Are you looking to get active within your community and just don't know where to begin?! The summertime and warm weather are the perfect combination to get out and about, and make a difference in your neighborhood. With so many organizations it can be a bit overwhelming trying to figure out where to even start when it comes to making a difference and volunteering. Check out some options after the jump!
First up, join our volunteer list! As we have more and more community events, like our annual Conejo Community Thanksgiving, or our donation drives for our Community Closet, we're always on the look out for those who'd like to donate their time to helping us create more resources for local families and citizens in need in the Conejo Valley. Email us today!
Manna - The Conejo Valley chapter of this well known food bank invites you to help make a difference! Manna welcomes the opportunity to work with a variety of community organizations to help fight hunger. Food that is collected in your food drive is sorted at our facility and becomes available to clients through Manna’s Community Food Pantry.
To volunteer, please send an email to info@mannaconejo.org. Tell us your contact info; individual or group; days and times you can volunteer; number, gender and ages of people in your group; and any limitations that would prevent lifting up to 40 pounds.
To volunteer, please send an email to info@mannaconejo.org. Tell us your contact info; individual or group; days and times you can volunteer; number, gender and ages of people in your group; and any limitations that would prevent lifting up to 40 pounds.
Join the Family Service Club- Conejo Valley Chapter - The goal of this club is to work with our families and friends to do one (or more) service-related activity each month. This group can share ideas, work together, and encourage each other. Join their FB group (linked above) to see their latest events and activities.
Become a Patient Pal or Floater for Los Robles Hospital - They have volunteers that range from high school and college students, to young adults and senior citizens. Volunteers are matched according to their skills, desires and time schedule. They ask for a minimum commitment of only 4 hours each week for 10 to 12 months, but many volunteers enjoy their work so much, they do more than the minimum.
The hospital has volunteer opportunities throughout the hospital, seven days a week and need people who can work early mornings, days, and evenings as well.
For more information call (805) 370-4685.
The hospital has volunteer opportunities throughout the hospital, seven days a week and need people who can work early mornings, days, and evenings as well.
For more information call (805) 370-4685.
The Thousand Oaks Teen Center has some great volunteer opportunities for teens worth checking out. Teens can apply to be a part of the Teen Leadership Club, which utilizes a small army of volunteers to make its programs so successful. Our Teen Leadership Club (aka T.L.C.) is an all teen, high school volunteer program that meets once a month to take sign-ups for upcoming events to work at.
Or teens can also help out through their Conejo Teen Volunteer Program. The Conejo Teen Volunteer Program (Or CTVP) is a volunteer placement service for teens in the Conejo Valley. CTVP showcases a wide-variety of non-profit organizations who rely on volunteers. CTVP helps place teens into volunteer opportunities at these non-profits which will enable the teens to gain life experiences and new skills and provide them with an outlet to help others.
Or teens can also help out through their Conejo Teen Volunteer Program. The Conejo Teen Volunteer Program (Or CTVP) is a volunteer placement service for teens in the Conejo Valley. CTVP showcases a wide-variety of non-profit organizations who rely on volunteers. CTVP helps place teens into volunteer opportunities at these non-profits which will enable the teens to gain life experiences and new skills and provide them with an outlet to help others.
Many Mansions is a non-profit organization that provides affordable housing for low-income individuals and families in Ventura County. Family Housing and Supportive Housing are offered at Many Mansions.
Family Housing provides affordable, income-based rental housing to low-income families. At these sites we offer Children’s Programs to support the resident children and their families in safe, supportive programs on-site at each individual property. Food bags are also offered monthly at each property through their local food pantry, FoodShare.
Many Mansions puts their volunteers in touch with the people who need them most. Many Mansions has volunteers of all ages from high school and college students, to young adults and senior citizens. They have a variety of needs filled from Children Services to Adult Services, to Administrative and Service Projects.
If you would like more information about volunteering with Many Mansions, please contact Barbara D’anjou at 805-601-5110 or email at barbara@manymansions.org.
Family Housing provides affordable, income-based rental housing to low-income families. At these sites we offer Children’s Programs to support the resident children and their families in safe, supportive programs on-site at each individual property. Food bags are also offered monthly at each property through their local food pantry, FoodShare.
Many Mansions puts their volunteers in touch with the people who need them most. Many Mansions has volunteers of all ages from high school and college students, to young adults and senior citizens. They have a variety of needs filled from Children Services to Adult Services, to Administrative and Service Projects.
If you would like more information about volunteering with Many Mansions, please contact Barbara D’anjou at 805-601-5110 or email at barbara@manymansions.org.
Have a soft spot for furry friends? Become a volunteer for Paw Works and donate your time to help out at weekend pet adoptions and other events throughout the communities they serve.
A little bit of information about Paw Works: Christina Morgan and Chad Atkins founded Paw Works in January of 2014 with a clear mission: to help make Ventura County “No Kill.” By forming a rescue organization designed to place unwanted animals from county and city shelters in permanent homes, they hoped to help ease the tragic burden that is created when owners abandon their pets, and fail to spay or neuter their pets.
Ventura County achieved “No Kill” status less than a month after Paw Works was formed. Today, Paw Works takes in abandoned animals from multiple counties in Southern California, as well as from other rescue organizations throughout the state.
As Paw Works expands, so do its efforts to place more pets in permanent homes and to address the underlying causes of animal overpopulation and abandonment.
A little bit of information about Paw Works: Christina Morgan and Chad Atkins founded Paw Works in January of 2014 with a clear mission: to help make Ventura County “No Kill.” By forming a rescue organization designed to place unwanted animals from county and city shelters in permanent homes, they hoped to help ease the tragic burden that is created when owners abandon their pets, and fail to spay or neuter their pets.
Ventura County achieved “No Kill” status less than a month after Paw Works was formed. Today, Paw Works takes in abandoned animals from multiple counties in Southern California, as well as from other rescue organizations throughout the state.
As Paw Works expands, so do its efforts to place more pets in permanent homes and to address the underlying causes of animal overpopulation and abandonment.
Have you heard of the Friendship Circle? They are a non-profit organization that addresses the challenges facing the families of children with special needs in a novel and innovative way.
The program beings with the pairing of local teenagers with children for weekly "Friends at Home" visits, but hardly ends there. With a full range of activities and events, the Friendship Circle creates its own special environment of friendship and love.
The program beings with the pairing of local teenagers with children for weekly "Friends at Home" visits, but hardly ends there. With a full range of activities and events, the Friendship Circle creates its own special environment of friendship and love.
There are lots of ways to get active in our community. Let's get out there and make a difference! You have the power to change someone's life.
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