Since the creation of the strategy in the Sustainability Plan, the City has hired a full time volunteer coordinator, launched a volunteer portal, and expanded volunteer opportunities to include more diverse program options and to provide more accessible programming for youth & families, as well as Spanish speakers.
Develop and sustain the new GOCO funded Backyard 2 Backcountry Family Program. Backyard 2 Backcountry is a bilingual, family-centered outdoor program that helps families build skills, confidence, and connection in nature through hands-on activities and guided learning.
This grant award funds ongoing work in partnership with our Children Youth & Families Division, Thorne Nature Experience and other nature-based agencies and organizations in Longmont.
Nature Everywhere grant opportunity in partnership with Community & Neighborhood Resources, Children, Youth & Families, Longmont Community Foundation, and Thorne Nature Experience.
Budget approved, transition in process.
In 2022, two new ongoing volunteer opportunities successfully created and filled: Trail Ambassadors and Citizen Scientists - Phenology Walk
Parks, Open Space and Trails hired a Volunteer Coordinator to help expand their programs.
The goal of hiring a seasonal bilingual Program Coordinator is to support the grant-funded expansion of the Children, Youth & Families (CYF) Navigator Program and the Backyard 2 Backcountry series. This position will help coordinate family-focused programming, assist with outreach and engagement, and ensure activities are accessible, inclusive, and smoothly executed.