Published April 24, 2026

The City of Dearborn is encouraging residents to help maintain their favorite parks and green spaces.

The annual Adopt-A-Park program is officially open for the 2026 season, encouraging local individuals, families and organizations to invest time and pride in the community’s parks and shared outdoor spaces by keeping them clean, and periodically picking up and bagging trash for disposal by city crews. Gloves and trash bags are provided.

As part of Mayor Abdullah H. Hammoud’s broader mission to enhance neighborhoods through projects like the $30 million PEACE Parks initiative, the Adopt-A-Park program focuses on basic maintenance and essential upkeep that keeps Dearborn’s green spaces vibrant and beautiful, with simple but powerful maintenance tasks.

Program Highlights:

• -Flexible Volunteering: There is no set hourly requirement. Participants are encouraged to be out in their chosen parks as often as they can to help with litter removal, weeding, and basic upkeep.
• -Identify a Team: The city provides special t-shirts to all program members to identify them as official Adopt-A-Park volunteers.
• -Community Involvement: Volunteers are encouraged to share their progress by taking photos of their park and clean-up efforts and sharing them with the City. 

Interested residents and groups can sign up at this link, or by contacting 313-943-2150.

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