Get Involved: Top Volunteer Opportunities This Month

Volunteer October, Marin Magazine

Lend a hand at Women’s Daytime Drop-in Center, a nonprofit empowering women and children to move from the streets to a home through free services like intensive counseling and support groups.womensdropin.org

 

Share the wonders of nature with children and become a docent at Martin Griffin Preserve/Audubon Canyon Ranch at Stinson Beach. egret.org

 

Assist with tasks such as collecting tickets before the show and at intermission, handing out programs, and directing patrons to their seats, restrooms and concessions at the Throckmorton Theatre. throckmortontheatre.org/volunteer

 

Join the Alzheimer’s Association in the fight against Alzheimer’s disease by sending emails, writing letters, calling legislators or even serving as a Memories in the Making art facilitator. alz.org

 

Giant Steps, a nonprofit therapeutic equestrian program for children and adults with disabilities, is looking for volunteers to help riders during their weekly lessons or to groom horses. giantstepsriding.org


Give Back

Help premature babies have a fighting chance by supporting UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital, the only level IV NICU in the East Bay that’s equipped to handle the most complicated cases. makeagift.ucsf.edu/kids

 

Donate to SchoolsRule — Marin, a coalition of 20 public school district foundations working together to raise funds for every child in every public school throughout Marin. schoolsrule.org

 

The Center for Environmental Health protects you and your family from toxic chemicals with critical research, education and advocacy. Donations help it continue these efforts. ceh.org

 

By giving to Children and Nature Network you support a global movement to increase equitable access to nature so that children can thrive. childrenandnature.org

 

A small donation gives one student a full afternoon of one-on-one tutoring support in any subject at 826 Valencia. A larger donation gives a teacher access to a field trip for an entire class. 826valencia.org