About
Day of Caring is a large multi-project volunteer event across Metro Denver, including Boulder and Broomfield counties. It is an opportunity for volunteers to get out and support community projects across the region. This event is great for corporate groups, community and civic groups, and individuals 18 and up. Choose from a range of community service projects, such as providing maintenance for farms and animal care facilities, restoring playgrounds, beautifying parks and nature trails, processing in-kind donations and more.
Celebration: After spending the morning at nonprofits throughout the area, all volunteers, agencies and companies are invited to come together for a celebration and lunch until 2:00. Please join us at:
Sanitas Brewing Co-Boulder: 3550 Frontier Avenue, Boulder, CO 80301
T-shirts: T-shirts will be provided to volunteers.
T-shirts will be available for pick up on:
- Wednesday, September 10 from noon to 4:00 at Mile High United Way (711 Park Ave. West, Denver)
If arrangements are not made to pick up the shirts in advance, they will be available at the project site on event day.
If you register after September 16, your shirt can be picked up at the post-project celebration or from the Mile High United Way office at a later date if your size is not available at the project.
*please note that if you will need a form signed regarding any form of community service or other documentation is needed, please reach out to volunteer@unitedwaydenver.org PRIOR to the event.
For questions about t-shirts, projects or to change or cancel your registration, please contact jillian.allison@unitedwaydenver.org.
Shifts (20)
| Shift | Start Time | End Time | Address | Description | Registrants Needed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mile High United Way Staff Leads | 7:45am (MT) | 2:00pm (MT) | Varies by site CO | Staff Leads will represent Mile High United Way at a project. Project assignments will be determined as we get closer to the event. (Exact details about start time, end time, location and activity will be determined by project.) Leads will communicate with the Mile High United Way volunteer team, welcome... | 23/23 | Over |
| Boulder Housing Partners-35th Street | 8:00am (MT) | 11:30am (MT) | 1130 35th Street Boulder, CO 80303 | Project: Landscaping and cleaning up the property. Impact: The Day of Caring brings staff and residents together to improve our communities. By working side-by-side, we strengthen relationships, enhance our shared spaces, and build pride in where we live and work. It’s a simple but meaningful way to show we care... | 10/10 | Over |
| Boulder Housing Partners-Kalmia Community | 8:00am (MT) | 12:00pm (MT) | 3502 Nottingham Court Boulder, Colorado 80304 | Project: At Kalmia community, we have seven garden beds that need restoration. The project involves removing weeds, cleaning and preparing the soil, pruning shrubs, weeding along the back fence, hauling large trash items into BHP trucks, and getting the beds ready for planting perennial plants at the end of the... | 7/10 | Over |
| Cal-Wood Education Center | 8:00am (MT) | 11:30am (MT) | 2282 County Road 87 Jamestown, CO We will meet in the main parking lot. Once you drive thru Cal-Wood's main gate, you will drive about a 1/2 mile. The first thing you see on the right will be the main parking lot. Cal-Wood staff will meet everyone there. | Project: Time to get away from the heat! Come up to the foothills and assist in much needed land management projects. Projects may include trail building/restoration, wildfire restoration, forestry management practices, facilities improvement, invasive plant management, and other natural resources related projects. Impact: Cal-Wood strives to grow the diversity... | 65/80 | Over |
| Sister Carmen Community Center | 8:00am (MT) | 12:30pm (MT) | 655 Aspen Ridge Drive Lafayette, Colorado 80026 | Project: The project will be painting and rejuvenating our conference room (or two conference rooms depending on how many volunteers we get). Activities should include taping, painting, and cleanup. Impact: Refreshing the paint in our conference room will significantly enhance the environment where we host meetings, interviews, and other important... | 13/20 | Over |
| TLC Learning Center | 8:00am (MT) | 12:00pm (MT) | 611 Korte Parkway Longmont, CO 80501 | Project: Volunteers will work on a variety of tasks to support an outdoor playground clean-up project, clean plastic toys, and assemble bikes and equipment Impact: This is an amazing help to get our playground looking great and free of any safety issues. Requirements: Please bring hats, water... | 16/16 | Over |
| Wild Plum Center | 8:00am (MT) | 12:00pm (MT) | 82 21st Ave Longmont, CO 80501 | Project: We are an early childhood center with 4 locations around Longmont. Each location has its own playground that will need maintenance, such as pea gravel shoveled, sand boxes filled, umbrellas put together, etc. We also have some classrooms that need furniture bolted to the cement walls. We also have... | 7/20 | Over |
| Family Tree | 8:30am (MT) | 11:30am (MT) | 3805 Marshall Street Wheat Ridge, Colorado 80033 Please park in the lot and come to the door off the parking lot. The coordinator will be waiting for you. | Project: Volunteers will work on grounds cleanup at our Homelessness Program office in Wheat Ridge. Raking, weeding, trimming bushes, etc. Impact: Clients and other visitors will see a clean and inviting space. Requirements: Closed-toe shoes and clothes that can get dirty. Please bring a water bottle. Physical work requiring... | 10/10 | Over |
