Team Building Experiences

Groups are welcome to volunteer at Concrete Safaris from April through December. Here are opportunities for community groups and corporation philanthropy to make your mark with community service. Thank you in advance for your support.

CORPORATE GROUPS

At Your Office

Do you work in Healthcare, Media, Business, or Construction? Host children (ages 7-12) or youth (ages 14-24) for educational field trips about the world of work at your office. Conduct mock interviews, provide constructive feedback on resumes, and share how you got into your field and the breadth of opportunities available.

Commitment

  • 10 - 40 Volunteers
  • Tour of your office or work space
  • Point person at your company to help facilitate event and recruit volunteers
  • Snacks are optional, and appreciated

In East Harlem

Sponsor a Green Exercise Day

Did you know that 3 elementary schools within 6-blocks of Concrete Safaris’ gardens have no science teachers for over 1,200 students? Join Concrete Safaris for an outdoor educational experience serving 2nd-5th graders in East Harlem. Partner with children or youth via group mentoring, completing team building games and 25-minute modules of gardening, urbanism, environmental health science, and fitness. You will plant, learn about the neighborhood, study the health impacts of our environment in East Harlem, and complete a fitness circuit together. For those organizations that prefer to work independently, a day of garden maintenance activities only can be arranged. Work with our team to develop a custom event so that East Harlem children can use CS' gardens as their science labs.

Get Active With JungleGym 2020

At Concrete Safaris’ JungleGym 2020, East Harlem children and their families will race through a 20-Obstacle Challenge and enjoy an Active Living Fair spanning commercial corridors, residential blocks, and school yards in East Harlem in partnership with the NYC Department of Transportation’s Weekend Walks program. East Harlem youth will help build the obstacles. Elementary school children will meet with Community Board 11 to secure permits and street closures. Concrete Safaris’ Outdoor Leadership Academy Interns and volunteers will facilitate these family events, celebrating our 8th annual event series and 12th year. Local organizations will offer fun activities and information on healthy, local programs.

Sponsor

Sponsor JungleGym on streets in East Harlem's commercial corridors or NYCHA developments, or in school yards.

Donate In-Kind 

Make JungleGym extra special with the gift of supplies, swag, or support for our volunteers and staff.

Corporate Volunteerism FAQ

SCHOOLS, COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS, CIVIC GROUPS, & FRIENDS

Get outdoors and active while helping to maintain CS' educational gardens. Activities may include:

Seasonal garden maintenance activities like planting, path creation, raking leaves, wheelbarrowing, shoveling topsoil and compost

Picking up trash

Garden-related construction

Community Group Volunteerism FAQ

Neighbors Serving Neighbors With Outdoor Play & Fun

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Lead An Activity 

Non-profits and schools are invited to offer programming on the streets of East Harlem at one of our many events.

Celebrate School

DOE School Administrators, let's partner to bring JungleGym to your Back-to-School or End-of-Year Celebrations.

Co-Host Family Day

NYCHA Tenants' Associations in East Harlem, let's partner to bring JungleGym to your Family Day.

JungleGym FAQ

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