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Volunteer New York News: Local Volunteer Opportunities March 29, 2024

Clubs and Organizations

March 30, 2024

From: Volunteer New York

NEIGHBORHOOD RECYCLING CAMPAIGN
Keep Rockland Beautiful
4/3 & 4/10 @ 5:00pm
Nyack
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STEM TINKERING NIGHTS VOLUNTEERS
STEM Alliance
4/3 @ 5:00pm & 6:00pm
Scarsdale
Volunteer

PITCH IN FOR PARKS
Westchester Parks Foundation
4/18-4/22
Elmsford
Volunteer

WEEKEND PUPPY FOSTER FAMILIES
Putnam Service Dogs
Weekends; flexible schedule
Brewster/Remote
Volunteer

FOREST PRESCHOOL ASSISTANTS
Friends of Rye Nature Center
Weekdays @ 11:00am
Rye
Volunteer

SUMMER READING BUDDIES
Family Service Society of Yonkers
7/5-8/15
Throughout Westchester
Volunteer

NEW ROCHELLE PARKS CLEAN-UP
Join Volunteer New York! and the City of New Rochelle's Parks & Recreation Department for our annual New Rochelle Parks Clean-Up Weekend. Over the course of two days, we'll be beautifying 13 parks across New Rochelle. Let's keep the Earth Day momentum going!
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Still Waiting for the Right match

CONCERT COMMITTEE VOLUNTEERS
Friends of Music Concerts
Flexible schedule
Sleepy Hollow

COMMUNITY EVENTS RESEARCHER
Lifting Up Westchester
Wednesdays @ 10:00am
White Plains

CORPORATE PARTNERSHIPS INTERN
Volunteer New York!
Flexible schedule
Tarrytown

?DOCENTS
Hammond Museum & Japanese Stroll Garden
North Salem

PUPPY RAISERS
Guiding Eyes for the Blind
Flexible schedule
Throughout Putnam

VOLUNTEER MANAGERS
Mount Kisco Food Pantry
Flexible schedule
Mount Kisco/Virtual

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Virtual + Remote Opportunities

BROCHURE DESIGNER
Meals on Wheels of New Rochelle
Flexible schedule
Virtual/New Rochelle

BOARD MEMBERS
Connections
Mentoring
Flexible schedule
Virtual

GENUINE CONNECTIONS VOLUNTEERS (SENIORS)
DOROT Westchester
Virtual
Ages 65+ only
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DESIGN AND SOCIAL MEDIA VOLUNTEERS
Fun For Cure
Flexible schedule
Virtual

PUTNAM TAX HELPERS
United Way of Westchester and Putnam
Virtual/Putnam Valley
Register by 4/30

VOTER REGISTRATION WORKSHOP FOR TEENS
Volunteer New York!
4/24 @ 7:00pm
Virtual

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Donation Drives

DONATION DRIVES FOR KIDS AND FAMILIES
Westchester Jewish Community Services
Multiple opportunities
White Plains drop-off

BABY DIAPERS AND WIPES DRIVE
Junior League of Central Westchester
Flexible schedule
Scarsdale drop-off

BABY BUNDLE DRIVE
Open Door Family Medical Center
Flexible schedule
Throughout Lower Hudson Valley

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Youth Opportunities

VOLUNTEER FACE PAINTER FOR FAMILY DAY
The Sharing Shelf
4/13 @ 9:45am
Port Chester

MILK BANK INTERNS
New York Milk Bank
Weekly @ 3:00pm
Valhalla
Ages 16-18 only

GENUINE CONNECTIONS VOLUNTEERS (TEENS)
DOROT Westchester
Virtual
Ages 13-18 only

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Group Opportunities

TARRYTOWN VINE SQUAD
Tarrytown Environmental Advisory Council (TEAC)
3/30 @ 10:00am;
first & third Saturdays
Tarrytown

BUTTERFLY GARDEN VOLUNTEERS
Hudson River Audubon Society
4/21 @ 8:00am;
third Sundays
Yonkers

SOCIAL VOLUNTEERS FOR YOUNG ADULTS ON THE SPECTRUM
Westchester Jewish Community Services
Flexible schedule
White Plains

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Driving Opportunities

PASTRY DELIVERY
Lifting Up Westchester
Tuesdays @ 8:45am;
monthly
Throughout White Plains

FOOD RESCUE HEROES
Together Our Unity Can Heal (TOUCH)
Flexible schedule
Throughout Rockland

DRIVERS FOR CANCER PATIENTS
Cancer Support Team
Flexible schedule
Throughout Westchester
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DRIVERS FOR CANCER PATIENTS
American Cancer Society
Flexible schedule
Throughout Putnam

