Opportunities

The following are brief descriptions of many of the volunteer opportunities ASF has to offer. Whether you volunteer once a week or once a year, we truly appreciate your service to the clients we serve. Volunteers help save ASF hundreds of thousands of dollars each year thereby allowing for expanded client services.

Client Socials: ASF provides no-cost, evening, social gatherings for clients. “Snickers is for English-speaking clients and Noches de Feria is for Spanish-speaking clients. Volunteers are needed to help set up for the events, help with food preparation and service, run activities, to aide clients (as needed) and for clean up after each event.

Community Oureach: Through our booth display and public speaking, ASF reaches potential volunteers and supporters and provides the public with accurate information about HIV/AIDS at corporations, churches, health fairs and other community events.

Family & Children’s Programs: Volunteers assist in Kids’ Club, a support group for children affected by HIV related issues. After Kids’ Club, children can receive tutoring from volunteers. Volunteers also help run and assist with Family Camp and other special events/activities for children and their families throughout the year.

Food Pantry and Food Delivery: Volunteers are essential to food pantry operations. In-house volunteers fill orders and stock shelves. Other volunteers deliver food to homebound clients who live near their home or work.

Holiday Gift Baskets: More than 600 clients receive gift baskets containing food, chocolates, gift certificates and a teddy bear during the December Holidays. Volunteers help assemble & deliver these baskets.

Office Assistance: Our volunteers help with a variety of tasks, such as: data entry, phone banks, typing, bulk mailing assembly, filing, auditing of charts and other office tasks. By helping ASF staff with their office duties, these volunteers help staff meet clients’ needs, do referrals and make home visits in a timely manner.

P.A.W.S.: This is an acronym for Pets Are Wonderful Support. Referral service for clients with pets needing low cost services such as vaccinations, examinations, spaying, neutering, boarding, grooming, surgical and diagnostic procedures.

Special Events: The volunteer spirit is at the heart of ASF’s fundraising programs. An important reason why ASF is able to devote an exceptionally high percentage of its income to client services is the imagination and dedication of hundreds of volunteers who organize our charity events such as: AIDS Walk, Worlds’ Fair, Macy’s Passport, Mark’s Holiday Party and Art for AIDS. Volunteers help with event setup, guest registration, serving meals or beverages, ensure guests are having a good time, restock supplies, run event booths or games, assist event staff, clean-up after the event and post event reconciliations and mailings.

Spanish Translators: Spanish speaking volunteers needed to translate ASF’s newsletters and to accompany nurses and case managers on client home visits.

Transportation: Volunteers drive our clients to and from medical and dental appointments.

Times vary depending on the program. Volunteer interaction with clients varies, not all activities allow you to interact with clients. An initial orientation and current TB test will be required for most programs. Some volunteer activities require additional training. Family programs require fingerprinting and a background check.

New Volunteer Orientations typically held on the 3rd Wednesday of every month from 6:00-7:30 p.m.

For more information, please contact Frank Romero, Volunteer Coordinator at (949) 809-5771 or fromero@ocasf.org.