The police Department offers several volunteer programs. Residents can become as involved as they would like – from heading up a neighborhood Watch team in their subdivision to being trained as a CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) member.

The Friends of the Sterling Heights Public Library, organized in 1976, is a volunteer non-profit group dedicated to enhancing and improving library services for our community. Friends contributions, fund-raising activities, and volunteer efforts support adult and youth programs, maintain and improve collections, and provide new technologies and capital improvements.

Imagine helping along a young child who later becomes a world athlete, the Sterling Heights Parks & Recreation Department needs volunteers to help with a wide variety of youth sports programs.

Keeping the streets of Sterling Heights clean, one mile at a time. Groups sign up for this program and pick up litter along their assigned roadway four times per year. The roads are marked with the group’s name to let everyone know the fine work the volunteers are doing.

To improve the quality of life of area residents through cultural, educational and recreational activities in the Sterling Heights area.

Promote public awareness, host balanced discussions and develop solutions helping to generate the existence of a healthy environment.

To implement local solutions to global issues at the intersection of ecology, education, and design.

Join our elite team of volunteers who help us price the heaps of fabric that is donated to SCRAP. You will also help us keep the fabric section looking organized and eye-catching.

Help SCRAP make our ever-popular To Go Kits and Collage Packs for us to sell both in the store and at community events.

If you love to organize then you’ll love helping us! Volunteers are the main force behind keeping our store clean and organized. You’ll assist with organizing sections, putting out materials and keeping the store looking nice.