proficiency preferred but not required. Must be able and lift 20-30lbs, job entails repetitive movements and bending. Must be able to stand and/or walk for up to 4 hours. Cultural competence in working with diverse populations, including communities of color, immigrants and persons of various ages, socioeconomic backgrounds, health status, and abilities. Volunteers of all ages are welcome. Youth under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult 21 years or older. Minimum age to volunteer with adult is 14. COVID-19 Volunteer Guidelines: We ask that you please  do not  attempt to volunteer if you have: Experienced symptoms that could be related to COVID-19 in the last 14 days. Been around anyone who has COVID-19 in the last 14 days. Traveled to any foreign country in the last 14 days. Been on a cruise or been in an airport in the last 14 days.

San Rafael, CA

9/22/20 7:00 AM + more

Meals on Wheels and Whistlestop Nourish volunteer drivers - Under 65 only

This is an ongoing opportunity. For now, we ask that volunteers, 65 and over, please remain at home. We are looking for volunteers to commit to one 2 hour route per week. Volunteers use your own car to deliver meals to home bound clients using your car while providing limited daily contact with program participants. We deliver prepared meals to seniors on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. There are morning shifts and afternoon shifts. You will have the satisfaction of knowing your are helping older adults remain active and engaged as a vital resource in our community. Duties and qualifications include: Volunteers commit to a regular schedule of one 2-hour shift each week. Deliver meals in a safe manner, within a defined area and time and in accordance with our policies and proceduresFollow protocol for leaving meals and responding when client does not answer.Maintain regular contact during route and notify base if there are any variances in route or schedule.Valid California Driver License and a clear DMV report and a working cell phone. Must pass a background check.

San Rafael, CA

Through 12/31/20

VOLUNTEER DELIVERY DRIVERS NEEDED!!

Meals on Wheels Solano County is in need of volunteer delivery drivers in Fairfield, Vacaville, and Vallejo! Monday, Wednesday, & Friday, from 10a-1pm. With COVID-19 constantly changing the way we operate, Meals on Wheels Solano County is in need of volunteer drivers to help deliver meals to seniors in isolation. Despite what is going on in the world, you can make a difference in your community! Want to volunteer with Meals on Wheels Solano County? Visit www.mealsonwheelssolano.org/volunteer-us to download an application and email your application to our volunteer coordinator Laura at lthomas@mowsc.org or fax to 707.426.3767. We can't wait to meet you!!

Fairfield, CA

Through 12/31/20

Emergency Warehouse Volunteer - Fairfield

In order to serve our community and provide emergency food services, we need healthy people not displaying any symptoms of being sick or living with anyone who is sick, click on this link to sign up for volunteer shifts. We are experiencing an unprecedented volunteer shortage in our Fairfield and Concord warehouses. For the safety of our volunteers, we are now limiting food sorting volunteer groups to a maximum of 10 people. The reality is if we do not collectively provide food to the most vulnerable in our community, they will not be able to feed themselves or their families.

Fairfield, CA

Through 3/17/21

Spanish-language Bilingual Wish Granters - Napa County

At Make-A-Wish, we grant life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses. While our chapter's office is based in Oakland, we are looking for bilingual volunteers in all Bay Area counties, to help grant wishes for families whose primary language is Spanish. At the moment, our Spanish-language families are waiting on average 60% longer for a team than for English-language families, and we are seeking to shorten that wait. In Napa County, we are looking for people who are fluent in Spanish and English and can volunteer anywhere in the county. Wish Granters are volunteers who visit the families, and interview the children to find out what they want to wish for. When the wishes are ready to happen, the wish granters use their creativity to find ways to "reveal" and "enhance" the wish experience, to make the experience special. Note: There is not a specific location for being a wish granter; volunteers would be in different places around the community.

