Volunteering is the Core of EHP- Won't You Volunteer?
EHP assists over 5000 families throughout the year - we need your help!
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Volunteer Opportunities:

The holidays are over, but EHP is providing community assistance all year long!
Please consider spending your morning or afternoon helping our neighbors in need.
We especially need volunteers in our Community Closet on Tuesday afternoons (1:30 - 4:30 pm),
and Wednesdays (9:30 am - 12 noon, 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm).
Help with data entry input is also needed.
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Food Closet:
  • Sorting, stocking, and packing food boxes
  • Produce distribution (1st Tuesday each month, 1:30 - 3 pm)
  • Serve hot meals & clean (every Wednesday 4:30 - 6:30 pm)
Community Closet:
  • Sorting and hanging clothing/pairing shoes
  • Stocking items
  • Sorting donations
  • Donation picks ups
​Gardening:
  • Weeding
  • Pruning
  • Planting
Front Desk Assistant:
  • Answering the telephone
  • Transferring calls and taking messages
  • Putting clients on list for food, clothing and furniture
  • Receiving walk-in donations
Clerical Work:
  • Data Entry 
  • Filing
  • Mailing
  • Assemble Packets
Website / Social Media
  • Help design website to attract more volunteers, clients, and donors
  • Assist with social media posts/marketing
Fundraising:
  • Identifying and contacting perspective sources
  • Host your own fundraiser!
Special Events:
  • Holidays
  • Fundraisers

Helping Your Neighbors in Need!
At EHP, we serve more than 10,000 individuals in need every year with food, clothing, and household essentials.  There are several ways an individual /group can help:
  • Collect, donate, pack hygiene kits Collect baby items and essentials, assemble layette gift sets
  • Collect backpacks and school supplies for children
  • Organize food drive by collecting   nonperishable food essentials

Maximizing Your Potential Workshop Series
We are hosting workshops for our families to help them become more self-sufficient!  If you have expertise that they would like to share, please contact us.  

For more information on how you can help, please contact our volunteer coordinator
at volunteers@ehpcares.org or call us at (650) 323-7781.
*Download our volunteer flyer.
2411 Pulgas Ave., East Palo Alto, CA 94303 ~ (650) 323-7781 ~
Open Monday, Thursday & Friday 10 am-12 pm  & 2:30 pm-4:30 pm 
Wednesday 10 am - 12:30 pm & 2:30 pm-6:00 pm and every 3rd Saturday 11 am - 1 pm