Volunteer Opportunities

We have a role to match your skills and interests!

General Fixer

Love solving puzzles? Tackle repairs on small appliances, lamps, toys, basic electronics, and oddball items. We’ll match you to repairs you’re comfortable with, and there’s always another Fixer nearby to consult.

Textile Fixer

Mend seams and hems, replace zippers, patch denim, reattach buttons, and coach clients on care and simple hand‑stitches. Bring your favorite kit; we’ll provide tables, power, and bins of notions.

Jewelry Fixer

Bend and reshape components, replace clasps and jump rings, re-string beads, glue simple breaks, and make small adjustments to restore wearability.

Bike Fixer

Fix flats, adjust brakes, grease chains, and tighten seats. We’ll make the bike safe to ride and refer complex jobs to a local bike shop.

Coordinator

Keep the event humming—greet clients, manage intake and forms, direct flow between triage and workstations, post signage, and help with setup/teardown. No repair experience needed.

Student Apprentice

Repair Café’s apprentice program pairs students with experienced fixers for practical experience in electronics and mechanical repairs. To participate, you must be over 16 years old and a currently enrolled student (high school or college).

Join our Discord server for volunteers to discuss upcoming events, tools, repairs, and anything else related to Repair Café.

Transform your time into a donation!

Many employers match volunteer time with monetary donations. Does yours? Repair Café Silicon Valley is registered with Benevity. If your company uses a different platform, please let us know and we’ll happily sign up.

Upcoming Events

Sunnyvale Library

Saturday, May 9th, 2026

11 AM to 3 PM

Planning Team – Virtual Meeting

Wednesday, May 13th, 2026

7 PM

Interested in helping shape the future of Repair Café Silicon Valley? Join our monthly planning meeting where we review recent events, plan new events, and discuss new ideas to improve our programs and outreach. New volunteers are always welcome.

BSD Annual Cleanup

Saturday, May 16th, 2026

7 AM to 11 AM

We’re excited to be back at the BSD Annual Cleanup event! This is a “pop-up” event where we will be offering repairs on items that people might otherwise throw away at the community cleanup day. It is typically smaller than our library events, but we see an interesting variety of items.

Lexington Elementary School (Los Gatos)

Tuesday, May 19th, 2026

11 AM to 3 PM

We are partnering with Lexington Elementary School to host a special repair event for students and their families—and we’re looking for volunteers to help make it happen.

This weekday, school-day event will focus on kid-friendly repairs: broken toys, torn stuffed animals, and well-loved items from home. We’ll also help with light repairs for school equipment.

Rinconda Library (Palo Alto)

Thursday, May 28th, 2026

5 PM to 7 PM

Join us for our first ever weeknight event at the Rinconada Library in Palo Alto.

Los Gatos Library

Sunday, May 31st, 2026

11 AM to 3 PM

Mountain View Senior Center

Saturday, June 13th, 2026

11 AM to 3 PM

Santa Clara Central Park Library

Saturday, June 27th, 2026

11 AM to 3 PM

Los Altos Library

Saturday, July 11th, 2026

11 AM to 3 PM

Join us for our first ever event at the Los Altos Library!

Joyce Ellington Library (San Jose)

Saturday, July 18th, 2026

11 AM to 3 PM

Join us for our first ever event at the Joyce Ellington Library!

Ongoing Opportunities

Want to see a Repair Café near you? Help organize one! Contact us and we’ll show you how to get started.
Like organizing? Put your skills to the test as a Trailer Captain who will be obsessive about getting supplies back in the right place after events. Bonus points if you can tow the trailer to events!
Social media savvy? We need help documenting our events and putting them online. Sign up and bring your camera.
Can you code? Join our Discord channel (link above) and help with our check-in system.