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, 30 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 https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/social-distancing.html Skills and requirements: Spanish proficiency 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

8/25/20 7:00 AM + more

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

Thank you for your interest in driving for Meals on Wheels of Solano County! We are currently recruiting for volunteers in Fairfield and Vallejo areas. As a potential delivery driver, you would let us know the days you are available, attend an orientation, and do a ride along with an experienced volunteer.

Fairfield, CA

Through 12/31/20

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

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

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