City of Fort Collins Engage

Welcome to Engage!  Engage helps you manage your involvement, either as a participant or volunteer, sponsored by the FC Volunteer Program. Browse the calendar, edit your profile, and get involved!

 

Our Vision: Creatively engaging volunteers in their unique talents.

Our Mission: Promote volunteer involvement to improve services and create community.

 

The City of Fort Collins is a wonderful place to live in large part because the residents are active and involved in their community. Part of an engaged City is a community that selflessly gives back, making the world a better place for those around them. Using their time, talents, hearts and hands to help others, these people are the backbone of a community. They are Volunteers.

The City of Fort Collins Volunteer Services Program (VSP) is designed to creatively engage people in their unique talents. Everyone has something treasured to give and when those talents are paired with a passion to help, the results can be amazing. 

VSP recognizes the impact that both new and experienced volunteers have on our community. We help match new volunteers with potential interest areas and offer continuing education opportunities to our existing volunteers.

Signing up for a volunteer position is just the beginning -- Welcome to the City!

 

Several departments rely on volunteers to succeed.

Adaptive Recreation (ARO)          

Boards & Commissions  

Community Development & Neighborhood Services  

The Farm at Lee Martinez Park

FC Moves

Gardens on Spring Creek

Healthy Homes

The Lincoln Center

Mediation & Restorative Justice          

Municipal Courts

Natural Areas

Parks

Police Services

Recycling Ambassadors

Senior Center

Sports                                             

Streets                                            

Utilities                                              

Pictured Above: Volunteers joining hands, Volunteer getting trained for safety outdoors, and Volunteer with Staff T-shirt at a gathering.

 

The General Application Process (pictured above):

Step 1: Fill out the General Volunteer Application. This application will allow you to share your interests and skills with a Volunteer Services staff member. We will facilitate a conversation one-on-one with you to discover your WHY. Volunteering is meaningful to you and the program you impact -- we want you to enjoy it every step of the way! 

Step 2: Support from the VSP Staff. You will get a personalized email response listing possible opportunities and next steps...you can opt into an informal interview with a member of the VSP team to connect, discuss multiple options, and direct you to a department (or several departments) that might be a good fit!

Step 3: Discover Opportunities to find your WHY. Visit the Fcgov.com/volunteer web pages to browse City departments. Visit the Get Involved page to browse current openings for volunteer opportunities.

Step 4: Start Volunteering! Try new things, volunteer with a variety of departments, and find the reason WHY volunteering brings you joy!

Note: We may ask you to fill out department-specific applications throughout your time volunteering with the City. We encourage you to apply for any and all opportunities that interest you, but some opportunities require more experience, prerequisite training, or a more extensive interview process. By filling out an application for each of your interests, our Volunteer Managers can contact you and get the interview process rolling. 

If you ever have questions about programming, applying, volunteering, or navigating Engage, feel free to email us at [email protected]!

 

 

Upcoming Activities   Calendar

Sign Up	NextGenServe Pro First Day   Tuesday, 09 June 2026 |   12:00 PM | City Hall Today kicks off the first round of NextGen Pro! Our agenda today is two-fold: 1. First, practice public speaking skills by developing a "tour" of the Museum of Discovery. You'll work with ONE object to consider how that object tells a story....  more
Sign Up	NextGenServe TTH First Day   Tuesday, 09 June 2026 |   09:00 AM | City Hall Today is the launch of Summer 2026 NextGen! Agenda -Meet and greet your fellow NextGenServe summer teens! -Head over to the Museum of Discovery to spend the day working with black-footed ferrets!  more
Sign Up	NextGenServe MW at Colorado Youth Outdoors   Wednesday, 10 June 2026 |   09:00 AM | City Hall Today we take real road trip! We'll be spending today at Colorado Youth Outdoors, doing all kinds of outside projects. These projects might include - tree trimming - spreading mulch - organizing and inventory - cleaning and prepping ka...  more
Sign Up	NextGenServe TTh Cohort at Colorado Youth Outdoors   Thursday, 11 June 2026 |   09:00 AM | City Hall Today we take real road trip! We'll be spending today at Colorado Youth Outdoors, doing all kinds of outside projects. These projects might include - tree trimming - spreading mulch - organizing and inventory - cleaning and prepping ka...  more
Sign Up	NextGenServe Pro at Colorado Youth Outdoors   Thursday, 11 June 2026 |   09:00 AM | City Hall Today we take real road trip! We'll be spending today at Colorado Youth Outdoors, doing all kinds of outside projects. These projects might include - tree trimming - spreading mulch - organizing and inventory - cleaning and prepping ka...  more
Sign Up	NextGenServe MW Cohort at Water's Way Park   Monday, 15 June 2026 |   09:00 AM | City Hall We spend today outside with Fort Collins Parks Department. We'll be working at Water's Way Park, helping make the park beautiful and amazing!  more
Sign Up	NextGenServe Pro at Animal Friends Alliance   Tuesday, 16 June 2026 |   12:00 PM | City Hall NextGen Pro spends the afternoon at Animal Friends Alliance, a local animal shelter. We'll be doing general maintenance and yard work, and making toys for the animals.  more
Sign Up	NextGenServe TTH Cohort at Dovetail Park   Tuesday, 16 June 2026 |   09:00 AM | City Hall We spend today outside with Fort Collins Parks Department. We'll be working at Dovetail Park, helping make the park beautiful and amazing!  more
Sign Up	NextGenServe MW Cohort at Loveland Community Kitchen* Extended Day   Wednesday, 17 June 2026 |   09:00 AM | City Hall Today's activity is a longer day as we're travelling to Loveland to support the Loveland Community Kitchen. Agenda - packing meals - general yard work - decorating for the July 4th holiday - conducting inventories - general cleaning  more
Sign Up	NextGen Pro at Fossil Creek Park   Thursday, 18 June 2026 |   09:00 AM NextGen Pro spends the whole day at Fossil Creek Park. There's a lot of work to do out there, including - painting the fence around the Dog Park - painting the bridges - cutting down invasive weeds - general maintenance We can rotate in g...  more

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