Juvenile Justice Community Service Sign Up

 What you need to know:

  • Address: 10200 Smith Rd, Denver CO 80239.

  • Possible duties:

    • Outdoor: This includes farm chores involving our on-site animals or duties in the garden.

    • Indoor: This includes cleaning bathrooms, sweeping floors, dusting furniture, organizing, etc.

Please come prepared to work: Dress for the weather as you may be working in heat or in snow depending on the time of year. Closed-toed shoes are required. Note footwear and/or clothes may become dirty as you will be working on a farm. You should bring work gloves and a water bottle if you have them.

Please be sure to check our Events Calendar for other volunteer opportunities - these opportunities are available for community service hours.

We reserve the right to refuse community service based on certain violations or missed community service arrangements without notification.

By completing and submitting this form, you agree to the following:

WAIVER, RELEASE AND VOLUNTARY ASSUMPTION OF RISK

1. I/my child/my ward desires to participate voluntarily in a class, construction, preparation, equine activity, agricultural recreational activity, and/or other activities sponsored by and/or coordinated at The Urban Farm at Stapleton ("TUF") site, its surrounding grounds, outreach activities, and designated operating sites.

2. I understand that activities at the TUF, including but not limited to equine activity and agricultural recreational activities, carry certain inherent risks, including, but not limited to:
a. The varied degrees of skill and experience of the participants;
b. The nature of the activity, including but not limited to the equipment used and the location where the activity is conducted;
c. The propensity of animals to behave in ways that may result in injury to persons on or around them;
d. The unpredictability of animal reaction to sounds, movement, unfamiliar things, certain hazards such as grade, weather and other surface or subsurface conditions;
e. The type and complexity of equipment used by participants;
f. Malfunctions with equipment used by participants
g. Collisions with animals or objects; and
h. The potential for my, my child's, my ward's or another participant's negligence (such as failing to maintain control or equipment or an animal, or not acting within my, my child's, my ward's or their ability).

3. I understand that under Colorado Law, an equine professional is not liable for an injury to or the death of a participant in equine activities resulting from inherent risks of equine activities pursuant to Section 13-21-119, Colorado Revised Statutes. I also understand that under Colorado law, an activity instructor, equipment provider or facility personnel shall not be liable for an injury to or death of a participant resulting from the inherent risks of agricultural recreation activities pursuant to Section 13-21-121 of the Colorado Revised Statutes.

4. I voluntarily accept and assume these risks associated with my/my child's/my ward's participation in any and all TUF activities, including, but not limited to, those involving owned or non-owned animals of all types, and any equipment or agricultural product, and do hereby fully and forever agree to defend, indemnify, discharge, release, and hold harmless TUF, the farm landowner, their employees, executive directors, board members, officers, agents, authorized volunteer helpers, representatives, consultants, insurers and sureties, and their heirs, successors and assigns (individually and collectively, the "RELEASED PARTIES") from any "Claims." "CLAIMS" as used in this document means any and all claims, demands, damages, suits, rights of action or causes of action, present or future, known or unknown, anticipated or unanticipated, resulting from or arising out of my/my child's/my ward's participation in, presence at, or the presence of my family members, guests and other for whom I am legally responsible at TUF, activities at TUF, injuries by animals and dogs, the use or intended use of TUF, and/or participation in activities connected with TUF, and expressly includes injuries and losses resulting from or arising out of the negligence of a Released Party.

5. I also, hereby give consent to the use by TUF and the Land Owner of my/my child's/my ward's name, picture, likeness, writings and biographical information, and any audiotape and/or videotape recordings and sound or silent motion pictures of me/my child/my ward in any media now existing or hereafter developed, for any lawful purpose in furtherance of the purposes and objectives, including sale of items for fundraising purposes, of TUF and the land owner, from now until the end of time, without compensation.

6. I expressly acknowledge that participation in The Urban Farm is solely for my/my child's/my ward's purposes and convenience and not for the purpose and convenience of any one or more of the Released Parties.