Avi Yotam, Deputy Director
Torie O’Reilly, Division Manager
Leticia Espino, Program Manager
Xochitl Montes, Interim Community Services Supervisor
Jeremy Shoffner, Recreation Superintendent
Parks, Recreation &
Neighborhood Services
Volunteer Management Programs
Annual Report
Neighborhood Services & Education Committee
April 14, 2022
PRNS VOLUNTEER OVERVIEW
To help protect and
enhance San Jose
parks, trails and open
spaces with ongoing
volunteer support
and special events.
Parks
To engage
residents in City’s blight reduction
programs to clean
neighborhoods,
creeks, and streets.
BeautifySJ To serve our overall
community during
emergency services
and operations.
EOC
To allow individuals
of all ages, races and
communities to
enhance their local
community center.
Community
Centers
2 HOW DO THE PIECES FIT TOGETHER?
Park volunteers
assist in keeping
our parks clean
for community
use.
Park
Volunteers help
beautify San Jose
contributing to the
livability of our
neighborhoods.
BeautifySJ
This team steps
up in crises to
support our
residents most in
need.
EOC
Volunteers support
programming and
community events
to help build healthy
communities that
inspire belonging.
Community Centers
3 * EOC total hours not tracked as EOC Volunteers worked thru partner agencies. 4 Volunteer Hours (2020-2021)
Senior Nutrition Program & Special Events 60
Community Centers 0
Recreation Subtotal Volunteer Hours 60
Anti-Graffiti 466
Anti-Litter 11,009
Community Services Subtotal Volunteer Hours 11,475
One Day Events 10,651
Adopt-A-Park 10,659
Parks Subtotal Volunteer Hours 21,310
Total 32,845
Program Manager
Volunteer
Management Unit
Recreation
Senior
Services
Community
Centers
Parks
Adopt-A-Park Volunteer
Events
BeautifySJ
Anti-Graffiti Anti-Litter
Volunteer Coordination in Parks, Recreation and
Neighborhood Services
5 PARK VOLUNTEERS
6 Park Volunteers Highlights
3,369 Volunteers
21,310 Hours Volunteered
112 Park Locations
PARK VOLUNTEERS
HOLD for Graph on Events
0 5
10 15
20 25
30 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Number of Events
Council District
Number of Volunteer Events
Year 2019 Year 2020 Year 2021
7 Park Volunteers
Highlights
PARK VOLUNTEERS
One Day Events
Adopt -a -Park
Corporate Events
Friends of Groups
Eagle Scout Projects
Sunday Series
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Adopt-A-Park
Charitable Groups
Corporate
Friends Groups
Staff Initiated
Neighborhood Associations
Trail Crews
Sunday series
ONE-DAY VOLUNTEER EVENTS
8 Park Volunteers
Highlights
PARK VOLUNTEERS
HOLD for Graph on Events
Strategic use of
Healthy Places Index
(HPI) – All Events
2 11
6 11
10 5
15 31
18 23
3 2
6 22
9 5
9 10
32 7
9 15
3 9
17 18
10 1.0-9.9 10.0-19.9 20.0-29.9 30.0-39.9 40.0-49.0 50.0-59.9 60.0-69.9 70.0-79.9 80.0-89.9 90.0-99.9
VOLUNTEER EVENTS BY HEALTHY PLACES INDEX
2019 2020 2021
9 Park Volunteers
Highlights
PARK VOLUNTEERS
Strategic use of
Healthy Places Index
(HPI)
HOLD for Graph on Events
Action
Areas
Weight
(fraction)
Indicators
10 Park Volunteers
Highlights
PARK VOLUNTEERS
HOLD for Graph on Events
Strategic use of
Healthy Places Index
(HPI) – PRNS Led
Events
2 9
6 11
10 5
15 12
18 21
1 2
6 22
3 5
7 10
20 7
9 15
3 9
3 5
7 1.0-9.9 10.0-19.9 20.0-29.9 30.0-39.9 40.0-49.0 50.0-59.9 60.0-69.9 70.0-79.9 80.0-89.9 90.0-99.9
VOLUNTEER EVENTS BY HEALTHY PLACES INDEX
2019 2020 2021
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"The best way to find
yourself is to lose yourself
in the service of others."
- Gandhi
Beautify SJ Volunteers
12 Park Volunteers
Highlights
Beautify SJ VOLUNTEERS
Beautify SJ is an initiative to
clean up and restore our San
José community, bringing
together thousands of
volunteers to beautify their
neighborhoods by removing
trash from street and
waterways to improve the
quality of life.
0 10,000
20,000
30,000
40,000
50,000
60,000
2018-2019 2019-2020 2020-2021
Number of Volunteer Hours with BeautifySJ
0 50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
2018-2019 2019-2020 2020-2021
Number of Clean Up Events with BeautifySJ
13 “Volunteers don't get paid,
not because they're
worthless, but because
they're priceless.”
– Sherry Anderson
Community Center Volunteers
14 Park Volunteers
Highlights
COMMUNITY CENTER VOLUNTEERS
Senior Nutrition
Special Events
Front Desk
Youth Activities
Class Instructors
San Jose Recreation Preschool
15 Park Volunteers
Highlights
COMMUNITY CENTER VOLUNTEERS
The City of San José in
partnership with Trio Community
Meals provides nutritious meals,
to older adults who are 60+ years
old at 14 community centers
throughout San José.
These service would not be
possible without a core group of
volunteers
Events
24%
Registration
9%
Meal Distribution
21%
Wrapping Silverware
20%
Coffee
5%
Set Up & Break Down
21%
SENIOR SERVICES SUPPORT
16 Park Volunteers
Highlights
COMMUNITY CENTER VOLUNTEERS
Senior Nutrition
Special Events
Front Desk
Youth Activities
Class Instructors
SJ Recreation Preschool
17 EOC VOLUNTEERS
“Volunteers do not
necessarily have
the time; they just
have the heart.”
– Elizabeth Andrew
18 The Office of Emergency
Management leads efforts to
protect life, property and the
environment by developing,
coordinating and managing
programs that prevent, prepare
for, respond to, recover from, and
mitigate natural and man-made
disasters and emergencies.
Looking Forward
Departmentwide
Standard Operating
Procedures
Regular Communication
Project Collaborations
Joint Outreach
Community
Center
Volunteers EOC Volunteers
Parks Volunteers Beautify SJ
Volunteers
19 Avi Yotam, Deputy Director
Torie O’Reilly, Division Manager
Leticia Espino, Program Manager
Xochitl Montes, Interim Community Services Supervisor
Jeremy Shoffner, Recreation Superintendent
Parks, Recreation &
Neighborhood Services
Volunteer Management Programs
Annual Report
Neighborhood Services and Education Committee
April 14, 2022