Community Outreach Program
Kinnect players, coaches, and families during our club-wide community service outreach at the Homeless Garden Project 2025.
Fall 2025 Season
Developing Community-engaged Citizens
At Kinnect Volleyball Club we value the development of our players on and off the court. The Community Outreach Program organizes various opportunities for players, coaches, and families to volunteer in our local and global community to enhance players growth and development, engage in the local and global community, and promote the club ethos and culture.
Team-building Community Service
Second Harvest Food Bank
Did you know Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa Cruz County feeds over 65,000 people in the Santa Cruz county who suffer from food insecurity each month?
As our way to support our community, each of our teams (14s, 16s, 17s, 18s) will volunteer with their coaches to sort and pack food at the Second Harvest Food Bank at 800 Ohlone Parkway, Watsonville, CA 95076.
Dates and times are provided below. Please review the details below and download the waiver form, sign and bring with you on the day of the event. Parents will be provided the link to the waiver form for alternative ways to sign off on it.
October 18, 2025
7:45 am - 11:00 am
Team 14s
Arrive by 7:30 am for orientation and plan to stay until 11 am. Wear Kinnect shirt and close toes shoes.
November 15, 2025
11:15 am - 2:30 pm
Team 17s
Arrive by 11:00 am for orientation and plan to stay until 2:30 pm. Wear Kinnect shirt and close toes shoes. Lunch will be served.
October 25, 2025
7:45 am - 11:00 am
Team 15/16s
Arrive by 7:30 am for orientation and plan to stay until 11 am. Wear Kinnect shirt and close toes shoes.
December 6, 2025
11:15 am - 2:30 pm
Team 18s
Arrive by 11:00 am for orientation and plan to stay until 2:30 pm. Wear Kinnect shirt and close toes shoes. Lunch will be served.
Homeless Garden Project
Club-wide Community Service
Did you know that the Natural Bridges Farm for the Homeless Garden Project gives people experiencing homelessness a second chance in life since 1995?
The Kinnect Community of players, coaches, families, friends will join together at our club-wide community service project at the Homeless Garden Project (HGP) farm on the West Side of Santa Cruz. We will help this amazing local organization with simple farming activities. Sign up below and invite your friends and family to join us for a fun activity and/or provide sides and other dishes for potluck BBQ lunch.
When: Saturday, September 20, 2025
Time: 10:30 am - 2:30 pm
Sign Up: Please use the link below to register yourself and/or your player or family and friends. More details will be provided later.
Jasper, 15s
“I liked working with my team to do something good for the community."
Renzo, 15s
"Volunteering at the Harvest Food Bank was a great opportunity to learn basic skills, Kinnect with my teammates, and help people in the community as we do it. I’d do it again!."
Rocklin, 15s
“Volunteering at Second Harvest Food Bank was actually a lot of fun! I liked working with my friends and it felt good to know that I was helping people who are less fortunate than me.”
Future Outreach Activities
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Equity, Diversity, Inclusion
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Scholarships
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Disability Access
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Animal Welfare
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LGBTQ
Global
Global Impact
Kinnect has a microlending team on Kiva, the San Francisco-based microlending organization that "envisions a financially inclusive world where all people hold the power to improve their lives." Kiva lending teams are self-organized groups that pool their $25 loans from members for larger global impact. The Kiva Kinnect Team is open to anyone to join.
Gear Up
Scholarship Fund
Visit our Bonfire online store to order your Kinnect Core Values gears (crewneck, tshirts, hoodies, etc) in a variety of colors and sizes. All proceeds go toward the Kinnect Scholarship Fund to make our club accessible to as many families as possible in our community who cannot afford our dues. Your order will be sent directly to your address after the 21-day fundraising campaign closes.
Community Kinnectors
Meet our Community Outreach Coordinators who set up local and global community outreach opportunities for our players, coaches, parents, and supporters. Please contact them if you want to discuss any volunteer opportunities.
