It takes a village: become an SRTS volunteer!

Published on September 04, 2024

Parents, families and community members can work together with school staff to build a culture of walking and rolling at your school. Safe Routes to School events make it safer, easier and more fun for families walk and bike to school, improving their health, well-being and safety.

As a volunteer, you work together with school staff, other parents, families and community members to build a culture of walking and rolling at your school.

Volunteers can participate in:

• Organizing and supporting SRTS events at your school.
• Supporting student travel data collection to understand how families travel to and from school.
• Representing your school at meetings, such as the quarterly Menlo Park SRTS Task Force meetings.
• Being a liaison between the City and your school.

To become active in your child’s SRTS program, take the following steps:

1. Learn more about Safe Routes to School in Menlo Park on the City website.
2. Work with your school staff: Schools in Menlo Park regularly organize fun events like Walk and Roll to School days, walking school buses or bike buses, the Golden Sneaker Contest, etc. They need your help to make them a success!
3. Fill out our volunteer recruitment form here to support activities and events!