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Volunteer New York News: Local Volunteer Opportunities for October 27, 2023

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October 27, 2023

From: Volunteer New York

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LOCAL VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES: October 27, 2023

STUDIO TOUR GREETERS

RiverArts

11/4 & 11/5; multiple opportunities

Dobbs Ferry & Hastings-on-Hudson

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NEW ROCHELLE THANKSGIVING PARADE

New Rochelle Chamber of Commerce

11/18; multiple opportunities

New Rochelle

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VOLUNTEERS TO TRANSLATE FLIERS INTO SPANISH

Volunteer New York!

Flexible schedule

Virtual

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CLASSROOM TOY DRIVE

Family Services of Westchester

Flexible schedule

White Plains drop-off

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DRIVERS FOR SENIORS

Gramatan Village

Flexible schedule

Throughout Lower Westchester

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HAIRSTYLISTS

Hospice Care Network

Monthly

Throughout Westchester & Putnam

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NOMINATE AN OUTSTANDING VOLUNTEER

Each April for Global Volunteer Month, we celebrate our region's most extraordinary volunteers during our Volunteer Spirit Awards. Do you know a volunteer who goes above and beyond? Nominate them by November 1!

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STILL WAITING FOR THE RIGHT MATCH

BOARD MEMBERS

Connections Mentoring

Flexible schedule

Virtual

BOARD MEMBERS

Homeless Remedies Inc.

Flexible schedule; multiple opportunities

Virtual

VOLUNTEER INSURANCE PROFESSIONAL

Mount Kisco Food Pantry

Flexible schedule

Virtual

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VIRTUAL + REMOTE OPPORTUNITIES

HELPLINE COUNSELORS

WestCOP - Victims Assistance Services

Monthly

Remote

READING, WRITING & MATH TUTORS

Westchester Library System

Weekly

Virtual

YOUTH PROGRAM CO-FACILITATOR

Travel Unity

Flexible schedule

Virtual

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DONATION DRIVES

ADOPT A FAMILY FOR THE HOLIDAYS

Friends of Karen

Flexible schedule

Remote

STUFF A STOCKING HOLIDAY DRIVE

Lifting Up Westchester

Flexible schedule

White Plains

HOLIDAY TOY DRIVE

Open Door Family Medical Center

Flexible schedule

Ossining drop-off

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YOUTH OPPORTUNITIES

DUNGEONS & DRAGONS DUNGEON MASTERS

Dobbs Ferry Public Library

Weekly @ 4:00pm

Dobbs Ferry

DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION ADVOCATES

Travel Unity

Wednesdays @ 7:00pm

Virtual

VOTER REGISTRATION WORKSHOP FOR TEENS

Volunteer New York!

11/29 @ 7:00pm

Virtual

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GROUP OPPORTUNITIES

BUTTERFLY GARDEN VOLUNTEERS

Hudson River Audubon Society

11/19 @ 8:00am; Sundays

Yonkers

GREEN SQUAD AT SILVER LAKE PRESERVE

Westchester Parks Foundation

11/7 @ 3:45pm

White Plains

FOOD PANTRY LOADING VOLUNTEERS

Rockland Community Action Program

Monthly

Stony Point & Haverstraw

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DRIVING OPORTUNITIES

FOOD RESCUE HEROES

Together Our Unity Can Heal (TOUCH)

Flexible schedule

Throughout Rockland

CLOTHING DELIVERY DRIVERS

The Sharing Shelf

Flexible schedule

Throughout Westchester

DRIVERS FOR CANCER PATIENTS

Cancer Support Team

Flexible schedule

Throughout Westchester

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 FOR SENIORS

Riverdale Y

Flexible schedule

Bronx/Yonkers

MEAL DELIVERY DRIVERS FOR FAMILIES

Meals on Wheels of Rockland

11/18 @ 10:00am

Tarrytown

MEAL DELIVERY DRIVERS FOR FAMILIES

Lifting Up Westchester

Select Mondays @ 9:00am

Throughout New Rochelle

MEAL DELIVERY DRIVERS FOR SENIORS

Meals on Wheels of New Rochelle

Flexible schedule

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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ON-SITE (ONE-DAY) OPPORTUNITIES

