If you don’t see a volunteer opportunity on this page please
choose from one of our 142
nonprofits across a broad range of interests or join one of
our Impact
Councils.
United Way California Capital Region and FOX40 News is proud to
host the 4th annual Toilet Paper Drive on Thursday,
June 14 at Cal Expo! One week later on Thursday,
June 21st at Food Link, Emerging Leaders will help with
toilet paper distribution to our certified nonprofit partners.
Join forces with us to create awareness of the growing
demand for services faced by many local nonprofits. The donated
toilet paper will United Way’s certified nonprofit partners
so their resources can be spent on services rather than toilet
paper.
Fun & Simple Ways to Give Back
DONATE toilet paper, toilet paper, and more
toilet paper. Roll this news out to your friends, family,
co-workers and start a TP collection or challenge!
DONATEonline! Can’t
make it to Cal Expo, donating is a click away.
BE SOCIAL with our event mascot,TP. Print
your own TP from home and take him on adventures. Post your
photos with him to his Facebook page.
VOLUNTEER for a three-hour shift
between 7 a.m – 7 p.m at Cal Expo during the drive on
Thursday June 14th OR volunteer exclusively with Emerging
Leaders for a four-hour shift between 7 a.m. – 3 p.m. on
Thursday June 21st at Food Link during
distribution. Check out the opportunities and
submit this form.
Over 22 local UPS folks showed up to help out with the garden at
Luther Burbank High School, working alongside students who are a
part of United Way’s Fit Kids program through certified partner
Health Education Council. Volunteers help with planting and
transplanting, weeding, painting, cleaning of sheds/barns and
fixed the drip system, amongst other items on their “honey-do”
list. According to some of the volunteers, the best part of the
day was working alongside the students in the program, learning
about their participation and how they regularly work in the
garden.
United Way California Capital Region and FOX40 News is proud to
host the 4th annual Toilet Paper Drive on Thursday,
June 14 at Cal Expo!
Join forces with us to create awareness of the growing
demand for services faced by many local nonprofits. The donated
toilet paper will be distributed to United Way’s certified
nonprofit partners so their resources can be spent on services
rather than toilet paper.
Fun & Simple Ways to Give Back
DONATE toilet paper, toilet paper, and more
toilet paper. Roll this news out to your friends, family,
co-workers and start a TP collection or challenge!
DONATEonline! Can’t
make it to Cal Expo, donating is a click away.
BE SOCIAL with our event mascot,TP. Print
your own TP from home and take him on adventures. Post your
photos with him to his Facebook page.
VOLUNTEER for a three-hour shift
between 7 a.m – 7 p.m at Cal Expo. Our FUN volunteer
opportunities are for all ages. Check out the
opportunities and submit the form below.
Rebuilding Together Sacramento is repairing VFW Post 6158 in
Fair Oaks on February 22 with the help of Home Depot employees
and a grant from Home Depot to help veterans. Are you a skilled
builder who wants to be part of the next
project? On April 28 our certified nonprofit partner has
planned to repair 10 homes in Oak Park.
Get involved today!
WEAVE’s Walk a Mile in Her Shoes event will have over
500 Sacramento men taking over Capitol Mall in heels to stop
violence against women. This unique event will be
on April 28 and they are looking for people
just like you to get involved. See for yourself all the fun you
could have volunteering!
It’s your year to volunteer. Our certified nonprofit partner’s
greatest need is in our warehouse. It operates Monday
through Friday from 8:30 a.m-2:30 p.m. Volunteers should be at
least 18 years of age, have the ability to stand for long periods
of time, lift at least 50 lbs, be punctual, reliable, and
respectful. Volunteer!
Know how to play an instrument? Your talents are in
demand. United Way California Capital Region nonprofit
partner Oak Park Preschool, Inc., is looking for musicians to
play for their 48 students through the end of the 2011-2012
school year. Bring your guitar (sorry, air guitar doesn’t
count), flute, saxophone or whatever you play to the morning
class, Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. or to
the afternoon session from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. and play
to an appreciative young audience.
United Way’s certified nonprofit partner Folsom Cordova Community
Partnership offers a rich volunteer program. If
you are interested in providing direct services to children and
families keep reading. They are seeking 250 volunteers for
The Skoglund Family Toy Drive on December 21. This toy drive will
provide toys to nearly 2,500 kids. For information please
click here or call 916-361-8684.
Would you like celebrate the holidays by
making them special for deserving local women and
children? Join United Way California Capital Region certified
nonprofit partner Women’s Empower with their Thanksgiving Drive
and Holiday Stocking Drive. For many, your generosity is the
only gift they will receive.
100 women donated 133 stockings and 150 gifts through United Way’s Women in Philanthropy so 183 local foster youth, and those emancipated, would have holiday wishes fulfilled.
4,500 women will race in the
Kaiser Women’s Fitness Festival benefiting United Way
California Capital Region certified nonprofit partner WEAVE on Sunday, June 5 to raise
awareness about domestic violence and sexual assault. Now in its
seventh year, the event is the largest women’s-only run in the
region and runners travel from the Bay Area and the central
valley to compete. We need volunteers!
Sign up now!
We are looking for volunteers to lead various life skills
workshops for local foster youth. See a list of workshop topics
and dates below. You can pick the topic and date that works for
you. Volunteers are responsible for designing the
workshop coursework and for providing all
necessary items and materials.
We are working with Koininia Family Services and Child Abuse
Prevention Center on these workshops. Koininia is located in
Loomis and Child Abuse Prevention Center is located in
Sacramento.
United Way California Capital Region certified nonprofit partner
Volunteers of
America, Greater Sacramento has plenty of options for you to
help others in our region. There’s not a better time to
reprioritize your goals than at the end of year when you’re
evaluating what’s most important. Reward yourself by
participating in the selfless act of volunteering.
Community Impact Councils are teams of volunteers who identify
tough issues and develop collaborative projects to achieve
specific outcomes. The funding for these projects comes from
donors who entrust their gifts to United Way. We have three
Community Impact Councils that focus on Education,
Health, and Income.
