Volunteer or Intern

Growing Grounds Farm (at 3740 Orcutt Road, San Luis Obispo) provides individual or small group volunteer opportunities to work with our clients. No need to fill out an application! We are open to volunteers from 10am-1 PM on Mondays and 9am - 1pm, Tuesday – Friday. Please wear close toed shoes, a hat, a mask, and bring your water bottle. Check in at the office when you arrive and friendly staff will help you fill out our oath of confidentiality and the volunteer log book. Call if you have questions! (805) 543-6071

Please submit an application  to volunteer@t-mha.org if you're interested in being contacted for the next Central Coast Hotline training, one of our signature volunteer positions! Call Handlers are trained to staff the County’s only 24-hour mental health support, information, crisis and suicide prevention line. Text Handlers assist with answering text messages Monday-Friday 10 AM - 2 PM and we hope to expand these hours soon! The 32-hour training involves professional development unmatched by traditional volunteer programs. Participants learn communication skills, gain knowledge of mental health topics, and receive training to be a resource specialist. You can learn more about our Hotline program by reading the volunteer call handler description here or the volunteer text handler description here. To learn more information about the hotline itself, click here.

Do you love Growing Grounds Downtown store? Do you have a very flexible schedule? Are you friendly, warm, welcoming - but have the ability to explain to people that they need to wear a mask, use hand sanitizer, and wait until other shoppers leave the store? Growing Grounds Downtown is looking for volunteers who can replace staff, sometimes at the last minute, to greet customers and enforce COVID-related rules. Please fill out an application at the bottom of this page to apply.

Have a volunteer idea of your own? Do you have internship hours you have to complete? Perhaps you have a special skill or hobby you'd like to share with our clients? Our Community Resource Coordinator is always happy to chat with you about your ideas and options for volunteering! Please reach out to us at volunteer@t-mha.org to further explore your volunteer or internship ideas.