Projects you can support

Join us for community service in our neighborhood!

EVNA loves to tackle projects, big and small, one-off or long term, to bring people together and improve our neighborhood. The best way to get involved is to attend one of our events. Here are priority areas for us:

CLEANUPS

Monthly neighborhood clean-up days every second Saturday of the month. Meet us at Jane Warner Plaza at 10am. IMPORTANT we are considering partnering with the Civic Joy Fund, so this schedule may be changing!

BIKING, ROLLING, PEDESTRIAN, STREET SAFETY

We are regularly hosting events virtually and in person about the SF Biking and Rolling Plan, Vision Zero and the Vision Zero SF Coalition (which we joined in 2025), Slow Streets, WalkSF, and other local areas of concern.

HUNGER

We raise awareness of how many people are hungry in our neighborhood and how to help. We work in collaboration with great local programs and nonprofits, such as Project Open Hand, SF-Marin Food Bank, San Francisco Human Services free food locator, San Francisco Public Schools nutrition services, and more.

LOCAL SCHOOLS

We are looking for staff, parents, graduates and other supporters of Harvey Milk Civil Rights Academy, Sanchez Elementary School, Everett Middle School, and Mission High School to help us collaborate more. Volunteer with us! We are regularly in conversation with the HMCRA and Everett Parent Teacher Associations (PTAs) but would love to have local parents, guardians or teachers join our committees or board.

PUBLIC ART

We love that so much public art is happening in the neighborhood! If you’re knowledgeable or simply a fan of local art, you can be part of creating it. Here are some of the current projects we love and ways to get involved:

  • Mural on private property at 4122 18th Street (on the wall above the Walgreens parking lot near the Serge Gay Jr. “Circle of Change” mural) with the working title of "Living Lesbian Legends” to be painted by Tanya Wischerath. Show your support by making an unrestricted donation to the Castro LGBTQ Cultural District.

  • Mural on the retaining wall at 20th and Noe Streets by Melanie Getman. Please email Dave Dea of the Dolores Heights Improvement Club to get involved.

  • Mural on Jane Warner Plaza of the Intersex Progress Pride Flag. Symbolizing the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion of the Castro LGBTQA+ Community, this mural is scheduled to be painted in time for PRIDE 2025. This mural will show the world that the Castro, the center for LGBTQA+ pride, is pushing forward on the rights for all and is not backing down! The goal is to raise $8,200 by May 1 for the supplies. No individual is being paid. Please donate via PayPal, Square, or Venmo.

  • Proposal to restore the Time After Time mural on the south facing side of the Eureka Valley Recreation Center with artist Betsie Miller-Kusz. This is one of the few murals in San Francisco dedicated to a local woman. Claire Anderson was a popular Director at the center for more than three decades. We are just starting this proposal, so please contact us with support, questions, and feedback.

GARDENING

Do you have a local gardening group you’d like us to feature? Let us know by emailing board@evna.org. Here are invitations from local groups:

  • Dolores Park has a monthly volunteer gardening party there. Email Dave Swanson to be added to his volunteer list.

  • Kite Hill improvements, planting and weeding is organized by the Kite Hillbillies.

  • 20th and Noe Streets Community Garden would love your help. Just email Dave Dea, lead gardener, to get involved.

  • Friends of the Urban Forest is a new partner for us. We aren’t sure if we’ll do a tree walk, educational session, tree planting, tree care, sidewalk garden, or something else – let us know what you’d like us to host.

PIT STOPS

We are passionate about 24-hour access to toilets, a place to dispose of dog waste, and safe needle disposal. We support Pit Stops city-wide and advocate for our local one at the corner of Market and Castro Streets.

DOG PARK

We helped found the Eureka Valley Dog Owners Group to renovate the Eureka Valley Dog Play Area (Collingwood Dog Park). Several years of community discussions have reached consensus on the rough plan. The City is coming up with significant funding, and the group will begin individual fundraising soon.

Please email us at board@evna.org if you have a new idea you’d like to see become a reality!