Get Involved!
These volunteer opportunities were shared with us by community partnerships/organizations and are subject to change. For more information about these opportunities, please reach out to the contacts provided within each request. If you are a community organization that is interested in sharing volunteer opportunities, please complete our Partner Support Services form at any time! While we cannot promise that students will be placed with your organization, we are happy to share it to the broader Pitzer community.
Volunteer + Internship + Fellowship Opportunities
CEC Promise Scholars
- Friday, February 21st Field Trip (8am-1pm) (40 students needed) (On Campus)
We are looking for students interested in being either a campus tour leader or student panelists. Students can sign up for both, but must be available during the full duration of the event. - For more information please contact Tim Lewis.
Storyteller's Festival | Saturday, April 5th (10am-7pm)
- We are looking for students interested in supporting this day long event! For more information on the types of volunteers we are looking for, please check out our signup form!
- For more information please contact Tim Lewis.
Native Summit | Saturday, March 29th
- We are looking for students who are van certified to be drivers for this day long event around campus. Student interested will be shuttling summit guests to and from Pitzer's Campus to the Robert Redford Conservancy.
- We are also looking for students to be stationed as way-finders or navigational guides for our guests.
- For more information please contact Tricia Morgan.
Alkebulan Garden at Lopez Farm
Workdays Every Saturday mornings form 10a-12p
The Alkebulan Garden (at Lopez Urban Farm) was created for the express purpose of providing a safe place for all Black people of the African diaspora in the Inland Southern Communities and Los Angeles County to learn about, and reconnect to their ancestral crops and food, and agricultural practices. It is a place for preserving African seeds, as well as seeds that are culturally relevant to the people of the diaspora. Alkebulan is the oldest known name for the continent of Africa, the Garden of Eden and Mother of Mankind. As such the Alkebulan Garden is a space of reclamation and of decolonial praxis, of community making and building, and of celebrating the diaspora food systems; a place for sharing stories and traditions, the magic of the land, the people –the culture. It is a space to showcase the crop diversity, the richness, and abundance of African food systems.
Additionally, it is a green space seeking to address food apartheid (racially discriminatory, political, and economic factors that produce food deprivation and have been mostly ignored by the mainstream). It contributes to equalizing access to healthy foods, and helps mitigate racial and socioeconomic disparities. It can empower and give our community a sense of control over our food systems.
Be in Community with us at the Alkebulan Garden at Lopez Urban Farm!
Uncommon Good
Uncommon Good, a local non-profit that empowers low-income families by promoting health, education, and environmentalism, will be hosting monthly workshops for high school seniors in our community, of whom are primarily Black and Brown youth. These workshops are centered on providing writing support and feedback on their college essays and supplemental questions.
We're looking for a few more volunteers to help us so that we can provide as much attention and support as possible. We believe that college students' experience with this process will be invaluable in offering some guidance to our high school students.
For more information please contact Sasha Leonard at sllb2021@mymail.pomona.edu
Workshop Info | Harvey Mudd - Shanahan Center Room 2450 or occasionally 2475
- February 26th, 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
March 26th, 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
April 23rd, 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
May 28th, 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
NAACP Pomona Valley
- Office Assistant + Media Intern (Wednesdays and Thursdays from 2pm-5pm) In need of office and web support for the semester. TB Test required
- For more information please contact Jeanette EllisRoyston
SEIU Local 1000
- Campaign + Political + Tech Support +Community Organizing (Thursdays from 5-8pm) Member and voter outreach, admin and reporting, event help Comfortable talking with union members and general public, enthusiasm is a plus! This is a great opportunity for students to learn about campaigns as well as the labor movement. I have worked with many 5-c students who have gone on to amazing careers!
- For more information please contact Karen May. (TIME SENSITIVE)
The Claremont Forum
- Media + Marketing Interns (2-3 hours a week/flexible) Help establishing a social media content calendar as well as content creation. 1 to 2 volunteers needed
- For more information please contact Rachel McDonnell.
Inland Empire Immigrant Youth Collective
- IEIYC Intern (flexible mon-fri and weekends available) We have a few different campaigns/programs going on at any given time that require us to do outreach via phone, email, in person, during meetings and we are always happy to have students support with those efforts. But also, we are happy to work with students to develop volunteer opportunities that help meet their goals/needs. We have availability to host students who want to phone bank, tabling, help during events, work in campaigns, art/media projects.
- For more information please contact Karina Zepeda.
Art Science and Cultural Center
- Grant Researchers and Writers (Thursdays from 1-4pm) Assistance finding grants and writing grants to support local community engagement events and projects. 2 volunteers needed.
- For more information please contact Melissa May.
Paid Student Organizing with Grassroots Democrats HQ
For 6 weeks between February 27th - April 3rd , organizers will get paid to be trained and commit to volunteering for 5 hours per week and engage in phone banking for the Wisconsin Supreme Court race! The program will be completely digital and remote to allow young people anywhere to get involved. Weekly training will take place virtually on Thursdays from 5:30-6:30 PM PT.
Grassroots Democrats HQ Application
Build Tiny Homes for Displaced Californians
When Jimmy Cater lost his election, he built houses. Quite frankly, there are a lot of reasons to build houses. Tiny homes are great, because we can pick them up and drive them wherever!
We plan to get all of the climate victims of California in accommodations that keep them dry and warm.
When their land gets cleared up, we can put that tiny home right on their property while they rebuild, or simply enjoy their new home.
So wherever you are, if you want to pound some nails and help some people stay warm through the winter, let us know. We can build tiny homes across the nation, or help gather supplies!
TurnUp Youth Activism Remote Internship
Rolling Deadline | Remote
Join the TurnUp team of mission-driven young people from all around the United States to help amplify youth civic engagement and participate in activism on many progressive/social justice issues including climate change, racial justice, reproductive rights, ending gun violence, and combating voter suppression in the United States.
The First Ask- Summer 2025 Political Internship
Deadline to Apply : March 14th, 2025 | Washington D.C.
The First Ask is a candidate identification and recruitment initiative that works to identify, enlist and launch women as candidates for State House & State Senate. The First Ask eases barriers to entry to close the gender gap in representation, with the ultimate goal of advancing and protecting liberal policies in State chambers.
The First Ask is seeking passionate and driven interns to join our team and actively participate in our efforts to enlist candidates for State House & State Senate. As an intern, you will have the unique opportunity to participate in a political start up, gain valuable insights into the electoral processes, and contribute to meaningful projects that align with your interests and skills.
Blue Wave Fundraising Fellow | Seattle, WA
Blue Wave is seeking applicants to join our Seattle Fundraising team as a Fellow. The scope of work includes assisting in fundraising for political candidates, with campaign races in almost every level of government in Washington State and across the country. This is a great opportunity for those wishing to gain direct experience in political campaigns in a competitive election year and build a vast professional network in a busy work environment. Blue Wave Fellows are expected to work 15-25 hours per week. Hours may vary from week to week.
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