1675 California Street (at Van Ness)
San Francisco, CA 94109
Telephone: (415) 982-8999 • Fax: (415) 982-0890
TYY: (415) 982-0291
Email: jpower@thevolunteercenter.net
Web Site: www.thevolunteercenter.net
Executive Director: John Power

Branch Office: None

Programs and Services:

• Community Service Program
  Recruits and refers over 15,000 volunteers to 900 nonprofit organizations in San Francisco and provides nonprofits with technical assistance on volunteer management. By providing resources, in the form of volunteers, and increasing organizational capacity for such a large number of nonprofits, the Volunteer Center supports work in every community and on almost every issue facing San Francisco.
  Contact Person for Agencies: Jill Blackburn, (415) 982-8999, Ext. 228
  Contact Person for Volunteers: Allia Ramahi, (415) 982-8999, Ext. 245
  Email: csp@vcsf.org

  Annually, over 10,000 people volunteer in San Mateo County through referrals by the Volunteer Center. The Center works with among 600 nonprofit organizations throughout the County to help them strengthen and expand their volunteer programs. Workshops and consultations are offered throughout the year to provide training in volunteer program development and management.
  Contact Person for Volunteers & Agencies in San Mateo County: Alicia Rangel, (650) 235-3550 or email info@vcsmco.org

• Transitional Volunteer Program
  Places over 150 mentally and physically disabled individuals annually in structured, supportive volunteer jobs that help them increase self-esteem, build confidence and learn job skills. The TVP Youth Program works with youth with mental or learning disabilities who are finishing high school to transition into higher grades, training or employment. In 1999, TVP was a finalist for the Monroe Trout Premier Cares Award.
  Contact Person: Raul Fernandez, (415) 955-8947, Ext. 235 or email tvp@vcsf.org

• Youth Empowerment Program
  Builds the capacity of schools, youth development organizations, and other community-based groups to engage young people in volunteer service. The program also provides resources and referral services to individual youth seeking volunteer opportunities and works to integrate community service into academic curricula and develop school/community partnerships. The Guide to Youth Volunteer Opportunities has been replicated in 15 communities in the continental United States and Hawaii.
  Contact Person: Alison Marks, (415) 982-8999, Ext. 229 or email csp@vcsf.org

• Corporate Services Program
  Enables companies to develop innovative, effective employee volunteer programs and explore other ways of increasing their presence in the community and support for nonprofit organizations. As part of this work, Corporate Services convenes the Bay Area Corporate Volunteer Council, a membership organization comprising 25 local corporations, to address issues facing professionals in the field of corporate community relations.
  Contact Person: Julia Love, (415) 982-8999, Ext. 233 or mail corp@vcsf.org

• Board Match Plus
  Works to diversify nonprofit boards and thus make the nonprofit sector’s leadership more representative of the Bay Areas’ rich diversity. Board Match Plus offers board matching and board orientation services and an online matching service at www.boardmatchplus.org
  Contact Person: Alison Marks, (415) 982-8999, Ext. 229 or email bmp@vcsf.org
  

• Emergency Preparedness Program
  In collaboration with local governments’ Offices of Emergency Services, assists nonprofits and local government to incorporate volunteers in their emergency preparedness and recovery planning. With a focus on vulnerable communities, the Volunteer Center is working with community partners to be prepared to open volunteer reception and referral centers that would become operational in the event of a disaster.
  Contact Person: Amy Conn, (415) 982-8999, Ext. 222

Annual Special Events:

• Corporate Volunteer Recognition Luncheon
  Reception and awards ceremony by which local corporations recognize their employees who volunteer in the community. The Luncheon highlights exemplary corporate volunteer programs and individual achievement in volunteer service.

• The Human Race
  This community fundraising event in San Mateo County allows people to raise money for the nonprofit organization of their choice. Coordinated by the Center, over 1,000 people participate each year – raising more than $100,000 for area nonprofit organizations.
  Contact Person: Director of Special Events, (650) 235-3550

Other Information:

Willing to share information on:

• The Bay Area Volunteers Handbook - “How To Build The Community We Want” – an excellent 132-page guide on volunteering in the Bay Area

• Electronic newsletter

• Guide to Youth Volunteer Opportunities