Harvard Club of San Francisco

Volunteer Opportunities

The Harvard Club of San Francisco has always had a spirit of giving back. And now more than ever, our communities need us to lend a hand.

Below is a list of organizations in need of volunteer support. There are virtual and in-person opportunities, with extra precautions in place for volunteer safety.
 

Virtual Volunteering
 

• San Francisco-Marin Food Bank: Host a virtual food and fund drive
  https://www.sfmfoodbank.org/food-fund-drives/
   
• Second Harvest Food Bank (San Mateo & Santa Clara Counties): Host a virtual food and fund drive
  https://www.shfb.org/give-help/other-ways-to-help/fundraisers-and-food-drives/
   
• Crisis Text Line
  https://www.crisistextline.org/volunteer
   
• Little Brothers – Friends of the Elderly: Make calls to the elderly
  http://littlebrotherssf.org/volunteers/
   
• SF Community Support: (neighbors helping neighbors in SF): Sign up to help virtually such as 1:1 phone calls and support check-ins, tech support (eg. help with delivery apps, video conferencing) and more
  https://www.sfcommunitysupport.org/
   
• SF Bay Area Mutual Aid: (neighbors helping neighbors across Bay Area): Sign up to help virtually such as 1:1 phone calls, virtual meet-ups, virtual tutoring and more
  https://www.sfmutualaid.com/
   
• UCSF COVID-19 Citizen Science: Take part in a virtual research study aiming to enroll 1 million people around the world
  https://tinyurl.com/vx4p8qx
   
• San Francisco Court Appointed Special Advocates: Attend a virtual information session and learn more about how to support children in foster care
  https://www.sfcasa.org/volunteer
   

In Person Volunteering
 

• Junior Wildlife RangerJunior Wildlife Ranger is a project of the Earth Island Institute, a 501(c)3 dedicated to supporting innovative solutions to environmental issues.
  resources@juniorwildliferanger.org
   
• San Francisco-Marin Food Bank: Deliver groceries, bilingual support (Cantonese & Spanish most urgently), sort and package food at a warehouse or pop-up pantry
  https://www.sfmfoodbank.org/volunteer/
   
• Alameda County Food Bank(Berkeley, Emeryville, Oakland, San Leandro, San Lorenzo and Tri-Valley): Food distribution
  https://www.accfb.org/get-involved/volunteer/
   
• Second Harvest Food Bank (San Mateo & Santa Clara Counties): Sort, package and distribute food
  https://www.shfb.org/give-help/volunteer/individual-volunteering/
   
• Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano Counties: Sort, package and distribute food
  https://refb.volunteerhub.com/
   
• Community Action of Napa Valley: Contact them for opportunities
  Food Bank: http://canv.org/food-nutrition/food-bank/
  Meals on Wheels: http://canv.org/food-nutrition/meals-on-wheels-for-seniors/
   
• Redwood Empire Food Bank (Sonoma, Humboldt, Del Norte, Mendocino, and Lake counties): Sort, package and distribute food
  https://volunteer.foodbankccs.org/
   
• Chinatown Feed & Fuel (Chinatown Community Development Center): Sort food, prepare food, deliver food to elderly (PPE provided)
  https://tinyurl.com/y93b6l65
   
• SF Community Support (neighbors helping neighbors in SF): Sign up to help in your SF neighborhood such as grocery delivery, prescription pickup, errands, and more
  https://www.sfcommunitysupport.org/
   
• SF Bay Area Mutual Aid (neighbors helping neighbors across Bay Area): Sign up to help anywhere in the Bay Area such as grocery delivery, prescription pickup, errands, and more
  https://www.sfmutualaid.com/
   
• Meals on Wheels (San Francisco, Oakland & San Leandro): Deliver meals to seniors
  San Francisco: https://www.mowsf.org/volunteer-response-covid
  Oakland & San Leandro: https://www.sosmow.org/volunteer
   
• St. Vincent de Paul (Alameda County): Make and distribute sack lunches
  https://www.svdp-alameda.org/
   
• Project Open Hand (San Francisco): Deliver meals to seniors and those who are ill
  https://www.openhand.org/volunteer/volunteer-hot-spots
   
• Silicon Valley Strong (Santa Clara Country): Food delivery to vulnerable residents
  https://www.sanjoseca.gov/your-government/departments-offices/mayor-and-city-council/mayor-s-office/san-jose-strong/volunteer
   
• Oakland At Risk (Oakland, Piedmont, San Leandro, Alameda): Matching healthy adults with seniors and the immunocompromised for help over the coming weeks
  https://www.oaklandatrisk.com/
   
• Call Primrose (San Mateo County): Deliver free groceries to those in need
  https://www.callprimrose.org/ways-to-help
   
• Shanti Project (San Francisco): Run errands for immunocompromised vulnerable adults
  https://www.shanti.org/volunteer/sf-covid-19-emergency-response-volunteer-program/
   
• Red Cross Blood Drive (Across Bay Area):
  https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/find-drive
   
• Hands on Bay Area Volunteer opportunity calendar across various organizations:
  https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/find-drive
   
• How Can I Help Bay Area? Large google sheet with >100 various opportunities, in person and virtual:
  https://tinyurl.com/ya3lxqv2