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Citymeals on Wheels
Date/Time: Monday - Friday ongoing, 9am - noon
Location: Manhattan, Queens, or the Bronx
Ages: Families with children of all ages are welcome to participate. Volunteers under 18 MUST be accompanied by an adult.
Time Commitment: Three hours
Citymeals on Wheels provides a continuous lifeline of nourishing meals and vital companionship to New York City's homebound elderly. Working in partnership with community-based organizations and senior centers, Citymeals prepares and delivers over 2 million weekend, holiday and emergency meals to more than 18,000 of our frail aged neighbors each year. Last year, more than 26,000 individuals volunteered over 90,000 hours of their time to Citymeals' mission. Volunteers are needed to deliver meals to homebound seniors' homes. Deliveries are done on foot or using your own vehicle.
Contact: Sheila Clay, sheila@citymeals.org, or Vivienne O'Neill, vivienne@citymeals.org
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Citymeals on Wheels
Date/Time: Ongoing need
Location: Send your cards to:
Liz Cantillo
Citymeals on Wheels
309 Drake Street
Bronx, NY 10474
Please list the number of cards on the outside of the envelope and write Handmade Card Project on the envelope. Inside the envelope, on a separate piece of paper, please write your full name, the name of your group, organization or company (if applicable), and your email or mailing address so that we may thank you for your support.
Ages: Everyone can participate
Time Commitment: Varies
Citymeals works with student, community and corporate groups all over the city to craft handmade cards that brighten the days of isolated older New Yorkers. Each year, hundreds of students from local schools decorate cards for their homebound elderly neighbors to be delivered along with meals or food packages. Last year they created 76,106 cards. Please join us in reminding our frail aged neighbors they haven't been forgotten. Showing you care can be as simple as making a thoughtful card. Learn more here.
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Halloween Candy Give Back
Operation Gratitude
Date/Time: Collect your donations in October
Location: Candy donations should be shipped no later than November 13 to:
OG Candy Processing Center
ATTN: Halloween Candy
8967 Oso Ave - Building D
Chatsworth, CA 91311
Ages: Everyone can participate
Time Commitment: Varies
Operation Gratitude's mission is to lift the spirits and meet the evolving needs of our First Responder, U.S. Military Active Duty, Veteran, and Wounded Hero communities. We also seek to provide volunteer opportunities for all Americans to express their appreciation for these deserving Heroes through hands-on volunteerism, such as collection drives, letter writing campaigns, handcrafted "Made with Love" projects, and care package assembly events. The Operation Gratitude Halloween Candy Give-Back Program has been connecting communities with Military and First Responder Heroes each fall since 2007. While Halloween may look a little different this year, Operation Gratitude and our incredible volunteers are committed to continuing to give back in meaningful ways. You and your family can help by collecting and donating candy. Click here for more information about Candy Give-Back donation guidelines.
Contact: candy@operationgratitude.org. This year, candy donors are asked to sign-up to participate. We will be sharing important information and updates via email that you'll need throughout the candy season. Click here to sign your family up to participate. If you'd like to participate as part of a larger group, sign-up here.
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Donate Halloween Costumes
The Halloween Helpers
Date/Time: Costumes are accepted year-round
Location: Mail costumes to:
414 Penn Rd.
Wynnewood, PA 19096
Ages: Everyone can participate
Time Commitment: Varies
Even if Halloween will look a little different this year, let's try and make it fun and special for kids and those in need! The Halloween Helpers distributes new and previously-enjoyed Halloween costumes to children in need throughout the world. We collect all sizes and styles (but not adult in content). All we ask is that each costume be individually bagged in a clear baggie, with a label on each identifying the gender (if relevant), type or style of costume and size. All costumes must be complete because what is a princess without her crown?
Contact: info@thehalloweenhelpers.com
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Food Bank for New York City
Date/Time: Ongoing project
Location: Online activities
Ages: Everyone can participate - great for both kids and adults!
Time Commitment: Varies, volunteers can receive one hour of service for every three letters sent to our Community Kitchen and Pantry.
During this challenging time, a kind note can make a huge impact! While we cannot currently accept volunteer assistance on site at our Community Kitchen, we are continuing to distribute emergency pantry bags to New Yorkers in need, and we are seeking volunteers to write brief notes to show our neighbors that we care. Thousands of clients visit our network of sites each week, so every note helps and the need is ongoing! Send one, or send a group mailed together! Since this program launched at the end of April, we have been grateful to receive over 2000 letters from volunteers across the country! We want to ensure every client can leave our Community Kitchen & Pantry with a personalized note during this difficult time, and we need more volunteer support to help make that happen! Write a brief note today to show a fellow New Yorker you care. See our online toolkit for details on how to get started. Looking for more ways to make a difference? Check out the Food Bank's "Spread Love: A Kids + Teens Guide to Supporting Food Bank's COVID-19 Response."
