Volunteer/Internship Opportunities
Volunteers
There are many volunteer possibilities within the Parks and Recreation Department including the following:
- Therapeutic Recreation is always looking for volunteers to assist with special needs programs, including adaptive skiing and snowboarding currently underway at Mt. Spokane.
- Instructors are needed to teach classes and lead trips for all ages.
- Service clubs may want to help clean up a park or provide other volunteer services.
- The Friends of Manito conduct annual plant sales to raise funding for various park projects and are always looking for new members.
- Boy Scouts contemplating an Eagle Scout Award may find a project that fits nicely within the needs of the Department
For more information on volunteer activities, please email parks@spokanecity.org or call (509) 625-6200.
Internships
The Recreation Division offers internships to students seeking real world experience in recreational programming. For more information, please contact Mike Aho, (509) 625-6546.
Internships are also available with Riverfront Park. For more information please contact Debby Dodson, (509) 625-6623.
Adopt-a-Park
The City of Spokane Parks & Recreation Department’s Adopt-a-Park program is a community-based stewardship program that provides opportunities for the public to help beautify and maintain some of Spokane’s 75+ parks, green space and facilities.
Adoption of a park begins with an official agreement between the department and local groups, individuals, businesses, civic and school groups, Scout troops, neighborhood organizations, churches, etc. who commit to caring for a specific park property. Volunteers can be any age - with parents or guardians signing a parental permission form for those under age 18.
For more information please email parks@spokanecity.org or call (509) 625-6200.
