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February 2020 - NYC |
Brooklyn Book Bodega Events
Brooklyn Book Bodega
Date/Time(s): Saturday, February 1 and Sunday, February 9, 10am - 4pm
Shift times:
- 10am - 12:30pm
- 11:30am - 2pm
- 1:30 - 3:30pm
Location(s):
- Saturday, February, Ingersoll Community Center, 177 Myrtle Avenue
- Sunday, February 9, Brooklyn Navy Yard, Building 77, 141 Flushing Avenue
Ages: Families with children of all ages are welcome. Volunteers under age 16 must be supervised by a parent or guardian
Time Commitment: Two to two and one-half hours
The mission of Brooklyn Book Bodega is to increase the number of 100+ book homes in Brooklyn. We believe every child in Brooklyn deserves to own the books that they want to read and enjoy. A Bodega Book event is a book collection and distribution event. Volunteer responsibilities at the event include checking in guests, checking out guests, setting up books, helping guests with browsing, and assisting with miscellaneous tasks.
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Annual Toiletry Drive for Homeless Women (to support Valentine's Day Party gift bags)
Brooklyn Community Services
Date/Time: All donations must be made by Friday, February 7. Drop off your donations weekdays between 9am and 5pm.
Location: BCS Headquarters,151 Lawrence Street, Fl. 4, Brooklyn. Donations can also be mailed to: Janelle Anderson, 151 Lawrence St. 4th Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11201
Ages: Everyone is welcome to participate
Time Commitment: Varies
Every year for Valentine's Day, BCS gives shelter residents Beauty Baskets for personal care, including menstrual, hygiene and wellness products. Beauty Baskets help us alleviate the financial burden for the women we serve. With your support, BCS can empower women on their journey to better self-care. Items to donate can include:
- Menstrual products (reusable and otherwise)
- Body wash
- Loofahs
- Combs/brushes
- Shampoo
- Conditioner
- Toothpaste
- Mouthwash
- Head scarfs
- Socks
- Stockings
- Deodorant
- Perfume
- Lotions
- Make-up
Please do not include any glass items or shaving razors. Items collected make a real difference to the homeless women served by BCS, who come into the shelter with very few personal possessions. All donated items will be included in gift bags distributed at the annual Valentine's Day Party. Items may also be purchased from their Amazon Wishlist.
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Sweet Dreams Pajama and Book Drive
The Muslim Volunteers for New York (MV4NY)
Date/Time: Friday, February 7 through Sunday, February 16
Location: Online
Ages: Everyone is welcome to participate
Time Commitment: Varies
The Muslim Volunteers for New York (MV4NY) is conducting their 3rd annual nationwide "Sweet Dreams" Pajama and Book Drive to benefit underserved babies and children (ranging in ages from 0-16) served by two outstanding programs; The Pajama Program and Room to Grow. The MV4NY pajama and book drive is designed to help at-risk families and young children. Too many kids in our community experience poverty, abandonment, and hunger. The simple comfort that a pair of new pajamas provides and the escape that a lovely book offers is priceless in a world that can seem uncertain and insecure. Your generosity will help provide the comfort of a warm pair of pajamas and cozy bedtime story to at-risk children. Check out Doing Good Together's Picture Books that Illuminate Hunger, Poverty, & Homelessness or Chapter Books that Raise Awareness about Hunger, Poverty, and Homelessness to help your children learn more about poverty and homelessness.
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Serve a Hot Meal to the Homeless
Manhattan Church of Christ
Date/Time(s): Saturday, February 8, 15, 22, 29, 9:30am - 1:30pm
Location: Manhattan Church of Christ, 48 East 80th Street
Ages: Everyone is welcome to participate
Time Commitment: Varies, come for a few hours or stay for the entire shift!
The Saturday Lunch Program provides hot meals with dignity and compassion to the homeless or those who live marginally. All shifts are family-friendly, and involve a set-up team to set tables and decorate, a service team to run trays of food back and forth to the guests, and a break down & clean up team. Volunteers help set up, prepare and serve meals, then break down and clean up.
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Tu B'shevat Festival Project at Brooklyn Children's Museum
Repair the World Brooklyn
Date/Time: Sunday, February 9:
- Shift 1, 11 - 11:30am
- Shift 2, 1 - 1:30pm
- Shift 3, 2 - 2:30pm
- Shift 4, 3 - 3:30pm
Location: Brooklyn Children's Museum, 145 Brooklyn Ave, Brooklyn
Ages: Geared toward ages 4-10, but open to younger and older!
Time Commitment: 30-minute shifts
Repair the World Brooklyn is facilitating a family food justice packaging project at the Brooklyn Children's Museum Tu B'shevat Festival! Package soup for a local food pantry, learn about food insecurity and how it connects with the lessons of the Jewish "New Year of the Trees." Volunteers are encouraged to explore the museum before or after the packaging project. Pay museum admission at the door: $13 for adults and free for children 12 and under. Generously made possible by the UJA Federation of NY.
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Share the Love! Valentine's Day Pajama and Stuffed Animal Drive
Family-to-Family
Date/Time: All deliveries should be made by February 13
Ages: All ages can participate
Time Commitment: Varies
New pajamas and a snuggly stuffed animal can make a child living in poverty feel special and secure. Consider sending one new pair of pajamas, any size, along with a new stuffed animal and a Valentine's Day card, to an American child living in poverty in one of the communities Family-to-Family serves. When purchasing pajamas, please makes sure to buy those that meet federal safety regulations.
