BECOME VOLUNTEER
Volunteer as a tutor, mentor, participate in events.
Volunteer
To increase public awareness of the crisis many families and youth in Los Angeles County are currently facing in foster care. We do this through activities including advocacy work as well as at events where attendees can stop by and learn more at our lawn table.
To improve the quality of lives of children and youth in foster care, homeless, incarcerated or under the supervision of probation through the provision of direct services to the children or to the agencies serving them.
To improve the quality of the lives of children and young people in foster care, homeless, incarcerated or under the supervision of probation through system changes.
Have you ever thought about the most important volunteer position you’ll ever have? Have you ever thought about becoming a foster or adoptive parent? Are you curious about the process, have questions, concerns? Tiptoeing around the subject or ready to dive in? Here is your chance to learn more. On May 25th from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., RaiseAChild and All Saints Foster Care Program will offer an information session via zoom on issues regarding both fostering and adopting.
Have you ever thought about the most important volunteer position you’ll ever have? Have you ever thought about becoming a foster or adoptive parent? Are you curious about the process, have questions, concerns? Tiptoeing around the subject or ready to dive in? Here is your chance to learn more. On May 25th from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., RaiseAChild and All Saints Foster Care Program will offer an information session via zoom on issues regarding both fostering and adopting.
If you have experience as a foster or adopted child or adoptive parent, consider sharing your experience by becoming a mentor to a child or parent currently going through the adoption process. The Mentor Program at Five Acres matches mentors with lived experience with children and adults currently involved in foster care and adoption. Mentors must have experience as an adoptee, an adoptive parent, or former foster youth.
Los Angeles County is home to one of the largest populations of homeless youth in the country with more than 4,000 young people experiencing homelessness on any given night. My Friend's Place, a drop-in center for homeless youth in Hollywood: is here to help Items requested are:
• Sweatpants/Joggers (adult sizes M-XXL)
• Sleeping bags and tents
• Hoodies (adult sizes M-XXL)
• Boxer briefs
• Backpacks
• $10 Grocery Cards - Target, Food 4 Less
• $20 Movie Theater Gift Cards - AMC, Regal
• $10 Food Gift Cards - Subway, 7/11, Starbucks
• Headphones/Earbuds
• Beanies
Imagine being six years old and having a birthday that is just like any other day: no cards, no cake, no candles, no balloons, no presents, no special treat, no outing just for you. This, too often, is how a foster child experiences his or her birthday. You can help make a difference. Join the Birthday Club and provide a birthday gift and card to a foster child. (Suggested gift cost is $20-$35}. Many of the children in the Birthday Club may be in foster care for several years, so you can celebrate their birthdays each year. We are re-starting the club after a temporary suspension due to the pandemic, and we need volunteers.