Get Involved
Cloud 9 Community Farms is a community-led nonprofit with a mission to foster leadership, resilience, and environmental stewardship through youth and community-led food and garden programs.
Our work spans providing fresh food, increasing green space, mentoring young gardeners, and reconnecting communities to nature and their food systems by re-activating underutilized spaces with community-led gardens.
Currently, we operate a series of rain gardens in West Philadelphia, a food pantry, and three community gardens. Our programs support low-income seniors and families, and youth leadership development.
Get Involved in the Volunteer Program
Cloud 9 is powered by community members and volunteers. We welcome all experience levels to the farm! Whether you've been gardening for decades, or just started with your first houseplant, there's always space to learn and help! Check our calendar for farm volunteer days
And we have volunteer opportunities off the farm! Check out current volunteer opportunities below.
Email volunteers@cloud9communityfarms.org to learn more, or or to let us know if you'd like to volunteer on the farm outside of farm volunteer days.
Join one of our Committees
Anyone can join a Cloud 9 Committee dedicated to helping grow partnerships, funds, and beauty in the work we do! No previous experience required just passion for the work we do
Fundraising and Outreach
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Build Strong Connections to Neighbors and Businesses
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Develop Entrepreneurship skills
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Learn Grant and Proposal Writing
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Interested in Relationship building
Events and Programming
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Have ideas for events or activities
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Detail and Task-Oriented
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Develop Event Planning Skills
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Vehicle and Transportation Support
Technology and Social Media
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Familiar with Google Suite or Computer Software
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Web Designers or creatives
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Independent worker
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Social Media Support
Artists, Accountants and Other Skills
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Flyer and Social Media Creation
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T-Shirt, Tote Bags, Clothing and Branded Materials
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Treasurer or Accounting and Administrative Skills
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Artists, Graphic Designers, Builders and Creatives
Board Members Needed
Support your community by joining the Cloud 9 Community Farms Board of Directors
What Does Our Board Do?
Oversee organization's vision
Help raise funds,
Grow partnerships
Offer skills and services
All You Need is Passion for the Work We Do
reach out to cathy@cloud9communityfarms.org if interested
Donate
Every donation helps – large and small – each of you help grow Cloud 9’s gardens and food access programs.
Your contribution supports the growth of community-led urban farms, gardens, food access and education programs that explore the urban ecosystem, and training and technical assistance to support burgeoning community-led garden programs.
Thank You to
Our Funders
The Henrietta Tower Wurts Memorial Fund
The McLean Contributionship
The Cornell Douglas Foundation
The Patagonia Foundation
BlacknBOLD Coffee
The City of Philadelphia Community Resilience & Environmental Justice Fund
American Heart Association
The Claniel Foundation
The Pincus Foundation