City of San Mateo: Monthly Volunteer Newsletter

Welcome to the City of San Mateo’s Monthly Volunteer Newsletter! This month’s edition highlights a one day volunteer opportunity and ongoing volunteer opportunities that are available now. If you know anyone interested in volunteering for the City or volunteering within the area, please forward them this email and ask them to sign up on our email notification page to sign up for future newsletters.

One Day Opportunity

Second Harvest Seeks Emergency Food Distributor

Friday, February 5, 2021 | 10:15 am - 1:00 pm
Food distribution is a hands-on volunteer activity. Activities could include assisting with room set up, unloading and moving food from pallets to the distribution center; sorting and distributing food; and clean up. This is a great chance for volunteers to interface with our clients. This volunteer activity does require some heavy lifting (a minimum of 25lbs.) and regular movement. The volunteer must be willing and able to work with people of different backgrounds and nationalities, exhibit compassion and sensitivity, maintain strict confidentiality of all member and volunteer information. If you are interested, please reserve your spot online.

Ongoing Opportunities

Catholic Charities Center for Immigration Seeks Volunteers

The Catholic Charities Center is actively seeking four types of volunteers to help our Center for Immigration staff serve vulnerable migrants in San Mateo County:

Lawyers, in partnership with dedicated staff attorneys, will work with clients in deportation or in guardianship proceedings.
Application assistants, under the supervision of expert staff, will prepare DACA and Naturalization applications.
Office volunteers will assist with mail sorting and filing, phone calls and other office tasks.
The Center is also in need of Spanish-speaking bilingual translators and interpreters.

If you are able to help or desire more information, please contact Carol Laughlin at 415-972-1236 or CLaughlin@CatholicCharitiesSF.org

Homework Central Seeks Virtual Tutors

Virtual volunteers needed to help North Central San Mateo Elementary students with school assignments.
One hour a week makes all the difference!
What you’ll do
• Be matched with one 3rd – 5th grade student
• Choose the hour that works for you: Mon-Thurs, 3-6pm
• Receive Community Service credit
Commitment is 1 hour per week for 16 weeks minimum. For more information, please visit the Volunteer Webpage.

The City of San Mateo's Volunteer website has lots of resources for other volunteer opportunities. Please consider checking out the site for more information.