Opportunities From: VolunteerSLO.org

When rental groups are using our facility the host is available to ensure the needs of the group are being met.  This may include welcoming and providing an orientation about camp, checking the facilities to ensure they are ready for the groups and often is over a meal, so meals may be provided.  We also have a camp store, which sells a variety of items.  The store is open at scheduled times for the groups when they are at camp.  Times and days vary throughout the year.  It is a lot of fun and you meet wonderful people from all over the world.  Shifts are usually about two - four hours.

WHAR is in need of volunteer staff members both to handling animal duties and care, Tour and infomation guides, and Compound organization and construction. 

Do you love walking along the coast? Would you like to be a part of making our oceans healthier? We’re seeking volunteers for MPA Watch, a citizen science program in support of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) on the Central Coast. MPAs are similar to underwater parks in that they protect some of the most unique and richest coastal ecosystems the state has to offer. MPA Watch volunteers monitor human activity in and around MPAs to determine whether MPAs are being used as intended.

By walking along the coast in Montana de Oro, Point Buchon and Cambria, volunteers can combine their love of the ocean while collecting valuable scientific data. Volunteers should have reliable transportation and be over 18 years of age.

For more information about the program and how you can become a steward of your local MPA, visit our sign up sheet here: https://app.etapestry.com/hosted/TheOtterProject/VolunteerForm.html

Or, simply email volunteer@otterproject.org

Special Olympics San Luis Obispo County is in need of a EMT or nurse to be present at local tournaments. We will always have an ambulance on standby but we would like to have someone there to perform basic first aid. Listed below are the dates that we are in need with the location of the tournament.

April 11, 2015 Basketball tournament- San Luis Obispo High School 9am-4pm

May 1, 2015 Spring Regional Games- Cuesta College 9am-1:30pm (we have a doctor onsite that day but with 450 athletes, 600 volunteers, and family members you can image having more would be nice)

May 16, 2015 Golf tournament- Sea Pines golf resort 7:30am-1:30pm

May 30, 2015 Bocce Tournament- Meadow Park San Luis Obispo 9am-2:30pm

Are you interested in nature? Do you enjoy educating students? Lead a field trip for the Dunes Center! Docents take groups of students on a nature walk through Oso Flaco Lake. Along the way, you will play fun activities with students that open their eyes to the plants and animals that surround them. The field trips generally run from 9am-1pm during the week. Training is provided. Get involved today by contacting us at volunteer@dunescenter.org or (805)343-2455. For more information, see our website, www.dunescenter.org.

Since 1968 Community Counseling Center has been offering affordable, professional counseling for the economically disadvantaged with the aid of licensed and pre-licensed volunteer therapists. The agency has sites across San Luis Obispo County (SLO Headquarters, Paso Robles, Grover Beach, Cambria, Atascadero) and is always looking for new applicants. CCC is renowned as training institute for master's and doctoral level trainees and interns. Additionally, a strong network of licensed therapists buoys the program.  

At GRID Alternatives, we believe that a successful transition to clean, renewable energy needs to include everyone. We are working across the United States and in Nicaragua to make renewable energy technology and job training accessible to underserved communities.

GRID Alternatives is a 501(c)(3) certified non-profit organization that brings together community partners, volunteers and job trainees to implement solar power and energy efficiency for low-income families, providing energy cost savings, valuable hands-on experience, and a source of clean, local energy that benefits us all.

Each month GRID Central Coast installs solar for qualifying low-income homeowners in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo County. 

Interested in receiving free, hands-on solar job training? Join us on an install!