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2019 Volunteers of the Year: Beverly Ann Heene and Sarah Ontiveros
Introduction 2019 was a landmark year for Volunteer Network OC. With the launch of our mobile app in July, there were plenty of opportunities to volunteer with our registered organizations. Users quickly became pros [...]
How Can We Help?
What Would You Do? Recently, while going about my afternoon, I had an encounter with a homeless woman which really made me think. Is there something I could have done to help? Will I ever [...]
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Angels Among Us
Individuals Making a Difference in the Lives of Others
Qoheleth Ministries
Qoheleth Ministries Brent Bordelon We are writing this article to share a very special ministry with our viewers. We just learned about Qoheleth Ministries a few months ago and are impressed by their [...]
The Spirit of Helping Others
The Spirit of Helping Others We at Volunteer Network OC thank all of our essential workers and volunteers. The spirit of helping others is alive and well. We wanted to focus on a few [...]
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Inspiring Stories
Individuals Who Beat the Odds and are Living a Better Life
HEART HAPPY
It's encouraging to see how, even in the midst of challenging times, our communities are finding ways to support one another. Thank you so much. I thought this would be a good time to write [...]
Ask Not What You Can Do For Yourself, But What You Can Do for Others
Ask Not What You Can Do For Yourself, But What You Can Do for Others Over the past couple of weeks as the COVID-19 crisis has hit our communities, we witnessed a couple of [...]
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In The News
Current Events Related to Poverty and Homelessness in O.C.
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 [...]
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 [...]
“The life of a man consists not in seeing visions and in dreaming dreams, but in active charity and in willing service.”
∼Henry Wadsworth Longfellow