Youth groups, churches, business and service organizations, or individuals can host events and donate the proceeds to Austin’s House. Some examples of past events include: bake sales, car washes, ice cream socials, sidewalk business events, raffles, garage sales, fashion show, craft fairs, poker run, and children’s birthday parties.
We are always on the lookout for motivated community members to become a part of our Board of Directors. The Board consists of individuals from many different backgrounds and experiences, which helps us move towards our goal of supporting and maintaining Austin’s House and its vision.
Want to get more involved than the drop in days allow? Volunteers help with the upkeep at the Urban Teaching Farm at Renown on the corner of 2nd and Gould. You will work with Urban Roots staff to maintain hoop houses, landscaping, irrigation, planting, or harvesting. Have a carpentry background? Know a lot of vermicompost?…
Do you have group interested in helping Urban Roots to maintain a school garden? We’ll provide training and be on hand to help get you started. Help a school keep their garden sustainable!
A group of ladies using their talents and gifts creating quilts that are used to encourage others. The knots that hold the quilt together represent the prayers and concerns of our church family for those who receive it.
For those looking to get involved in data collection.
Help out with school group field trips and summer camps.
Serve as trail docent, initially assisting us by co-leading natural history outings and then eventually leading their own hikes!
As always, the new board will seat October 1. This group of roughly 18 volunteers will steer the ship for the entire next season. Without people willing to step up and give of their time and talents, it is impossible to do what we do and offer what we offer to the over 600 children…
Most of the volunteer opportunities require little or no training. Your local league will provide you with any necessary training (as well as support and encouragement), as they deem necessary. The best volunteers are those who are able to bring added enjoyment to the game simply be being themselves. What you see during Little League…