SEPT 21-29, 2024
Sponsored by Fremont Bank
Los Altos Mountain View Community Foundation
Compassion Week brings people of all ages and abilities together for a week in October to build a strong, compassionate, and empathetic community. Through volunteer opportunities, participants expand their understanding of local and global needs. Operated in partnership with multiple local faith communities, the Los Altos Mountain View Community Foundation, Fremont Bank, and County of Santa Clara Supervisor Joe Simitian, Compassion Week encourages individuals, groups, and families to engage in acts of service. Since its inception in 2012, over 21,000 volunteers have participated in Compassion Week activities, supporting over 85 nonprofits.
VOLUNTEER WITH US!
The need in our community is great, but so is our combined ability to help. There are over 100 projects to choose from that allow you to help those in need, available for you to do at home or facilitated in a safe onsite environment. Join with us to safely volunteer in our community to build a stronger and more empathetic community—together we can make a difference.
COMMUNITY FORUMS
Learn more about important topics in our community and talk to others who care. 2023 Topics included:
From the Heart of the Community: Nurturing Locally-Sourced Solutions, a dialog with local nonprofit leaders and community members.
Change the World With Your Fork, learn about the impact our food choices have on the environment.
Supporting Vulnerable Senior Adults, learn about and create emergency bags for vulnerable seniors in our community.
FAMILY FRIENDLY OPPORTUNITIES
Child friendly, family-focused projects are available every day during Compassion Week. Choose from a variety of opportunities to safely volunteer. You and your family can forge connections of hope and joy while serving others. Have fun while learning and supporting those in need. Come back in August to see the range of family-focused projects.
OUR 2022 IMPACT
BUILDING A FLOURISHING COMMUNITY TOGETHER
3,700 volunteers representing diverse faith traditions
600 volunteers from local schools
600 volunteers from local community groups
Included volunteer projects for our Spanish-speaking community for the first time
OUR VOLUNTEERS
3,700 volunteers came out to volunteer for diverse projects, many led by local teens
Community groups included Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Service League of Boys, National Charity League, Young Mens Service League, Venturing Crew 300, LAHS Community Service Club, Silver Creek Key Club, Los Altos Youth Commission, High School sports teams, Rotary and Kiwanis Clubs, etc.
Volunteers of all ages participated, from pre-schoolers decorating lunch bags, to teens writing notes of encouragement to homeless youth, to seniors building activity kits for other seniors
WHO WE TOUCHED
Our volunteers demonstrated that those in need are not forgotten.
Packed over 3,000 Hygiene kits for unhoused in our community
Built 450 Science Kits for low-income students
Cleaned four beaches, removing 200 lbs of trash & 56 lbs of recycling
Prepared 1,500 hot meals served to unhoused at shelters and RV parks
Packed 72,000 meals for International Hunger Relief
Created hundreds of fleece blankets, hats, and scarves were delivered, showing someone cares
Collected and sorted a library of books for a community in Uganda
Donated 130 Life-sustaining blood donations
Sewed and shipped 900 Feminine kits to Ethiopia
REMOTE SERVICE PROJECTS
You can have fun while helping those in need from the comfort and safety of your own home. There are a variety of projects, tailored to any age and ability, available to you, your family, friends, and even coworkers. Click the button below to see which project is right for you.