Volunteer
Serve LA – Volunteer
Mayor Villaraigosa believes that every individual has an obligation to society and that our duty to social justice begins first to those within our house, but that it extends equally to our city and to all the strangers within our gates.
The City of Los Angeles offers a wide variety of opportunities for anyone looking to do not just community service, but community building.
Days of Service
Changing neighborhoods with a cooperative spirit of service
Mayor Villaraigosa has sponsored 15 highly successful community days of service since his 2003 election to the City Council. The largest of which was Big Sunday 2007, brining more than 50,000 volunteers from across the City to service projects all around town.
In addition to the citywide Big Sunday on May 3 and May 4, the Mayor has seven local community service efforts planned for this year and early next year in the following neighborhoods:
- Mar Vista, Venice, Del Rey – March 15, 2008
- West Valley - May 3, 2008
- Central - July 26, 2008
- South Los Angeles - September 20, 2008
- East Valley - November 15, 2008
- Eastside - February 7, 2009
- Harbor - May 2, 2009
Recreation and Parks -
http://www.laparks.org/info/volunteers.htm
Building healthy communities through people, parks and programs
Volunteering for the City of Los Angeles, Department of Recreation and Parks is a great way to create community! You can join community groups, participate in recreation programs and work in the parks maintaining the City’s green spaces.
Check out the opportunities below and visit Rec and Parks’ website - http://www.laparks.org/programs.htm
- After-School Programs - http://www.laparks.org/info/volunteer/recpositions_after.htm
- Day Camps - http://www.laparks.org/info/volunteer/recpositions_camps.htm
- Retired Senior Volunteers - http://www.laparks.org/dos/senior/seniorvolunteer.htm
- Senior Programs - http://www.laparks.org/info/volunteer/recpositions_senior.htm
- Special Events - http://www.laparks.org/info/volunteer/recpositions_special.htm
- Sports Instruction - http://www.laparks.org/info/volunteer/recpositions_sports.htm
- Teen Programs - http://www.laparks.org/classparks/index.htm
Los Angeles Public Library -
http://www.lapl.org/about/volunteer.html
Volunteering at the Los Angeles Public Library connects you with the world of literacy, cultural diversity, and learning. Rewarding opportunities exist at the Central Library and branch facilities. In all cases, excellent training is provided to ensure that your volunteer experience is both enjoyable and fruitful. Some of the programs that Library offers are:
- Central Library Docents
- Friends Groups
- Grandparents and Books
- Homebound Friends and Neighbors
- Literacy
- Special Events
- Special Projects
- Library Foundation of Los Angeles
Dispute Resolution Program -
http://www.lacity.org/atty/atycb1b2b.htm
The City Attorney's Dispute Resolution Program (DRP) is a free mediation service that offers a forum for handling civil disputes outside the congested judicial system and alleviates congestion in the crowded courtrooms.
Volunteer mediators are trained with a focus on cultural diversity and violence prevention and complete classroom training and supervised case handling to receive certification. For more information visit our site or contact us at (213) 485-8324 or mediate@lacity.org.
Crisis Reponse Team
Volunteer for the City's Crisis Response Team! Please contact Jeff Zimerman at 213-978-0697 or via email at Jeffrey.Zimerman@lacity.org to get involved. The program is especially in need of people who speak Spanish or Korean.