The Community, Library, Seniors and Scouts volunteer program engages volunteers across multiple divisions including the Public Library, the Senior Center, and Scouts volunteers.
The Huntington Beach Public and Cultural Center welcomes, empowers and enriches our community by providing innovative and traditional library services that inspire and encourage transformation and growth.
The library system is fortunate to have such dynamic volunteers to help maintain the library’s status as a first-class cultural and educational community resource facility. You are highly valued and respected; we acknowledge the commitment volunteers make for the betterment of the community.
Our program welcomes Volunteers to our team and thanks you for selecting this library as a place to share your time, energy, and talents. Your help as a volunteer will enhance library programs and services that make it possible for us to achieve much more than we could with staff alone.
Some volunteer opportunities include:
1. Adult Literacy Program
2. Art Center Support
3. Chess Club Coach
4. Circulation Shelving & Holds Processing
5. Computer Coach
6. Friends of the Library (FOTL) – various roles
7. Homework Help Program
8. Library Programs and Events Support
9. Makerspace
10. Summer Reading Partners
11. Teen Volunteers
12. Veterans Resource Center (VRC)
The Senior Center in Central Park is a vibrant hub of activity promoting optimal aging. Volunteers and staff welcome visitors for classes, wellness activities, socialization, travel, nutrition, and other programs. The Center hosts special events including concerts, dances, luncheons, and wellness lectures several times a year. In addition to active aging, Social Services such as Care Management, Home Delivered Meals, and Transportation provide direct services to support aging within the community. The Center offers a wide variety of opportunities with support from nearly 400 volunteers each year.
Volunteer efforts are an integral part of the Senior Center in Central Park and help in a variety of aspects from program support, leading classes, and events to nutrition support, meal delivery, transportation, and so much more.
Some volunteer opportunities include:
1. Transportation Drivers
2. Home Delivered Meals
3. Office Support/ Customer Service
4. Newsletter Assembly
5. Senior Café Lunch
6. Social Services Support
7. Event Support
Scouts have provided a wide array of projects throughout the City of Huntington Beach. We work with young members of society in fulfilling their civic duties, giving back to their communities, and completing their badge, Eagle or Gold Scout requirement. If you have a project in mind, please complete an application and submit it for review and approval.
Not sure what you want to do? Here are a few examples of volunteer opportunities that may match your skills and interests:
1. Refurbishment Projects - Repair of community center amenities
2. Carpentry - Construction of carnival-type games for our community center
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