The Santa Cruz Volunteer Center

• http://www.1-800-volunteer.org/1800Vol/OpenIndexAction.do
• 1010 Emeline Avenue Bldg. C Santa Cruz, Ca. 95060
• (831) 427-5070 fax (831) 423- 6267
• scruz@scvolunteer.org

Volunteer Referral South Co

• 12 Carr St, Watsonville, CA 95076
• (831) 722-6708 fax (831) 768-7593
• Contact: Angie Mendez
• Wats@scvolunteercenter.org

Food Not Bombs

• Every Saturday and Sunday
• Food Preparation: 12:30
  • India Joze 418 Front Street
• Food Sharing: 4pm
  • Downtown Post Office
• Contact: Keith McHenry
• keith@foodnotbombs.net

SPCA

• www.santacruzspca.org/volunteer.html

Project Purr

• www.projectpurr.org
• (831) 423-MEOW

The Community Action Board, Inc.

• http://www.cabinc.org/programs.htm
• Includes Davenport Resource Service Center
• Contact: Greg Mooney, Volunteer Coordinator
• greg@cabinc.org, 831-425-8115

Friends of the Libraries Volunteers

• (831) 420-5790
• friends@santacruzpl.org

Homeless Shelter Services

• http://scshelter.org/index.php?page=volunteer

Homeless Resource Center

• http://www.santacruzhealth.org/phealth/2homeless.htm
• 115 Coral St. Santa Cruz, Ca. 95060
• 831-458-6020

Red Cross Volunteer

• (831) 462-2881 ext 23

Second Harvest Food Bank

• (831) 722-7110, ext 205
• danny@thefoodbank.org

California Grey Bears

• http://www.californiagreybears.org/
• (831) 479-1055

Mental Health Access

• 800-952-2335

Central Coast Center for Independent Living

• http://www.cccil.org/
• Capitola Office 1350 41^st Ave. Suite 101 Capitola Ca.
• 831-462-8729

Dominican Hospital Volunteer

• http://www.dominicanhospital.org/
• 1555 Soquel Dr. Santa Cruz, Ca.
• 831-462-7740 or 831-462-7700

Hospital Visitors Program (Dominican)

• 831-724-2152

Dominican Hospital the Katz Cancer Resource Center

• Anne Linberg, RN, BSN, OCN, Cancer Resource Center Coordinator
• 831 462-7770
• anne.lindbert@chw.edu

Meals on Wheels Volunteer

• http://www.mealcall.org/volunteers.htm
• (831) 464-3180

National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI)

• http://www.namiscc.org/

Community Connection

• http://www.communityconnectionsantacruz.com/
• 300 Harvey West Blvd. Santa Cruz, Ca. 95060
• 831-425-8132

7^th Avenue Center

• 831-476-1700

Homeless Gardens Project

• http://www.homelessgardenproject.org/
• 101 Washington St. Santa Cruz, Ca. 95060
• 831-426-3609

Save Our Shores Coastal Cleanup

• http://www.saveourshores.org/

Keep California Beautiful Cleanups

• http://keepcabeautiful.org/volunteer/cleanups.html

International Humanity Foundation

• http://www.ihfonline.org/volunteering.php

The Little Angels Daycare

• Owner: Maria Tavarez Cassero
• Requires Background Check: Live Scan (at volunteer's cost) which is available at:
  • Santa Cruz County Court House
  • 701 Ocean Street
  • (831)420-2200

St. Stephens Lutheran Church

• http://www.ststephenslutheran.org/
• Contact: Leslie Lapp, Church Administrator
• 831-476-4700 ext 10

COPA (Communities Organized for Relational Power in Action)

• http://www.industrialareasfoundation.org/
• Contact: Kathybelle Barlow, COPA Leader
• 831-332-3369

Boys & Girls Club

• http://www.boysandgirlsclub.info/contact/index.html

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Santa Cruz County

• http://www.santacruzmentor.org/Volunteer_OnetoOne.html

Esperanza Del Valle Folklorico

• Janet Johns
• 408 314-4777

Santa Cruz Track Club

• Diane Delucchi, VP
• 831-684-0867

Cabrillo College Stroke and Disability Learning Center

• Contact: Lenny Norton
• 831-477-3302

Fantasy Corner

• Assistance for senior citizens and disabled persons.
• Contact: Carol Power Hill, owner/operator
• hillsmill@yahoo.com
• cell 831-295-5090

RotaCare Bay Area, Inc. Santa Cruz Free Clinic

• Contact: Chuck Whitt
• 831-462-6092

Other Ideas:

• Recycling contest & donate profits to charity of choice
• Adopt a park
• Donate items to animal shelters
• Care for homeless people
• Assistance for disabled people
• First aid kits for people in need
• Crayon & marker drive for children in hospital
• Knitting hats & blankets for infants & donating to family resource centers & hospitals