Get Involved

  • Boards and Commissions

    Raleigh citizens have the opportunity to volunteer their services to the City without pay on various boards, commissions and committees. Some of these are established in the City Charter; others are set up by the Mayor or City Council to perform special, limited functions. ( How To Request To...

  • Citizens Advisory Councils

    Citizens Advisory Councils Every Raleigh resident who is 18 or older is a voting member of a Citizens Advisory Council (CAC), an organization that serves as a link between members of the community and City government. Raleigh has 18 CACs. Each CAC represents a different geographic...

  • Community Services

    The Community Services Department offers programs to engage people of every age and background in their neighborhoods and the wider Raleigh community. The Department provides resources for neighborhood-based organizations, grants to neighborhood groups and nonprofit agencies, opportunities for...

  • Parks and Recreation

    Special Olympics Wake County Volunteers Neighborwoods The NeighborWoods program fosters a partnership between the City of Raleigh and its’ citizens toward planting and caring for street trees in residential neighborhoods. Through...

  • Police Volunteer Program

    The Raleigh Police Department, in conjunction with Raleigh Community Services, is seeking volunteers that are interested in assisting our full time staff in service to the citizens of Raleigh.  Volunteers would assist with a broad spectrum of assignments. Volunteer assignments...

  • Raleigh TV Network

    Raleigh Television Network (RTN) Raleigh has a new information source - the Raleigh Television Network (RTN).  This new, all-digital television network is designed to serve the people of Raleigh.  If you want to be thoroughly informed about your City and County governments, enjoy...

  • Vote!

    “Voting is a civic sacrament.” "Voting is the foundational act that breathes life into the principle of the consent of the governed." “A man without a vote is man without protection.” "I believe that voting is the first act of building a community as well as...