Volunteer/Mentor with us!
Join the familia!
Check out all the ways you can help us out. We can’t wait to work with you.
Surf Therapy Fiestas
Details: Our summer program introduces our students to the ocean through monthly surf days, familiarizing them with being in the water and providing them with tools, resources, and education to stay inspired and empowered.
Needs: Driving boards to the beach, set up, unloading boards, picking up lunch, helping with sign-ups and check-ins, surf instruction, building sandcastles, equipment breakdown & pack up.
Commitment: 1-2 days a month.
Eco-Field Trips
Details: Our Eco-field trips teach our participants about their relationship to the earth, their role in the ecosystem, and how they can help protect where they play.
Needs: Drivers and chaperones.
Commitment: 1 day a month.
Mentorship
Details: One-on-one sessions between you and your little amigo/amiga. The activity is up to you, the familia mentor, and your little amigo/amiga to decide on based on their interests. Whether it be a surf session, a walk on the beach, playing in tide pools, or an activity they’ve always wanted to try, we try to keep this casual so you begin to feel like family!
Commitment: 1-day per month, 2-6 hours depending on your chosen activity.
All Volunteers are required to complete a background check.
The background check will be valid for 2 years.
We will accept previously conducted background checks if you have completed it within the last two years.
Background checks are not required if you are under the age of 18.
Print and complete this form: LiveScan Background Check Form
Take to any live scan facilities. To see San Diego locations, click here: https://oag.ca.gov/fingerprints/locations?county=San%20Diego. Please note that the background check fee ranges from $25-$45 depending on location.
We will be receiving an official notice from the Department of Justice of the results but please email a copy of a receipt that you've conducted the background check to volunteer@mar-de-colores.org prior to event.
Volunteer Opportunities by event.
If you’d like to volunteer for specific events browse below to see our program events.
Other volunteer opportunities
We are a small grassroots operation and need all the help we can get! If you have any areas of expertise like: Graphic Design, Photography, Administrative support, Marketing & Social media management and want to donate your time, please reach out. Any and all help is welcome.
Have a specific skill you’d like to share with us?
Sign up for out general volunteer resource list below.
Once you have registered as a volunteer, please be patient, we will reach out to you as specific volunteer opportunities arise.