GARDENING AT MOUNT VERNON GARDEN

D.I.G. Farm

10/30 @ 9:30am; Mondays

Mount Vernon

SORT/DISTRIBUTE FOOD

LIFE Progressive Services

10/28 @ 10:00am; Wednesdays, Thursdays & Saturdays

Mount Vernon

CARVER MARKET

Carver Center

10/30 @ 11:00am & 3:00pm; Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays

Port Chester

MONDAY KITCHEN PREP CREW

Second Chance Foods

10/30 @ 4:30pm; Mondays

Brewster

GARDENING TUESDAYS AT LASDON PARK

Friends of Lasdon Park

10/31 @ 10:00am; Tuesdays

Katonah

FOOD PANTRY PARKING LOT ATTENDANTS

Mount Kisco Food Pantry

10/31 @ 4:45pm; Tuesdays

Mount Kisco

FOOD PANTRY DISTRIBUTION

Mount Kisco Food Pantry

10/31 @ 3:00pm & 5:00pm; Tuesdays

Mount Kisco

NATIVE TREE CARE AT MARSHLANDS

Westchester Parks Foundation

11/1 @ 10:00am

Rye

GROCERY & MEAL BOX PACKING CREW

Second Chance Foods

11/1 @ 12:00pm; Wednesdays

Brewster

COOKING VOLUNTEERS - BEDFORD

D.I.G. Farm

11/1 @ 10:00am

Bedford

FOOD PANTRY STOCKING VOLUNTEERS

Mount Kisco Food Pantry

11/3 @ 9:00am; Fridays

Mount Kisco

NATIVE TREE CARE AT HILLSIDE WOODS

Westchester Parks Foundation

11/3 & 11/4 @ 10:00am

Hastings-on-Hudson

PAINT NIGHT FOR VETS

Family Services of Westchester

11/3 @ 11:00am; alternating Fridays

White Plains

FOOD PANTRY VOLUNTEERS

D.I.G. Farm

11/4 @ 9:00am; Saturdays

Mount Vernon

MID-WEEK TRAIL TEAM

Ward Acres Conservancy

11/7 @ 10:00am; first & third Tuesdays

New Rochelle

FOOD PANTRY BOX BREAKDOWN

Mount Kisco Food Pantry

11/7 @ 3:00pm; Tuesdays

Mount Kisco

VOLUNTEERS TO PLAY WITH KIDS

Neighbors Link

11/8 @ 5:45pm

Yonkers

NATIVE TREE CARE AT SAXON WOODS PARK

Westchester Parks Foundation

11/9 & 11/10 @ 10:00am

White Plains

DEEP CLEAN COOLER CREW

Second Chance Foods

11/11 & 12/9 @ 10:00am; Saturdays

Brewster

FOOD PANTRY VOLUNTEERS

New Rochelle CAP

11/14 @ 10:00am & 1:00pm; second Tuesdays

New Rochelle

DISTRIBUTE FOOD - NORTH STREET CENTER

Family Services of Westchester

11/17 @ 10:30am; Fridays

White Plains

PARK & GARDEN WORK DAYS

Ward Acres Conservancy

11/18 & 12/16 @ 10:00am; select Saturdays

New Rochelle

THANKSGIVING DELIVERY FOR SENIORS

DOROT Westchester

11/19 @ 10:30am

White Plains

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2023 WESTCHESTER TURKEY TROT

Hillside Food Outreach

11/23 @ 7:00am; multiple opportunities

Valhalla

DISTRIBUTE FOOD - ROCHAMBEAU SCHOOL

Family Services of Westchester

12/1 @ 10:30am; Fridays

White Plains

DISTRIBUTE FOOD - EASTVIEW SCHOOL

Family Services of Westchester

12/15 @ 10:30am; Fridays

White Plains

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ON-SITE (ONGOING) OPPORTUNITIES