Contact: Volunteer Engagement Team, volunteer@foodbanknyc.org
foodbanknyc.org
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Send Kindness to an Elder
Letters of Love - Love for Our Elders
Date/Time: Anytime and as often as you'd like
Location: Mail cards to:
Love for Our Elders
P. O. Box 24248
Cleveland, OH 44124
Ages: Everyone can help
Time Commitment: Varies
Love for Our Elders is committed to fostering a sense of belonging and hope in our older, often vulnerable generation. One way they are doing this is through Letters of Love: collecting cards and mailing these to elders in senior communities across the globe. These include nursing homes, assisted living facilities, hospices, and senior centers. During the COVID-19 pandemic, it's more important than ever to fight loneliness with love for our elders. Please follow these letter writing guidelines:- Letters must be legible (large print) and handwritten. Avoid religion. Please refrain from including anything religious in your letters, such as religious quotes, words like "God," etc.
- Exclude the date (day, month, and year).
- Embrace creativity! Recipients love it when the letters are personal. We encourage you to make your letters detailed, thoughtful and heartfelt.
- Be kind and thoughtful (more than talking about yourself). This is a one-way letter exchange, meaning you will not receive a letter back, so remember that no reciprocation attached is part of the beauty of your act of kindness, and the recipients don't feel burdened by feeling obligated or being unable to respond.
- Envelope your letters if you can! It's so much nicer to open up an enveloped card, don't you think? If you're sending more than 1 letter, leave your enveloped letters unsealed and unstamped and put them in a larger envelope or box to send.
- Share your act of kindness! Tag @loveforourelders
- Send as many cards as you'd like! Letters are accepted year-round, so there's no deadline for when you must send them by.
Learn more here.
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Virtual Peer-to-Peer Mentorship Program
Including You
Date/Time: Ongoing
Location: Virtual
Ages: Middle and high school students (ages 11-17)
Time Commitment: Varies, but student mentors can expect to spend about one hour a week engaged in Including You mentorship activities and training sessions.
Including You is a peer-to-peer mentoring organization that celebrates inclusion and brings student volunteers together with kids who have developmental or physical disabilities or who face educational disparities due to poverty. After going through training, Including You student mentors will be paired with another student in need of support. Each week, the students will meet over Zoom, FaceTime, or a phone call and will get to know each other, work on homework, and do fun activities like trying out new recipes, learning TikTok dances, or reading together - all while building a lasting friendship.
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Virtual Fall Teen Internship Program
DOROT
Date/Time: Program runs from mid-October through the week of December 14.
Location: Virtually, over ZOOM and by telephone
Ages: High school students, grades 9 - 12.
Time Commitment: One afternoon per week, Monday - Thursday. Interns volunteer for one and one-half to two hours depending on the activity.
DOROT is a nonprofit organization addressing the challenges of an aging population. We deliver our programs and services through intergenerational connections with volunteers of all ages. Teen interns will choose one of the following options:
Friendly Visits
Visit with a DOROT elder once each week via zoom or telephone with a Teen Intern partner, and make a difference in their lives and yours. Bridge the generational gap through conversations, exploration of common interests and companionship. Interns can also play chess during friendly visits with older adults. There is a group orientation on the first day.
Choose one afternoon per week: Mondays - Thursdays, 4 - 5:30pm
- Monday visit start date: October 19
- Tuesday visit start date: October 13
- Wednesday visit start date: October 14
- Thursday visit start date: October 15
Intergenerational Discussion Group
A group of 10 teen interns will plan, lead and participate in a weekly, intergenerational discussion group via zoom with older adults on topical issues. Bridge the gap between the generations through open conversation that engages all involved.
Thursdays, 4:30 - 6:30pm
Discussion group start date: Thursday, October 8, teen orientation. First session with older adults is Thursday October 15.
Intergenerational Art with Nancy Katz
Join a group of 10 teen interns and 10 older adults for an exploration through art of our current times. Get to know one another while working with mixed media - paper, wood and color. All art supplies will be provided by mail. No previous art experience required. Participants will work together online.
Wednesdays, 4:45pm - 6pm
Art program start date: Wednesday, October 14, teen orientation. First session with older adults is Wednesday, October 21.
Contact: Read more information and fill out the application on our website, dorotusa.org/fallteenapp. A zoom group interview is required. Contact Quinn at qlockwood@dorotusa.org with questions. Applications for this program will be accepted on a rolling basis until October 6.
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