Volunteers in Prospect Park (VIPP), an internationally honored volunteer program, offers many exciting ways to help in one of the world’s most beautiful parks.

Information Sessions | Weekly Crews | Special Events | Special Opportunities

Gain experience and spend time doing something you love while making a real difference in the lives of all who benefit from the Park and Park services. Here are a few examples of the crucial contributions volunteers make to Prospect Park:

• Woodland restoration, including cleaning, greening and planting
• Visitor outreach and education, including leading guided tours
• Office help
• Special Skills: Carpentry, Photography, Information Technology
• Working with children and nature at the Audubon Center

We provide the training and equipment for all activities. All you have to do is decide how much time you can spare and when. For more information, call the VIPP Office at (718) 965-8960 or email us.

Anyone 14 years old and older can volunteer! If you’re interested in special opportunities at the Youth Resource Center, click here.

Curious about volunteering? Learn about the many different volunteer opportunities that take place on weekdays and weekends, both indoors and outdoors in Prospect Park. This one-hour meeting takes place in the first-floor conference room of the historic Litchfield Villa, 95 Prospect Park West, between 4th and 5th Streets. For more information call (718) 965-8960. 

Upcoming information sessions: 

• Wednesday, May 21, 6:30 p.m.
• Wednesday, June 11, 4 p.m.
• Wednesday, June 25, 6:30 p.m.

For dates and more information, call (718) 965-8960, or check our calendar.

Mondays: East Side Revival Crew
10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
First Monday of the month meet at the Audubon Center. Otherwise, meet in the Vale of Cashmere (off of East Drive, a quarter-mile from Grand Army Plaza) and help improve the surrounding areas. Call the office if it’s your first time with this group.

Thursdays: Thursday VIPP
10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Work on various horticultural and beautification projects.

Saturdays: Weekend Woodlands Volunteers
10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Join the ongoing restoration of the Park’s wooded areas. Meet in front of the Picnic House. 

Weekend VIPP
Help the environment in your community. Typical tasks include: sprucing up flower beds and shrub beds; clearing fence lines; painting fences, benches and litter cans; removing non-native invasive weeds; caring for trees by weeding and mulching around them; improving pathways by sweeping and removing organic debris; and removing trash.

For dates and more information, call (718) 965-8960, or check our calendar.

Special Opportunities
Special volunteer positions are now available at the Audubon Center. Check out the job descriptions below in pdf format, and call (718) 965-8960 to find out how you can contribute to environmental education in Brooklyn’s favorite Park.

• Gardener
• Greeter
• Nature Guide
• Program Assistant
• Weekday Docent

Volunteer positions are also available at Lefferts Historic House. You can be a docent, a gardener, an archivist, a librarian, or a program assistant. Call (718) 965-8960 for details.