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Homeless Outreach – Volunteers Needed

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Homeless Outreach - Volunteers Needed

 

If you’re looking to help out in the community the Department of Homeless Services is looking for volunteers as they conduct their annual homeless outreach population estimate, known as HOPE. They do it in an ongoing effort to engage and help bring indoors New Yorkers experiencing homelessness. On the night of HOPE, volunteers will help canvas parks, subways, and other public spaces to estimate the number of people who are street homeless. 

The organization is in need of 3,000 volunteers and local help is critical. The effort of this initiative is to help move homeless people from the streets to a safe and stable environment. 

We hope you can help! [Read more…] about Homeless Outreach – Volunteers Needed

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Kid Volunteer’s Needed for Coil Festival Piece

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Children Volunteer's Wanted for Coil Festival Piece

 

The art’s organization Performance Space 122 is seeking 120 kid’s between ages 8 and 12 to volunteer for 1 of 4 performances, containing 30 kids per show. The show is for the Coil Festival that Performance 122 puts on yearly, going on now until January 22nd. Coil Festival explores the importance of live performance in NYC through contemporary artists from diverse genres, cultures, and perspectives.

Your child would be performing in a unique piece being presented in the festival from January 9th through 12th called Blind Cinema. In a cinema space, the audience sits blindfolded. A child seated behind describes, in hushed and fragile tones, a film that only they will see, and only this once. The idea is to change how they experience storytelling and cinema. Your child will be supervised by teachers and parents the whole time they are volunteering. [Read more…] about Kid Volunteer’s Needed for Coil Festival Piece

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Volunteer with your Family this Holiday Season

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The holiday season is coming up, before we all get wrapped up (literally) in shopping for gifts, holiday planning and travel arrangements there are some great opportunities of holiday giving and volunteering for families to take advantage of with their children.

These are some organizations that offer kid-friendly programs and volunteer opportunities:

 

Stockings with Care

Volunteer with your Family this Holiday SeasonDate: Starts mid-November

Volunteer Age: All ages, you do this on your own 

If you are looking to do something at home or on your own with your family, you can sign up to “Be-A-Santa” and receive a wish list with 3 wishes for a New York City child whose family either lives in a homeless shelter or is in danger of being homeless. Take your kids shopping, wrap the gifts then drop them off at Santa’s Workshop where everything will be sorted and prepped for delivery

Website: http://stockingswithcare.org/how-to-help/be-a-santa/

 

Catholic Charities National Family Volunteer Day

Address: 350 East 56th Street

Date: Saturday, November 19th

Volunteer Age: projects vary for age 2+

Help make no-sew fleece blankets, snow globes, DIY Christmas decorations, homemade holiday cards and blessing bags. They will be distributed to those in need throughout the holiday season.

Website: http://www.catholiccharitiesnyvolunteer.org/HOC__Volunteer_Opportunity_Details_Page?id=a0Cd000000pjgF7

 

Thousand Turkey Challenge Kick-Off and Family Volunteer Day

Address: 263 West 86th Street in the basement of the Church of St. Paul & St. Andrew (between West End/Broadway)

Date: Sunday, November 20th 

Volunteer Age: All ages welcome

Family Volunteer Day, in conjunction with the West Side Campaign Against Hunger Interfaith Coalition. Come learn about their supermarket style food pantry. Please bring a frozen turkey to donate (if you can not bring a turkey, please considering donating $18, the price of one turkey). Arts & Crafts project for the kids, recipe sharing for adults, snacks and refreshments provided. Create toiletry kits for food pantry clients- please bring travel- sized toiletry items. 

Website: www.doinggoodtogether.org

 

Feeding 2016

Address: Chelsea Piers

Date: Tuesday, November 22nd

Volunteer Age: All ages welcome

Over 400+ volunteers come together to help pack and deliver meals to families living in shelters. If you are looking to show your support further, you can donate a box filled with a full Thanksgiving meal to be given to one of the families.

Website: Volunteer: https://www.crowdrise.com/registration/event_options/13935?fundraiser=574293

Donate a Box: https://www.crowdrise.com/feedingnyc2016

Volunteer with your Family this Holiday Season

Food Bank of New York

Date: Ongoing volunteer opportunities
 
Volunteer Age: 13+
 
Breakdown and assess the food and products in the Shop & Stock Program at the Community Kitchen of West Harlem. Help is needed distributing hot meals and pantry food.
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