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Volunteer While Practicing Your Fave Hobby, Saturdays

Do the thing you love while helping seniors! Come to Cabrini Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation on Sat. or Sun. morni...

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Volunteer While Practicing Your Fave Hobby, Saturdays

Sep 04 - Nov 27, 2010

What: Do the thing you love while helping seniors! Come to Cabrini Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation on Sat. or Sun. mornings at 11am to play or listen to music, lead discussion groups, teach an exercise class, do crafts or play games with the residents of the non-profit, 240-bed skilled nursing facility. Contact the director to share your skill set and schedule a one-on-one orientation.


When: Sep 04 - Nov 27, 2010


Contact: Ellen Stein, Director of Volunteer Services, 212.358.6385, estein@cabrini-eldercare.org


Where: 542 East 5th St., New York, NY 10009


Great for: bilingual speakers, couples, high school students, professionals, singles

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Volunteer as a Tutor in East Harlem, On-going

Get ready for school by joining the East Harlem Tutorial program. Volunteers are needed to help under-served kids in read...

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Volunteer as a Tutor in East Harlem, On-going

Aug 30 - Nov 29, 2010

What: Get ready for school by joining the East Harlem Tutorial program. Volunteers are needed to help under-served kids in reading, math and college prep. Commit an hour and a half weekly in the evenings from 6:30pm-8:30pm or two hours for a Saturday session (10am-12pm or 1pm-3pm) after an orientation. Email to inquire for the date that suits you.


When: Aug 30 - Nov 29, 2010


Contact: Ciara Ginyar, cginyara@ehtp.org; Melissa Guadron, mguadron@ehtp.org, 212.831.0650


Where: 2050 Second Ave. , New York, NY 10029


Great for: adults (18+), college students (18+), seniors

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Volunteer at a Food Pantry, Mondays

Volunteer to feed the hungry at the historic Unitarian Church of All Souls on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Every Monda...

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Volunteer at a Food Pantry, Mondays

Aug 30 - Oct 25, 2010

What: Volunteer to feed the hungry at the historic Unitarian Church of All Souls on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Every Monday evening, 52 weeks out of the year, the All Soul’s food pantry serves dinner to approximately 160 neighbors in economic crisis. Dinner begins at 7pm, volunteers should plan to be there from 4:30pm-6:45pm to prepare; 6:45pm-8:30pm to serve and clean-up. Call or email to sign-up.


When: Aug 30 - Oct 25, 2010


Contact: George Collins, 212.595.3808, georgecollins@rresp.com


Where: 1157 Lexington Ave., New York, NY 10075


Great for: adults (18+), couples, professionals, seniors, singles

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Volunteer with GLBT Youth, Tuesdays

Help GLBT youth make a transition to a stable, adult life. Come work with GLBT homeless teens at the New Alternatives Tue...

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Volunteer with GLBT Youth, Tuesdays

Aug 24 - Oct 26, 2010

What: Help GLBT youth make a transition to a stable, adult life. Come work with GLBT homeless teens at the New Alternatives Tuesday evening case management sessions from 5pm-9pm. Volunteers are needed for tutoring, to aid in resume writing, and serve meals to about 25 individuals. Call ahead to set-up an orientation, though your commitment can be one time or on-going.


When: Aug 24 - Oct 26, 2010


Contact: Kate Barnhart, 718.300.0133,  kate@newalternativesnyc.org


Where: 50 E 7TH ST, New York, 10003


Great for: adults (21+), bilingual speakers, professionals, singles, skilled volunteers

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Volunteer for Suited for Work, Weekdays

Volunteers are needed at Suited for Work, a new clothing initiative that provides unemployed men and women with the busin...

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Volunteer for Suited for Work, Weekdays

Aug 23 - Oct 25, 2010

What: Volunteers are needed at Suited for Work, a new clothing initiative that provides unemployed men and women with the business-appropriate clothing that they need to attend job interviews and return to work. Individuals are needed to work in the clothing room, helping clients to select the outfits that they will wear to job interviews and to work. Call or email to sign up for a weekday shift, including the lunch hour.


When: Aug 23 - Oct 25, 2010


Contact: Natalie Meyers, 212-366-8274, nmeyers@fegs.org


Where: 315 Hudson Street, 7th Floor, New York City, NY 10013


Great for: college students (18+), professionals, seniors

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iVolunteer… do you?

By Lisa Ling, iVolunteer National Correspondent | July 22, 2010

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Service is up to you: Reflections from the 2010 National Conference on Volunteering and Service

By Shannon Schuyler, Corporate Responsibility Leader, PricewaterhouseCoopers | July 9, 2010

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What if every party this summer was this Good?

By iVolunteer Editors | July 3, 2010

We scored one of the best invites yet of the summer, and it surely had to be one of New York’s most talked about parties leading up to the big holiday weekend. . . .   

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By Stacy Twilley, iVolunteer Founder | June 28, 2010

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