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Volunteer Escondido program reports 1,574 active volunteers and new youth project portal
Summary
The city's Volunteer Escondido annual update reported 1,574 active volunteers in 2025 who contributed 26,475.5 hours, 31 events, 135 trees planted and more than 26,000 meals served to seniors; staff announced new online tools for youth service project proposals and upcoming Arbor Day and Creek‑to‑Bay events.
Latisia Alial, management analyst for the Community Services Department, presented the 2025 Volunteer Escondido annual update and highlighted partnerships, program structure and new online tools.
Alial described an entirely online onboarding process for volunteers and a range of opportunities — one‑time events, ongoing program support (senior nutrition, literacy tutoring, youth sports coaches), arts and culture stewards, and police and fire support volunteers. She said the program partners with 23 schools and organizations, highlighted the Love Esco volunteer day, and noted the volunteer.escanido.org website has been updated with a live impact counter that surpassed 500,000 tracked hours since 1998.
Key 2025 figures cited by staff: 1,574 active volunteers, 26,475.5 volunteer hours, 31 volunteer events, 135 trees planted, 26,532 senior meals served, and volunteer stewardship of the Queen Khifia’s Magical Circle garden with 685 volunteer hours and 15,220 visitors served.
Alial announced upcoming opportunities including Arbor Day and Creek‑to‑Bay cleanups on April 25, 2026, and a new youth service project proposal form to be added to the city website.
Council thanked staff and community partners and praised the program’s volunteer recruitment and retention efforts.
