How to volunteer with Save the Children
For over 100 years, Save the Children has been doing whatever it takes for children in need. There are many ways you can volunteer to support our mission. From one-time opportunities to ongoing partnerships, your involvement on behalf of children can start a ripple of change – changing the lives of children and the future […]
The Innocence Project
The Innocence Project works to free the innocent, prevent wrongful convictions, and create fair, compassionate, and equitable systems of justice for everyone. Founded in 1992 by Barry C. Scheck and Peter J. Neufeld at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law at Yeshiva University, the organization is now an independent nonprofit. Our work is guided […]
Whistleblower Aid
Whistleblowers, from both the public and private sectors, protect us from lawbreaking that we may never learn about. When a government worker learns that an agency or official has broken the law, especially if the evidence is classified, they’re often scared and don’t know what to do. The same is true for workers across the […]
Refugees, asylum seekers, and migrants
Most people in the world have had the experience of leaving the place where they grew up. Maybe they will only move as far as the next village or city. But for some people, they will need to leave their country entirely – sometimes for a short time, but sometimes forever.
Honor with action: 10 Ways to be an ally to indigenous peoples
To be an ally to Indigenous Peoples, we must follow their lead, acknowledge the immense damage of capitalism, and work tirelessly to heal our planet. In the US, Indigenous Peoples’ Day began as a counter-celebration to Columbus Day, and it has grown in both popularity and adoption in recent years. But the holiday is simply […]
Demand solutions to affordable housing
L.A. County has an affordable housing problem and we don’t have the right tools to fix it. People are being forced to live long distances from their jobs, families are being pushed out of neighborhoods they have lived in for generations, and our shared future is at risk. That’s why we need the Los Angeles […]
Volunteer at The Bridge
Volunteers are the heart of The Bridge and allow us to continue to provide high-quality services to our Guests each day. Thanks to the 24/hour nature of our work, The Bridge has a wide range of individual volunteer opportunities, including daytime, evening, and weekends.
6 ways you can take action to support Native Americans
For decades, advocates have pushed back on the narrative of Christopher Columbus as the hero who “discovered” America. In reality, the Italian explorer arrived on a land already occupied by people, and proceeded to enslave these Natives and treat them with violence and brutality. So instead of celebrating Columbus Day on Oct. 12, states and […]
How returning lands to Native Tribes is helping protect nature
From California to Maine, land is being given back to Native American tribes who are committing to managing it for conservation. Some tribes are using traditional knowledge, from how to support wildlife to the use of prescribed fires, to protect their ancestral grounds. In 1908 the U.S. government seized some 18,000 acres of land from […]
Native American indigenous peoples of Canada and United States
Native American, also called American Indian, Amerindian, Amerind, Indian, aboriginal American, or First Nation person, member of any of the aboriginal peoples of the Western Hemisphere, although the term often connotes only those groups whose original territories were in present-day Canada and the United States.
