Corporate Month of Service
CMOS is an annual opportunity to showcase the collective efforts of America's leading corporations as they support local communities through volunteer action in September/October. L.A. Works would like to salute Target; UBS; McKenna, Long & Aldrige and Manning, Salvage & Lee for their participation in this year's CMOS and the contribution that they are making throughout Los Angeles.
   
Trust for Public Land
LA Works is proud to support the Trust for Public Land-LA and their exciting initiative to make the parks and people of Los Angeles healthier by introducing Fitness Zones to neighborhood parks. To find out more about this initiative and how you can be a part, click here.
Featured Projects of the Week
We offer a series of meaningful volunteer opportunities throughout the month. Our volunteer calendar provides the flexibility for people with busy and changing schedules to still be able  to make their commitment to service and make a difference in their city.
Tue 9/9 Activities with Kids
(Midnight Mission)
Wed 9/10 Food Sorting
(AIDS Project LA)
Fri 9/12 Dancing (Burbank Center)
Sat 9/13 Activities with Teens
(Aviva Center)
Sun 9/14 Senior Social (Culver Village)
Featured Ongoing Opportunity
Court Appointed Special Advocates Needed for Foster Children - CASA of Los Angeles.
To view all our ongoing opportunities click here.
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 Coastal Cleanup Day
Saturday, Sept. 20
LA Works, in support of Heal the Bay and the LA County Department of Beaches and Harbors, will be participating in the annual Coastal Cleanup Day. We have many individual volunteers and groups already signed up but still have room for more. For more info on CCD and how you can get involved with L.A. Works, click here.
Let's Read Projects Begin September 13th
 Let's Read is a multi-week program designed to provide youth with the tools to help them achieve their dreams. If you enjoy working with youth and would like to serve as a mentor then this program is for you. Two different programs are taking place this fall - Nora Sterry Elementary on the Westside and Pueblo del Rio in Central Los Angeles. Please click on the links to find out more.
Volunteering in America Report
Volunteering in America, the most comprehensive report on volunteering ever assembled, has just been released. This report provides statistics on rates of volunteerism by state and city.
In 2007 Los Angeles had an average volunteer rate of 21.6% with volunteers serving 287.9 million hours at an estimated worth of $5.6 billion. For more information on the report visit volunteeringinamerica.gov
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