HOME DELIVERY DRIVERS
Mount Kisco Food Pantry
Thursdays @ 9:00am
Mount Kisco

MEAL DELIVERY DRIVERS
Meals on Wheels of Rockland
4/20 @ 10:00am
Tarrytown

?VOLUNTEER DRIVERS FOR SENIORS
Gramatan Village
Flexible schedule
Throughout Westchester

VOLUNTEER DRIVERS
Songcatchers
Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays & Fridays
New Rochelle

MEAL DELIVERY DRIVERS
Meals on Wheels of New Rochelle
Weekly @ 11:00am
Throughout New Rochelle

?DRIVERS FOR SENIORS
TRA
Flexible schedule
Throughout Westchester & Putnam

DRIVERS FOR SENIORS
RideConnect
Flexible schedule
Throughout Westchester & Putnam

DRIVERS FOR SENIORS
It Takes a Village 10591
Flexible schedule
Throughout Tarrytown & Sleepy Hollow

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Onsite (One-Day) Oppertunities

GARDENING AT D.I.G. FARM
D.I.G. Farm
3/30 @ 10:00am; multiple opportunities
North Salem

SPRING CLEAN UP VOLUNTEERS
Hammond Museum & Japanese Stroll Garden
3/30 @ 10:00am
North Salem

GARDENING AT LASDON PARK
Friends of Lasdon Park
3/31 @ 10:00am; Sundays and Tuesdays
Katonah

?MONDAY KITCHEN PREP CREW
Second Chance Foods
4/1 @ 4:30pm;
Mondays
Brewster

MID-WEEK TRAIL TEAM
Ward Acres
Conservancy
4/2 @ 10:00am;
first & third Tuesdays
New Rochelle

FOOD PANTRY BOX BREAKDOWN
Mount Kisco Food Pantry
4/2 @ 3:00pm;
Tuesdays
Mount Kisco

?TUESDAY FOOD PANTRY DISTRIBUTION
Mount Kisco Food Pantry
4/2 @ 3:00pm & 5:00pm; Tuesdays
Mount Kisco

WEDNESDAY MEAL BOX CREW
Second Chance Foods
4/2 @ 12:00pm; Wednesdays
Brewster

WEDNESDAY FOOD PANTRY DISTRIBUTION
Mount Kisco Food Pantry
4/2 @ 3:30pm; Wednesdays
Mount Kisco

?FOOD PANTRY STOCKERS
Mount Kisco Food Pantry
4/5 @ 9:00am;
Tuesdays & Fridays
Mount Kisco

CLEANUP AT MUSCOOT FARM
Westchester Parks Foundation
4/5 @ 10:00am
Katonah

TRAIL MAINTENANCE AT LASDON PARK
Friends of Lasdon Park
4/6 @ 10:00am;
Saturdays
Katonah

PARK AND GARDEN WORK DAYS
Ward Acres Conservancy
4/6 @ 12:00pm; first Saturdays
New Rochelle

HEELS & WHEELS 5K RACE & FUN RUN
Burke Rehabilitation Hospital
4/7 @ 8:00am
White Plains

PASSOVER PACKAGE DELIVERY
DOROT Westchester
4/7 @ 10:30am
White Plains
Register by 3/31
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ADAPTIVE TENNIS VOLUNTEERS
Fun For Cure
4/7 @ 5:30pm; Sundays
Eastchester

YOUTH LOBBY DAY
Planned Parenthood Hudson Peconic
4/9 @ 7:15am
Elmsford/Albany
Ages 14-22 only

GARDENING AT WESTCHESTER LAND TRUST
D.I.G. Farm
4/9 @ 9:30am
Bedford Hills

CLEANUP AT GEORGE'S ISLAND PARK
Westchester Parks Foundation
4/10 @ 10:00am
Montrose

THURSDAY FOOD PANTRY DISTRIBUTION
Westhab
4/11 @ 9:00am; second Thursdays
Yonkers

CLEANUP AT MARSHLANDS
Westchester Parks Foundation
4/13 @ 10:00am
Rye

EVENT AND MUSEUM VOLUNTEERS
Percy Grainger Society
4/14 @ 1:45pm
White Plains

FOOD PANTRY VOLUNTEERS
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Food Pantry
4/18 @ 8:30am; Thursdays
Elmsford

?ENVIROTHON AT CROTON POINT PARK
Westchester Parks Foundation
4/19 @ 7:30am
Croton-on-Hudson

EARTH DAY CLEANUP AND BEAUTIFICATION
Wartburg Adult Care Community
4/22 @ 3:00pm
Mount Vernon

MOBILE FOOD PANTRY VOLUNTEERS
Westhab
4/25 @ 10:30am; last Thursdays
Yonkers

?NEW ROCHELLE PARKS CLEAN-UP WEEKEND
City of New Rochelle
4/27 & 4/28 @ 12:00pm; multiple opportunities
New Rochelle

