Portland Public Schools

Portland, Oregon Portland, Oregon

501 N. Dixon St•Portland, OR 97227•(503) 916-2000

Project Community Care is a volunteer stewardship program designed to help care for school grounds!

CAPACITY IS FULL AND WE ARE UNABLE TO ACCEPT ANY FURTHER REQUESTS FOR COMMUNITY CARE DAY AUGUST 2025 PARTICIPATION AT THIS TIME.

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.

Have Custodian time is covered by PPS Maintenance if you complete a CUB.

List of sites that have completed the required CUB permit.

Volunteer tasks include pruning, weeding and picking up litter.

Volunteers need to complete a liability waiver upon arrival at your event. You can download waivers from the right-hand column of this webpage.

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. School sites will be financially responsible for waste left onsite for an unapproved date.

We appreciate your understanding as we navigate these challenges.

Ways To Get Involved

Volunteer at a Community Care event
- 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.
Donate!
- The Fund for PPS is working to help schools with outdated outdoor spaces reimagine their schoolyards with improvements such as depaving, accessible play structures, gardens, increased tree canopy, and green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.
- Donate here!