Volunteer Opportunities

Whether it is important to you to help solve a community problem, advance a worthy cause or to develop as a person, volunteering offers many benefits in appreciation for the gift of your time and expertise. Volunteering also helps to raise awareness of important social needs, connect communities, and build friendships.

When you volunteer, you:

  • Share your talents
  • Develop new skills
  • Enhance your resume
  • Help enrich local programs and services
  • Become familiar with city programs, services, and issues
  • Feel good about giving back to your community

Click on the tabs below to learn about different volunteer opportunities in the city.

Adopt-a-drain

You can adopt a drain in your neighborhood to help keep them clean. By adopting a drain, you are helping to keep leaves and other debris from going into the drain and our local lakes. 

Adopting a drain in your neighborhood is easy!

  1. Go to adopt-a-drain.org
  2. Enter in your address 
  3. Select a drain near your home
  4. Keep your drain clean by sweeping and raking up the debris after each rain fall and in the fall.

Please be safe with cleaning your drain. 

Adopt-a-park

Residents, families, organizations, and businesses/employee groups can adopt-a-park in Shoreview. Available parks can be seen on the interactive map.

For more information, email Jody Schoer or call 651-490-4750.

Adopt-a-trail

Residents, families, organizations, and businesses/employee groups can adopt-a-trail in Shoreview. Available segments can be seen on the interactive map.   

For more information, e-mail the Shoreview Public Works Department or call 651-490-4650

Group opportunities

Area businesses, churches, civic groups, schools, etc. can also volunteer in Shoreview. Groups can clean up parks, help at events, or a one-time project such as painting a hockey rink or boardwalk.

For more information, call 651-490-4750. 

Parks and recreation events

The parks and recreation department hosts many events that you can volunteer for. 

  • Sweetheart Dance, February - Help with registration and event activities
  • Egg Hunt, spring - Help with registration and event logistics
  • Farmers Market, June-August - Help with customers, hand out bags, etc.
  • Halloween Spooktacular, October - Help with registration and event games, crafts, etc.
  • Kids Shopping Spree, December - Help with check-in, take kids shopping, check-out
  • New Year’s Eve Party, December 31 - Help with games, crafts and events

For more information, e-mail Stephanie Schutta or call 651-490-4734.

Youth sports coaches

The parks and recreation department has many coaching positions that you can volunteer for.

  • Spring and summer
    • Youth t-ball
    • Youth baseball
    • Youth soccer
  • Fall
    • Youth soccer
    • Youth flag football
  • Winter
    • Youth volleyball

For more information, email Liz Jarosz or call 651-490-4753.

Volunteer with other organizations

There are also several organizations in Shoreview where you can volunteer. Click on the links below to learn more.

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