Community Service Opportunities

Revised 1/10/07

Always try to call a week before you want to volunteer & introduce yourself as a Redwood student.

 

Aids Assistance                  Marin Aids Interfaith Network –  455-5636

Marin Aids Project – 457-2487

                               

Animals/Wildlife                  Giant Steps Therapeutic Equestrian Center – (707)-769-8900 x 20 or Volunteer Services

Guide Dogs for the Blind –499-4000- Must be 16 years old and requires a long term commitment

Halleck Creek Riding Club –662-2488

                                                House Rabbit Society of Mill Valley –, 388-2790

In Defense of Animals – Anita (388-9641, ext. 223)

Marin Humane Society –506-6258, #1

Marine Mammal Center- 289-0216

WILDCARE – Junior Volunteer Program –453-1000

 

Child Care                              Canal Community Alliance – 454-2640

                                                Children’s Cultural Center –332-1044

                                                Headstart/Crib Club – 457-8222

                                                House of San Quentin – 482-8509

                                                Jewish Family & Children’s Services – 491-7960

                                                Kumara Tam Valley Pre-School –388-5437

Oak Hill After School Enrichment –331-9036 or jmcgovern@muoakhill.org

Reed Elementary School –, 435-7841

Tam Valley School’s Tia’s After School Play Program –, 388-9931 –( between 4:30 & 6:00 pm)

YMCA –492-9622

 

City/County                          City Halls, Marin Civic Center –499-6028

 

Disabled                                                Life House (formerly MARC) – 472-2373 x 305

                                                Special Olympics – 457-0767 x 204

 

Elderly                                    Aegis of Corte Madera –927-4200 x 124

                                                Alzheimer Association of Marin –472-4340 x 408

                                                Jewish Family Services –419-3135

                                                LITA (Love is the Answer) –472-5482

                                                The Redwoods –383-1600 x 253 – email is best @ Bea@theredwoods.org

                                                Vintage Estates 461-1900

 

Environmental                      Angel Island Association –435-3522 (trail maintenance, beach cleanup, etc.)

                                                Audubon Center & Richardson Bay Sanctuary –388-2524 x 101

                                                County Open Space -499-3778, or email www.marinopenspace.org

                                                Fort Baker, The Mission Blue Butterfly Team –, 561-4451

Golden Gate National Recreation Area – 561-4755

Marin Agricultural Land Trust (MALT) –663-1338

Marin Conservation Corps – call volunteer hotline at 945-1128

Marin County Parks & Landscape –, 507-2823

Marin Headlands Native Plants Nursery –, 332-5193

Marin Municipal Water District –945-1180 (trail & lake cleanup)

Marin Re-LEAF –721-4374

Mill Valley Public Works –388-4033 x 116

Muir Woods – 388-2596

                                                Slide Ranch – Admin. Assist. 381-6155, call in advance

                                                Volunteer Trail Days @ Mt. Tam Watershed –945-1180

 

Food/Meal Services            Marin Community Food Bank –, 883-1302

                                                Meals of Marin – 457-4666

                                                St. Vincent de Paul Society –, 454-3303 or email Cris @ cris@vinnies.org

 

 

 

Health Care Programs          American Cancer Society, 1-800-227-2345

Hospice of Marin –, 927-2273

Marin Convalescent & Rehabilitation Hospital –435-4554

 

Hospitals/Blood Banks       Blood Center of the Pacific –567-6400 x 422

                                                Marin Community Health Foundation –, 925-7414

                                                Marin General Hospital – Volunteer Office, 925-7000

 

Library Services                   The Book Exchange –883-2665

                                                Local Branch Libraries

                                                Marin County Public Library –499-7167

 

Miscellaneous                      Bread & Roses –945-7120

Center for Volunteer & Non-Profit Leadership – 479-5710 x 317 or www.cvnl.org

Choral Singers of Marin –383-3712

Family Law Center – 492-9230

Jewish Community Center – 479-2000 x 3028 or 444-8087

Marin Farmers Market – 456-3276

Trips for Kids – 458-2986

 

Museums/Galleries              Artisans Gallery – 388-2044

Bay Area Discovery Museum, 339-3900

Bay Model – 332-3871

                                                Bolinas Museum –, 868-2006

                                                Marin County Historical Society – 454-8538

                                                O’Hanlon Center for the Arts – 388-4331

 

Recreation Districts             Belvedere-Tiburon Recreation Dept. – 435-4355

                                                Corte Madera Parks & Recreation – 927-5072

                                                Larkspur Recreation Dept. (summer only) 927-6746  

Mill Valley Parks & Recreation –   383-1370

Twin Cities Little League –   924-7525  

                                               

Sales                                       Babynook Gift Shop @ Marin General Hospital –   925-7474

                                                Discovery Shop for Cancer –   389-1164

                                                Family Service League Thrift Shop-  388-9596

                                                Image for Success –   472-5855

Marin Community Food Bank Thrift Shop –  456-4227

                                               

 

Tutoring                                                Bayside Elementary School –   332-1024

                                                Canal Community Alliance –   454-2640

                                                Canal Ministry – 456-1443

                                                Making Waves in Marin City – 454-3612 x 228

                                                Manzanita Child Care Center – 332-3460

                                                Trips for Kids –   458-2986, www.tripsforkids.org

 

 

Redwood High School        Campus improvement & beautification –   Jean Vonberg 927-2999