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Provides a service which matches volunteers to bring Pets, Music or serve as friendly one-on-one companions to lonely individuals living in nursing homes and other long-term care facilities in Contra Costa County. Organizes diverse opportunities year round including holidays for volunteers to socialize and share their time, personal stories and/or artistic gifts with elderly or disabled persons (who have few/no visitors) living in skilled nursing and assisted living facilities. Card Making in November to distribute during December Caroling both volunteer opportunities are open to anyone who signs up by phone including families. Short application available by email.

Contra Costa Crisis Center

Provides a variety of volunteer opportunities including, legal translation, legal immigration, office admin work, housing intake services, front office reception, etc.

Contra Costa Crisis Center

Offers volunteer opportunities that serve the LGBTQ+ community through community engagement at events, administration and facilitation of groups and programs, and social support with food pantry and friendly visitor program.

Contra Costa Crisis Center

Recruits volunteers to assist organizations with tax preparation. All volunteers are trained. No experience necessary. Bilingual Spanish speakers are needed. Positions available are: Tax Preparer, Screeners, Interpreters and Greeters. All tax preparers and screeners must be trained and certified by the IRS. This training is free but those who attend training must volunteer at a VITA site for the season. All volunteers preparing tax returns or answering tax law related questions must be certified and must take an open book exam. There are two levels to certify in: basic and advanced. Training class schedules vary each year. Please visit website for training locations and more information about volunteer opportunities. All volunteers must take an ethics training and agree to certain standards of conduct set forth by the IRS.

Contra Costa Crisis Center

Provides volunteer opportunities to individuals age 18+, interested in providing friendly visits and phone calls to home-bound and frail elderly offering friendship, socialization, personal support, companionship and practical help in order to help relieve loneliness and isolation. Volunteers provide one or more hours service per week.

Contra Costa Crisis Center

Connects people 55+ with people and organizations that need their skills through the Foster Grandparents, Senior Companions and RSVP programs. Helps them become mentors, coaches or companions to people in need, or contribute their job skills and expertise to community projects and organizations.

Contra Costa Crisis Center

Provides volunteer opportunities to support the mission of a long term progressive program for single women or mothers with children. Offers a variety of opportunities including; food pantry and clothing sorting and distributing, clerical, transportation, yard work, or assisting teacher with educational classes for children. Provides holiday volunteer opportunities.

Contra Costa Crisis Center

Offers volunteer opportunities for individuals interested in supporting survivors of domestic violence. Opportunities include administrative counselors, volunteer job training facilitators, outreach, fundraising, new program development (youth program) etc.

Contra Costa Crisis Center

Due to Coronavirus COVID-19, currently meeting online only. Accepts volunteers interested in working with staff who help engages participants who are memory-impaired. Volunteers assist with socialization and support the staff with the daily activities. Website had extensive information.

Contra Costa Crisis Center

Provides volunteer opportunities to support the mission of a long term progressive program for single women or mothers with children. Offers a variety of opportunities including; food pantry and clothing sorting and distributing, clerical, transportation, yard work, or assisting teacher with educational classes for children. Provides holiday volunteer opportunities.

Contra Costa Crisis Center

Offers volunteer opportunities to adults interested in facilitating activities, education, friendly conversation, and an assortment of classes and support groups to adults from the comfort of home (virtual). Groups include games, writing poems, lifelong learning, virtual tours, meditation, gratitude sharing, support and everyday connections with others nationwide. Participants call from home through telephone conference calls or online. No special equipment is needed and the calls, including registration, are free. Visit website for more information.

Contra Costa Crisis Center

Offers volunteer opportunities to work with refugees, immigrants, Holocaust survivors and seniors. Services included tutoring, visiting support, delivering meals and driving to activities.

Contra Costa Crisis Center

Provides volunteer opportunities to individuals interested in delivering hot meals to home-bound seniors 60+. Meals are delivered around the noon hour by volunteers, 5 days a week. Provide companionship for friendly visitors program, provide administrative event or project support.

Contra Costa Crisis Center

Provides volunteer opportunities to adults seeking to serve seniors 50+ with a variety of services ranging in duties and time commitments.

Contra Costa Crisis Center

Provides a national program of activities, education, friendly conversation, classes and support groups to adults from the comfort of home. Groups include games, creative writing, lifelong learning, virtual tours, meditation, gratitude sharing, support and everyday connections with others nationwide. Participants join from home through telephone conference calls or online. No special equipment is needed and the calls, including registration, are free.

Contra Costa Crisis Center

Regular volunteer opportunities include weekly 3-hour shifts in the nursery caring for children, special event volunteers, and outreach ambassadors.

Contra Costa Crisis Center

Provides support, shelter and training to people who are abused, treatment programs to people who abuse others, and preventive education programs to youth, children and adults who might experience abuse in the future. Offers volunteer opportunities for individuals interested in serving as Crisis Line Counselors, Emergency Response Team Members, Childcare Providers, Speaker's Bureau Advocates, and others.

Contra Costa Crisis Center

Provides individual counseling to residents of Contra Costa County who are age 55+. Counseling service is provided by trained volunteers who are 55+ and usually occurs in the home or at a senior center location, once a week for an hour, for a duration of 8-12 weeks. Offers counseling services in Spanish, and English. Due to COVID-19, all services rendered are via telehealth. Wisdom Circle Groups paused due to COVID-19.

Contra Costa Crisis Center