Project Community Care is a volunteer stewardship program designed to help care for school grounds!
August 2025 Community Care Day Information
In light of district-wide budget cuts and the current funding freeze, our team is experiencing reduced capacity and this event will not be coordinated by the district for August 2025.
If your school wants to self-organize an event:
Staff need to complete a Civic Use of Buildings (CUB) permit by 8/1 in order to receive waste services to haul away collected yard debris after your event.
Volunteer tasks include pruning, weeding and picking up litter.
Volunteers need to complete a liability wavier upon arrival for your event. You can download waivers from the right-hand column of this webpage.
If you decide to self-organize an event, we recommend Saturday, August 16th as an event day. No events will take place the weekend before school starts (8/23 - 8/24). Permits submitted for that weekend will not be approved and no waste services will be available.
We appreciate your understanding as we navigate these challenges.
Bi-annual districtwide event held in August and April
Volunteers come together to complete tasks such as weeding, litter pick-up, or spreading mulch around flower beds & trees.
Help organize a work party at your school any time of year
PPS can bring in partner organizations to support your event with volunteers and clean-up tools
PPS can provide waste services (yard debris or garbage) for any event
PPS can provide 5 cubic yards of mulch to Title IA schools once each year
Chip Drop, and similar services, are prohibited for events because play areas require Engineered Wood Fiber (EWF) chips, which are specifically required for playground areas for safety and longevity.
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The Fund for PPS is working to help schools with outdated outdoor spaces reimagine their schoolyards with improvements such as depaving, accessible play structures, gardens, increased tree canopy, and green infrastructure.