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DISD has work-study funding to pay eligible students for the time they spending volunteering in the community. Contact Michelle Dewane to learn more.
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater San Diego – homework help
Community HousingWorks – homework help and reading coaching at locations throughout the county
San Diego County Library – homework help, reading coaching and help with programs and events at locations throughout the county
San Diego Public Library – homework help, reading coaching and help with programs and events at locations throughout the city
SAY San Diego – homework help
Central San Diego
Centro Cultural de la Raza – be a museum gallery guide or assist with special events or administrative tasks (Balboa Park)
Gaslamp Quarter Historical Foundation – lead architecture tours for kids (Gaslamp)
Media Arts Center San Diego – help with events and office administration (North Park)
Mingei International Museum – be a museum docent, assist with children’s programs, work at the admissions desk or museum store, or assist with special events or administrative tasks (Balboa Park)
Museum of Photographic Arts – be a museum docent or assist with special events or administrative tasks (Balboa Park)
New Children’s Museum – assist with children’s programs, special events, administrative tasks, or photography (Downtown)
San Diego Architectural Foundation – help with the Orchids & Onions awards, Archtoberfest, Open House San Diego, and other events (various locations)
San Diego Habitat for Humanity – volunteer on a build site or in the ReStore (various locations)
San Diego History Center – be a museum gallery guide or a docent at a historic site, or assist with special events or administrative tasks (Balboa Park)
San Diego Museum of Art – be a museum docent or assist with children’s programs, special events or administrative tasks (Balboa Park)
Save Our Heritage Organisation (SOHO) – lead art and architecture tours in historic neighborhoods or be a docent at a SOHO historic site (various locations)
Timken Museum of Art – be a museum docent or assist with special events or administrative tasks (Balboa Park)
South County
A Reason To Survive (ARTS) – help children and teens express themselves through the arts (National City)
Coronado Historical Association – lead tours of historic buildings and districts, assist with special events such as the Art Walk or Historic Home Tour, or help with administrative tasks (Coronado)
San Diego Habitat for Humanity – volunteer on a build site or in the ReStore (various locations)
Save Our Heritage Organisation (SOHO) – lead art and architecture tours in historic neighborhoods or be a docent at a SOHO historic site (various locations)
East County
Heritage of The Americas Museum at Cuyamaca College – be a museum docent, assist with children’s programs or work at the admissions desk or museum store (El Cajon)
San Diego Habitat for Humanity – volunteer on a build site or in the ReStore (various locations)
Save Our Heritage Organisation (SOHO) – lead art and architecture tours in historic neighborhoods or be a docent at a SOHO historic site (various locations)
North County
Lux Art Institute – lead studio tours and assist with art workshops (Encinitas)
Oceanside Museum of Art – be a museum docent or assist with children’s programs, special events, administrative tasks, graphic design, photography and videography, or exhibit design and installation (Oceanside)
San Diego Habitat for Humanity – volunteer on a build site or in the ReStore (various locations)
Save Our Heritage Organisation (SOHO) – lead art and architecture tours in historic neighborhoods or be a docent at a SOHO historic site (various locations)
Elsewhere in Southern California
Designs for Dignity – work on a design project for a non-profit organization (various locations)
Furnishing Hope – help transform a house into a home for the family of a wounded veteran just released from the hospital (Newport Beach)
Open Architecture Los Angeles – work on a design project for non-profit organizations, schools, municipalities, and community groups (various locations)
San Diego Habitat for Humanity – volunteer on a build site or in the ReStore (various locations)
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