HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 09/07/2021 - VOLUNTEER SERVICES UPDATE (SUE SCHAFER)Volunteer Services Program
09-07-21
Staff Update
Sue Schafer, Volunteer Services Program Manager
STAFF INFORMATION REPORT
City Volunteer Programs
Something for everyone!
•Arts & Culture
•Environment
•Justice
•Recreation
•Seniors
•Transportation
•Youth
2
3A Journey Towards Excellence
4Volunteer Services Program
Vision
Creatively engaging volunteers in their unique talents
Mission
Promote volunteer involvement to improve services
and create community
5National Accreditation
Certified in 2019
Pre-Pandemic 6
Volunteer Hours
Across 29 Departments
•Natural Areas
•Recreation
•Lincoln Center
•Gardens on Spring Creek
•Police Services
Volunteers
•Auxiliary Police
•Victim Advocates
•Volunteer Mediators
•Youth Sports Coaches
•Volunteer Rangers
Full-Time
Equivalent
•Education Programs
•Special Events
•Trail building/Restoration
•Community Outreach
•Safety
152,002 10,708 73
7Economic Impact
ECONOMIC IMPACT =$3,95 Million
Return on Volunteer Investment
(ROVI)= $7.97 for every $1 spent
Independent Sector
Stepping Up to Help the Community 8
Adopt A Neighbor
•274 Active Volunteers
•89 Neighbors adopted
•418 Neighbor visits
Thanks to Volunteers 9
•Building Parks
•Clean trails and natural
areas
•A friendly face on the trail
•A welcome presence in
facilities.
•Inclusion
•Diversity
•Low-cost programming
•Friendly Neighbors
•Hogwarts Halloween
•Treatsylvania
•Concerts
•Sports
•Community Outreach
For More Information, Visit
THANK YOU!
Fcgov.com/volunteer