Volunteering is about giving, contributing, and joining together with our neighbors to make our community a better place to live. Volunteers and Park Advocates play a vital role in preserving and developing San Francisco’s 200+ parks, and have been volunteering their time to support neighborhood parks in San Francisco since the 1800's! San Francisco’s parks would not exist without this kind of community support. Please join the ranks of thousands of volunteers who donate their time and talents to San Francisco’s neighborhood parks.
Click here to view the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department's Volunteer Policy.
NPC offers many different types of opportunities to volunteer:
Volunteer Match Listings Click Here
Regularly Scheduled Neighborhood Park Workdays:
(Click here to view schedule of park group workdays for the upcoming month.)
Connect with a Neighborhood Park Group:
(Click here to view list of park groups and contact information)
Become a Park Advocate and Liaison:
1. Take NPC’s training: Park Advocacy 101 (contact Meredith Thomas: mthomas@sfnpc.org)
2. Help NPC develop policy recommendations on current issues and concerns involving neighborhood parks. (contact Chloe Good: cgood@sfnpc.org). Circulate petitions and participate in online forums that engage the public on important topics.
3. Participate in civic affairs. Attend important meetings about parks in San Francisco:
- Park, Recreation, and Open Space Advisory Committee (PROSAC) Meetings: (Click here for meeting schedule and contact list )
- Recreation and Park Department Meetings, including RPD Commission Meetings: (Click here for meeting schedule )
PARKSCAN:
Use www.ParkScan.org to report maintenance issues in your park! Attend a special training on ParkScan and become an expert on evaluating the conditions in your neighborhood parks and playgrounds. (Contact cgood@sfnpc.org)
BLUE GREENWAY:
Support the development of the Blue Greenway. Visit www.bluegreenway.org for more information. Contact Corinne Woods at cwoods@sfnpc.org for more information.
PRO BONO Services:
Provide pro bono professional services to NPC. Please contact Wolfram Alderson, Deputy Director, at walderson@sfnpc.org.
To apply to be a volunteer at NPC, please fill out our Volunteer Application here.
