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Olivewood Gardens & Learning Center

Agency Description
Olivewood Gardens and Learning Center is an organic garden and instructional kitchen that uses hands-on cooking, gardening, and science education to teach students and families about nutrition and environmental stewardship. We provide free classes, field trips, and community events to children and adults from National City and around San Diego County.

Mission Statement: The Mission of Olivewood Gardens and Learning Center is to connect and motivate students and families from diverse backgrounds through organic gardening, environmental stewardship, and nutrition education, empowering them to be healthy and active citizens.
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Opportunity:Garden and Kitchen Lessons Volunteer

Date:09/02/2024 -

Agency:Olivewood Gardens & Learning Center

Olivewood Gardens and Learning Center is seeking volunteers to help us teach students about environmental science and nutrition through experiential cooking and gardening classes.



  • Support Environmental Education Specialist and Nutrition Education Specialist with field trip lesson set-up, delivery, co-facilitation, student management, student engagement, and clean-up

  • Lessons are typically held every week on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday from 8:30am to 2:00pm


All interested volunteers must fill out an application and attend a Volunteer Orientation. Learn more at OlivewoodGardens.org/get-involved.

Opportunity:School-Garden Lessons Volunteer

Date:09/02/2024 -

Agency:Olivewood Gardens & Learning Center

Olivewood Gardens and Learning Center is seeking volunteers to help us teach about environmental science through gardening classes located at National City Schools. 



  • Support on school-based Environmental Education Specialist with lesson set-up, delivery, co-facilitation, student management, student engagement, and clean-up. 

  • Lessons are typically held every week on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday from 8:30am to 2:00pm


All interested volunteers must fill out an application and attend a Volunteer Orientation. Learn more at OlivewoodGardens.org/get-involved.

Opportunity:Garden Volunteer

Date: -

Agency:Olivewood Gardens & Learning Center

Olivewood Gardens and Learning Center is seeking volunteers to help out in the garden! 



  • Support maintenance of gardens through weeding, planting, composting, assisting with bed rotations

  • Monday through Friday between 9:00am to 3:00pm


All interested volunteers must fill out an application and attend a Volunteer Orientation. Learn more at OlivewoodGardens.org/get-involved

Opportunity:Office Volunteer

Date: -

Agency:Olivewood Gardens & Learning Center

Olivewood Gardens and Learning Center is seeking volunteers to help us upkeep office tasks so our programs can run smoothly. 



  • Support administrative tasks such as: data entry, document preparation & organization, visitor communications, content creation, etc.,

  • Monday through Friday between 1:00pm to 4:00pm


All interested volunteers must fill out an application and attend a Volunteer Orientation. Learn more at OlivewoodGardens.org/get-involved.

What We Do...

United Way of San Diego CountyAt United Way of San Diego County (UWSD), we are your partner to ensure that all children, individuals, and families have the support they need to achieve educational success and financial security.

UWSD is committed to building a strong San Diego County by listening to the people in the distinct and vibrant communities that make up our region. As a trusted community leader, we continuously seek to understand where we can make the most meaningful impact. By collaborating with these communities, we harness the collective strength of our countywide partners — including schools, businesses, policymakers, nonprofits, and government entities.

Together, we work to scale our impact to urgently address the deeply rooted disparities in education and economic mobility. Specifically, we focus on closing gaps within our community by providing essential support in several key areas: early childhood literacy, middle and high school career readiness, and economic resources for individuals and families. By bridging these gaps, we aim to create access to opportunities that allow all San Diegans to thrive at every stage of life.

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