Volunteer resources
D4C has many resources available to help you complete projects that will make an impact in your neighborhood or make your event(s) a success. Each topic below includes a short summary; tap or click the title to open the full page.
Behavioral Health Crisis
Crisis lines, referrals, and behavioral health resources for neighbors.
Board Resources
Bylaws, meeting materials, and tools for board members.
Civic Involvement
Testimony tips, council engagement, and civic participation links.
Emergency Prep
Neighborhood emergency preparedness guides and supplies.
Livability
Safety, livability, and quality-of-life resources.
Training
Workshops and skills training for neighborhood volunteers.
Watershed Health
Stormwater, habitat, and watershed stewardship resources.
Traffic Safety Template
Plan safer neighborhood traffic safety events.
Items available for use in our office
D4C has an array of services and supplies to help your group or neighborhood complete projects. Examples of space/equipment available for use in our office include:
- Desk/table space, desktop computer
- Color printer/copier and scanner*
- Paper (white and colors)*, poster markers
- Staplers, booklet stapler and binding machine
- Tabletop paper cutter, laminator (pouches)*
- Lumix 12mp digital camera
*Works with 8.5×11, 8.5×14, and 11×17 paper sizes only.
If you need the office or equipment from this list, please call us to schedule a visit and review the resource rules below.
Items available for checkout
Publications — books, manuals, brochures, flyers, large-format signs and maps. Call us to check availability.
Event setup and publicity — folding tables, EZ-up tents, signs and banners, easels, tripod, yard sign stakes, vinyl banners, chart pads, bulletin boards, table cloths.
Audio/visual — portable projector screen, powered speakers, stage monitors, microphones, mixer, projector.
Emergency prep and clean-up — trash grabbers, tarps, gloves, masks, safety vests, NET materials, rescue tools, composting toilet kit.
Resource rules
Home game
Items listed under “available for use in our office” cannot leave D4C offices and are not for use outside of them.
Hours of Operation
Our office is open 10am–4pm Monday–Thursday. Plan your work within that window, or talk with us to arrange something else.
Remember the neighbors
Staff will be working too — please avoid undue distraction or interruptions in the office.
With a little help from my friends
We’re happy to help you get started with tools, software, or supplies, but we’re not a full-service print shop. Plan your project with appropriate help and funding; we can supply a small amount of consumables.
Leave no trace
Clean up when finished and leave the space and equipment at least as you found it.
Save the date
Return borrowed items as soon as your project is complete so others can use them. We’ll note a “must return by” date on the equipment checkout form.
Be kind, rewind
Take care of borrowed equipment. If items are lost, stolen, or damaged, notify D4C immediately. Users may be responsible for repair or replacement when misuse or negligence is found.