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On Be The Change Day, volunteers will remove invasive plants to make room for native species and reduce fire danger in Eastshore State Park, a former garbage dump that is now an open public space along the Berkeley waterfront. Learn how this former garbage landfill is being restored for wildlife and recreation on a short interpretive walk to the work site. Please wear comfortable clothing in layers, that you don’t mind getting dirty, and closed-toe athletic shoes or hiking/work boots (no open-toe or slip-on shoes). Activity Level: Medium (East Bay: Berkeley)

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Join volunteers on Be The Change Day in this unique habitat--- built on landfill, but now a thriving marsh maintained primarily by youth and community volunteers. We will help to plant native species, weed non-natives, and clean and maintain the wild areas of the park. Please wear comfortable clothing in layers, that you don’t mind getting dirty, and closed-toe athletic shoes or hiking/work boots (no open-toe or slip-on shoes). Activity Level: Medium Ages 16 to adult. Volunteers ages 10 to 15 welcome with supervising parent. Email goodforfamilies@hoba.org to register your child. (SF: Bayview)

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On Be The Change Day, volunteers will work around the shore of Lake Merritt, the first National Wildlife Refuge in North America. Help with lakeshore cleanup, weeding and cleaning in the garden center and helping around the wildlife refuge center. Keep this important sanctuary for local animals and city-dwellers! Please wear comfortable clothing in layers, that you don’t mind getting dirty, and closed-toe athletic shoes or hiking/work boots (no open-toe or slip-on shoes). Activity Level: Medium Ages 16 to adult. Volunteers 14 to 15 welcome with supervising parent. Email goodforfamilies@hoba.org to register your child. (East Bay: Oakland)

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Be The Change Day volunteers will help maintain beautiful San Bruno Mountain by removing invasive species and weeds from the area. You can also take an educational nature hike to the summit of San Bruno Mountain. And keep your eyes peeled - you might see the endangered Mission Blue Butterfly or an elusive San Bruno mountain lion! Please wear comfortable clothing in layers, that you don’t mind getting dirty, and closed-toe athletic shoes or hiking/work boots (no open-toe or slip-on shoes). (Peninsula: San Bruno) Activity Level: Medium Volunteer Minimum Age: 16 Ages 16 to 17 must bring a signed parent/guardian consent form.

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On Be The Change Day, volunteers will help in the maintenance of San Jose’s beautiful Heritage Rose Garden by weeding, mulching, pruning, and doing light repair of facilities. The garden is maintained by the Guadalupe River Park and Gardens, a community organization whose mission is to develop and maintain the garden and provide educational programs. Help preserve these rare plants for the benefit of the community. Please wear comfortable clothing in layers, that you don’t mind getting dirty, and closed-toe athletic shoes or hiking/work boots (no open-toe or slip-on shoes). Activity Level: Medium Ages 16 to adult. Volunteers ages 12 to 15 welcome with supervising parent. Email goodforfamilies@hoba.org to register your child. (South Bay: San Jose)

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Our Be The Change Day team will work side-by-side with budding horticulturalists restoring their community one seed at a time. Literacy for Environmental Justice (LEJ) works to cultivate the next generation of community leaders in one of the Bay Area's poorest neighborhoods, empowering at-risk youth through environmental education, mentoring programs, civic activism, and good old-fashioned hard work in Bayview's few remaining green spaces. Please wear comfortable clothing in layers, that you don’t mind getting dirty, and closed-toe athletic shoes or hiking/work boots (no open-toe or slip-on shoes). (SF: Bayview) Activity Level: Medium Volunteer Minimum Age: 10

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On Be The Change Day, volunteers will help maintain an organic urban farm at Alameda Point Collaborative (APC) . APC provides formerly homeless residents with employment and healthy local food with a garden, nursery, and youth-run nutrition programs. Volunteers will build raised beds, plant vegetables, dig, water, compost, weed, and many other outdoor gardening tasks. Please wear comfortable clothing in layers, that you don’t mind getting dirty, and closed-toe athletic shoes or hiking/work boots (no open-toe or slip-on shoes). Activity Level: Medium Ages 16 to adult. Volunteers age 12-15 welcome with a supervising parent. Email goodforfamilies@hoba.org to register you child. (East Bay: Alameda)

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On Be The Change Day, enjoy the fruits of your labor at Full Circle Farm. Volunteers will dig, plant, weed, and compost, on this farm that honors the region’s rich agricultural past while demonstrating how powerfully abundant its agricultural future can be. Volunteers are encouraged to take home some veggies with them. Please wear comfortable clothing in layers, that you don’t mind getting dirty, and closed-toe athletic shoes or hiking/work boots (no open-toe or slip-on shoes). (South Bay: Sunnyvale) Activity Level: Medium Volunteer Minimum Age: 16 Ages 16 to 17 must bring a signed parent/guardian consent form.

