Helping Our Homeless

Helping Our Homeless! While COVID-19 is still present and hopefully our infection numbers continue to decline, California continues its progress in helping to find shelter for our homeless neighbors. In the spring, Project Roomkey was introduced allowing California's homeless population to find shelter in motels to protect them from exposure to COVID-19. Then, in June, [...]

By |2020-09-08T21:05:37-07:00August 3rd, 2020|News|Comments Off on Helping Our Homeless

Welcome Matthew

Welcome Matthew!   Volunteer Network OC is so excited to introduce everyone to Matthew Plaza.  Matthew is our new Community Outreach intern and he will be helping us with projects this summer.  He has already helped us tremendously by using his creativity to create some colorful and eye-catching social media flyers. Matthew is currently a [...]

By |2020-07-21T22:36:33-07:00July 21st, 2020|News|Comments Off on Welcome Matthew

Our Newest Team Member

Volunteer Network OC is so proud to introduce Esther Shin. Esther will be a part of our volunteer team working on various projects through the summer. Having graduated from UCI with a B.A. in Psychology and Social Behavior, Cum Laude, Esther is currently employed as an administrative assistant in a private medical practice in Irvine [...]

By |2020-06-27T08:19:54-07:00June 26th, 2020|News|Comments Off on Our Newest Team Member

What Do Nonprofit Organizations Need

What Do Nonprofit Organizations Need And How Can I Help?At Volunteer Network OC our mission is one of compassion for the plight of others and helping to make stronger, healthier communities.We do this by bringing volunteers together with nonprofit organizations in Orange County. You can see local events posted on our free phone app. The [...]

By |2020-05-11T18:14:58-07:00May 11th, 2020|News|Comments Off on What Do Nonprofit Organizations Need

We Are In This Together

We Are In This Together The above title could have been Volunteer Network OC’s mission statement or at least our motto in good times and bad.  We believe everyone in our community should be looking out for every other person, regardless of race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital [...]

By |2020-04-14T16:17:28-07:00April 13th, 2020|News|Comments Off on We Are In This Together

Clothing Donations

If You Cannot Volunteer, Consider Donating Clothes and Household GoodsVolunteer Network OC is a platform to connect volunteers with organizations helping disadvantaged members of our society. Sometimes, however, you don’t have time to volunteer but want to help in some other way. In addition your time, many of our featured organizations need donations of gently [...]

By |2020-03-25T09:57:46-07:00February 21st, 2020|News|Comments Off on Clothing Donations

Homelessness and Poverty: The Numbers are In

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 [...]

By |2020-01-15T18:50:52-08:00January 15th, 2020|News|Comments Off on Homelessness and Poverty: The Numbers are In

Working Together in 2020

I recently had the opportunity to volunteer at a local shelter with our Friends of VNOC group. One of our volunteers had heard about a great idea. Offer Christmas/holiday cards with stamps for guests at a shelter to fill out and for us to mail. We don't think about it because most of us have [...]

By |2020-01-03T16:59:25-08:00January 2nd, 2020|News|Comments Off on Working Together in 2020

Panhandlers – Should or Shouldn’t We Help Them-2

Part II of II - It’s Your Choice, But Be Kind!  In part I of this article, I acknowledged that, as a rule, I don’t give money to strangers because I don’t know if the money will help or hurt them. Will the money be used for food and shelter? Or something destructive, such as alcohol [...]

By |2020-03-25T10:04:36-07:00October 28th, 2019|News|Comments Off on Panhandlers – Should or Shouldn’t We Help Them-2

Panhandlers – Should or Shouldn’t We Help Them

Part I of II - If it had ketchup, it would be perfect!  A few years ago, I was standing in line outside the Stanley Mosk Courthouse in Los Angeles.   As I stood there, I noticed a man walking up and down the line begging for money. He was holding a handwritten sign on torn cardboard. [...]

By |2020-03-25T10:02:32-07:00September 2nd, 2019|News|Comments Off on Panhandlers – Should or Shouldn’t We Help Them