Individual Volunteers
For over six decades, we have worked alongside community members to mobilize quickly where care is needed most. To us, Volunteerism is not a means to an end – but the end itself. Use the link below to register as a volunteer and find current and upcoming opportunities.
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Group Volunteers
We offer corporations and local groups service learning and team building opportunities through rolling projects that can be completed at the Volunteer Center or your place of business. Activities are best suited for small and medium-sized groups. Fill out the form below to get started.
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Programs
Our volunteer-driven programs address food insecurity, education inequality, youth wellness, and restorative justice.
The same students who need support with educational resources also need access to healthy, affordable meals seven days a week.
Impact Makers – Building Skills for Life is a program to help youth gain a deeper understanding of themselves and the world around them.
Operation Teddy Bear is a program that focuses on under-resourced first-graders at elementary schools with a high percentage of children
We welcome community members who are referred by the courts to volunteer with local nonprofits as an alternative sentence.
Our Impact in 25/26 School Year
Weekend Meals
Volunteers
Literacy Bags
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Programs
Our volunteer-driven programs address food insecurity, education inequality, youth wellness, and restorative justice.
UPDATES
Heart to Heart Gala Recap
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How to Get Involved
Youth and Teens
More than ever, it’s a challenging time to be a teen. Our youth need to experience empathy for and from their community – and for themselves. Our programs and experiences for teens offer meaningful opportunities to connect with peers, learn about community needs and serve others. In addition, our programs focus on helping teens maintain a sense of wellbeing by expressing feelings, practicing life skills and overcoming challenges. All of our programs and scholarships are designed to empower and engage youth while touching their hearts and opening their minds.
Court Referral Community Members
Our court-referred community members conduct service as an alternative sentence, experiencing personal transformation through service-learning. We administer the Court-Referred Community Service (CRCS) program by matching volunteers with the most suitable nonprofit organizations by location and subject matter. The CRCS program accommodates participants’ family, employment, and educational obligations. We also schedule community members for empathy-building experiences such as the Hospital and Morgue (HAM) program and Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) Victim Impact Panels.
Empathy in Action
Through our programs, including Food for Kids and Operation Teddy Bear, we empower and build connections between community members in the spirit of service. We now host families and professional organizations for team-building experiences at the Volunteer Center facility, ideally suited for people of all ages and backgrounds including school groups, faith communities, small and large business teams. Participants engage in learning and empathy experiences, including hands-on volunteer activities. These events help local groups, donors, and volunteers to more fully understand the needs of their fellow citizens.
Our Valued Sponsors
Without these generous corporations and foundations, we would not be able to provide the umbrella of care that our programs, volunteers, and community members create together. Thank you!
Have Questions?
If you have any questions regarding community service, community labor, HAM, and/or MADD, you may contact us via email at Email: vctorrance@volcenter.org, call or visit one of our offices listed below.
Office Hours: Monday through Friday, 8:30am to 4pm
Our Locations
We are here to serve the community through all of our programs, including Court Referrals. If you have any questions about community service hours or Hospital & MADD classes, contact or visit one of our offices listed below.
Torrance
Headquarters
1230 Cravens Ave
Torrance, Ca 90501
- Office Hours
Mon - Fri: 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM - Pantry Hours
Thursday: 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Long Beach
Branch Office
1407 East 4th st.
Long Beach, Ca 90802
- Office Hours
Mon - Fri: 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM - Pantry Hours
Wed & Fri: 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Bellflower
16537 Bellflower Blvd., Unit C Bellflower, CA 90706
- Mon, Wed, Fri
8:30 AM - 4:00 PM
LAX / Inglewood
11701 S. La Cienega Blvd Room 570F Los Angeles, CA 90045
- Monday - Friday
8:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Lancaster
42011 4th Street West, Room #3590 Lancaster, CA 93534
- Monday - Friday
8:30 AM - 4:00 PM
San Fernando
900 Third Street Room #1028 San Fernando, CA 91340
- Pending Re-opening
Please use VanNuys Office
Van Nuys
14400 Erwin St. Mall, Room #103 Van Nuys, CA 91401
- Monday - Friday
8:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Metro / Hill Street
1945 S. Hill Street 2nd Floor, Window #9 Los Angeles, CA 90007
- Monday - Friday
8:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Temple St.
210 W. Temple Street 7th Floor, Room 7-301 Los Angeles, CA 90012
- Mon, Wed, Fri
8:30 AM - 4:00 PM