Volunteer Opportunities in Ojai Valley
Ojai Valley|Oxnard|Thousand Oaks
Caring Neighbor/ Hospice - Volunteers are trained to deal with the terminally ill and give bereavement counseling. Caring Neighbor volunteers visit the lonely and shut-ins, assist with shopping, etc. click here to sign up
Chit-Chat Group/Ojai Villa Mobile Home Estates - Volunteers meet to repair and dress old dolls and other toys. They knit hats for premature babies and make clothes for needy children. click here to sign up
Family to Family - Volunteers prepare food at the meal site where they feed approximately 200 men, women and children every Monday, Wednesday and Friday between 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. and approximately 40–60 on Sunday mornings. click here to sign up
Group Against Graffiti (GAG) - Volunteers remove any graffiti that is reported on the Hot Line that is located in the Little House office. They also work with the Ventura County Sheriff’s office in removing reported graffiti and testifying in court as to the cost of the removal. click here to sign up
Help of Ojai, Inc / West Campus - Volunteer opportunities range from carpentry, painting, landscaping, clerical and more. With this new expansion, there are endless volunteer positions click here to sign up
Help of Ojai, Inc. – Oak View Senior Services - Volunteers will assist Monday through Friday 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. answering phones and filing. Services are provided to the residents of Oak View and the surrounding unincorporated areas. “Brown Bag”, a collaboration with Food Share to provide bags of groceries once a week to low income seniors once a week. Volunteers prepare the bags each Friday morning and deliver them. click here to sign up
HELP of Ojai, Inc. 55 Alive/Instructors - Volunteers assist with scheduling defensive driving classes, teaching classes, publicity and processing certificates. click here to sign up
HELP of Ojai, Inc. Community Assistance Program (CAP) - Volunteers work in all areas of the Community Assistance Program, office, food pantry, mentoring, tutoring, planning and implementing fund-raising. click here to sign up
HELP of Ojai, Inc./Utilities/Cashier & Bookkeepers - Volunteers work at Little House and accept and process payments for the utility bills that come in. click here to sign up
HELP of Ojai, Inc. - Volunteers assist with typing, clerical duties, telephones, organize and run programs, teach various classes, assemble mailings, etc. click here to sign up
Home Delivered Meals/Drivers & Packers - Volunteers assist with the preparation, packaging and delivering of meals to shut-ins. click here to sign up
Hot Meals for Seniors – Ojai - Volunteers assist with preparation of the noon meal at Little House, also help with serving and clean up. click here to sign up
Krotona Library - Volunteers take care of checking in and out of books, filing and basic library duties. click here to sign up
Little House Activities/Classes - Volunteers organize and implement programs and activities held at the senior multipurpose center. click here to sign up
Mainers Oaks Elementary School - Volunteers assist teachers and students in the classroom. Volunteers work on various special projects concerning their occupations and hobbies. click here to sign up
Mira Monte Elementary School - Volunteers assist teachers and students in the classroom. Volunteers work on various special projects concerning their occupations and hobbies. click here to sign up
National Disaster Search Dog Foundation - Volunteers are trained on their five line phone system, help with large and small mailings, assisting with event preparation, copying, filing, filling merchandise orders (t-shirts, etc.) and packaging for mailing, internet searches and research, daily Post Office drop and pick-up at the Letter Lobby. Volunteers need to know that dogs are in the office and they have free reign. click here to sign up
Ojai Community Chorus - Volunteers help with parking, tickets and mailings. They also usher and act as security guards. click here to sign up
Ojai Independent Day Committee - Volunteers organize the Ojai Valley 4th of July festivities, the local parade, all the events of the day and the concert in the evening with the traditional fireworks. click here to sign up
Ojai Music Festivals - Volunteers work in the office performing clerical duties, process the newsletter, are involved in fund-raising and community outreach. (Ojai Valley, CA)
Ojai Raptor Center - Volunteers will work at the West Campus facility. Duties range from building, cleaning, landscaping maintenance, clerical duties and feeding. click here to sign up
Ojai Valley Community Hospital Auxiliary - Volunteers assist with patient comfort, deliver food trays and mail, man information desk and operate the gift shop. click here to sign up
Ojai Valley Community Hospital Continuing Care Center - Volunteers visit, write letters and read for the patients. Also help provide entertainment and give assistance with grooming for handicapped patients. click here to sign up
Ojai Valley Library - Volunteers assist with book repair, filing, checking in and out books, fund raising and maintaining the books for the homebound program. Volunteers also work in the used book store as cashiers, shelve and price books. click here to sign up
Ojai Valley Museum/Docent, Gift Shop, Displays - Volunteers serve as docents, work on displays and in the gift shop and collect data on displays. click here to sign up
Retired and Senior Volunteer Program - Volunteers serve in many areas with the varied activities at the Senior Center, acting as office receptionists, helping with programs, special events, classes, telephone calls, etc. click here to sign up
Retired Business Men’s Club - Volunteers gather news, write articles for newsletter, other volunteers type and prepare for mailing. Club members volunteer for community outreach services. click here to sign up
Rolling Readers / Meiners Oaks Elementary School / for 2nd & 3rd Grades - Volunteers work with 2nd and 3rd graders with enhancing their reading skills. The children are in the Rolling Readers program until they are confident with their reading skills and are able to read books that are at their grade level. click here to sign up
Salvation Army/Kettle Campaign, Senior Camp - Volunteers transport seniors from Ojai to the summer Senior Camp. Also assist with distribution of Christmas packages to nursing and convalescent homes. Volunteers assist with the Salvation Army Kettle Program during the Holiday Season. click here to sign up
SchooLinks, after school homework help local libraries - Volunteers work with children at the after school homework centers located at each library in the Ojai Valley. click here to sign up
Second HELPPings Thrift Store/Cashier, Sorters, Sorters, Etc. - Volunteers manage and operate this thrift store-they collect, wash and iron, sort, repair, price and display merchandise and take care of sales. click here to sign up
Senior Day Support Center/Oak Tree House - Trained volunteers assist staff members with answeringphones, other office duties, working with clients in assisting them at mealtime, with arts and crafts, games, exercises, walks, etc. (Ojai Valley, CA)
Topa Topa Elementary School - Volunteers assist teachers and students in the classroom. Volunteers work on various special projects concerning their occupations and hobbies. click here to sign up
Transportation/Private Car/ Out of the Ojai Valley - Volunteers use their own vehicles to transport people to necessary appointments outside the Ojai Valley. They stay right with the client and return them to their homes. click here to sign up
Transportation/Vans - Volunteers drive and supervise the maintenance of five mini-buses that transport seniors and handicapped persons on a dial-a-ride basis in the Ojai Valley. click here to sign up
Twice Sold Tales - Volunteers work in the used bookstore as cashiers, sorting books, shelving and cleaning books. 3 hour shifts are available for volunteers 7 days a week. click here to sign up
Volunteer Security Patrol, Oak View Resource Center - Volunteers are trained to assist law enforcement with vacation house checks, fingerprinting children, bicycle safety program, establishing Neighborhood Watch Programs and other special local events. Volunteers also man the Oak View Resource Center (OVRC) storefront. click here to sign up
Volunteer Tax Assistance Program/Training Provided - Volunteers receive training and instruction from the Franchise Tax Board and the IRS to assist people with income tax forms, rental and homeowner’s credit and tax rebates. click here to sign up
