Opportunities From: Tri County Community Action

Thank you for your interest in volunteering at Sunflower Fields Garden! Each month I will update this page with available days and times to volunteer at the garden based off of the gardener and volunteers' schedules. You will receive an email when new shifts have been added.

 

 

Volunteers are needed to:

Assist with garden chores like tilling soil, planting, weeding, turning compost, and watering Build and maintain small structures and fencing within the garden area Organize tool and garden shed Help clean and maintain garden plots and transform them into more attractive spaces Tidy up mulched spaces between garden beds Transfer plants and spread seeds in the meadow area Plant trees and shrubs in the food forest area

Location: There should be a small sign for the Sunflower Fields complex when you drive down Reichert Rd. When you see that, turn by the sign, and then the garden is a little bit up the road on the left. You can park in the lot in front of the garden or on the street.

 

The Sunflower Fields community garden provides residents with their own garden plot to grow their own food and flowers. This provides local food security, enhances individual health and ensures a supply of fresh, sustainable food to the community residents.   This is not only a way for residents to stay healthy, it also enriches the community life in Sunflower Fields.

 

This is a great volunteer opportunity for individuals or groups looking to make an impact in their local community!

 Volunteers are needed to:

Assist with garden chores like tilling soil, planting, weeding, turning compost, and watering Build and maintain small structures and fencing within the garden area Organize tool and garden shed Help clean garden plots and transform them into more attractive spaces Tidy up mulched spaces between garden beds Transfer plants and spread seeds in the meadow area Plant trees and shrubs in the food forest area Maintain garden plots of food

How to Signup:

* Check out our current schedule by clicking here.

* Please note: The above schedule is updated monthly, so if the current schedule doesn't work, please respond though this opportunity page with your availability.

A Poverty Simulation is a true-to-life role playing experience for groups and organizations to experience first-hand the challenges, decisions, and life of someone in poverty. We are looking for volunteers who can help act out various institutions that groups and organizations will interact with during the simulation. Simulations will last approximately three hours. 

Groups will be faced with daily decisions ranging from how to get the kids to school on time, find or maintain employment, visit the assistance office or church, pay your bills, and keep a roof over your head...all in the span of a few hours. Each 15 minute period of time accounts for exactly one week, and within that week and the three that follow, groups will learn what poverty really looks like and how it can impact every daily decision to be made. 

Poverty Simulations are thought provoking and lead to powerful conversations, and they help us all realize that it takes a community to end poverty.

Volunteers are needed to help with the following parts of the poverty simulation:

Portraying one of our services. Our simulations portray people interacting with housing agencies, financial institutions, schools, community health centers, and infrastructure providers. Our volunteer actors will be briefed on their role prior to the event with instructions on how to effectively act out their part.

 

*Please include your availability (days of the week, morning/afternoon, etc.) in the notes section of your signup.

*Once you signup for this opportunity you will be sent a link with the days and times of poverty simulations currently scheduled and given more information. The list will be continually updated, and you will receive a notification when new simulations are scheduled.

*Poverty simulations will take place throughout our tri-county region of Cumberland, Dauphin, and Perry Counties.

Help us clean up the Heart of the Community Garden in Harrisburg!

 

Interested in helping to keep Allison Hill beautiful? Join us in our efforts to keep the Heart of the Community Garden clean and tidy! This is the perfect opportunity for friends, families, or small professional groups looking to give back!  

We need volunteers who can:

Clean up trash to restore the garden space Mow the grass (we have a lawn mower you can use) Weed and water plants If you are able to bring your own gardening gloves, that would be very appreciated, but not required! Other revitalization activities as needed, such as painting, building small structures, etc.

We are looking for volunteers to "adopt" the garden each week. You can choose the week that fits with your schedule and can volunteer as little or as much time as you'd like. 

You can volunteer any day during that week between Monday - Friday: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.). Occasionally, we will have weekend opportunities.

Please write the day and time during the week you'd like to volunteer and if you are bringing any additional volunteers with you in the comment section after you hit "Respond." 

 

Help us clean up the Derry and Market St. Planters!

Interested in helping to keep Allison Hill beautiful? Join us in our efforts to keep the planters on Derry and Market St (between 13th and 16th St) clean and tidy! This is the perfect opportunity for friends, families, or small groups looking to give back!  

We are looking for volunteers to assist us in keeping the planters clean and free of litter heading into the winter months! We'll supply you with everything you'll need (gloves, litter pickers, and trash bags).

You can volunteer any day during the week between Monday - Friday: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. or you can assist on weekends and we can arrange for pickup of the cleanup supplies.

Please leave the day and time you're interested in the comment section when you signup!