Make Lasting Holiday Memories With These 5 Volunteer Opportunities In Livermore

LIVERMORE, CA — Volunteering is a meaningful way to connect with neighbors in Livermore and make lasting holiday memories for both yourself and the people you help.

Volunteering also fosters a sense of shared responsibility and purpose, leading to a more vibrant, resilient, and engaged community with a higher quality of life.

Many of the organizations that make life better in Livermore depend on volunteers, including food banks, animal shelters, domestic violence shelters, municipal services, and more.

Here are five ways to volunteer in and around Livermore:

Tri-Valley Haven

The Tri-Valley’s largest shelter, food pantry, and resource hub for domestic violence survivors has a number of volunteer opportunities, including:

• Spring Advocacy Training 2026, a 70-hour training program that qualifies volunteers to support survivors, respond to crisis line calls, and assist at TVH’s legal clinic.
• General volunteering: Sorting, labeling, bagging, and displaying for the food pantry and thrift store.
• Teen volunteering: TVH is seeking volunteers 15 and older to work at its food pantry and thrift store.

CityServe of the Tri-Valley

CityServe coordinates care and volunteer action in the Tri-Valley by connecting volunteers to local nonprofits in need. They are currently seeking:

• Caring Visitors to spend time and check in regularly with older adults feeling lonely or disconnected.
• RideCare Drivers to provide free rides for seniors and adults with disabilities living in Livermore, Pleasanton, Dublin, Sunol, and San Leandro.
• Souper Tuesday volunteers to help serve free lunches on Tuesdays for low-income and unhoused individuals.

Tri-Valley Animal Rescue

Tri-Valley Animal Rescue has a number of ways to help local furry friends in need:

• Dog & Puppy Fostering: provide temporary homes and care for at least two weeks to dogs and puppies prior to adoption.
• Kitten Fostering: provide temporary homes and care for at least two weeks to kittens and moms with kittens until they’re ready for adoption, which is generally after they’re 8 weeks of age and weigh at least two pounds.
• Bottle Baby Kittens: Help care for endangered newborn kittens rescued by Animal Control officers or community members.
• Shelter Volunteer: Help care for animals at the East County Animal Shelter in Dublin, and help the public with adoptions.
• Administration and social media: Help with data management, community interaction, social media, fundraising, and event planning.

NAMI Tri-Valley

Help spread mental health awareness and those affected by mental illness through a number of different volunteer opportunities:

• Publicity Committee: Help write press releases, social media content, and distribute fliers
• Events Committee: Meet once a month to help organize NAMI Tri-Valley tables at public events like farmer’s markets and street festivals.
• Fundraising Committee Chair: The committee is looking for a chair who will lead all aspects of fundraising.

City of Livermore’s Volunteer 3-6-5

Livermore’s citywide initiative to encourage year-round volunteerism has a number of opportunities, including:

• Keep Livermore Beautiful: help organize park, graffiti and stream cleanups
• Keep Livermore Safe: Get CERT training, serve as back up for Livermore police and firefighters
• Volunteer at the library and the city’s Administrative Services Department