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On Be The Change Day, volunteers will help sort and organize medical supplies at MedShare's Western Distribution Center. MedShare collects surplus medical supplies and equipment from U.S. hospitals, manufacturers and distributors and makes them available to underserved hospitals and clinics. These urgently needed supplies will save lives and aliviate suffering in clinics worldwide. Activity level: Light Ages 18 and up. (East Bay: San Leandro)

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Volunteers on Be The Change Day will provide critical support by sorting food donations, stocking pantry shelves, labeling cans, cleaning produce, or packing food boxes that feed thousands of needy individuals throughout the Bay Area. Wear closed-toe shoes, warm layers, and be ready to have some fun! Activity Level: Light Ages 16 to adult. Volunteers ages 8 to 15 welcome with supervising parent. Email goodforfamilies@hoba.org to register your child. (SF: Potrero Hill)

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On Be The Change Day, volunteers will assist in creating activity toolkits for families of preschoolers. These toolkits consist of a book and materials to facilitate learning at home, with the goal of linking preschool classroom curriculum to home life, and involve families in fostering literacy. Activity Level: Light Ages 16 to adult. (SF: SOMA)

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Join us on Be The Change Day when volunteers will paint a colorful mural in the dining room at The Next Door Homeless Shelter. Help transform a dining room in need of some brightening while lifting the hearts and minds of the individuals who need inspiration in their lives! This emergency shelter is home to 300 men and women for one week at a time. The shelter serves a hot breakfast and dinner to every client. Please wear comfortable clothing that you don’t mind getting dirty, and closed-toe athletic shoes or hiking/work boots (no open-toe or slip-on shoes). Activity level: Medium Age 18 and over. (SF: Tenderloin)

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On Be The Change Day, volunteers will tend gardens, and paint benches and interior spaces at Everett Middle School, located near sunny Dolores Park. This school, which serves low-income youth, is part of the San Francisco Unified School District and is in need of some revitalization. Please wear comfortable clothing that you don’t mind getting dirty, and closed-toe athletic shoes or hiking/work boots (no open-toe or slip-on shoes).(SF: Mission) Activity Level: Medium Volunteer Minimum Age: 18

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Be The Change at Francisco Middle School, a landmark school serving low-income youth located in the heart of North Beach. Help revitalize the school by tending to the garden, painting benches and interior spaces, or decorating the halls with room numbers. As part of the San Francisco Unified School District, this school could use all the TLC you can bring on BTC Day. Please wear comfortable clothing that you don’t mind getting dirty, and closed-toe athletic shoes or hiking/work boots (no open-toe or slip-on shoes). Activity level: Medium Ages 18 and up. (SF: North Beach)

**SORRY, THIS PROJECT IS FULL**

**SORRY, THIS PROJECT IS FULL**

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Join us on Be The Change Day to paint murals, plant a garden and fix up Learning Without Limits and Global Family Elementary Schools. Both schools share the campus of Jefferson Elementary School in Oakland’s Fruitvale District. Please wear comfortable clothing that you don’t mind getting dirty, and closed-toe athletic shoes or hiking/work boots (no open-toe or slip-on shoes).(East Bay: Oakland) Activity level: Medium Volunteer Minimum Age: 16 Ages 16 to 17 must bring a signed parent/guardian consent form.

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Be the Change volunteers will help beautify of this much-needed shelter for families in transition. Projects may include conducting a craft project to beautify a room at the shelter or helping to clean and organize an apartment for a new family. Please wear comfortable clothing that you don’t mind getting dirty, and closed-toe athletic shoes or hiking/work boots (no open-toe or slip-on shoes).(Peninsula: San Mateo or Daly City) Activity level: Medium Volunteer Minimum Age: 18