Community

Kids Cooking for Life engages children and families in nutrition lessons and hands-on cooking classes. Studies show that when children are actively engaged in choosing their food and learning to cook, they are empowered to develop life-long healthy eating habits.

Community Action Marin is Marin County’s  anti-poverty agency and the largest social service nonprofit. At Community Action Marin, they break down the barriers that get in the way of anyone in our community being able to support themselves, and each other. Community members come to the agency  because they have a need for one of their services. The agency’s bilingual and bicultural staff ensures that people are heard—from immediate needs to making long-lasting change a reality in support of equity and well-being for all. Services include free and affordable, early chiildhood education, homeless outreach and care management for adults and transitional aged youth, emergency assistance, help applying for public benefits such as the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP).MediCal, or Calfresh, financial coaching, job training, and more.

San Francisco-Marin Food Bank envisions a community where everyone is able to obtain enough nutritious food to support the health and well-being of themselves and their families.

Ceres Community Project energizes communities by linking what we eat and how we care for each other with the health of people and planet. 

Become a school leader on healthy relationships! As a member of the MAYA Advisory Committee, you will partner with 1-2 other members to be peer resources on healthy relationships and relationship abuse at your school. You will come up with creative ways of raising awareness and getting help to those who need it, and then make them happen! Bring your leadership skills, enthusiasm, creativity, and ideas!

Bread & Roses brings hope, healing and joy through live music to people isolated in institutions in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Hang out with an astronaut and meet space scientists and engineers at one of our events. Share space history and exciting new developments with daily visitors.

Please allow 2 -3 weeks for someone to contact you. Thank you so much! (Must be 16 or older to volunteer)

Canal Alliance is a champion of immigrants who are challenged by a lack of resources and an unfamiliar environment. 

AMIGOS provides impactful and immersive travel opportunities for teens to live and volunteer with a host family in Latin America.

Marin Youth Court is an alternative to the traditional juvenile justice system; it is a real court for teens that have committed real crimes. Based on restorative and trauma-informed practices, Youth Court volunteers manage all aspects of the program and assume roles as jurors, advocates, and bailiffs. Teen volunteers (12-21) encourage peers who have broken the law to reflect on poor decisions, repair harm done, and reconnect with their communities by rendering a restorative plan to help ensure they make better decisions in the future.”

Center for Volunteer & Nonprofit Leadership works with many local non-profits.

Marin County Search & Rescue assists in the search for and provision of aid to people who are in distress or imminent danger.  

Marin Museum of Bicycling is a premier bicycle history museum and cultural center in Fairfax, California.

Marin County Youth Commission (Age 12+) Marin County Youth Commission is an official advisory commission to the Marin County Board of Supervisors. With 20 seats for young people who commissioners act as a political voice for the youth for the youth of Marin.

Marin County Youth Leadership Institute empowers the youth in Marin to take action and make change for the better. 

Mountain Play produces enriching theatrical experiences that stimulate creativity, engage our community, and foster a lifelong enjoyment of the performing arts.

The Walt Disney Family Museum's Teen Squad volunteers have a wide variety of opportunities and experiences throughout their year at the museum,

Have fun working for Peanuts! The donation of your time to enhance the mission of the Schulz Museum is immeasurable. 

The Spahr Center is Marin’s non-profit community agency devoted to serving, supporting and empowering our LGBTQ community and everyone in the county living with and affected by HIV.

Jewish Family & Children's Services is a lifeline for children, families, and older adults facing personal crises or challenges.

Marin YMCA offers members everything you need to get and stay well, with a pool, Y-Kids childcare, and a deep offering of programs and classes.

Habitat for Humanity provides local families with a springboard to secure, stable futures through affordable homeownership and neighborhood revitalization.

Whistlestop Meals on Wheels delivers fresh, chilled meals up to three times each week to more than 250 housebound older adults in our community.

St. Vincent de Paul Society provides compassionate care and critical services to residents of Marin County who are struggling to make ends meet, but are not receiving the help they need.

The Family & Children's Law Center provides high-quality, low-cost legal services to children and families on matters ranging from domestic violence to child custody and support. 

B2 bridges that gap by providing resources & opportunities for people to discover and be who they were created to be and therefore, become fully alive.

Teen board members attend parent nights and special events to talk about and answer questions about their experiences observing drugs and alcohol in local high schools.