Helping rebuild homes is one way of volunteering in Orange County, California.
While volunteering strengthens communities and helps those need, it also provides the opportunity to make a difference and give back to the community. Orange County, California, with its famous Laguna Beach and a number of beautiful parks, offers a number of volunteering activities from rebuilding and renovating homes to maintaining trails in the parks.
Volunteer Center Orange County
The Volunteer Center of Orange County founded in 1958 provides services to all of the 34 cities and towns within the county. The center offers a wide range of volunteering opportunities including aiding seniors in a center for Alzheimer's patients, tutoring and academic assistants to students, administrative support for the center and other foundations, being a tour guide for public gardens and other attractions and after-school programs such as running intramural activities. Although many volunteer opportunities have minimum age-requirements, the center also offers families opportunities to volunteer as a group by cleaning sidewalks or helping to create urban art.
Volunteer Center Orange County
1901 E. 4th Street, Suite 100
Santa Ana, CA 92705
714-953-5757
volunteercenter.org
Habitat For Humanity Orange County
The mission for Habitat For Humanity revolves around "transforming lives and communities" by leading in the refurbishing and renovation of homes and finding places where those in need can live. Volunteers help with construction of homes, check in volunteers at the build sites, greet guests and help promote the organization at special events, do administrative duties such as answer phones and fill out spreadsheets and must fill out forms of liability at each different job site.
Volunteers under the age of 16 may not work on a construction site, but they can help by recycling trash, making welcome gifts for the families who are being assisted and helping serve lunch to the workers.
Habitat For Humanity Orange County
2200 S. Ritchey Street
Santa Ana, CA 92705
714-434-6200
habitatoc.org
Laguna Canyon Foundation
The Laguna Canyon Foundation counts among its goals adding educational programs for its three parks: Laguna Coast Wilderness Park, Aliso and Wood Canyons Wilderness Park and Crystal Cove State Park .The Laguna Canyon Foundation also funds various Orange County projects including providing cell phone service for Laguna Coast Wilderness Park rangers and overseeing and funding the building of the Nix Nature Center, which also all require volunteer services.
The volunteers oversee projects involved in Willow Canyon and Dilley Preserve, as well as lead hikes, greet park visitors and help with the upkeep of the trails system. Volunteers who complete six days or more of work receive a free embroidered jacket, blanket, vest, hat or backpack.
Laguna Canyon Foundation
384 Legion Street
Laguna Beach, CA 92651
949-497-8324
lagunacanyon.org
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