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COME VOLUNTEER!
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We invite you to participate in one of our many volunteer opportunitites available citywide. With over 225 parks and recreation facilities in San Francisco, there are many opportunities for you to volunteer in your own neighborhood. Volunteer activities include gardening and ecological restoration, leading nature walks, coaching soccer, tutoring students in after school programs, working with seniors, office administration, theater production, etc. To read more about the Volunteer Program check out the Community Catalyst Newsletter.
About us:
The Volunteer Program strives to increase community involvement to enhance parks and recreation programs. The Volunteer Program recruits, trains, educates, manages, and recognizes volunteers. Volunteers include school and community groups, corporations and individuals. People who participate in gardening and ecological restoration projects, recreational programming, park planning and fundraising gain a sense of fulfillment by working with others to contribute to their communities.
Volunteer in Recreation Centers:
All recreation volunteers must go through an application clearance process. This process takes approximately 7-10 business days before one is eligible to volunteer in this capacity. We encourage volunteers to commit 75 hours or more of service for recreation programming. It is the responsibility of the volunteer to maintain accurate volunteer service hours*. This procedure is reviewed at your orientation session.
Now Accepting Applications!
The Youth Stewardship Program (YSP) engages youth, 4th - 12th grade, in environmental education and service-learning projects in parks citywide. Our mission is to foster in youth an understanding of their important role in helping to build healthy social and natural communities. The program is free of cost and available to any youth group in San Francisco. YSP exposes urban students to an outdoor learning environment that proves to be engaging & challenging; mentally and physically. Students are taught science, environmental education, local natural & cultural history and fundamental life skills.
In an effort to provide long-term, consistent, and high-quality education and stewardship opportunities to as many youth as possible, YSP has teamed up to form the Stewardship & Environmental Education Collaborative of San Francisco (SEEC-SF). Members include the Green Schoolyard Alliance, Literacy for Environmental Justice (LEJ), California Academy of Sciences, Kids in Parks and the Presidio. The founding organizations are united by the following themes: environmental justice, restoration and stewardship, place-based learning & biodiversity. To learn more about SEEC-SF, please visit http://www.seecsf.org.
- YSP Application (PDF)
The Natural Areas Program whose mission is to restore and enhance remnant natural areas and to develop and support community-based stewardship has a new website. You'll find tons of natural history information and photos of San Francisco's natural areas. Check it out!
Educational Materials Available: (PDF)
Self-Guided Tour and Informational Brochures are available by contacting the Volunteer Office.
Bayview Hill
Bernal Hill
Birding in Golden Gate Park
Brooks Park
Corona Heights
Glen Canyon Park
India Basin
Inviting Wildlife into Your Backyard
Lake Merced
McLaren Park in English and Chinese
Oakwoodlands
Natural Areas
S EEC SF
Twin Peaks (PDF)
Youth Stewardship Program
National Trails Day June 6th Interior Greenbelt Trail Building - Video!
The Map is Back!
The latest edition of the Nature in the City map is now available. The map features 49 natural area locations in 49 square miles, beautiful photos, natural history and information on how to get involved. The get a free copy, contact Suzanna Buehl at suzanna.buehl@sfgov.org. Please give your full name and mailing address.
Statistics:
In Fiscal Year 2006-2007 60,100 park volunteer hours and 28,300 recreation volunteer hours were donated to the city parks.
Volunteer Service Handbook: (PDF)
Service Handbook quick section links:
Download the entire handbook Volunteer Service Handbook -- Grow Your Community
Contact Information:
Volunteer Program Main Line (415) 831-6330
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Marianne Kjobmand, Recreation Programming and Support
(415) 831-6327 or e-Mail: marianne.kjobmand@sfgov.org
Ramona McGary, Recreation Programming and Support
(415) 831-6334 or e-Mail: ramona.mcgary@sfgov.org
Suzanna Buehl, Natural Areas and Habitat Restoration
(415) 831-6328 or e-Mail: suzanna.buehl@sfgov.org
Kristin Bowman, Director of Volunteer Services
Park Beautification and Stewardship Projects
(415) 831-6325 or e-Mail: kristin.bowman@sfgov.org
Kimberly Kiefer, Service Learning
(415) 831-6329 or e-Mail: kimberly.kiefer@sfgov.org
You are also welcome to stop by, we are located at 811 Stanyan Street between Beulah and Frederick. Look for a RPD Natural Areas and Volunteer Program sign. The office is open Tuesday-Saturday.
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