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.
Adopy-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.
