Community Service

Although Portola High School does not require community service for graduation, we believe community service to be a valuable and rich experience for the high school learner.  Learners who complete 25 community service hours per year will receive recognition on their transcript with an additional comment: "Community Service Served".  Community service hours completed during the summer can be included in the school year following that summer.  Community Service Forms must be submitted each year for recognition. 

Please submit your community service log when all 25 hours are completed!

2025-26 Community Service Form

Deadline for submitting hours is May 18th, 2026 at 12:30 PM. No late submission will be accepted.

Want to know if your community service hours will be accepted? Please review the Community Service Guidelines below:

2025-26 Community Service Guidelines

Some ideas for learners to gain community service hours is to join a community service club, search for opportunities via www.volunteermatch.org, or researching local community service organizations (see below).

List of Community Service Organizations in Orange County

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OrganizationWebsite
AIDS Services Foundationwww.ocasf.org
America On Trackwww.redcross.org
Big Brothers Big Sisterswww.bigbrooc.org
Blind Children's Learning Centerwww.blindkids.org
Boys and Girls Club 

City of Irvine

  • Disability Services
  • Emergency Response Team
  • Irvine Fine Arts Center
  • Leaders in Training
  • Nature Center
  • OC Great Park Ambassadors
  • Police Explorers
  • Senior Services
  • Youth Action Team
www.cityofirvine.org
Earthrootswww.earthrootsfieldschool.org
ENC Tucker Wildlife Sanctuarywww.encenter.org/volunteer-enc/students/leaders
Families Forwardwww.families-forward.org
Families Together of Orange Countyfamiliestogetheroc.org
Festival of the Arts Pageant of the Masters foapom.com/support/opportunities/volunteer
Friendship Circlehttps://www.friendshipoc.org/
Fristerswww.fristers.org
Habitat for Humanitywww.habitatoc.org
Hoag Hospitalwww.hoag.org/education-resources/volunteer/jr-auxiliary-candystripers/
Illumination Foundationwww.ifhomeless.org
Irvine Animal Care Centerwww.irvineshelter.org
Irvine Junior Gameswww.irvinechildrensfund.org
Irvine Public Library cityofirvine.org/irvine-public-library/volunteer-opportunities
Kaiser HIgh School and College Volunteer www.kpnwvolunteer.org/clinic-teen-volunteer-requirements
Kids Institute for Development and Advancementwww.kida.com
Kids Who Carewww.kidswhocareclub.org
KidWorkswww.kidworksonline.org
Make-A-Wish Foundationwww.wish.org
Mercy Housewww.mercyhouse.net
MS Societywww.nationalmssociety.org
Music To Heal at UCI Healthwww.ucihealth.org/volunteer/music-to-heal
OC Human Resources Serviceswww.ocgov.com/how-do-i/find-information/volunteer-opportunities
OC Interfaith Shelterwww.ocinterfaithshelter.org
OC Public Librarieswww.ocpl.org
Orange County Food Bankwww.ocfoodbank.org
OC Parks Volunteerswww.ocparks.com/about-us/volunteer/oc-parks-volunteers
PBS SoCalwww.pbssocal.org
Pediatric Center Research Foundationwww.pcrf-kids.org
Project Tomorrowwww.tomorrow.org
Rebuilding Togetherwww.rebuildingtogether.org
Salvation Armyvolunteer.usawest.org/
Schoolhouse Online Tutoring schoolhouse.world/become-a-tutor
Second Harvest Food Bankwww.feedoc.org
Step Up Tutoring www.stepuptutoring.org
School on Wheelswww.schoolonwheels.org
South County Outreachwww.sco-oc/get-involved
St. Joseph Hospital Orangehttps://stjoeorange.vsysweb.com
Susan G Komen Foundationwww.komenoc.org
Team Kidswww.teamkids.org
THINK Togetherwww.thinktogether.org
UCI Health High School Volunteer Programwww.ucihealth.org/volunteer/high-school-students
UCLA Health Volunteer Summer Programhttps://www.uclahealth.org/volunteer/westwood/student-programs/high-school-students
Working Wardrobeswww.workingwardrobes.org
YMCA of Orange Countywww.ymca.org
Youth United for Global Actionwww.planusa.org/youth
List updated November, 2025