City Announces Volunteer Leaf Collection Initiative

In continued efforts to improve the city’s leaf collection, Mayor Levar M. Stoney has initiated the Neighbor-To-Neighbor (N2N) Leaf Brigade, a pilot program for volunteers to lend a helping hand to residences needing assistance with bagging their fallen leaves. Click here to watch the video.

“We know many residents are physically unable to bag their leaves,” said Mayor Stoney. “With the help of fellow city employees, friends and volunteers from around Richmond, we are going to put in the work for some of our most vulnerable residents who need leaf collection assistance.”

Eligible residences have been pre-selected from the city’s Department of Public Works (DPW) Backdoor Services list who also receive assistance with trash and recycling pickups. 101 households will be targeted in the first year of the program.

Residents who are not on the aforementioned DPW list, but would like to be considered for leaf bagging by Leaf Brigade volunteers, are asked to (1) provide N2N with a letter from your physician verifying that your age, disability and/or other health issue prevents you from bagging your leaves, and (2) complete the N2N Leaf Brigade volunteer request form.

Interested volunteers can visit http://www.richmondgov.com/NeighborToNeighbor/LeafBrigade.aspx to sign up or dial 646-LEAF for assistance with registering.

For more information on the volunteer initiative please contact Paul.Manning@richmongov.com or call 646-6528.