Holiday Programs

Every year, the Volunteer Center works to support thousands of people in need during the holidays by providing online resources that highlight opportunities to volunteer, give gifts, or sponsor a family during the holidays. Discover how you can help by clicking on the links below. Thank you for your generosity and community spirit. Search our Holiday Volunteer Opportunities to find an opportunity to help others. Visit our Holiday Giving page to discover how you can sponsor a family and which nonprofit organizations are collecting food, toys, and clothing.

 

Share the Spirit

The Volunteer Center also co-sponsors the Share the Spirit Fund. This year the fund has expanded to include co-sponsorship with the Bay Area News Group - East Bay which includes our long standing partner the Contra Costa Times and the Oakland Tribune, Alameda Times Star, The Argus (Fremont) and Daily Review (Hayward). Newspaper readers contribute to the campaign, which benefits nonprofit organizations in Contra Costa and Alameda Counties. Proceeds from the fund support children, adults and families in need during the holidays.