ACADEMIC COACHES FOR STUDENT ATHLETES

Destination: College

Select weekdays

Mount Vernon

ACADEMIC MENTORS

Family Service Society of Yonkers

Weekly

Yonkers

ACTIVITY VOLUNTEERS FOR SENIORS

DOROT Westchester

Flexible schedule

Throughout Westchester

AFTER-SCHOOL HELPERS

Mount Vernon Youth Bureau

Flexible schedule

Mount Vernon

AVIATION PROGRAM PILOTS FOR KIDS

White Plains Youth Bureau

Flexible schedule

White Plains

BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION VOLUNTEERS

DOROT Westchester

Flexible schedule

Throughout Westchester

CALL BELL VOLUNTEERS FOR HOSPITAL PATIENTS

Burke Rehabilitation Hospital

Weekly @ 11:00am

White Plains

CANINE THERAPY HANDLERS (WITH DOGS)

Northern Westchester Hospital

Flexible schedule

Mount Kisco

CAREGIVER SUPPORT VOLUNTEERS

White Plains Hospital

Flexible schedule

White Plains

CLASSROOM HELPERS FOR KIDS

Family Services of Westchester

Multiple opportunities

White Plains

CONFLICT RESOLUTION WORKSHOP VOLUNTEERS

Alternatives to Violence Project

Scarsdale

DATA ENTRY & OFFICE SUPPORT

Family Services of Westchester

Purchase

DIRECT CARE FOR HOSPICE PATIENTS

United Hospice

Flexible schedule

New City

ESL TUTORS - MOUNT KISCO

Neighbors Link

Thursdays @ 7:00pm

Mount Kisco

ESL TUTORS - OSSINING

Neighbors Link

Mondays & Wednesdays @ 7:00pm,Fridays @ 10:00am

Ossining

FOOD IS MEDICINE VOLUNTEERS

Open Door Medical Center

Thursdays @ 10:30am

Port Chester

FOOD PANTRY VOLUNTEERS

Ossining Food Pantry

Multiple opportunities

Ossining

FRIENDLY VISITORS FOR PATIENTS

Northern Westchester Hospital

Mount Kisco

FRIENDLY VISITORS FOR VETS

VA Hudson Valley

Flexible schedule

Montrose

GED TUTORS FOR SPANISH SPEAKERS

Ten Talent Ministries

Weekly

Elmsford

GRADUATION COACHES

Yonkers Partner in Education

Flexible schedule

Yonkers/Virtual

HOMEWORK HELPERS

Family Service Society of Yonkers

Weekly

Yonkers

HORSE BARN & WILDLIFE CENTER VOLUNTEERS

Green Chimneys

Multiple opportunities

Brewster

MENTORS FOR YOUTH

Connections Mentoring

Flexible schedule

Throughout Westchester

MENTAL HEALTH MENTORS

MHA of Rockland County

Flexible schedule

Throughout Rockland

MUSEUM TOUR GUIDE VOLUNTEERS

Percy Grainger Society

Monthly

White Plains

OUTREACH VOLUNTEERS

Your Life at 10

Flexible schedule

Virtual

PUPPY RAISERS

BluePath Service Dogs

Flexible schedule

Throughout Westchester & Putnam

PUPPY RAISERS & VACATION RELIEF

Putnam Service Dogs

Flexible schedule

Throughout Westchester & Putnam

PUPPY RAISERS & SITTERS

Guiding Eyes for the Blind

Flexible schedule

Patterson & Yorktown Heights

PRO-BONO FAMILY LAW ATTORNEYS

United Community Center of Westchester

Flexible schedule

New Rochelle

TECHNOLOGY COACHES FOR SENIORS

DOROT Westchester

Flexible schedule

Throughout Westchester

TREASURER/CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

G.O.O.D. For Girls

Flexible schedule

Valhalla

VET2VET PEER VOLUNTEERS

Family Services of Westchester

White Plains

VETS VISITING VETS

Northern Westchester Hospital

Flexible schedule

Mount Kisco

VISIT HOSTS FOR FOSTER FAMILIES

MHA of Westchester

Flexible schedule

Tarrytown

VOLUNTEER ANGELS

Hope Not Handcuffs Hudson Valley Chapter

Flexible schedule

New Rochelle

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