Volunteer with TAP with NorCal

Taiwanese American Professionals - San Francisco (TAP-SF) will be volunteering with the Silicon Valley Bike Coalition to repair bicycles for low-income children, families and individuals. Volunteer tasks include cleaning bikes, repairing bikes, and/or tearing down bikes. We will learn bicycle repair skills with the help of experienced volunteers in a warehouse and workshop which is fully outfitted with storage, repair stands and tools. This is a great opportunity to learn a new skill while giving…

To Find Your Place in the World – by Kelly Tsai

Performance poet Kelly Tsai shares this inspiring video poetry message dedicated to the 800K+ people who have served with AmeriCorps and the millions more who work every day to improve communities across the country. Kelly is an AmeriCorps Public Allies Alum, and this is a collaboration between her and fellow Americorps VISTA Alum, Ryan Hartley Smith. They based the characters and stories in the short on their own experiences and also those of dozens from across the country. Check it out.…

Volunteer with TAP in Austin

This holiday season, Taiwanese American Professionals - Austin (TAP-ATX) will be volunteering for Coats for Kids. On Saturday, December 10, 2016, thousands of Central Texas families will have the opportunity to find just the right warm winter coat for their eligible children at the 30th annual Coats for Kids. We will help distribute coats to children in need in Central Texas. Celebrating 30 years, Coats for Kids is one of the largest coat drives in the nation. To sign up to volunteer in the…

Volunteer Event with TAP in NY

Join Taiwanese American Professionals - New York (TAP-NY) as we volunteer with Apex for Youth, a nonprofit that provides mentoring and educational programs to underserved Asian and immigrant youth from low-­income families in NYC. For this event, we will be working with kids and helping them with arts and crafts, and dance or yoga (subject to change), as part of their summer programming. For more information on Apex for Youth, please visit their website here. Feel free to email julie.shen@tap-ny.org…

Feed the Hungry with TAP in LA

Come and see another side of Taiwanese American Professionals - Los Angeles (TAP-LA) by joining us for a community service event! TAP is partnering with The Midnight Mission which offers a path to self-sufficiency to men, women and children who have lost everything. We will be volunteering in the kitchen dinner service event. Come and help feed those in need before feeding yourself for the Lunar New Year. When: Saturday, February 6, from 3pm-6pm Where: The Midnight Mission, 601 South San Pedro…

Community Garden Volunteering with TAP in Austin

Volunteer with Taiwanese American Professionals - Austin (TAP-Austin) to help build and refurnish gardens around Austin! Green Corn Project http://greencornproject.org/dig-ins Meet-up Location: 1210 Rosewood Ave, Austin, TX 78702 Any Dig-In volunteer training you need will be provided on the day. You do not need to do anything in advance. Dress with shoes you don't mind getting dirty, and bring water! Please be sure to check the website and your e-mail both the night before and the morning…

Volunteer at a Food Bank with TAP in SF

The Taiwanese American Professionals - San Francisco (TAP-SF) Community Service Team welcomes all of you to join and help out the hungry at the Second Harvest Food Bank Volunteer Event in San Carlos! We will be sorting and packaging food for one of the largest food banks in the nation, established in 1974, providing food to nearly a quarter of a million people each month. Capacity is limited to 15 people, reservation via Eventbrite is required to claim a spot! http://2015foodbank.eventbrite.com/ TAP-SF…

Volunteer Event with TAP in Boston

Come volunteer with Taiwanese American Professionals - Boston (TAP-Boston)! The Haley House has a soup kitchen and provides affordable housing for the poor. For this volunteer event, we will help with Sunday elder meal: prepare the food, set-up, distribute food, and clean up. We will have the opportunity to share meals and enjoy conversations with them as we all eat the food we have prepared. This is a moment where we can share and spend time with residents of diverse backgrounds from Boston. Only…

Volunteer with TAP in Chicago

Join Taiwanese American Professionals - Chicago (TAP-Chicago)'s Community Service Team as we strive to make a difference in the community. We will be volunteering with Breakthrough's Fresh Market. Fresh Market is eliminating hunger and transforming neighborhoods in East Garfield Park by providing a sense of dignity, community and hope. Come be a part of this by serving at their indoor Fresh Market which provides fresh food items to the needy and low-income families! You can fill any volunteer role…

Volunteer with TAP in SF

Taiwanese American Professionals - San Francisco (TAP-SF) community service branch welcomes all of you to come out and flex your strength for a good cause with TAP-SF! We're planning an exciting day of home building with Habitat for Humanity at their largest development in the greater San Francisco area, Habitat Terrace. We will be assisting in the construction of 28 single-family, GreenPoint-rated homes at One Capitol Avenue in the Oceanview neighborhood of SF. Eighty-five percent of the construction…