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The Valley and Hollywood: Volunteer Attend, and Learn

Explore events, resources, and volunteer opportunities throughout the Valley and Hollywood that encourage neighbors to learn more and get involved in addressing the complex issues of financial security, housing, and homelessness.
September 21, 2026
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SELAH Neighborhood Homelessness Coalition
(Hollywood, Near East LA) (Volunteer – Community Outreach)

SELAH’s volunteer-powered, dignity-first response to homelessness in Los Angeles addresses the needs of our most vulnerable neighbors and activates an empowered coalition of participants, volunteers and partners.

Food Access Los Angeles
(Various Locations) (Volunteer – Engagement, Market volunteers; Attend; Learn)

Visit a Food Access LA farmers' market. Learn via one of Food Access LA’s nutrition programs.

Food Access LA, originally known as Sustainable Economic Enterprises of Los Angeles, is a non-profit organization that aims to build sustainable food systems, ensuring everyone has equitable access to fresh, affordable, locally grown foods.

Every Day Action
(Various locations) (Volunteer – Food distribution, drivers)

Every Day Action recycles waste and re-distributes it to those in need. Their mission is to inspire others to take care of their local community and to ask themselves daily: What can I do to help someone today? How can I be the reason someone feels seen, heard, valued, loved and supported? Working in conjunction with film sets, restaurants, grocery stores, and others, we take food, belongings, etch that one might perceive as waste and get it into the hands of the underprivileged and/or homeless communities.

LA Family Housing (North Hollywood)
(Volunteer – Community Outreach, Event Support)

LA Family Housing helps people transition out of homelessness and poverty through a continuum of housing enriched with supportive services.

MEND Poverty
(Pacoima) (Volunteer – Community Outreach, Food Distribution, Administration)

MEND's mission is to meet the immediate needs of individuals and families and strengthen their capacity to thrive. For more than half a century, MEND has served as a lifeline for the most vulnerable families, individuals, and seniors, offering services rooted in dignity and respect.

Hope the Mission
(North Hills) (Volunteer – Food Preparation and Distribution, Clothing Donations)

Our mission is to prevent, reduce and eliminate poverty, hunger and homelessness. We do this by offering immediate assistance and long-term solutions. Our services are grounded in a deep respect for the dignity inherent in each human being.

North Valley Caring Services
(North Hills) (Volunteer – Community Outreach, Food Prep and Distribution)

North Valley Caring Services (NVCS) is a nonprofit organization serving the residents in the Northeast San Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles. What began as a soup kitchen in 1978, has grown to become the largest single-site food distribution center in the San Fernando Valley, offering FREE programs and services to over 300,000 people a year experiencing food, housing, employment and economic insecurity. We are here in our community -- for our community. 

NoHo Home Alliance
(North Hollywood) (Volunteer-Community Outreach, Food Prep and Distribution)

NoHo Home’s Drop-In Access Center provides essential services like meals, clothes, and showers as a means to build relationships with our unhoused neighbors. Through these relationships, we can best understand how to support their goals and provide a full range of stabilizing services: a no-barrier mail service, identification document support, device charging, access to internet, housing referrals and navigation within the HMIS system, and wrap-around case management. We nurture community with the understanding that change becomes possible in the context of safe, reliable relationships that affirm human dignity.  

Christy’s Foundation
(Northridge) (Volunteer – Food Distribution and Community Outreach)

Christy’s Foundation is a nonprofit organization committed to fighting hunger, supporting families, and strengthening communities throughout Los Angeles and beyond. Our mission is to provide consistent access to free, healthy groceries, essential household items, and nutritional education to individuals and families facing food insecurity.

 SFV Community Mental Health Center
(Van Nuys) (Volunteer –Mentorship)

The San Fernando Valley Community Mental Health Center, Inc. is moving lives forward with compassionate, trauma-informed behavioral health services that empower individuals, strengthen families and transform communities across the San Fernando Valley and Los Angeles County.

Hollywood Food Coalition
(Volunteer - Food Prep and Distribution)

The mission of Hollywood Food Coalition is to nourish the community by rescuing and distributing food, preparing nightly meals, and uniting efforts to achieve food equity.

My Friend’s Place
(Hollywood) (Volunteer – Community Engagement)

Since 1988, My Friend’s Place has been welcoming, affirming and standing in partnership with young people impacted by homelessness in Hollywood and across LA. Their cofounders started by distributing brown bag meals out of the trunks of their cars. Today, their professional staff serves over 1,150 young people annually — providing what young people need to move toward wellness, stability, and a permanent exit from homelessness — all on their own terms.

Food Forward
(Various Locations) (Volunteer – Food Distribution; Learn)

Learn more about reducing food waste. Sign up to volunteer HERE.

Food Forward is a nonprofit organization that brings fresh surplus fruits and vegetables to people experiencing food insecurity. They’ve been on a mission to fight hunger and reduce food waste since 2009, and with the help of supporters like you, they will create a future where everyone in our communities has access to healthy produce.

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