Volunteers are essential to the success of Good Shepherd Center and help us to change the lives of homeless women and children in our community. We would love to have you join our team as a volunteer.

How to Volunteer

Attend an orientation to learn about GSC, watch a short video, tour the facility, get an update on the most recent volunteer opportunites and submit an application.

Orientation Date

Tuesday, May 15th- 2:00 pm
1650 Rockwood Street
Los Angeles  90026

Please send a confirmation e-mail to Annemarie if you plan to attend.

The orientation ends around 4:00 pm.

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Are you a Magician?!
We are looking for someone that loves children to come once a month to perform magic before an audience of young people.  

 

Join the Mobile Outreach Team

Assist Sr. Rosaline in the Outreach Van as she provides food, clothing and services to the women living on the streets of Los Angeles

On Tuesday, Thursday and Friday mornings, between 10am and 12pm, Sr. Rosaline drives the Outreach Van just west of downtown Los Angeles through the MacArthur and Lafayette Park areas.  She needs help giving the women on the streets food, clothing, blankets, a word of cheer and information on how they can leave the streets. This position is for one day a month.

Additional Volunteer Opportunities:

On a Regular Basis

• Assist with sorting clothing donations
• Help organize our clothing closet
• Help to organize the food pantry
• Answer phones at one of the shelters or offices
• Assist in the computer lab by teaching basic computer skills classes or serving as a lab monitor
• Provide activities for our children while the mothers attend a parenting or nutrition class (Tuesday , Wednesday & Thursday evenings)
• Assist the families in planting and maintaining a vegetable garden
   
  

Ideas for School Children Who Need Community Service Projects

• Organize a food drive for our residents. The food needs to be sorted accordingly (i.e. dried beans and rice in one box, pastas in another, canned fruits in one bag, canned vegetables in another).  We are also in need of food to fill the cupboards in our food pantry and for our Mobile Outreach. Meats and cheeses are the greatest need here. They may be fresh or canned.  
• Collect sample size toiletries for the Emergency Outreach Van that serves homeless women living on the streets

 
Opportunities to help out at special events and other activities may be available throughout the year. We also welcome additional ideas for volunteer activities that would be beneficial to our residents.

Click here to download more information about current volunteer opportunities