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Event Planning Committee Volunteers: Oakland Out of the Darkness Walk
ORGANIZATION: American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) - Greater San Francisco Bay Area Chapter
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The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Greater San Francisco Bay Area Chapter is looking for Walk Committee Volunteers for the Oakland Out of the Darkness Walk. The 2022 event will be on Saturday October 15 at Snow Park/Lake Merritt in Oakland. Since the Oakland Walk began in 2009, our volunteers have raised an astonishing $750,000+ and registered over 6,000 local walkers dedicated to preventing suicide and supporting survivors of loss in our community. Learn more about this event at http://www.afsp.org/oakland or contact us at sfbayarea@afsp.org for more information.
Our Walk Committee meets monthly to plan this important event (more often leading up to event day), and we are looking for support with logistics, walker and sponsor recruitment, community outreach, public relations/media outreach, volunteer coordination, and more. Because this is an annual event, there is an opportunity for volunteers to participate in the committee and other chapter events year after year to support suicide prevention and mental health in our community.
The AFSP Out of the Darkness Community Walks, held in hundreds of cities across the country, are the core of the Out of the Darkness movement, which began in 2004. These events give people the courage to open up about their own connections to the cause, and a platform to create a culture that’s smarter about mental health. Friends, family members, neighbors and coworkers walk side-by-side, supporting each other and in memory of those we’ve lost.
The health and safety of our participants, staff and volunteers will be our top priorities as we make decisions about event details in our community, and we'll continue to offer options to participate online and in your neighborhoods.
Now, more than ever, it’s important to be there for one another and take steps to safeguard our mental health and prevent suicide.
Become an AFSP volunteer in Oakland today and be part of the movement coming #TogetherToFightSuicide.
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About American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) - Greater San Francisco Bay Area Chapter
Location:
2635 Napa St, #3557, Vallejo, CA 94590, US
Mission Statement
The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) mission is to save lives and bring hope to all who have been affected by suicide, including those who have experienced a loss and those with lived experience.
Description
The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) is the leading national not-for-profit organization exclusively dedicated to understanding and preventing suicide through research, education and advocacy, and to reaching out to people with mental disorders and those impacted by suicide.
To fully achieve its mission, AFSP engages in the following Five Core Strategies:
- Funds scientific research
- Offers educational programs for professionals
- Educates the public about mood disorders and suicide prevention
- Promotes policies and legislation that impact suicide and prevention
- Provides programs and resources for survivors of suicide loss and people at risk, and involves them in the work of the Foundation
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
Harrison St & 19th St, Lakeside DrOakland, CA 94666
DATE POSTED
November 28, 2023
SKILLS
- Event Design & Planning
- Event Planning / Management
- Fundraising
- CSR / Volunteer Coordination
- Community Outreach
- Resource Development / Management
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 18
- Orientation or Training
- Our Walk Committee meets monthly to plan this important event, and we will begin to meet more often leading up to event day. Outside of monthly meetings, volunteers contribute anywhere from 2 to 10+ hours per week to planning committee efforts.
- You do not feed to be a professional to volunteer with us! We will train any individual that is passionate about preventing suicide and supporting survivors of suicide loss.