Opportunities From: City of Garland TX

CODE CARES - Help a Neighbor with Lawn Care

We are looking for volunteers to help Garland residents with basic lawn mowing and light yard care. This effort supports residents who may be unable to maintain their yards due to age, disability, or temporary hardship.

Volunteers will provide simple lawn care services that help residents stay safe, maintain their homes, and remain in compliance with City codes while showing kindness where it matters most.

This project is conducted in partnership with Garland Code Compliance.

Project Details

Dates
Spring and Early Summer 2026
Volunteers may sign up now. Scheduling will be coordinated individually.

Time Commitment
Flexible
Volunteers may help one time or choose to assist again if they wish. There is no requirement to commit to the entire season.

Location
Various residential locations across Garland
Addresses will be shared after sign-up.

Project Description

Volunteers will help residents by providing light lawn care. This may include mowing lawns, light trimming or edging, bagging or stacking grass clippings, and basic yard cleanup. This project does not include heavy landscaping or construction work.

Volunteer Requirements

Volunteers must provide their own lawn mower, trimmer, basic yard tools, work gloves, and eye protection. Volunteers are also responsible for their own transportation to and from the service location. Volunteers may not enter the homes or do remodeling work through the program for safety reasons. 

Please note that the City of Garland does not provide lawn equipment for this project.

City Support

The City of Garland will provide project coordination and resident matching, instructions and expectations before each assignment.

Code Cares Volunteer Project – Tree Debris Assistance

Volunteer Garland is organizing a small Code Cares volunteer project to assist an elderly Garland couple in their late 80s after a large tree recently collapsed at their home.

A separate crew will be cutting the tree, and our volunteer team will help move the cut pieces to a pickup location so the City can haul them away. This project will require light to moderate lifting as volunteers help move the tree sections.

We are looking for approximately 10 volunteers to assist with this project.

Project Details

Location
2418 English
Garland, TX

Primary Date
Saturday, March 14, 2026

Start Time
10:00 AM

Volunteer Window
10:00 AM – 1:30 PM
(We expect the volunteer portion to take less than an hour once the cutting crew has completed their work.)

Backup Date
Saturday, March 21, 2026
This date has been reserved in case we need additional time to assemble volunteers or if conditions require rescheduling.

What to Bring

Work gloves

Work clothes

Closed-toe shoes

Special Notes

Please do not disturb the residents. It is okay to interact if they approach the volunteer group.

Volunteers will assist only with moving cut tree debris. Tree cutting will be handled by a separate crew.

Friends and family are welcome to attend, even if they are not registered on the site. Additional volunteers can sign in upon arrival.

Volunteer Coordinator

Josué Diaz
Volunteer Coordinator
City of Garland – Volunteer Garland