Parents of Breakthrough attend monthly meetings to discuss and plan upcoming events and fundraisers, brainstorm ideas to improve event planning, coordinate with staff to outreach within the community, and execute program events and fundraisers.
Volunteers assist the Agency by providing interpretation and translation (written and oral) for clients, families, clinicians, psychiatrists and the administrative staff. The primary role of the interpreter is to participate as a neutral party in the role as a conduit of information that flows between the clinic staff and the client and their family member(s)/caretaker.
Volunteers will assist staff with tasks such as opening, sorting, faxing, processing mail, filing, simple date entry/word processing, photocopying, reception backup, lobby assistance, setting appointments and reminder calls, answering phones and pulling charts. Volunteers may be asked to assist with Functional Family Therapy (FFT) and Parent-Child Interaction Therapy aide.
At Izzy’s Corner kids ages 7 to13-years old help sort and package nutritious produce in a safe, kid-friendly environment located inside our food distribution center (FDC).
Volunteer Ambassadors are a specially-trained group of dedicated volunteers who help Second Harvest engage the community by serving as representatives of Second Harvest at fairs, speaking engagements, food and fund drives, children’s tour hosts, and various other community events.
Second Harvest’s Food Distribution Center (FDC) at our location in Irvine is the place where we make it all happen. Our staff and volunteers work together to sort, package and distribute enough food to feed 250,000 men, women and children each month.
The Incredible Edible Farm (IEF) is a public-private partnership between the City of Irvine, the OC Great Park, Solutions for Urban Agriculture, and Second Harvest Food Bank which was created to help alleviate our county’s hunger problem. The IEF is maintained by volunteers who plant seeds and seedlings, harvest produce, and maintain the fields under…
Throughout the year, Second Harvest needs volunteers to help with special events such as community food drives, post-convention center food recoveries, special fundraising events, etc.
We are looking for volunteers with a business or managerial background to offer practice job interviews in our mock interview program.
We are looking for volunteers who have computer expertise to assist with our database and website.