WHO WE ARE
We are the state office tasked with engaging Californians in service, volunteering and civic action to tackle our State’s most pressing challenges and while lifting up all communities. California Volunteers administers the AmeriCorps portfolio in California with over 80 programs providing critical services to more than 160,000 Californians annually. Led by the state’s Chief Service Officer, Josh Fryday, California Volunteers is supported by a bipartisan 25-member Commission and a team of experts driven by a mission to empower and mobilize all Californians to volunteer and serve in their communities.
Josh Fryday
Chief Service Officer
Jennifer Siebel Newsom
First Partner of California
Honorary Chair, California Volunteers
Gavin Newsom
Governor of California
NEWS AND UPDATES
Honoring Black History Month: Highlighting our Black Service Members
Service Members Deployed Throughout San Francisco to Support Food Banks as Part of Operation Feed California
California Volunteers Welcomes New Members to the Team
California Chief Service Officer Issues Statement on Biden Announcement of a Civilian Climate Corps Initiative
As President Biden Calls on Americans to Step Up, Governor Newsom Welcomes First-in-the-Nation Climate Action Fellows
California National Guard and Operation Feed California Deployment Increased as California Volunteers Continues Support at Food Banks Throughout the State
THE IMPACT THAT YOU CAN MAKE
“Every time Jumpstart walks into the classroom, I see a look of not relief, but calm, come over their face: they are so happy that Jumpstart is there. As one teacher shared with me, there are many reasons for this: first, their job is extremely demanding, especially with the class I served in this year, which is exceptionally high-energy. It is a relief to have additional people in the class who they know are trained and reliable with their students.”