Volunteer Opportunities
Grow Happiness Gardening Event
Saturday, September 20, 2025
Heart for the City Community Garden, 69th Ave and Keim Dr. (2 blocks north of Bethany Home Rd.)
8am-11am
Help prepare the Heart for the City Community Garden get ready for the fall planting season. The purpose of the garden is to provide information on gardening and nutrition for the community. Volunteer tasks include spreading woodchips around the fruit trees, planting seeds and transplanting, pulling grass from garden areas, and other general garden tasks. Please wear clothes that can get dirty and closed-toe shoes. To volunteer, please complete the form.
Rock with Glendale, Neighborhood Beautification Project
Sunday, September 28, 2025
Project located within the 85301 zip code. Exact location to be determined.
8am-12pm, 7:30 am check-in
Community Engagement is currently recruiting volunteers to help with a neighborhood beautification project. Volunteer tasks may include painting of address numbers on curbs, moving rock into bare yards, weeding and general landscaping. The project will be located within the 85301 zip code. The exact location of the project is to be determined. Please wear clothing that can get dirty, closed-toe shoes, sunscreen and a hat. To register to volunteer, please email [email protected].
Glendale Elementary School District Food Distributions
Tuesdays and Wednesdays
GESD System of Care, 7677 W. Bethany Home Rd
Tuesdays (8am-10:30am), Wednesdays (7am-9am)
Every month, Glendale Elementary School District hold food distributions where they hand out 350+ food boxes to the community. The need for food boxes has increased steadily along with the need for volunteer support to get food to families effectively. There are two opportunities to help with each distribution; one day would be the packing of the food boxes and the following day would be handling the boxes out to the community. Below are the dates for the food distributions. 10-15 volunteers are needed for each volunteer opportunity. To register, please complete the
form.
Tuesday Food Box Packing, Indoor (8am-10:30am)
August 26th
September 23rd
October 14th
October 28th
November 18th
December 9th
Wednesday Food Distribution to Families, Outdoor (7am-9am)
August 27th
September 10th
September 24th
October 15th
October 29th
November 19th
November 25th (Tuesday)
December 10th
Opportunities with Partners
Social Spin Foundation
Mondays and Tuesdays
GESD System of Care, 7677 W. Bethany Home Rd
8:45am-1pm
We currently are partnering with Social Spin Foundation to offer laundry services to our neighbors in need. They are in need of consistent volunteers to help them accomplish their mission of promoting clean clothes as a basic human need.
Social Spin Foundation occupies an area on the campus at the GESD System of Care Center, 7677 W. Bethany Home Rd. They operate every Monday and Tuesday from 9am to 1pm. Two volunteers are needed per day to cover the shift of 8:45am-1pm. Volunteers are responsible for having participants sign in, ensure they wash only 2 loads per day, and assist with moving laundry from the washing machine to the dryer if the participant is attending a class or appointment on campus.
If you are interested in volunteering at least once per month, please send an email and we will connect you with the foundation.