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43 people are interested
Historic Building Restoration Volunteer
ORGANIZATION: Washington Parks & People
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43 people are interested
Washington Parks & People is looking for a hard-working restoration/renovation intern. No previous experience necessary. The intern will learn under the supervision of our Sites Manager, taking care of the renovation of a Historic Building - the Josephine Butler Parks Center. The intern will gain valuable knowledge across all spectrums of restoration. Some examples include painting, carpentry, landscaping, gardening, deep cleaning, and the overall historic restoration of this National Register property. WPP is looking for someone who is willing to learn and open to a flexible schedule.
Since our beginnings in 1990, Washington Parks & People (a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization) has been helping to transform forgotten and even dangerous locations into living green places that serve their communities. Parks & People connects immediately and directly to people where they live. We understand and address ecological and social issues in a local, human way by equipping neighbors with knowledge and tools to reclaim their own public spaces. Our scope is geographically small - in some cases literally block by block. We work across the city to address injustice and empower local residents to transform their public spaces, parks, and communities.
Washington Parks & People has strict COVID-19 guidelines to keep volunteers and staff safe.
Interns are able to work with staff to create a weekly schedule, however, we are looking for someone who is able to come on a weekly basis between the hours of 9am-5pm.
If you are interested, please send an email to volunteer@washingtonparks.net for more details.
****Parks & People is able to sign off on hours volunteered as community service hours.
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About Washington Parks & People
Location:
2437 15th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20009, US
Mission Statement
To grow city-wide park-based community health, equity, and justice through innnovation and partnerships across DC.
Description
Parks & People is DC's award-winning city-wide community parks partnership. Founded in 1990 to reclaim Meridian Hill/ Malcolm X Park, the organization led the transformation of that park from the most crime-ridden national park in the area to one of the safest. Parks & People has now helped advance over 250 parks, trails, streams, playgrounds, schoolyards, and community gardens and farms. Our facilities include the Josephine Butler Parks Center, an award-winning 40-room "greenhouse" for revitalizing DC greenspaces; the historic Riverside Healthy Living Center, providing park programming, youth development, and healthy park-based business incubation; the Marvin Gaye Community Greening Center, a year-round community farm, native reforestation hub, and base of park reclamation and job training through our DC Green Corps; the Piney Spring Green; and the North Columbia Heights Green, a once-blighted vacant lot that serves as a hands-on outdoor classroom for year-round healthy food production. Parks & People has led the community reclamation and transformation of Marvin Gaye Park, DC's longest municipal park, for 23 years. It also helps the Escarpment Ridge and Fort Circle network of parks, Walter Pierce Park (where 8,428 African Americans were buried after the Civil War), the east side of Rock Creek park, and numerous schoolyards. Since its founding a generation ago, Parks & People has mobilized over 300,000 volunteers for parks and green spaces of all kinds. Parks & People volunteers work hard, have fun, and make a massive difference.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
Josephine Butler Parks Center2437 15th St. NWWashington DC, DC 20009
DATE POSTED
December 2, 2020
SKILLS
- Facilities Management
- Renovation
- Landscaping
- Construction
- Electrical
- Carpentry
GOOD FOR
- Teens
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- 5-10 hours per week
- Must be able to lift 50 lbs