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Volunteer Opportunities - Public Safety

Aging & Independence Services

Retired & Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP)

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Volunteers, age 50+, engage in community activities and give back to the community in significant ways. They receive assistance to find the volunteer activity that best meets their goals in volunteering. Volunteer positions are available throughout the County in many areas, such as museums, parks, law enforcement and human services.

Volunteer Coordinator:
Armida Martinez
(858) 505-6448
armida.martinez@sdcounty.ca.gov

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Department of Animal Services

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Our volunteers care for more than 25,000 thousands of cats, dogs, livestock and exotic animals every year. These are animals that have been abandoned, hurt, lost or neglected. They deserve the high level of care we give them. We can do that, in part, thanks to our dedicated volunteers.

Volunteer Coordinator:
Rachael Borrelli
(760) 966-3237
DAS-Suggestions@@sdcounty.ca.gov

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Child Support Services

Legal Internships and Graduate Law Clerk (Post-Bar-Exam) Positions

Legal Internships are available throughout the year for currently enrolled law school students to gain valuable legal experience working with and under the supervision of experienced child support attorneys. Become a part of a dynamic team and help support the department’s mission of enhancing the lives and well-being of children and promoting family self-sufficiency by establishing and enforcing support orders. Legal internships are unpaid positions, but school credit may be available it offered by your law school.
Graduate Law Clerk paid positions are also available for law school graduates who are scheduled to take or have recently taken the California State Bar examination and are awaiting results.

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Volunteer Coordinator:
Daisy Choreno
(858) 650-6532
_DCSSHR@sdcounty.ca.gov

Health & Human Services

HHSA - Behavioral Health Services, Edgemoor

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Volunteer opportunities at Edgemoor include library activities, music, pet therapy support, recreational support, assist with chapel services, taking wheel chair residents on walks and other activities to enhance the resident's life at Edgemoor.

Volunteer Coordinator:
Kristina Seales
(619) 672-8299
kristina.seales@sdcounty.ca.gov

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Office of Emergency Services

Emergency Management

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Volunteers help research, draft, review, and update disaster plans and procedures. Volunteers also help work on initiatives to increase community disaster preparedness, as well as assist staff on specific projects.

Volunteer Coordinator:
Daniel Vasquez
(858) 715-2218
daniel.vasquez@sdcounty.ca.gov

Probation

Volunteers in Probation (VIP)

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Volunteers in Probation (VIP) provides volunteer opportunities for people who recognize the value of public service for their community. VIPs serve in a variety of capacities including: case aides; staff assistants; instructors and tutors, admin assistant

For more information, please email:
Probation.Volunteers@sdcounty.ca.gov

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Sheriff's Department

San Diego Sheriff Volunteer Program

The San Diego Sheriff's Department depends on many volunteers to provide programs and services to our communities. These volunteers work with deputies and civilian staff to provide public safety.

For more information, please email:
VolunteerServices@sdsheriff.org

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Parks & Recreation

Our award-winning park system features 154 facilities across 56,000 acres of land, including parks, camping parks, sports parks, community and teen centers, open-space preserves, nature centers, and historic sites. Some 380 miles of trails take visitors through multiple climates and habitats - from the coast to the desert and the valleys to the mountains.

That is a lot of outside! To maintain, operate, and enjoy these incredible locations, we engage local community members who volunteer their time so everyone can experience “the upside of outside” throughout San Diego County!

Volunteer Coordinator:
Tony Richardson
ParksVolunteer@sdcounty.ca.gov

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