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If you want to do something special in the city, NYC Parks can match you with the right volunteer opportunity for you! Fulfill a service day by spending time outdoors and making new friends. From a neighborhood park to New York City's wildest natural areas, we work with hundreds of park partner groups across the city to find meaningful opportunities to give back to your park.
Looking for more volunteer opportunities? Check out our Let's Green NYC page! We'll match you with a volunteer group that you'll love, and find the group that's right for you!
Volunteer Events
Sunday, December 14, 2025
It's My Park at Ewen Park
at Ewen Park Dog Run (in Ewen Park), Bronx
1:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m.
Volunteer with Stewards of Ewen Park to do some fall work, including planting, mulching, watering, and as always, trash pickup at Ewen Park.
Free!
Monday, December 15, 2025
It's My Park at Stuyvesant Square
at Stuyvesant Square, Manhattan
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteers from Stuyvesant Park Gardeners will be doing a general cleanup including raking and weeding.
Free!
Tuesday, December 16, 2025
Planting at Bronx River Forest
at Bronx River Forest at Burke Bridge (in Bronx Park), Bronx
9:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Join the Bronx River Alliance Tuesday December 16th from 9:30am-12pm for a native shrub/tree planting!
Free!
It's My Park at Sunset Park
at Sunset Park Recreation Center (in Sunset Park), Brooklyn 
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Parent-Child Relationship Association to Sunset Park.
Free!
It's My Park at Ralph Bunche Park
at Ralph Bunche Park, Manhattan
11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Volunteers from Friends of Ralph Bunche Park will be doing a general cleanup including raking and weeding at Ralph Bunche Park.
Free!
Wednesday, December 17, 2025
Crotona Park Work Together Wednesday
at Crotona Tennis House (in Crotona Park), Bronx
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Help the Crotona Park Gardener to remove weeds, litter and trash from the park entrance gardens and planted areas.
Free!
Thursday, December 18, 2025
Trail Work Thursdays
at VCPA Garden & Compost Site (in Van Cortlandt Park), Bronx
9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Be a part of the community effort to maintain the trails in Van Cortlandt Park.
Free!
Friday, December 19, 2025
12/19 Kissena Park Forest Restoration
at Kissena Park, Queens
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteers will contribute to ongoing restoration work and learn the importance of species diversity to ecosystem health.
Free!
Saturday, December 20, 2025
It's My Park at Westerleigh Park
at Westerleigh Park, Staten Island
9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Westerleigh Parks Coalition to rake and clean debris around Westerleigh Park.
Free!
Crotona Park Stewardship Saturday
at Crotona Tennis House (in Crotona Park), Bronx
10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Join staff to clear leaves and debris from around Indian Lake, remove trash from our large park zones and help to keep Crotona Park looking great!
Free!
Cunningham Park Super Steward: Pathkeeper Training
at Union Tpke. & Francis Lewis Blvd. (in Cunningham Park), Queens
10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Join the Natural Areas Conservancy for a Super Steward: Pathkeeper training at Cunningham Park!
Free!
It's My Park at Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Malls
at 125th Street & Adam Clayton Powell Malls (in Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Malls), Manhattan
10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Friends of Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd. Malls to rake leaves, remove litter, and plant bulbs along Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Malls.
Free!
It's My Park at Leif Ericson Park
at Leif Ericson Park, Brooklyn
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Parent-Child Relationship Association to beautify Sunset Park.
Free!
Jones Woods Park Forest Restoration
at Staten Island (in Jones Woods Park), Staten Island
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteers will contribute to ongoing restoration work and learn the importance of species diversity to ecosystem health.
Free!
Bay Exploration and Clean Up
at Entrance - Beach 35th Street and Beach Channel Drive (in Bayswater Park), Queens
11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Join the Urban Park Rangers to learn about the ecological importance of Jamaica Bay both to humans and wildlife. give back to the planet with a shoreline trash clean-up.
Free!
Sunday, December 21, 2025
It's My Park at McKinley Park
at McKinley Park, Brooklyn
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Parent-Child Relationship Association to beautify McKinley Park.
Free!
It's My Park at Sunset Park
at Sunset Park Recreation Center (in Sunset Park Recreation Center), Brooklyn
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Parent-Child Relationship Association to beautify Sunset Park.
Free!
It's My Park at Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Malls
at West 152nd Street and Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard, Manhattan
1:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Friends of Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd. Malls to rake leaves, remove litter, and plant bulbs along Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Malls.
Free!
Monday, December 22, 2025
It's My Park at Stuyvesant Square
at Stuyvesant Square, Manhattan
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteers from Stuyvesant Square Park will be doing a general cleanup including raking and weeding.
Free!
Tuesday, December 23, 2025
It's My Park at Sunset Park
at Sunset Park Recreation Center (in Sunset Park Recreation Center), Brooklyn
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Parent-Child Relationship Association to beautify Sunset Park.
Free!
Saturday, December 27, 2025
It's My Park at Leif Ericson Park
at Leif Ericson Park, Brooklyn
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Parent-Child Relationship Association to beautify Leif Ericson Park.
Free!
Sunday, December 28, 2025
It's My Park at McKinley Park
at McKinley Park, Brooklyn
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Parent-Child Relationship Association to beautify McKinley Park.
Free!
It's My Park at Sunset Park
at Sunset Park Recreation Center (in Sunset Park Recreation Center), Brooklyn
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Parent-Child Relationship Association to beautify Sunset Park.
Free!
Tuesday, December 30, 2025
It's My Park at Sunset Park
at Sunset Park Recreation Center (in Sunset Park), Brooklyn
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Parent-Child Relationship Association to beautify Sunset Park.
Free!
Saturday, January 3, 2026
It's My Park at Wolfe's Pond Park
at Wolfe's Pond Park House (in Wolfe's Pond Park), Staten Island
9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Join NYCMTB on the first Saturday of each month to help, build, ride, and maintain the trails at Wolfe's Pond park in Staten Island.
Free!
Saturday, January 17, 2026
Winter Nature Exploration and Cleanup
at Entrance - Beach 44th Street and Boardwalk (in Rockaway Beach and Boardwalk), Queens
1:00 p.m.–2:30 p.m.
Join the Urban Park Rangers for a walk in the Arverne East Nature Preserve while looking for signs of birds and other winter flora and fauna that call the preserve home.
Free!
Sunday, January 25, 2026
Historic New York: Sylvan Grove Cemetery History and Cleanup
at Victory Boulevard and Alberta Avenue (in Sylvan Grove Cemetery), Staten Island
11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Join Urban Park Rangers and Friends of Abandoned Cemeteries Staten Island to preserve history by participating in a cleanup of this protected historical cemetery.
Free!
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