Volunteer Information for Schools
The Oakland Public Education Fund partners with OUSD to provide volunteer support to educators at every Oakland public school. We support all parents, guardians, community members, groups, and businesses to find the right fit for how they can volunteer in Oakland classrooms based on your requests for support.
Volunteer Clearance Options & Checklist HERE >
Request Volunteers
Use the linked forms below to request volunteer support at your school. These have been updated to offer both in-person and virtual volunteer support for educators and students during the school year.
Ongoing classroom volunteers visit classrooms once a week minimum to support with: tutoring, small group work, prepping materials, monitoring the class, and more as assigned.
Volunteers assist at school-run special events. Submit requests a month before your event to be included in monthly newsletter blast to volunteer community.
Apply for an A to Z Fund Grant
Apply for an A to Z mini-grant and you could receive $250 – $1,500 for a general school project, or $1500 – $5,000 to support individual or group teacher professional development.
Additional Resources
To request volunteer clearance portal access, please email services@oaklandedfund.org
Learn more about different volunteer types to select the best fit for your unique situation:
- Volunteers visit your classroom a minimum of one hour once a week to support as need, ex: working with a small group of students, monitoring while you work with a small group, helping with prep work, tutoring, organizational activities, and more.
- Looking for more ways that volunteers can help? This tool can help you plan »
Login to Salesforce to access volunteer clearance records for your school.
- Written Instructions Instructions: HERE.
- Training Slides: HERE
- Training Video: HERE
- Shorter Videos: Logging In | Brief Database Overview
Visit our FAQ page for answers to commonly asked questions. Or contact our team at osv@oaklandedfund.org.