Louisville parks and recreation has 12 Community Centers, including our Adaptive and Inclusive Recreation Center, Berrytown, that offer a variety of recreation activities. For more information on our Community Center locations and offerings, check out this page!
Here are some of the many volunteer opportunities available at our community centers:

Front Desk Assistant – Be the welcoming face of our Community Centers! Help visitors and volunteer sign-in, answer questions, and help out in the office as needed.

Kid’s Café Server – by serving just two hours a week you can help us provide a hot healthy meal to all the kids in our centers!

Youth Mentor – join us for a game of basketball or arts & crafts! You can be a good role model for youth by being present, listening, and engaging our participants.

Homework Helper – are you a math lover or a book worm? Why not spread that love in a Community Center! Join us after school and help our young participants complete their homework.

Coach or Class Instructor – We are always looking for adults to coach a variety of sports throughout the year, or teach classes they are passionate about. If you have a passion, come share it with us!

Garden and Building Maintenance – our Community Centers need your help to stay beautiful and in working order. If you can spare a few hours to care for our gardens or do some light cleaning, you can make a huge difference in our centers!

VolunTeen Youth Leader (for volunteers 16-18 years old) – Looking for valuable experience for your college application and a way to give back and improve your community? Become a youth leader!

Louisville Parks and Recreation oversees 124 parks, and we are always looking for help from volunteers like YOU! Volunteers play a vital role in keeping our parks clean, green, and welcoming spaces for the public.
Here are some of the many volunteer roles our parks stewards can take:

Gardening and Landscaping – these volunteers assist our landscaping team in planting and maintaining our flowerbeds, mulching beds and trees, and pulling weeds.

Invasive Species Removal - these volunteers help our Parks Operations team clear out invasive species that threaten the native plants and trees in our parks. Volunteers will learn about plant identification and removal techniques while working alongside our team.

Park Beautification – these volunteers help us keep our parks in tip-top shape by assisting with litter cleanups, edging sidewalks, and painting shelters, benches, and trashcans in our parks.

VolunTeen Park Steward – This program, for 16-18 year olds, blends seamlessly with our Park Stewards volunteer groups and is a great way to gain experience, learn about parks, and give back to the community! Kids, 15 and younger, are welcome to join with a parent or guardian present.

  Amphitheater Usher: help our shows at the Iroquois Amphitheater be successes! Volunteers help guest find their seats, answer questions, and assist with tasks throughout performances.

Riverside, the Farnsley-Moreman Landing is a two-story historic home built in 1837 with working historic garden. Volunteer Opportunities at the Riverside Landing include:

Historic Home Volunteer – Volunteers act as interpreters and teachers and must be knowledgeable, friendly and enthusiastic representatives of Riverside. These volunteers must be willing to become well acquainted with the history of the property, taking advantage of all training opportunities for increasing their knowledge.

Historic Gardener Volunteer – Volunteers should be willing to acquire knowledge of heirloom plants and historic gardening techniques. Historic Garden Volunteers assist with the planting, fertilizing, tilling, weeding, watering, and harvesting of the historic gardens at Riverside.

Grounds and Landscaping Volunteer - Volunteers help preserve the natural beauty of Riverside Landing though through care of the extensive gardens and wooded areas. Grounds Volunteers should be willing, to the best of their physical ability and availability, to assist with weeding flowerbeds, removing invasive plants, cleaning up litter, and trimming overgrowth.