Mission Statement
One Brick provides support to local non-profit and community organizations by creating a unique, social and flexible volunteer environment for those interested in making a concrete difference in the community. We enable people to get involved, have an impact and have fun, without the requirements of individual long-term commitments.
About One Brick
Headquartered in San Francisco, California, One Brick is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that brings volunteers together to support other local non-profits by adopting an innovative twist to the volunteer experience: we create a friendly and social atmosphere around volunteering, and after each volunteer event -- which typically lasts only 3 to 4 hours -- we invite volunteers to gather at a local restaurant or café where they can get to know one another in a relaxed social setting.
Our 'commitment-free volunteering' allows you to choose when you volunteer, rather than having to make commitments for a certain number of volunteer hours, or agree to be available every week at a specific time.
The Impact of One Brick
One Brick currently operates in the San Francisco Bay Area, New York City, Chicago, Washington DC., Minneapolis/Saint Paul, Seattle and Orlando. The One Brick model has been hugely successful! Last year, One Brick brought 89,592 hours to the communities we serve. So far this year, our unique approach to volunteering has facilitated -12,695 volunteer hours.
What makes us even more unique is that One Brick chapters are 100% volunteer-run! We have no employees...we don't even maintain offices! In fact, on a National level, One Brick has only a single part-time employee who works from a home office.
But we DO have a lot of dedicated volunteers who make it all happen. And we're always looking for more people like YOU to help!
You can learn more about how to get involved here.
Who We Support
One Brick has brought volunteers to support over 500 organizations, and we add to that list with our events each month. The beneficiaries of our volunteer efforts have included groups who work for the benefit of children, the environment, food banks, schools, inner city neighborhoods, etc. Below is just a sampling of the organizations we've supported:
- Adalante Elementary School
- AIDS Walk
- Alisa Ann Ruch Burn Foundation
- Alzheimer's Association
- American Cancer Society
- American Diabetes Association
- Arastradero Preserve
- Art for Angels
- Arthritis Foundation
- Asian Neighborhood Design
- Bay Area Discovery Museum
- Bay Area SCORES
- Berkeley Art Center
- Brooklyn Bridge Park Coalition
- California Shakespeare Festival
- Career Gear
- Central Park Conservancy
- Children's Aid Society
- Children's Health Council
- Children's Hope Foundation
- City of Hope
- Clean City Coalition
- Compass Community Services
- Destination Foundation
- Dipsea Foundation
- Dolores St Community Services
- Earth Celebrations
- Edgewood Children's Center
- Education & Industry Partnership
- Family Giving Tree
- Friends of Baxter Creek
- Friends of the Urban Forest
- Girls Incorporated of Alameda
- Habitat for Humanity
- Hour Children
- Housing Works
- KaBOOM!
- KQED
- KTEH
- Lar Lubovitch Dance Company
- Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
- Manhattan Theatre Club
- March of Dimes
- Marin Conservation Corps
- Martha's Kitchen
- Mercury News Run/Walk
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- Mountain Play Association
- Multiple Sclerosis Society
- National Kidney Foundation
- NY Artists Unlimited
- NYC Food Bank
- Pacific Autism Center for Education (PACE)
- Parkinson's Unity Walk
- Partnership for Quality Education
- Partnership for the Homeless
- Playwrights Foundation
- Project READ
- Project ReCreation
- Publicolor
- Rainforest Relief
- Rebuilding Together
- Resource Area for Teachers
- Riverside Park Fund
- Sail San Francisco
- San Francisco Boys & Girls Club
- San Francisco Food Bank
- San Francisco Marathon
- San Francisco Recreation & Park Department
- San Francisco Zoo
- Sanctuary Homeless Shelter
- Save the Bay
- Second Harvest Food Bank
- Services for the Underserved
- Slow Food USA
- Social Advocates for Youth (SAY)
- St. John's Bread and Life
- St. Joseph's Village
- Stern Grove Festival Association
- Stray From the Heart
- Streetside Stories
- Sunnyvale Community Services
- Telegraph Hill Cooperative Nursery School
- Terry Fox Foundation
- The Marin Cancer Project
- Trips for Kids
- United Cerebral Palsy of the Golden Gate
- Waterkeepers
- Woof NYC Dog Rescue
- YMCA
- Yorkville Common Pantry
- Youth at Risk
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Click here to learn more about the history of One Brick.
Click here to meet the One Brick Team.
