Volunteering

Groups, individuals and businesses can adopt an area to keep clean. We will give you free cleaning supplies.

Residents or business owners can take care of a storm drain. You will need to keep it clear and free of debris.

Adopt a rain garden in your neighborhood. You’ll need to guard it and pick up trash and debris.

Work alongside City workers to keep our neighborhoods green and clean.

Fight graffiti. We’ll give you supplies and training.

Make a difference for animals in need at San Francisco Animal Care & Control. Meet new friends, reduce stress, and get some exercise.

You could beautify and maintain one of the City's amazing outdoor spaces.

Collect food grown on trees to distribute at shelters and food banks.

If you are age 12 to 23, live in SF, and care about your community, you could join the SF Youth Commission.

Help the Department of Police Accountability handle complaints about police conduct.

Volunteer to make a difference for all San Franciscans.

Build temporary parks in public spaces.

Gardens make a neighborhood more beautiful. Gardens also help in storms and can make trees live longer.

Get a permit to plant a tree on the sidewalk.

Apply to have a bike rack installed on a sidewalk, so there will be more parking for bikes.

Help beautify public spaces. Get matched to real needs like neighborhood clean-ups and gardening projects.

Volunteer for the Neighborhood Emergency Response Team (NERT).

Get training to help in the aftermath of an earthquake, fire, or other disaster.

Medical and health professionals can volunteer and get training to help in a large scale disaster.

Prepare your community for an emergency, one block at a time.

Join the San Francisco County Disaster Healthcare Volunteer (DHV) program.

Greet patients and help them find their way around the hospital.

Learn ways for individuals and property owners to help people experiencing homelessness.

Inspires and connects people to break the cycle of poverty in the Bay Area.

Project Homeless Connect provides the public ways to sign up for volunteer activities.