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The Ignite on-site community garden provides endless opportunities for volunteers and youth to contribute. Located in our Belfort House backyard, youth living within the Bronzeville Youth Shelter and young adult community housing are able to enjoy the benefits of growing food crops and learn how to care for and maintain their outdoor space. Up to 15 volunteers will help with seasonal needs including: clearing out weeds, bushes, and plant beds; harvesting vegetables & flowers; raking and digging; cleaning up grounds around the property.

See our more about our Gardening events from this past June newsletter in the image attached.

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
General	15	n/a	n/a

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In more than 40+ countries around the world, Mercy Corps works side by side with families experiencing poverty, disaster, violent conflict, and the acute impacts of climate change.
It is easy to lose sight of what is possible for communities across the globe.
Over the course of this year, we have seen what we can do—together. Every day, we witness that collective action has the power to help people cope, adapt, and even thrive.
This holiday season we are inviting you to write a message of hope and gratitude to the families forging new paths to prosperity.
Though a small act, each message is a reminder that a more inclusive, resilient tomorrow is possible.

When we take action, our world transforms.

- Participants: This activity does not have a minimum or maximum participation requirement.
- Location: Virtual
- Facilitation: Non-facilitated; Please use the following link to send a message of support: https://web.mercycorps.org/survey/send-a-message-of-support-to-families/
- Duration:15 minutes
- Geographic reach: Mercy Corps has headquarters and offices around the world with a global team of humanitarians working across 40+ countries. To learn where we work, please visit, https://www.mercycorps.org/where-we-work
- Funding required: No

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Malvern Urban Farm is a 2 acre farm in the Finch hydro corridor. Our main goals are to increase the availability of fresh, culturally relevant food in the Malvern community and to provide income generating opportunities for residetns as farmers in the space. We run a weekly farmers' market to support both of these goals on Wednesdays, and on Tuesday mornings, 9am-12pm, we have a lot of work to do! You might be harvesting, weeding, turning compost, or something else, but everything helps us reach our goals!
Budget request (not required): $500 would help us purchase a new weed trimmer and lawn mower to improve our farm maintenance! These tools would help make the farm more accessible and easier to walk through, and free up staff time for other tasks.

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We need fundraising help and we also need support with our first educational programs in Florida. These programs are critical to helping children who have lost their connection to each other, and their communities. Read about our mission and our projects. We have projects planned in Florida this Fall and early next year. Our fiscal sponsor is 501(c)(3) nonprofit Institute for Education, Research, and Scholarships (IFERS). Federal Tax ID number (EIN): 72-1585854.

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
General	no limit	n/a	n/a

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Interested in bringing your office, class, or team out on the trails? A day of trail work is a great opportunity for team-building and connects your group with the Portland community and local trails. Suggested donation amount, location, and type of project are dependent on the number of participants and available staff. Submit a request for a group volunteer day, and our Volunteer Coordinator will be in touch within two weeks. https://www.trails.org/group-volunteer-day/

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Play Mercy Corps' match game to unlock $2 to support Mercy Corps and learn how families in a remote region of Nepal are surviving and thriving in the face of climate-driven disruptions.
Your donation will go where it is needed most, helping us mobilise our teams in response to humanitarian crises around the world. Mercy Corps teams are already on the ground where help is most needed. We work in more than 40 countries alongside communities as they prepare for, protect against, and recover from crisis.

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Every year, Wilderness Inquiry partners with the National Park Service, City of Minneapolis, and City of Saint Paul to host the Great River Race on the Mississippi River. The big race funds the Canoemobile Minnesota outdoor education program, addressing the opportunity gap in our schools and reaching more than 25,000 youth annually. Join us at our in-person celebration to race on the Mighty Mississippi in a 24-foot canoe. This action packed event will be a day of fun, purpose, and impact!

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
Boat Wrangler	10	n/a	n/a
Lunch Facilitation	5	n/a	n/a

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Colgate-Palmolive volunteers are invited to participate in a horticulture maintenance project in Hudson River Park (HRPK). Volunteers will engage in a team-building activity that connects them to the Park while helping park staff to maintain the urban greenspaces along the NYC waterfront. Volunteers will learn more about Hudson River Park’s unique urban ecology, volunteerism and park stewardship through tasks like weeding, debris collection, pruning, transplanting and compost distribution. HRPK will provide all needed materials and tools including gloves, sunscreen, water, water bottles and light snacks. Closed toed shoes required; hat, long pants and sunglasses recommended. The project will take place rain or shine.

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
General	50	n/a	n/a

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Join Us in Creating an Urban Forest in Ahmedabad! 🌳

Ongoing Volunteering Opportunity
Location: TP 26, FP 67, Near Municipal Swimming Pool, Corporate Road, Off SG Highway, Makarba, Makaraba, Ahmedabad - 380015 - Gujarat India.
Google Location: https://maps.app.goo.gl/126Df9jGcoXEDMQi9

We are excited to announce a fantastic volunteering opportunity with Gujarat Rajya Gram Vikas Samiti to contribute towards the development of an Urban Forest in Ahmedabad! As a nonprofit committed to environmental conservation since 1988, we aim to plant 1 lakh trees using the Miyawaki Method, creating vibrant green spaces and enhancing biodiversity.

Event Details:

Location: TP 26, FP 67, Near Municipal Swimming Pool, Corporate Road, Off SG Highway, Makarba, Makaraba, Ahmedabad - 380015
Date: Every Weekend
Day: Saturday
Time: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
What to Bring: A positive attitude and enthusiasm to plant trees for a better future
What we will Provide : Saplings (plants), tools, support from gardener, water and certificate of participation.
Your participation will make a significant impact as we work together to create a sustainable environment for Ahmedabad. Please confirm your participation by email. Let’s come together and make a difference!

Visit www.gujaratgramvikas.org or email rafik@gujaratgramvikas.org for more details.
📞 +91-9099957942
#UrbanForest #Sustainability #Volunteer #GreenInitiative

Opportunity Details

When refugees arrive in the United States, something that is often dearly missed is access to produce that was readily available in their home country but not in the United States. International Rescue Committee’s New Roots program is one where our refugee clients are provided small plots of land, free of charge, that our clients can use to grow their own produce. Clients can grow produce for their own consumption or to sell at local farmers’ markets, which provides an additional economic opportunity, and IRC will provide training for small business enterprise creation in their new country. Urban agriculture also presents an excellent opportunity for socialization, especially for seniors, and can be beneficial in mitigating culture shock and the trauma of relocating to a new country.
At Horseneck Farm (26826 86th Ave S, Kent, WA 98030), IRC has a large plot of land that needs some upkeep: weeding, removing blackberries, clearing brush along an irrigation line, and several other gardening/urban agriculture related tasks. This is a great opportunity for a large group!

Make sure to wear gear that you are comfortable wearing outside and that you don’t mind getting dirty. If you have gardening gloves, please bring them (we will have limited supplies on hand). Please also make sure to bring water, especially if it is warm.

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
General	no limit	n/a	n/a