Volunteer Opportunities

Teen Line Listener

Overview:

They reply to calls, email, and texts. As a Teen Line Listener you help teens clarify their concerns,discussion is optional, and if needed inform them about community resources. Topics that are discussed include crisis intervention, family life, cultural diversity, values, sexuality and gender identity, child abuse, and self-destructive and life threatening behaviors. Going to trainings either in the spring or summer on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and occasionally on Saturdays. Training is from 3:30 to 6 PM(No absences are permitted).

Where: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (Call (310) 423-1607 for directions)

Midnight Mission

Overview:

This organization provides opportunities for the homeless. Such opportunities as offering counseling, education, training and job placement to the city’s homeless population, as well as food, shelter, personal hygiene and medical care. This organization is great because it is doing something to help decrease the amount of homeless people on the street.  

Website: http://www.midnightmission.org/