Louisville Parks and Recreation hosts youth athletics leagues throughout the year with the goal of providing sports leagues focused on FUN! Volunteers help us promote teamwork and inspire participants build healthy lives through fitness.
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Volunteer at one of our 14 Community Centers! Volunteer roles vary by center and may include Welcome Desk, Clean-up Crew, Gym Monitors, Kids Cafe, Mentoring, Special Events, and more! All community center volunteers are required to complete a Criminal Record Background Check prior to volunteering.
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Learn more about Louisville Parks and Recreation's Community Centers and their locations here: https://louisvilleky.gov/government/parks/community-centers
If you have a love for history, come share that love at the Farnsley-Moreman Riverside Landing. Help care for the historic home, lead tours, and educate the public about the rich history of farming on the Ohio River. Or, give your green thumb a workout at the Riverside Landing historic garden. Learn about how generations of farmers grew crops along the Ohio and put that knowledge to work!
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The Iroquois Amphitheater concert season runs from March through September each year and Volunteer Ushers help us make each and every show a success!
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Get hands-on gardening experience or share your love of growing with our Community Growers volunteer team. These volunteers work to care for and maintain pollinator and educational gardens in parks and community centers.
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Join us and make a difference in the Parks! Volunteers play an important role in keeping Louisville's Parks as clean and welcoming as possible. Projects are fairly physically demanding and may include weeding, mulching, litter clean-up, painting, invasive plant removal, or other beautification projects. Volunteers are welcome to attend scheduled projects or work independently in a park.
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Join our Urban Forestry team for seasonal tree plantings, pruning, and mulching project across Louisville. This team plants appx. 1000 new trees every year in the parks and public right of ways.
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Group volunteer projects are a great way for your employees, club, or group to enjoy our parks while giving back to the community.
Guided Group Project: Parks staff will lead your group through a service project to help improve a park, and all the tools and supplies for the project will be provided. Projects are seasonal and may involve raking leaves, mulching, weeding, painting, litter clean-ups, and other projects as needed.
Self-lead Group Project: If you have a project idea for a park you love, you can register your project as a self-lead project. This kind of project offers more flexibility and greater independence for groups and are ideal for boy scouts and girl scouts, clubs, and teams looking to make a difference. Please note, all projects are subject to approval by Louisville Parks and Recreation
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Adopt-A-Park is a stewardship program that matches corporate and community partners with a local park to love. Adopt-A-Park partners commit to becoming stewards of this park property. At a minimum, partners perform four projects per year at their adopted park. The Adopt-A-Park program is designed specifically for groups from local companies, schools, neighborhood groups, and other community organizations. Learn more about the program in the Adopt-A-Park Handbook.
To get started complete the Adopt A Park Application HERE or contact the volunteer office at LMPRvolunteer@louisvilleky.gov or call (502) 574-6403 for more information.
For more information, please contact Sarah Flarsheim at (502) 574-6403 or email her at Sarah.Flarsheim@louisvilleky.gov.
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Get Started! Dare to Care Kids' Café 🍎 | 1 | |||
Don't want to register ahead of time? No problem! Walk-ups are welcome!
Don't want to make a MyImpact profile? Email parks@louisvilleky.gov and we can get you signed up sans profile.
Interested in becoming a lead volunteer? Check out our Community Forester Trainings that go more in depth on proper tree planting / tree care.
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Neighborhood Tree Planting | 1 | 12/2/2023 | 12/2/2023 | |
Pruning and Pints | 1 | 12/13/2023 | 12/13/2023 | |
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Adopt A Park 🌱 Program Application | 1 | |||
Guided Group Service Projects | 1 | |||
Self-Lead Group Service Projects | 1 | |||
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Employment | 1 | |||
Jefferson Memorial Forest | 1 | |||
Olmsted Parks Conservancy | 1 | |||
Louisville Parks and Recreation’s volunteer programs support our local communities and park system through continued dedication to clean, green, safe and inclusive spaces. The volunteer program serves as a point of access for community members to park lands, civic engagement, education, and empowerment.