Provide support to LIFT through transporting products, services, and other materials on behalf of the executive team.
Volunteers provide clerical and/or administrative support to the Executive Team.
Are you a master gardener or just love to dig in the dirt? Come help us reach our goal of building at least one new urban garden per month at various locations around Long Beach! You can also volunteer to help garden hosts do their weekly harvesting to supply our weekend recipients with fresh, organically…
Every weekend, our volunteers bring fresh produce, nutritious food, toiletry essentials, shoes, socks, and clothing directly to people in areas of great need around Long Beach. Currently there is a morning shift on Saturdays and both morning and afternoon on Sundays; 3–4 hours per shift. Age 14+
The goal of the Future Generations Now Tutor program is to create opportunities for high school students to Pay-It-Forward and become active participants in their communities, helping those who are underserved and underrepresented in education assistance programs. Tutors can expect to receive training from their respective FGNow ambassadors to perform the tasks required of a…
Do you prefer volunteering behind the scenes to support nonprofit operations or community outreach? Please email us with your area of expertise, whether it is back office support such as filing, bookkeeping, organizing or cleaning, or communication-related activities, like social media, email campaigns, volunteer management, video production, or event tabling.
If you have a reliable vehicle and regular free time one day during the week Mon.–Fri., then inquire about our Pickup Team! You’ll collect bulk food donations at the same time and place(s) each week and transport them to various locations in Long Beach, such as senior residences, veteran communities, school campuses, sober living homes,…
Work with us to “Master Train” key leaders in our disadvantaged communities. Following a “train-the-trainer model”, Master Training works to identify a neighborhood’s needed skills and then trains local leaders within that neighborhood – so that necessary skills remain imbedded for ongoing community use.
If you have special skillsets such as ability to vaccinate and administer medications, professional dog training, professional grooming, running errands (post office, purchasing supplies, dropping animals off at the vet), landscaping, please make note of that when you get in touch with us!
A big help you can do for us is making more locals aware of our rescue! We have a variety of flyers that we welcome volunteers to bring to local veterinary offices, pet shops, coffee shops, and stores to post up to raise awareness about our rescue and our services!