Volunteering for Oakland

08/25/2015

Kids demonstrate how the power of literacy unlocks opportunity.
Are you ready to make an impact? Learn how you can change a child's life.

08/24/2015

Come to the on September 12 and find your match with a Non Profit Organization!
"By helping others, you will learn how to help yourselves."

"Mentoring may be more like the slow accumulation of pebbles that sets off an avalanche than the baseball bat that propels a ball from the stadium" - Nancy Darling

08/22/2015

The 2015 Volunteer Fair will be the best ever!
Come on down and find a good volunteer fit for you!

07/29/2015

“The theater is all about dialogue, so it suggests we could be in dialogue. It invites different points of view. It’s at the center of democracy. It gives us the opportunity to think and feel, and it gives us the opportunity to share ideas, which is difficult to do.”
-- Anna Deavere Smith on the power of theatre in an interview with the The Daily Beast. Final performances this week!

In her latest show, Anna Deavere Smith distils the experiences of 170 people to interrogate why so many young people end up in the criminal justice system.

07/17/2015

Looking for a way to give back to your community? Visit one of VFO's participating programs as they are searching for new mentors to join their programs benefiting the children of .

Meet Natalie, one of our core team members, who has done lot of volunteer work towards education and Public Schools in Oakland :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwRG3qeAqTA

Natalie has taught at University Of Berkeley, California. He has done lot of volunteer work towards education and Public Schools in Oakland. You can find mor...

07/10/2015

Check out our flier for this year! And get all the info for the upcoming !

07/09/2015

Meet one of our core team members! Stan will tell you why is such an important aspect of his life :)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJ0WnQ5DmZ0

Stan is teaching at University Of Berkeley, California. He has done lot of volunteer work towards education and Public Schools in Oakland. You can find more ...

07/08/2015

It's a great day to check out our website for opportunities with us! Please also mark your calendars for this year's 7th Annual located in Oakland, California, on September 12 ~

Volunteering For Oakland (VFO) is a community action group that enables citizen involvement in positive community enriching actions. Our goal is to mobilize citizens toward taking on meaningful tasks resulting in community improvement.

07/08/2015

How will you use your time this summer? Will you become a and make a difference for a youth? Your time spent mentoring can have a .

07/01/2015

All kids an benefit from self-directed learning, but students need to learn how to communicate, disagree and create a caring community to make it work.