Volunteer
This is a place to dig in—into soil, into ideas, into community. Volunteering at Sustain DuPage is how we learn from each other, care for the land, and grow something that lasts beyond any one of us.
Grow With Us
When you volunteer with Sustain DuPage, you:
Help restore and protect local ecosystems
Share and grow knowledge in sustainability practices
Strengthen community connections
Support equity and justice through grassroots action
From one-time help to ongoing leadership, every hand counts.
Earn a Membership
We offer membership to those who contribute 50 hours of volunteer time each year. It’s a way to recognize the people who help sustain this community through their energy, care, and consistency. Along the way, you’ll build relationships, learn new skills, and directly shape the future of Sustain DuPage.
Join Your Way
If volunteering isn’t possible right now, you can still be part of the community by becoming a member through an annual fee. Your support helps maintain shared spaces, expand programs, and keep everything growing so others can participate. You can learn more about membership options and find the path that works best for you here.
Needed Volunteer Roles
Protectors Project Manager
Volunteer Type: Core Volunteer
Time Requirement: 2 hours weekly from November through March. Project Managers must also attend monthly leadership meetings via Zoom.
Who Will Support Your Success: David Bravos (Interim Protectors Project Manager)
Eligibility Note: Must be a Sustain DuPage Member
Description: Are you passionate about protecting our local plants and animals? We’re looking for folks who are either knowledgeable about effective ways to protect our local ecosystems or committed to learning! Read here for more about our Rewilding Project!
Community Cooking Project Manager
Volunteer Type: Core Volunteer
Time Requirement: Flexible
Who Will Support Your Success: David Bravos (Current Community Cooking Project Manager)
Eligibility Note: Must be a Sustain DuPage Member
Description: The Community Cooking Organizer is responsible for cooking and foraging events by preparing equipment and ingredients, and is expected to arrive 1 hour before the event and stay 30 minutes after for cleanup. As a result, they may attend the respective event for free. Read here for more about our Community Cooking Project!
Turners Reading Group Project Organizer
Time Requirement: Approximately 5 to 10 hours per month (flexible), 1 year commitment minimum
Who Will Support Your Success: Current Turners Organizer
Eligibility Note: Must join the Leadership Committee and attend the LC meeting each month
Description: Are you passionate about sustainability and want to engage others in meaningful conversations to strengthen our community’s understanding and progress on sustainability? We are looking for someone to lead regular group discussions on sustainability literature, including books, articles, essays, poetry, and movies. Read here for more about our Turners Reading Group Project!
Graphic Designers/ Video Animators/ Editors
We would love to have a team of graphic designers and video animators who could contribute their skills to Sustain DuPage content. We would be happy to credit @ tag all content created as a donation to Sustain DuPage across our social media and website. We have a big vision to begin creating more educational videos, bioregional indie news media, and general day-to-day website content. By crowdsourcing collaborative tasks, we can take the burden off any one specific designer.