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Create Valentines for our Veterans
Soldiers' Angels
Date/Time: Cards should be delivered by February 14
Location: Mail your cards and $1 per card to:
Soldiers' Angels
2700 NE Loop 410, Suite 310
San Antonio, TX 78217
Ages: Everyone is welcome to participate
Time Commitment: Varies
Holidays like Valentine's Day are fun to celebrate when you have loved ones or friends to share the day with. Unfortunately, our military heroes often find themselves alone or feeling homesick during holidays. The mission of Soldiers' Angels is to make sure no one who serves this country feels unloved - and that's especially true on Valentine's Day! You and your family can help by making or purchasing Valentines cards for our military and veteran heroes. Why do we ask for the $1 per card? The $1 helps cover the cost to distribute the thousands of cards we receive. Have questions? Check out our FAQ's here.
- Feel free to purchase or make your Valentines. Our heroes love hearing from children.
- Making Valentines is a good activity to do with the kids one afternoon. It's also a fun activity for your office, club, or civic group.
- Be sure to write a note of encouragement or thanks on your cards.
- Don't be afraid to sign your name!
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Family Packaging Project at Repair the World Brooklyn
Repair the World Brooklyn
Date/Time: Sunday, February 23, 2:30 - 4pm
Location: Repair the World Brooklyn Workshop, 808 Nostrand Ave., Brooklyn
Ages: Geared toward ages 5-12, but younger and older siblings are welcome too.
Time Commitment: 90 minutes
Repair the World Brooklyn is facilitating a family packaging project at our Brooklyn workshop! Package necessary items for a local organization and deepen the experience with learning based in Jewish tradition and social justice. More information on the project to be provided soon. Generously made possible by the UJA Federation of NY.
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DOROT Purim Family Visits
DOROT
Date/Time: Choose your volunteer day: Thursday, March 5 or Tuesday, March 10. Visits take place from 5 - 6pm.
Location: Volunteers sign up to make home visits to older adults who live on the Upper West and Upper East Side of Manhattan.
Ages: All youth volunteers must be between 5-17 years old and accompanied by an adult.
Time Commitment: Visits last between 30 minutes and one hour. PLEASE NOTE that families who have not volunteered with DOROT before are required to attend an orientation on February 25 from 4:30 - 5:30pm or on March 4 from 5:30 - 6:30pm. Orientations are held at DOROT, 171 West 85th Street.
Make Purim extra special with a visit to a DOROT elder. DOROT provides the mishloach manot, which are prepared by local synagogues and day schools and include hamantaschen. You and your family spend time visiting and celebrating the holiday. It's always fun when volunteers visit in costume! Visits are in Manhattan only.
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West Side Campaign Against Hunger
Date/Time: Monday through Friday, 7am - 4pm (Open until 7pm on Mondays)
Location: 263 West 86th Street, New York
Ages: Families with children 10-13 years old may come accompanied by an adult; teens 14-18 may come individually with permission from guardian.
Time Commitment: Volunteer shifts range from two-three hours depending on the time of day.
West Side Campaign Against Hunger offers several different programs that respond to immediate hunger and assist our customers on their paths to self-sustainability. A majority of our volunteers support our 86th Street Market, our supermarket-style food pantry, which serves approximately 100-200 customers each day we are open to the public. Volunteers help with deliveries, organize food product, clean and bag food items, and stock our shelves.
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Host a Birthday Party for Kids
CelebrateU
Date/Time(s):
- Thursday, February 13, 4:15 - 6pm
- Wednesday, February 26, 4:30 - 6pm
Location:
- February 13, Homes for the Homeless, 730 Kelly Street
- February 26, The Huntington House, 347 East 10th Street
Ages: Fifth grade and up
Time Commitment: Approximately two hours
The Celebrate U Foundation is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose mission is to spread happiness by throwing birthday parties for children in shelters or who can't afford to celebrate their birthday in the New York City area. The effect of these celebrations goes way beyond cake and party favors. Celebrate U believes that by showing children that their community truly cares about them, it can raise self-esteem, provide hope for a brighter future and empower children. Early education is essential, but so is building a child's self-esteem, giving them hope for a bright future and knowing society cares about them. And every child deserves a birthday party. Volunteers set up a birthday party with decorations, a banner and paper goods, they do an arts and crafts project with the kids, sing songs and serve cake to the children. The party celebrates any child with a birthday that month and is open to all shelter guests. A short training session will take place for new volunteers one week prior to each event.
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DOROT
Date/Time(s): February 3 - May 18, Mondays from 4pm - 5:30pm
- February: 3, 10, 24
- March: 2, 9, 16, 30
- April: 6, 13, 20, 27
- May: 4, 11
Location: DOROT, 171 West 85th Street Off Amsterdam Avenue
Ages: Students in grades 6 through 12
Time Commitment: One and one-half hours each Monday. Volunteers must commit to all sessions.
Share your love of the game, play chess with older adults and help build intergenerational connections across the chess board. Students and DOROT Seniors will get to know each other and play chess together. Chess Masters will demonstrate different strategies at each session. Refreshments will be served.
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