Tempe Cares

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Tempe Cares

Tempe Cares is the community’s signature annual volunteer event, with hundreds of Tempe residents, employees, students, businesses, and organizations joining forces to improve the community and show how much they care. Please watch for volunteer opportunities for the March event.

Since 1991, Tempe Cares has been a signature annual volunteer event with hundreds of Tempe residents, employees, students, businesses, and organizations joining forces to improve the community and show how much they care.

This year, we are rallying our Tempe neighbors & friends to join us in helping those less fortunate than us by helping clean up and improve the Escalante Community Garden. We will be cleaning up the community garden, planting trees, paving pathways, and much more!

Event Details

Stay tuned for the 2025-2026 Tempe Care annual event announcement!

About Tempe Cares

Tempe Cares, founded in 1991, was the inspiration of former Tempe City Councilwoman Carol E. Smith, who wanted to see the community come together to help the greater good.

  • The mission of Tempe Cares is to organize citizen volunteers to reduce blight and improve the appearance of Tempe’s neighborhoods and community spaces.
  • Tempe Cares has grown annually to include several hundred individuals, groups, and businesses. Each year, these volunteers come together to invest their combined resources of skilled and unskilled physical labor, tools, and building materials to help improve the quality of life in Tempe.
  • Tempe Cares owes its success to the many individuals who come out on the day of the event and dedicate their time, toil, and heart to help their community. Our volunteers include hundreds of Tempe Leadership alumni as well as representatives from non-profit organizations, businesses, schools, service clubs, religious organizations, and neighborhoods—people just like you!
  • Of increasing importance is the participation of construction contractors who provide much-needed skilled craftsmanship, such as carpentry, HVAC, plumbing, electrical, tree trimming, and landscaping. We are always looking for local contractors to get involved with Tempe Cares.

Thanks to the many businesses, organizations, and individuals who provide both cash and in-kind contributions to make Tempe Cares a community success.

Sign reading "Tempe Cares at Work" outdoors.