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The City of Santa Monica Volunteer
Program thanks you for helping make our
city such a great place!
Following are current recruitments
underway within City of Santa Monica
programs.
Santa Monica
Airport Art Walk- Saturday, March 20; 12noon-6pm
If you are
outgoing, love people and art, are good at
taking direction and have a “can-do” spirit,
consider volunteering for a little more
than 3 hours to set up or clean up the info
table, place directional signs, distribute
maps and schedules and to provide
information to guests as requested.Contact
Allison Ostrovsky at 310.458.8350 or
allison.ostrovsky@smgov.net
Santa Monica
Festival (Revel with a Cause!)- Saturday,
May 8; 8am-7pm;
Clover Park, 2600
Ocean Park Blvd. (Ideal
for groups and schools as well as
individuals)
Volunteers are needed to make this fabulous
community festival successful! It’s a day
filled with culture and community as many
City departments and neighborhood agencies
are present to meet and greet and
participate! A variety of volunteer
positions will be filled, including Festival
Set up & Break Down, Production Assistants,
Stage & Performance Assistants, Arts
Workshops Assistants and “Gophers” who are
all-round helpers, pitching in as runners
and messengers throughout the day.
Contact
gigi@carsla.net
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Ongoing Civic
Engagement Opportunities |
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Resume Writing Tutors
Contact:
Catherine Ronan
Phone:
310-458-8637
catherine.ronan@smgov.net
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Bi-monthly
volunteers are sought to assist twice
per month as scheduled with one to one
resume writing clinic for adults who
register in advance through the Fairview
Branch Library. |
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Virginia
Avenue Park (VAP)
Contact:
Alexandra Sanchez Phone:
310-458-8688
alexandra.sanchez@smgov.net
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Weekly
volunteers get to have fun on Saturdays
during the hours of 9am-2pm, while
engaging youth center participants in
arts and crafts, outdoor games and
cooking activities. |
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Homework Assistance
Police Activities League (PAL)
Location: Memorial Park
Contact:
Karen Humphrey
Phone:
310-458-8988
karen.humphrey@smgov.net
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Weekly
volunteers sought for this after school
program which meets Mondays – Thursdays
from 3pm-6pm. Youth served at this
ongoing program are ages 6 – 17 years.
Creative instructors are also sought to
lead unique classes on a weekly basis in
subjects such as cooking, arts & crafts,
dance, fitness or sports. |
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Seasonal
Athletics-Westside Special Olympics
Contact: Silvia Zepeda
Phone: 310-458-2201
x2020
silvia.zepeda@smgov.net
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Volunteer
coaches and general helpers are sought
to assist with this rewarding program of
athletic activities for participants.
All volunteers must attend orientation
prior to beginning. |
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Farmers’ Market
Contact: Darra Adler
Phone: 310-458-8712
x2
darra.adler@smgov.net
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Weekly
volunteers with excellent customer
service are sought to set up and assist
at information booth, assist Food Stamp
recipients with their electronic balance
transfer cards, provide general overall
assistance to market manager and public
as needed |
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Tutors to Work with Youth
Contact:
Julie Schatz
Phone:
310-458-8300
julie.schatz@smgov.net
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Weekly
volunteers are placed in a one to one
assignment to assist a student with
comprehension of reading and afterschool
homework projects on at least a weekly
basis. Locations where tutors are placed
include the Fairview Branch Library,
Virginia Avenue Park and the Police
Activities League. |
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Zero
Waste
Contact:
Julie Schatz
Phone:
310-458-8300
julie.schatz@smgov.net
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Be a part of this pilot
program. Volunteers will have the
opportunity to interact with senior
adult lunch program participants, as
they assist with disposal of their
recyclables, compostable food waste and
trash in each of the specially marked
disposal containers. Volunteers are
needed for one hour of service each day,
Monday through Saturday from
12:15pm-1:15pm. Need to be able to
make weekly time commitment as scheduled
for an ongoing period (3 months on same
day of week minimum is desired). |
NOTE: City of Santa Monica volunteer candidates
must clear a livescan fingerprint clearance
prior to being placed in an assignment. |
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