Habitat for Humanity
of San Fernando and Santa Clarita Valleys
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Address |
21031 Ventura Blvd, Suite 1101 |
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City |
Woodland Hills
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Services Offered |
Habitat builds and renovates homes worldwide,
enabling those who could not otherwise afford a home own one.
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Meaningful Duties |
Construction; landscaping; fundraising; office
assistance; family support.
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Hours of Operation |
M-F, 9am-5:30pm
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Hours Required |
5
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Telephone Number |
818-884-8808; best time to contact
10am-5pm
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Contact Person |
Joyce Grair
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Website |
www.humanityca.org
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Email |
jgrair@humanityca.org
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Comments |
Habitat is building in Pacoima, CA on Mondays, Tuesdays,
and Fridays also most Saturdays. Volunteers need to call and be put on a
volunteer list and given instructions before going to the site. |
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HandsOn Santa
Clarita
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Address |
20880 Centre Pointe Parkway |
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City |
Santa Clarita
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Services Offered |
The SCV Resource Center mobilizes people and resources to deliver creative solutions to community problems. The Resource Center provides training and resources to enhance the ability of non-profit organizations t deliver services to the community. It acts as
the central organization bringing non-profits and the community together
to solve problems.
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Meaningful Duties |
Computer technical support -
network, database maintenance, website maintenance. Special events assistance - coordinate logistics and administrative duties.
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Hours of Operation |
Mon - Fri, 9:00AM-5:00PM
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Hours Required |
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Telephone Number |
661.294-2573
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Contact Person |
Randy Phillips, Executive Director
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Website |
www.volunteerinscv.org
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Email |
rphillips@scvrc.org |
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Hart Park Eco
Friendly Native Garden
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Address |
24151 San Fernando Rd |
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City |
Newhall
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Services Offered |
The
Wm. S. Hart Park is designing and developing an ecofriendly, drought
resistant native garden on a flat area around the Ranch House. The ½
acre garden will be half-sun/half-shade. Hart Park is most concerned
about water conservation and planting native landscaping.
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Meaningful Duties |
Our
students will work with Norm Phillips on several aspects of this
project: research, landscape architecture, maintenance.
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Hours of Operation |
Please
contact Hart Park Eco Friendly Native Garden for more information
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Hours Required |
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Telephone Number |
661-259-1750
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Contact Person |
Norm
Phillips
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Heads Up - Therapy
on Horseback
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Address |
15842 Iron Canyon Rd |
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City |
Canyon Country, 91355
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Services Offered |
We provide therapy on horseback to disabled children and work with incarcerated youth for rehabilitation.
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Meaningful Duties |
Sidewalk/horse
leaders for class sessions; groom and prepare horses, mentor and help train at risk youth; instructor assistants.
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Hours of Operation |
Varies, please contact agency
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Hours Required |
25
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Telephone Number |
661-297-7433 or 661-312-6184; best time to
contact 10am-2pm, M-F.
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Contact Person |
Nancy Pitchford or Patrick McCrary
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Email |
headsuptherapy@gmail.com
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Website |
www.headsuptherapy.org |
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Heal the Bay
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Address |
1444 9th Street |
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City |
Santa Monica, CA 90401
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Services Offered |
beach clean-ups, office help, water chem testing, watershed mapping, public speaking, internships, special event help.
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Meaningful Duties |
Office help; involvement in our programs.
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Hours of Operation |
Mon - Fri, 9 am - 5:30 pm
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Telephone Number |
310-451-1500 x145
800-HEALBAY
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Contact Person |
Saira Gandhi
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Website |
www.healthebay.org
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Email |
info@healthebay.org |
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Healthy Child
Healthy World |
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Address |
12300
Wilshire Blvd., Suite 320 |
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City |
Los Angeles
California 90025
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Services Offered |
Environmental health outreach promoting and
protecting children's health.
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Meaningful Duties |
Volunteer
Opportunities Include:
Administrative support:
Running errands, staffing the
office, proofing, word processing, and
desktop publishing -- all the miscellaneous
work that keeps the organization 'alive'.
Technical:
Web page design and upkeep, fixing
code and adding new web programs,
server/workstation installation and repair,
database repair.
Development
work:
Event planning, fund raising, grant
writing, public relations.
Organizational:
Accounting, business management,
facilitation.
Artistic
work:
Graphic design and visual art both
for the web site and for the office space
itself.
Languages:
Translation, interpretation.
Legal:
I am an attorney, paralegal, law
student, trained legal observer.
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Hours of Operation |
Mon - Fri, 8:30 am - 5 pm
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Contact Person |
Claire Moss, Executive
Administration and Programs Assistant
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Telephone Number |
310.
820-2030 / 310. 820-2070
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Website |
www.healthychild.org
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Email |
volunteer@healthychild.org
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Henry Mayo Newhall
Memorial Hospital
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Address |
23845 McBean Pkwy |
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City |
Valencia
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Services Offered |
Healthcare and Health Education program
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Meaningful Duties |
Finance Dept - clerical assistance; Admitting Dept - clerical assistance; Emergency Dept - assisting nursing staff; Social Services - assisting social workers.
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Hours Required |
100 hours in 6 months
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Telephone Number |
661.253-8051; best time to contact M-F,
9am - 4pm
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Contact Person |
Maria Strmsek, Director Volunteer Services or Marlene Garside,
Administration Assistant
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Email |
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Comments |
The HMNMH volunteer
program requires the submission of an application package – available at
the Volunteer Services Office or by email. The program requires a
commitment of 100 hours/six months. This is based on a single 4 hour
shift, once a week. Adult applicants (over 18 years old) are processed
quarterly. After submission of the application interviews are scheduled
followed by a mandatory orientation.
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Highlands Elementary
School
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Address |
27352 North Catala Ave |
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City |
Saugus
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Services Offered |
Education for students K - 6th grade.
Approximately 650 students.
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Meaningful Duties |
Office work, correcting papers, helping children
read, do math - special projects - "Women in History" - "Chalk Festival"
- "Young Author's Day".
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Hours of Operation |
Mon - Fri, 8 am - 2:30 pm
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Telephone Number |
661-297-8875
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Contact Person |
Myron Groch
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Website |
www.hi2.saugus.k12.ca.us |
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Help The Children
New Location
Beginning March 23, 2010
25030 Avenue
Tibbetts, Ste. L
Valencia, CA 91355
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Address |
26450 Ruether Ave, Suite 208 |
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City |
Santa Clarita (until March 22, 2010) see
above information for new location
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Services Offered |
Help the Children distributes food to low-income
families; school supplies to students, and complete holiday dinners for
Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter.
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Meaningful Duties |
Food Distribution Workers: T/Th 5pm
- 7:30pm & Sat 9am - 12noon; Must sign up in advance
Warehouse Workers, Office work-sorting/processing incoming
donations-restocking/cleaning: T/Th/F 8:30am
- 12pm
Community Outreach Team Members Needed!!!
For more information please contact Wendi ASAP
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Hours of Operation |
See above ↑
for a description
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Hours Required |
no limit
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Telephone Numbers |
661-299-9273
Best time to contact: 8:30am - 3pm, M - F.
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Contact Person |
Wendi Lancy, Director
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Website |
www.helpthechildren.org
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Email |
wendi@helpthechildren.org
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Comments |
Orientation and training occur the first
time the volunteer comes to work. |
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