Guidelines for Volunteers
We are actively following the safety guidance from the city’s Volunteer Coordination Task Force by instituting safety requirements for our Community Partners and the following updated safety requirements for our volunteers:
If any of the following conditions apply to you, please stay home and do not sign up to volunteer:
If any of the following conditions apply to you, please stay home and do not sign up to volunteer:
- You are sick
- You are over 50 years old or have chronic health conditions, including chronic lung disease, heart disease, diabetes, cancer or a weakened immune system
Volunteer Opportunities in NYC
- Father’s Heart (Manhattan – East Village): https://www.fathersheartnyc.org/covid19
Saturdays (8am - 11am) - Grab and go breakfast. Pantry food distribution for the week. - Hope for New York: https://www.hfny.org/pages/covid-19-urgent-needs
Various volunteering opportunities around NYC - Recovery House of Worship (Brooklyn – Williamsburg): https://www.rhowbk.org/services :
Saturdays (9am – 10:30am): Food Pantry distribution. Need Chinese Translators to interact with guests. - NYC Cares https://www.newyorkcares.org/volunteer
https://www.newyorkcares.org/search/projects/results
With over 1,600 service opportunities a month, our volunteers see the needs of their communities and take action. They mentor students, serve meals in soup kitchens, clean up parks, help the homeless get back on their feet, and dozens of other selfless acts.