Long Beach Act Now-Summer Opportunities for Youth Ages 14 to 26!
Click on the volunteer opportunities below to sign up. Contact Pam Rima with questions at (562) 900-0244 or email pam@volcenter.org.
June & July Opportunities:
Act Now with Adventures to Dreams Enrichment 2026
Volunteer in the Adventures to Dreams Enrichment garden! Volunteers will help out with garden maintenance, composting, watering, harvesting and more! Adventures to Dreams is a nonprofit organization designed to empower and inspire youth ages 5 to 17 through hands-on learning, encouraging children to explore their limitless creativity and learn about the world around them. SIGN UP HERE
Act Now with Rancho Los Cerritos
Volunteer to help out in the Rancho Los Cerritos garden! Rancho Los Cerritos (RLC) is a historic home and gardens, located in the Bixby Knolls neighborhood of Long Beach, California. The site is now recognized as a Local, State, and National Historic Landmark. Today, Rancho Los Cerritos is a nonprofit museum that provides educational programming, exhibitions, community events, and historic interpretation.
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Act Now with the Long Beach Clean Team and Neighborhood Organizations
Volunteer to help clean our city streets and neighborhoods. Work with neighborhood volunteers for a cleaner Long Beach. Each cleanup is hosted by local neighborhood organizations, and additional cleanups are hosted by the City of Long Beach Public Works department each month. Cleanups occur on various days and times located throughout Long Beach. Please continue to check back for additional dates.
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July Opportunities:
Act Now with Empty Bowls Long Beach
Volunteer to make, paint, and glaze 500 ceramic bowls. This opportunity is working in an art studio throwing clay bowls, painting and glazing. Empty Bowls is a grassroots movement by artists and crafts people in cities and towns around the world to raise money for food related charities. Empty Bowls Long Beach is having their inaugural charity event in November 2026 and they need volunteers to help make, paint and glaze 500 ceramic bowls. Volunteers will work alongside Ceramicist Sara Pilchman. Please indicate interest to receive the time and location of the volunteer opportunity. SIGN UP HERE
Act Now with Warped Tour Music Festival Food Drive 2026
The Volunteer Center is the local charity recipient for the Feed Our Children Now Food Drive at the Vans Warped Tour, a touring rock music festival. We’re seeking volunteers to collect the food donations we receive from festival attendees.
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Act Now with Van's Warped Tour Food Processing 2026
The Volunteer Center is honored to be selected as the local charity recipient for the Vans Warped Tour. We’re seeking dedicated volunteers to help process and organize the food donations we receive from the music festival at our facility in Long Beach. The food will be packaged and distributed to the students and families we serve.
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