VOLUNTEERS & INTERNS
Seeking All Eco-Heroes!
Volunteers use Matter of Trust hair mats on Ocean Beach to help soak up oil from the Cosco Busan oil spill of 2007.
Join our Eco-Efforts!
Come volunteer for Matter of Trust and work on a variety of exciting eco-solutions!
There are many programs to choose from. If you like in-person, hands-on work, we have felting hair mats and helping with our built exhibits, urban edible garden, chickens, Open-House tours, filming, and gift shop etc. Also, we have online and remote work; such as, research, lesson plans, Hum Sum moderators, website updates, editing social media, zoom meetings, design, and administrative tasks, etc.
- Volunteers are paid in smiles and chocolate!
- Internships are for high school and college-aged students. Ask us about our $150 stipend program for a minimum of 10 check-in days over 3 months.
- If you are available for a greater time commitment, see our Apprenticeships page.
All who are interested, please fill out the form below and / or shoot us an email at team@matteroftrust.org to find out more. Thank you! We look forward to hearing from you and working together!
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Questionnaire – “What’s Your Passion?”

Volunteers sort through hair & fur fibers before felting oil-spill cleanup mats.

Volunteers help build the Tiny Home located in Eco-Home garden.
“Volunteers don’t get paid, not because they’re worthless, but because they’re priceless.” – Sherry Anderson
Calling All Volunteers!
Have extra time or mad skills? Join us!
Without the support of volunteers, our nonprofit wouldn’t be what we are today. Please answer the questions in the form below, so we can be organized for the time you can give us.
Thank you for your interest! We appreciate you.
Learn more about your volunteering opportunities here:
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Before filling out our sign up form, please answer our questionnaire so we can find the perfect volunteering role for you!
Questionnaire – “What’s Your Passion?”

Preparing the scrim of the hair mat, volunteers are hard at work felting mats in our Eco-Industrial Hub.
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