One-Time Volunteers

In-Person Volunteer Opportunities

Step One: Register

All volunteers are required to register (this includes signing a volunteering-in-person waiver).
Please REGISTER HERE if you are NOT already cleared as a one-time or ongoing volunteer.

Step Two: Sign Up

Proceed below to sign up for a specific event/shift. Email osv@oaklandedfund.org with any questions.
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Read-In Cultural Literature Weeks

Coming up: Latine/x Literature Read-In Week October 2nd-6th, 2023

The Oakland Public Education Fund’s Oakland School Volunteers (OSV) program is seeking volunteers to support Oakland schools during the upcoming Latine/x Literature Read-In Week. Volunteers sign up for a 1.5 hour shift at a school to read aloud with classes in celebration of the national heritage month and literature!


Guest readers sign up for a date and time. The OSV Team will notify readers of a specific school location once school scheduling is finalized. Thank you for your flexibility!

Additional Volunteer Events:

Further Information and Resources

see subsection Back-to-School Support Projects above

To celebrate diversity in literature and highlight representation, we host four Read-Ins every year. Hundreds of volunteers read-aloud as special guests to share a lifelong love of reading with schools across Oakland.
Learn more about the next Read-In.

Event Schedule and Linked Photos

  1. Latine/x Read-In, Oct 2 – 6, 2023
  2. African American Read-In, Feb 12 – 16, 2024
  3. Asian Pacific American Read-In, Apr 29 – May 3, 2024

Make a donation to Oakland School Volunteers here >

Thank you!

For questions about our Adopt an Oakland School program, please learn more here or email osv@oaklandedfund.org.

Event-Based Informational Sessions:

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