| Growing Gardens | 8:30am (MT) | 12:00pm (MT) | 1630 Hawthorn Ave Boulder, CO 80304 meet between our buildings next to the greenhouse | Project: Volunteers will help out with various farm tasks. These may include harvesting, transplanting, seeding, weeding, moving mulch, and possibly other projects happening on the farm at that time. Impact: Over the last 25 years, Growing Gardens has brought sustainable agriculture education and food donations to over 150,000 Boulder County... | 25/26 | Over |
| A Precious Child | 9:00am (MT) | 12:00pm (MT) | 7051 W 118th Ave, Unit 6 Broomfield, CO 80020 | Project: Donation Center: Help us process in-kind donations, particularly clothing items, sorting them by type and size, conducting a quality check, and placing goods onto hangers so they're ready to be stocked into our Resource Center Empowerment Resource Center Store: Keep our shopping area well-stocked and organized so families have... | 13/13 | Over |
| Florence Crittenton Services | 9:00am (MT) | 12:00pm (MT) | 96 Zuni Street Denver, CO 80223 | Project: Stocking the Basic Needs store, "Baby Bucks" and helping with outdoor campus maintenance (windows, weeds etc) Impact: The basic needs store provides our families with free clothes, baby supplies, high chairs and other items so they can use their money on other necessities and use their time to finish... | 21/21 | Over |
| Garden #9-Earth's Table Donation Garden | 9:00am (MT) | 12:00pm (MT) | 4562 47th St. Boulder, CO 80301 | Project Description: Garden maintenance Impact: We rely on volunteers for labor in our gardens producing food for food pantries. Requirements: Volunteers should bring gloves, water, appropriate clothing for working outside in gardens ***Earth's Table asks that volunteers complete an online waiver prior to volunteering. Please visit this site to... | 8/10 | Over |
| Mile High Behavioral Healthcare | 9:00am (MT) | 12:00pm (MT) | 4242 Delaware St Denver, CO 80216 Please check in at the front desk. Street parking is available as well as a lot behind the building! | Project: We will have volunteers help prepare our garden for the fall/winter by harvesting any produce, taking out plants, weeding, and any trash pick up around the lot. Impact: We utilize our gardens for our food pantries across the agency and preparing them for winter for the next year... | 35/35 | Over |
| Plumbumpy Garden-Earth's Table Donation Gardens | 9:00am (MT) | 12:00pm (MT) | 7337 North 63rd Street Longmont, Colorado 80503 | Project Description: Garden maintenance Impact: We rely on volunteers for labor in our gardens producing food for food pantries. Requirements: Volunteers should bring gloves, water, appropriate clothing for working outside in gardens. ***Earth's Table asks that volunteers complete an online waiver prior to volunteering. Please visit this... | 10/10 | Over |
| Thorne Nature Experience | 9:00am (MT) | 12:00pm (MT) | 300 Old Laramie Trail East Lafayette, CO 80026 | Project: seeding native buffalo grass and native wildflowers in an effort to restore landscape for increased wildlife habitat and pollinator forage. Impact: Having a large group of willing volunteers makes a significant impact in our ecosystem restoration efforts of our nature center in Lafayette, CO Requirements: Clothing appropriate for landscaping,... | 15/15 | Over |
| Wild Bear Nature Center | 9:00am (MT) | 12:00pm (MT) | 20 Lakeveiw Drive Nederland, CO 80466 Caribou Village Shopping Center | Project: They will be helping with Event Prep! We are doing our keystone event - Enchanted Forest! This will include helping us get fairy house kits together. Volunteers will be helping with things like getting our craft Grab Bags ready, preparing the goodie bags, setting up welcome kits for the... | 26/26 | Over |
| FRIENDS of Broomfield | 9:30am (MT) | 12:00pm (MT) | 11851 Sauslbury St Broomfield, CO 80020 | Projects: Volunteer for a Meaningful Morning at FRIENDS of Broomfield! Join us on Friday, September 19th to support our morning classes at FRIENDS of Broomfield’s Day Program! Volunteers will arrive at 9:30 AM and divide into small groups to assist in 3–4 engaging classes running from 10:00 AM – 11:30... | 12/12 | Over |
| Broomfield FISH | 10:00am (MT) | 12:00pm (MT) | 6 Garden Center Broomfield, Colorado 80020 | Project: Volunteers will assist in our warehouse by sorting donations and repackaging bulk items. Impact: When you volunteer at Broomfield FISH, you have the opportunity to make a direct positive impact on the lives of our neighbors in need. Your team may participate in a variety of projects (depending... | 9/10 | Over |
| WeeCycle | 10:00am (MT) | 12:00pm (MT) | 5590 Joliet St Denver, CO 80239 | Project: We'll be taking a tour of the WeeCycle warehouse to learn about our twofold mission: providing essential baby gear to families in need and keeping items out of the landfill. Then we'll sort clothing and create "baby wardrobe bags" and possibly help repackage diapers and sort donated gear. With... | 19/20 | Over |
| Boulder JCC; Milk and Honey Farm | 10:30am (MT) | 12:00pm (MT) | 6007 Oreg Ave. Boulder, CO 80303 | ***Please note new start time: 10:30-if you need to make a change to your registration, please contact Jillian at jillian.allison@unitedwaydenver.org.*** Project: Volunteers will be weeding in a food forest. Impact: Milk and Honey Farm is an education based organic and sustainable farm! We serve the community by donating everything... | 15/15 | Over |