We greatly appreciate your interest in donating your time and skills to APC! Volunteers are a vital part of the APC community. Without volunteers, our programs could not provide the kind of high-quality services that help our residents develop skills to reach their fullest potential.
INDIVIDUAL VOLUNTEERS
Each volunteer site is different and offers a unique experience to volunteers. APC also welcomes people who need to complete hours for Project 22 community service requirements. Please explore the following opportunities and determine in what capacity you would like to volunteer:
Farm2Market
Volunteer as an Urban Farmer to help contribute to the successful operations of our farm and the APC community. By weeding, planting, pruning, watering, and completing other essential duties, volunteers provide much needed support to the farm staff so they can focus on harvesting and other farm operations.
Volunteer Hours:
Tuesday 9am-5pm
Wednesday 9am-3pm
Thursday 9am-3pm
Friday 9am-3pm
Saturday 10am-2pm
Ploughshares Nursery
Volunteers get first hand horticulture experience by performing tasks necessary for the nursery to run its daily operations. Such tasks include gardening, watering, weeding, plant propagation and transplants, pruning, and composting.
Volunteer Hours:
Wednesday-Sundays 10am-5pm
Children & Youth Services
By engaging directly with APC youth, volunteers have opportunities to tutor and assist with homework, programming, support and guide enrichment activities, as well as participate and lead fun projects!
Volunteers who are interested in volunteering with Children & Youth must be able to commit to a weekly 2-hour shift for a minimum of 6 weeks.
This position also requires a background check.
GROUP VOLUNTEERS
APC loves hosting groups from local companies, schools, places of worship, civic organizations, and friends/families to complete improvement projects and lead educational workshops. Volunteer projects depend on the size of the group and/or the presence of a budget, but we can accommodate up to 450 individuals at a time. We look forward to working with your team.
If you have additional questions, please contact bstouffer@apcollaborative.org or call 510-898-7802
