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2024 Volunteer Activations
For this year’s LA2050 Grants Challenge, we are not just asking you to vote for the issues that matter most to you. For the first time, we are also highlighting opportunities to volunteer and make a tangible impact on those same issues.
LA2050 is partnering with 24 incredible organizations all across LA County to host diverse volunteer activations during Grants Challenge voting, from April 2nd to May 8th. Learn more about all the activations below, and sign up now!
Upcoming Events
Sign up to join one of these upcoming volunteer activations now!
Previous Events
Thanks to all who joined these activations!
Support Second Chances with Defy Ventures
April 3rd | Virtual
Amplify Access to Tech Jobs with LA-Tech.org
April 1st - 5th | Virtual
Celebrate Invention at the LA Maker Faire with Los Angeles Public Library
April 5th - 6th | Los Angeles State Historic Park in DTLA
Join “Salvia Mi Tierra” with North East Trees, Inc.
April 6th | North East Trees’ Hyperlocal Native Plant Nursery in El Sereno
Create New Home Kits for the Formerly Unhoused with L.A. Works
April 13th | Los Angeles River Center and Gardens in Cypress Park
Bring Free Intergenerational Music to Communities with Heart of Los Angeles
April 13th | Aratani Theatre in Little Tokyo
Unleash Your Inner Artist for May Day with CHIRLA
April 17th | CHIRLA’s Headquarters in Pico Union
Restore Native Habitat with Friends of the Los Angeles River
April 20th | Sepulveda Basin Wildlife Reserve in Van Nuys
Get Your Hands Dirty with the Garden School Foundation
April 20th | 24th Street Elementary School in West Adams
Splash into Action this Earth Day with Cabrillo Marine Aquarium!
April 20th | Cabrillo Marine Aquarium in San Pedro
Support Inclusive Play for All Abilities with Inclusion Matters by Shane’s Inspiration
April 20th | Maple Park Inclusive Playground in Glendale
Beautify the Los Angeles Coastline with Heal the Bay!
April 20th | Santa Monica State Beach
Double the Sustainable Harvest at Lopez Urban Farm
April 20th | Lopez Urban Farm in Pomona
Support Free Community Arts with Bob Baker Marionette Theater
April 21st | Los Angeles State Historic Park in DTLA
Transform Venice Blvd. into a Pop-Up Park for the Day with CicLAvia
April 21st | Venice Blvd.
Craft Animal Enrichment Items with the Los Angeles Zoo
April 22nd | The Los Angeles Zoo in Griffith Park
Help Our Unhoused Neighbors with Inner City Law Center
April 24th | Inner City Law Center parking lot in DTLA
Help Provide Free Dental and Vision Care with Healing California
April 27th | South LA
Earth Day Community Habitat Restoration with Friends of Ballona Wetlands
April 27th | Ballona Wetland Ecological Reserve in Playa del Rey
Help Older Adults Use Technology with Pasadena Village
April 27th | The Shakespeare Club in Pasadena
Pack Lunches for Neighbors in Need with #HashtagLunchbag!
April 27th | Hollywood
Support New and Expecting Mothers with Para Los Niños
April 27th | Para Los Niños Elementary School in Central LA
Furnish a Former Foster Youth’s First Home with A Sense of Home
April 27th | South LA
More Volunteer Events
Funding Partners
The Goldhirsh Foundation, founder and organizer of the LA2050 Grants Challenge, providing $1 million in grant funds to organizations working on the top-voted issue areas.
Evaluation Partner
Social Justice Partners Los Angeles (SJP), serving as our external evaluation partner. SJP is a membership organization that connects community leaders to nonprofits to tackle Los Angeles’ toughest challenges. All proposals are reviewed, scored, and evaluated by members of SJP.
Media Partners