TRAIL RACE VOLUNTEERS
Westchester Parks Foundation
4/28 @ 8:00am
Cross River

DISTRIBUTE FOOD - ROCHAMBEAU SCHOOL
Family Services of Westchester
5/3 & 6/14 @ 10:30am
White Plains

?RIVERKEEPER SWEEP: CLEAN RIVER PROJECT
Westchester Parks Foundation
5/4 @ 10:00am
White Plains

FOOD PANTRY SORTING AND PACKING
Westhab
5/13 @ 12:30pm; second Mondays
Yonkers

2024 HUDSON VALLEY MAKER FAIRE
GARNER Arts Center
5/18 & 5/19 @ 12:00pm
Garnerville

?DISTRIBUTE FOOD - NORTH STREET CENTER
Family Services of Westchester
6/14 @ 10:30am
White Plains

VOLUNTEERS TO PLAY WITH KIDS - MT. KISCO
Neighbors Link
6/19 @ 5:45pm; monthly
Mount Kisco

VOLUNTEERS TO PLAY WITH KIDS - OSSINING
Neighbors Link
9/10 @ 5:45pm; second Tuesdays
Ossining

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On-Site (ongoing) Opportunities

ACADEMIC MENTORS
Family Service Society of Yonkers
Yonkers
Register by 4/15

AFTER-SCHOOL MENTORS
Mount Vernon Youth Bureau
Flexible schedule
Mount Vernon

ARCHIVE VOLUNTEERS
Family Services of Westchester
Flexible schedule
White Plains

?BILINGUAL FOOD PANTRY GREETERS
Mount Kisco Food Pantry
Tuesdays & Wednesdays
Mount Kisco

BILINGUAL WAITING ROOM VOLUNTEERS
White Plains
Hospital
White Plains

CHORAL DIRECTOR FOR INCARCERATED WOMEN
Hour Children
Flexible schedule
Bedford Hills
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COMMUNITY GIVING CUPBOARD VOLUNTEERS
The Extended Family
Flexible schedule
Somers

COMPEER VOLUNTEERS
Westchester Jewish Community Services
Flexible schedule
White Plains

DATA ENTRY VOLUNTEERS
Westchester County Archives
Weekly
Elmsford

?DAYTIME RECREATION VOLUNTEERS
New York State Veterans Home at Montrose
Weekly @ 9:00am & 1:30pm
Montrose

EVENING RECREATION VOLUNTEERS
New York State Veterans Home at Montrose
Weekly @ 6:00pm
Montrose

FOOD DISTRIBUTION BACKUP TEAM LEADER (WEDNESDAYS)
Ossining Food Pantry
Wednesdays
Ossining

?HOMEWORK HELPERS
Family Service Society of Yonkers
Weekly
Yonkers
Register by 4/15

HOST FAMILIES FOR KIDS SUMMER VISITATION PROGRAM
Hour Children
Flexible schedule
Bedford Hills

JOB COACHES FOR YOUNG WOMEN WITH AUTISM
Yes She Can
Flexible schedule
White Plains

LIGHT BOARD & SOUND OPERATORS
Brewster Theater Company
Flexible schedule
Carmel

MARKETING VOLUNTEERS
Westchester Jewish Community Services
Flexible schedule
White Plains

?PARENT-CHILD CENTER VOLUNTEERS - NEW ROCHELLE
Westchester Jewish Community Services
Mondays & Wednesdays
New Rochelle

PARENT-CHILD CENTER VOLUNTEERS - TARRYTOWN
Westchester Jewish Community Services
Tuesdays & Thursdays
Tarrytown

PASTORAL CARE VOLUNTEERS
New York State Veterans Home at Montrose
Weekly @ 9:00am or 9:30am
Montrose

?PROMOTIONS AND OUTREACH
Friends of Music Concerts
Flexible schedule
Sleepy Hollow

PUPPY RAISERS
Putnam Service Dogs
Flexible schedule
Throughout Putnam
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READING ROOM VOLUNTEERS
Westchester County Archives
Elmsford

SCANNING VOLUNTEERS
Westchester County Archives
Weekly
Elmsford

SENIOR CARE INTERN
Wartburg Adult Care Community
Flexible schedule
Mount Vernon

?SUMMER FUN IN HARTLEY PARK
Westchester Jewish Community Services
Tuesdays & Thursdays
Mount Vernon

TUTORS FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
Westchester Jewish Community Services
Flexible schedule
Yonkers

TUTORS FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS
Westchester Jewish Community Services
Flexible schedule
Elmsford

?VOLUNTEER COUNSELORS
VCS
Flexible schedule
New City
Must have LCSW license

VOLUNTEER INTERPRETERS (PULAR & PORTUGUESE CREOLE)
Neighbors Link
Flexible schedule
Ossining

VOLUNTEER PHOTOGRAPHER
Wartburg Adult Care Community
Flexible schedule
Mount Vernon

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