Get Involved, Volunteer With Us
All Aspinwall Neighbors volunteer opportunities are family-friendly unless otherwise noted, and certified volunteer hours are available for local students. Immediate volunteer needs are for the upcoming Play Music on the Porch music festival and fundraiser organized by resident Tripp Clarke:
Saturday, August 29 is National Play Music on the Porch Day and Aspinwall is making a celebration of it! The 200 block of Western Avenue will be closed down for festivities, including 4 local bands performing across porches on the block, from 11:00am – 3:00pm. Admission is free and donations and t-shirt sales will benefit Aspinwall Neighbors’ Soup Delivery program that benefits local seniors and residents recovering from surgery or loss. There will also be a food truck, adult beverages and ice cream available from local vendors for purchase at the event.
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Volunteers will help with event setup, tear-down, t-shirt sales, and general event support. Volunteers of all ages are welcome, and student hours can be certified.
Our opportunities + programs include:
Our annual volunteer clean-up of Aspinwall’s high-traffic areas and parks happens each spring! We also use that time to prepare the Alley A Rain garden for another season of spring runoff. Green Streets has ended for 2026 – thank you to all of our volunteers!
Help prepare and deliver hot soup care packages to senior neighbors, and those recovering from surgery or loss to brighten their day. This program also has volunteer opportunities to bake treats and, for local kids to create handmade art and cards. The 2025-2026 Soup Delivery season has ended. We’ll be starting up again in Fall 2026!
Volunteers are matched to snow angel requests from neighbors who are unable to shovel due to physical ability, during the winter season. Volunteer opportunities will be posted in Fall 2026.
Want to help keep our streets clean all year long? Sign up to be a WALL Star, and adopt a block to keep litter-free. We’ll provide safety vests, gloves, and litter picks.
Each summer we host Aspinwall’s Big Night Out, a celebration of our community and the people, businesses, and organizations that make it unique. Volunteers help make the event possible, by spreading the word, setting up, helping out and tearing down the event.
During the winter holiday season we partner with Play It Forward Pittsburgh to collect, package and deliver toys and gifts to their annual drive that benefits local children and families, while giving toys a second life. We are not currently accepting volunteers for this program.
Interested in something else? Sign up as a general volunteer below to start receiving opportunities via email, or voice interest in contributing to a committee or board role:
Thank You to Our 2026 Sponsors
Annual Presenting Sponsor
Community Builder Sponsor
