Fall Volunteering for the Family! PLUS: Pumpkin Picking, Spooky Oktoberfest, and More...

Local volunteer opportunities as of September 25, 2025

STAFF PICKS THIS WEEK (& BEYOND):

ANNUAL BOOK FESTIVAL

Chappaqua Children's Book Festival

9/26 & 9/27; multiple opportunities

Chappaqua

70TH ANNIVERSARY GALA

National Council of
Negro Women

10/2 @ 5:00pm

New Rochelle

ROCKY'S 5K

Friends of Rockefeller
State Park Preserve

10/4 @ 7:00am; multiple opportunities

Pleasantville

LIVING MY BEST LIFE HEALTH FAIR

Feeding Westchester

10/4 @ 8:00am &
12:00pm

Mount Vernon

PUMPKIN PICKING WEEKEND

Muscoot Farm

10/11-10/13; multiple opportunities

Katonah

SPOOKTACULAR OKTOBERFEST

Westchester Parks Foundation

10/25 @ 1:00pm

Cross River

NOMINATE A VOLUNTEER! 

Every spring, we celebrate our area's most extraordinary do-gooders during our annual Volunteer Spirit Awards. do you know a volunteer who goes above and beyond? Nominate them for an award by October 17; join our October 9 Zoom workshop for tips.

Nominate Here

RESUME-BUILDING OPPORTUNITIES:

MURAL DESIGNER

Westchester Community Health Center

Flexible schedule

Throughout Westchester

FRONT DESK VOLUNTEERS

Music Conservatory

of Westchester

White Plains

INTERPRETERS (HAITIAN-ENGLISH)

Neighbors Link

Flexible schedule

Mount Kisco

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LONG-TERM OPPORTUNITIES:

VOLLUNTEER WEBSITE DESIGNER

ReSET Westchester

Flexible schedule

Virtual

FINANCE MENTORS FOR STUDENTS

Junior Achievement of
New York

Spring Valley & Yonkers

SOCIAL EVENTS FACILITATORS

DOROT Westchester

Flexible schedule

Throughout Westchester

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ONE-DAY OPPORTUNITIES:

FOOD PANTRY VOLUNTEERS

Love and Hope Pantry

9/26 @ 11:00am &
9/27 @ 9:00am

Mount Vernon

ENGLISH-FRENCH INTERPRETER

Westchester Land Trust

9/29 @ 5:30pm

Mount Vernon

Must speak French

FALL BOWLING EVENT FOR VETERANS

Family Services of Westchester

10/17 @ 12:00pm

Yonkers

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GROUP OPPORTUNITIES:

BIO BLITZ

Westchester Parks Foundation

10/4; multiple opportunities

Pound Ridge

FALL BOOK SALE

Friends of Warner Library

10/17-10/19; multiple opportunities

Tarrytown

THANKSGIVING PARADE

New Rochelle Chamber of Commerce

11/22 @ 8:00am

New Rochelle

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YOUTH-FRIENDLY OPPORTUNITIES:

ANNUAL RUN FOR RECOVERY

Alliance For Safe Kids

9/27 @ 7:15am

Yorktown Heights

SATURDAY PROGRAMS

North East Westchester Special Recreation

9/27 @ 9:00am; Saturdays

Bedford Hills & Briarcliff

SOUP KITCHEN VOLUNTEERS

NAMI Rockland

9/29 @ 9:00am; weekdays

Peekskill

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DRIVING OPPORTUNITIES:

MEAL DELIVERY

Meals on Wheels of Rockland

10/18 & 11/22 @ 10:00am

Tarrytown

DRIVERS FOR OLDER ADULTS

Flexible schedule

Monthly

Throughout Putnam Valley

VOLUNTEER DRIVERS FOR SENIORS

New Rochelle Cares

Flexible schedule

Throughout New Rochelle

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DONATION DRIVES:

BEDDING DRIVE

Sleep in Heavenly Peace

Flexible schedule

Rye drop-off

Register by 9/30

LAUNDRY SUPPLIES DRIVE

Westchester Jewish Community Services

White Plains drop-off

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