Volunteer Network OC is proud to introduce three new board members: Mark McMahon, Mai Sirimanne and Cody Paningsoro. We are so excited to have them all join the VNOC team. Mark McMahon and his wife, Yuko, own Home Brand Properties. Mark and Yuko are realtors, landlords and home rehab specialists. Yuko also does interior [...]
On Saturday, April 15, we assembled three groups who visited parks, facilities, and shelters in Orange County to hand out Bombas socks and bottled water to people experiencing homelessness. One group pulled a wagon around Boysen Park, Pierson Park and La Palma Park in Anaheim. One of our volunteers Cheryl said, “once the word [...]
New Board Member We would like to introduce you to our new board member Aurea Lawson. Aurea grew up in Oklahoma and decided to come to California in 2014 to pursue career opportunities. Aurea always had it in her heart to help others, having volunteered at the children's museum in Oklahoma, as well participating [...]
Homeless Persons' Inter-Religious Memorial Service For thirty-one years, the National Coalition for the Homeless, the National Consumer Advisory Board, and the National Health Care for the Homeless Council have promoted an annual event to remember our neighbors who have died homeless during the year. In Orange County, the memorial service is now in its 6th [...]
A Note From Our Intern Matthew Plaza Hello supporters and volunteers of Volunteer Network OC, Over the past ten weeks, I have had the honor of being the Community Outreach intern for Volunteer Network OC (VNOC). I am so happy to have found a group of people that are dedicated to helping others. There is [...]
Volunteer Network OC Welcomes New Board Members Nashita Datsur As Volunteer Network OC is continues to grow, we are excited to introduce our two new board members, Nashita Pagdiwalla Dastur and Valerie Venegas. Nashita Pagdiwall Dastur was born and raised in India. In her teens, she moved to Sydney, Australia and went [...]
The Problem: Homelessness and Poverty Homelessness and poverty are widespread issues that, combined, affect millions of people nationwide, and hundreds of thousands of people in Orange County alone. On a single night in 2018, more than 552,000 people were experiencing homelessness in the United States—meaning they were sleeping outside or in an emergency shelter or [...]
As reported last month, we are proud to report that Volunteer Network OC is realizing its mission, which is to connect volunteers to volunteer organizations. Through our website, user-friendly app, and social media platform, we aim to both inspire volunteers and provide support to those organizations who help feed, clothe, shelter and support disadvantaged and [...]
We are proud to report that Volunteer Network OC is beginning to realize its mission, which is to connect volunteers to volunteer organizations. Through our website, user-friendly app, and social media platform, we aim to both inspire volunteers and provide support to those organizations who help feed, clothe, shelter and support disadvantaged and vulnerable people [...]
I would like to highlight the journey of a remarkable woman who shares her life, meals, and love with a few friends. This description could be for anyone of us, except Toija Fitzgerald’s friends are not just people she met at school events, swim team practice, or Bible study; they include people she [...]
