Join Us as a Volunteer!

Volunteer assignments are varied and hours can be arranged to meet your schedule. Service opportunities are very rewarding. Come join the team and help a neighbor in need.

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Food Outreach Volunteer

• Unload, sort wash and pack groceries
  
• Distribute food

Thrift Store Volunteer

• Unload and sort donations
  
• Place merchandise on sales floor
• Customer service

Garden Shop Volunteer

• Receive and sort floral donations
  
• Arrange and package flowers for display
• Customer service

Office Reception Volunteer

• Answer phone calls and receive visitors
• Hand out lunch tickets to clients
  
• Make adjustments to food/delivery schedules

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Grant Writing Volunteer

• Help secure grants from a variety of sources, including private foundations, government agencies, and corporations.
• Work closely with our Director to identify funding opportunities, conduct research, and develop grant proposals
  

Social Media Volunteer

• Draft copy for posts and help customize our content to optimize it for different platforms.
  
• Help create a monthly posting calendar for our Facebook and Instagram pages and website.
  
• Take photos to help highlight our outreach clients, our thrift shop, our services and our sustainability.

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Thank you Francesca Villain for volunteering in Food Outreach, and for promoting volunteering at South Bay Outreach Center!

 

Donate to Our Thrift Store

Merchandise donations are gratefully accepted between 8:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m, Monday through Friday. Deliver donations at the Marine Avenue Gate only. Park in the driveway, ring the bell, and a staff member will assist you with unloading your gifts.

Please do not drop off gifts on the sidewalks when we are closed.

We are happy to receive gently-used or new clothes, shoes, housewares, small appliances, books, games and toys, CDs, DVDs and some small furniture items like lamps, end tables, small desks and chairs.

We do NOT accept:

• Large furniture items (couches, chest of drawers, cribs, carpets, etc.) or any fiberboard furniture; please contact the Salvation Army
• No mattresses or bedding of any kind
• No large appliances; contact St. Vincent De Paul at 1-800-974-3571 for these donations
• Computers
• Construction materials or waste (Recyclables)

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Shop at Our Thrift Store and Garden Shop

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Lawndale Thrift Store & Garden Shop

4046 Marine Ave, Lawndale, CA
(south side of Marine between Osage and Avis Avenues)
Open Monday thru Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Call the Thrift Store at 310-675-1384 and ask "What are Today's Sales?" All the revenue from the store directly supports our programs, so visit us often!

Become a Sponsor

Our current Sponsors provide food and other products every week, many donate 6 days each week.

We need additional sponsors who can provide items that are always in short supply including:

• Refrigerated or frozen meats and seafood
• Fresh beans and lentils
• Fresh potatoes
• Infant, toddler and adult diapers
• Sanitary napkins and tampons
• Baby wipes
• 30 gallon trash bags
• Personal Care Kits (tooth paste, tooth brush, dental floss, soap, deodorant, etc.)

Contact us today if you would like to become a sponsor and contribute to our mission of mercy.

Last year, our amazing sponsors donated food and merchandise valued at over  $2.7M

Support Our Sponsors