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PUBLIC WORKS NEIGHBORHOOD BEAUTIFICATION DAYS!

 

Love Our City!

Volunteer at any of the neighborhood beautification days to keep San Francisco beautiful through landscaping and gardening projects, graffiti removal and litter cleanup in our neighborhoods. 

​2025 events:

  • January 18: District 11 – James Denman Middle School
  • February 8: District 7 – Commodore Sloat Elementary School
  • March 8: District 5 – Civic Center Secondary School (Arbor Day Tree Planting)
  • March 8: District 5 – Civic Center Secondary School (Arbor Day Fair – Family Friendly, Interactive, and Educational)
  • April 5: District 1 – Alamo Elementary School
  • May 10: District 10 – Bayview KC Jones Playground
  • June 7: District 8 – James Lick Middle School
  • July 12: District 6 – SF Public Works Street Tree Nursery
  • July 12: District 6 – SF Public Works Street Tree Nursery – Open House
  • August 9: District 9 – John O'Connell Technical High School
  • September 6: District 2 – Raoul Wallenberg Traditional High School (sign up here)
  • October 4: District 4 – Sunset Elementary School parking lot (sign up here)
  • November 8: District 3 – Francisco Middle School (sign up here)

 


What to Expect

  • Volunteers arrive at the kickoff location between 8:30 AM and 9 AM and sign in.
  • We’ll hold a short speaking program to go over the day’s activities and get a quick safety overview.
  • Volunteers and Public Works staff then will head to their assigned work sites.
  • Work will take place for about 3 hours, with everyone returning to the kickoff location around noon.


 

What to Wear/Bring

  • Wear closed toe shoes and sunscreen
  • Bring a bottle of water

 

Certificates for NBD All Stars!

  • Our volunteer program won’t be possible without the support of our amazing student volunteers. To recognize your effort formally, we will start awarding certificates to All Stars.
  • Bay Area students (ages 6-25) can earn a certificate for attending 6 or more NBD events in a calendar year.   
  • To qualify, student volunteers must sign in twice at each NBD event. Sign your name on a Team registration form and then on a separate potential All Stars Tracker form and include the name of your school.
  • Certificates will be passed out at the October and/or November NBD events. All Stars should attend those events.
  • Awardees will also be honored on this NBD All Stars website.

 


Attending an Event?

 

Any NBD project ideas?

If you have suggestions/ideas for NBD projects, please email your idea to DPW-NBD@sfdpw.org at least 7 weeks before the relevant NBD event. Include the closest building address or street intersection to the proposed location. If you belong to a community group or organization, please include the organization name and whether or not the organization is planning to attend the NBD event and work on this specific worksite.

NBD project ideas should fit the following criteria:

  • Can be completed by volunteers and staff in 2 – 2.5 hours
  • Do not involve infrastructure improvements
  • Volunteers cannot operate heavy equipment or power tools
  • Examples: gardening/landscaping, green waste removal, mulching, painting over graffiti, picking up litter, planting trees  

Please note that community requests will be discussed amongst staff and evaluated for safety, feasibility, and more. Thanks for understanding.

 

For the latest volunteer events, visit our event calendar. Email volunteer@sfdpw.org to volunteer, borrow supplies for your own cleanup, or offer suggestions on neighborhood projects.