Napa, CA

Through 12/31/25

Spanish-language Bilingual Wish Granters - Monterey County

At Make-A-Wish, we grant life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses. While our chapter's office is based in Oakland, we are looking for bilingual volunteers in all Bay Area counties, to help grant wishes for families whose primary language is Spanish. At the moment, our Spanish-language families are waiting on average 60% longer for a team than for English-language families, and we are seeking to shorten that wait. In Monterey, we are looking for people who are fluent in Spanish and English and can volunteer anywhere in the county. Wish Granters are volunteers who visit the families, and interview the children to find out what they want to wish for. When the wishes are ready to happen, the wish granters use their creativity to find ways to "reveal" and "enhance" the wish experience, to make the experience special.

Monterey, CA

Through 12/31/25

Food Pantry Volunteer - Community Action North Bay

Food Pantry Volunteer Helping to provide food to homeless and very low-income individuals and families.Volunteer will help unload food picked up from various donation sites.Will assist in rotating old and expired food. Will help to distribute food daily between the hours of 12 and 2 to homeless and very low-income individuals and families. Volunteer will assist in setting up before and breaking down after for the food distribution times.

Fairfield, CA

Through 1/29/21

Adopt a Polling Place in Solano County!

You can earn up to $1,500 per election when you adopt a polling place in Solano County! By adopting a polling place, you will earn money that can be donated to your organization, church or school. To qualify: You must meet the following criteria to adopt a polling place in Solano County Speak, read and write English Complete the training program Serve on Election Day (Your group has the option to split up the day’s shifts, adding flexibility to everyone’s schedule!) **Spanish and Tagalog speaking individuals are highly encouraged to apply** Interested? Adopting a polling place is easy, fun, and all materials will be provided. Get started today by doing the following: Text SOLANO to 2VOTE (28683) OR Visit the Registrar of Voters website at SolanoCounty.com/PollWorkers

Fairfield, CA

Through 11/4/20

Election Workers Needed - Solano County!

Are you ready to help advance democracy? Join us on Election Day as a pollworker. You can be part of a historic election by helping voters cast their ballot on election day. Below is a summary of duties by each of the different pollworkers: Overview of Polling Place Team Members A polling place team includes: Roving Inspectors - Provides technical and administrative support to an assigned group of polling places on Election Day. Inspectors - Manages the polling place and team of poll workers. In larger polling places, two (2) Inspectors are assigned and will share responsibility. eRoster Clerks - Checks in voters at the polling place and determines the type of ballot the voter receives. Ballot Clerks - Issues the paper ballots to voters who can insert their ballots in the Ballot Scanner and have their ballot counted immediately. Issues replacement ballots if voter makes a mistake. Provisional Clerks - Issues provisional ballots to voters because of special circumstances. Secures the voted ballots and sends them to the Registrar of Voters for review to determine if the ballot counts. Also assists voters who may need the electronic ballot marking device. Greeters - Directs the voters to the correct polling place, answers generic questions for voters, helps with managing lines of voters, and will help other clerks with breaks. Equipment Clerks - Sets up and operates the Ballot Scanner, with help of one other clerk or Inspector. Answers voter questions on equipment and ensures ballots are cast by voters. Hands out "I Voted stickers". All of the specific tasks and responsibilities of each position will be discussed both in our online training portal, and during a required hands-on training class. DO NOT EXPRESS INTEREST, APPLY HERE! If you have previously worked as a poll worker, log in here. #VOTERREGISTRATION2020

Fairfield, CA

Through 11/4/20

URGENT - Census 2020 Outreach!

We have 6 weeks to capture the remaining 31% of us who have not completed the census. Three Solano County cities have low Census response areas. We need the help of volunteers to help call our neighbors in Vallejo, Fairfield, and Dixon. To volunteer to call neighbors email census2020@uwba.org Campaign teams throughout Solano County that are willing to do Census door hangers with your literature, please contact me immediately at patrice@brandgov.com. We can do this! Complete your Census: www.my2020census.gov. Available in 13 languages: 844-330-2020 Spanish only: 844-468-2020

SOLANO COUNTY (Virtual)

Through 10/1/20