These are places that you can do community service. They need volunteers on an ongoing basis.
Milagra Ridge & Mori Point Site Stewardship Program. Work with the National Park Service to restore native habitats. Every Wednesday from 1 - 4 PM. Meet at the Oceana nursery (behind the cafeteria.)
Boys & Girls Club at Ocean Shore School. After-school volunteers neede for sports, arts & crafts, homework help, and more. Call Al Olson at 650-355-1334 or 650-359-6322.
Pacifica Senior Services has lots of different types of work that needs to be done. Among other things, you can help with social activities & entertainment programming, food prep and/or service, etc. Contact Jim Lange at 650-738-7352.
Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties is a private non-profit organization that collects and distributes more than 27 million pounds of food each year to low-income children, adults and seniors. Contact Kristin Sulpizio, Associate Director of Volunteer Services at <volunteer@shfoodbank.com> Phone: (408) 694-0011.
St. Francis Convalescent Hospitals in Daly City has many different opprtunities for volunteer work. Contact Mary Moore at 650-994-3200.
The Penninsula Humane Society/SPCA needs animal lovers to volunteer. They'll take students age 16 - 18. Contact Brian Probst, Manager of Volunteer Services at 650-340-7022, ext. 328 or <bprobst@PeninsulaHumaneSociety.org>.
The Pacific Resource Center is at 1809 Palmetto Ave--just down the sreet from Oceana. The have a wide variety of volunteer opprotunities on an as-needed basis. Drop by or call to see if they need help: 650-738-7470.
Seton Medical Center is a popular community service placement for Oceana students. You must be at least 15 years old. Call Marilyn Levene at 650-991-6567 for information.
The Sanchez Art Center in Pacifica needs afternoon office help. Call Wendy Robinette Tuesday, Thursday, or Friday at 650-355-1894.
The Jewish Home for the aged in San Francisco has many different volunteer opportunities and they love Oceana students. They're located at the corner of Mission St and Silver Ave and you can get ther easily by bus. Contact Carole Burnes at 415-469-2229.
Habitat For Humanity-San Francisco builds homes for low income families. They need your help and don't require any previous construction experience. If you are interested in volunteering, you can send an email to <jill@habitatsf.org> or call them at 415-406-1555 x102 and leave a message with Jill Sturm, their Director of Volunteer Services.
Become a member of the Pacifica Libraries Teen Advisory Council and get community service hours while making your public library more teen-friendly. Contact Reeba Lynn at 650-359-3397 x323 or <lynn@plsinfo.org>.
The Pacifica Libraries also need regular volunteers, both during the school year and during the summer. For more information contact Paula Teixeira at <teixeira@plsinfo.org>.
If you want to volunteer at a Pacifica elementary or middle school, you need to go through the Pacifica School Volunteers. Contact Gail or Bernadette at 650-355-9432.
