Thank you for your interest in hosting a fundraising campaign for South Central LAMP. For more information, please contact our Development Director, Nicole Cosand Burcham, at nburcham@southcentrallamp.org.
Thank you for your interest in volunteering at South Central LAMP. Volunteers are an important part of the work we do!
If you are a part of a company, high school, or college service program, and would like to provide service hours by volunteering at South Central LAMP, please contact our Development Director, Nicole Burcham, at nburcham@southcentrallamp.org to plan a volunteer visit. Short-term volunteers are needed on Beautifying Days to help spruce up our spaces (gardening, painting, and cleaning), to host food and toy drives, wrap toys, decorate for holidays, and help our teachers in the classrooms and staff in our offices.
If you are looking to become a long-term volunteer, you must complete a Volunteer Application and contact our Program Director, Jessie Hernandez, at jhernandez@southcentrallamp.org before volunteering. For the protection of the children we serve, all long-term volunteers must consent to a background check and complete a TB test.
If you need to fulfill your ECE practicum hours for college credit, please also contact our Program Director, Jessie Hernandez, at jhernandez@southcentrallamp.org as she will need additional information and documentation from you.
NO WALK-IN VOLUNTEERS PLEASE.
Meet Kayla Yokoyama Dodge! A valued member of our Board of Trustees, Kayla has been volunteering and giving back to South Central LAMP for the past five years.
I first started working with South Central LAMP with Mayfield Senior School’s Alum Council. We gathered books for a book drive, jackets for a winter coat drive, and helped with a spring festival for the families.
When I attended the women’s graduation a few years back, I knew that this was something I wanted to be a part of on a larger scale. It was exciting to see the graduates and all their supporters. Hearing the women’s stories brought their experiences to life and truly inspired me.
One of my main focuses in life is empowering women. I really believe in SCLAMP’s mission, because when you help mothers, you help families, and the entire community. Becoming a mother myself made this even clearer to me. South Central LAMP provides a village for these mothers, and I see that every time I visit.
My favorite volunteer experience with SCLAMP is Beautifying Day. On this day, we get to spruce up the campus by participating in things like painting and gardening. Another of my favorite events is the Toy Wrapping event during Christmastime. I’ve invited friends to join me, and they have also seen the magic of this wonderful organization.
To those who are interested in volunteering, I suggest choosing an on-campus activity. Here, you can experience the amazing energy of the mothers and children. Even if classes are not in session, you can peek inside the rooms and see the great work that goes on at SCLAMP.
Whether it’s a Beautifying Day, the LA Big 5K run, or the Thanksgiving Food Drive – you won’t regret any time you spend at or with South Central LAMP – in fact, it may change your life!
Kayla Yokoyama Dodge
Board of Trustees
