Virtual Festival of Giving
Doing Good Together (DGT)
Date/Time: Saturday, October 2, 9, 16 and/or 23, 10 - 10:45am Central
Location: Virtual events hosted via Zoom
Ages: All ages can participate; especially appropriate for children 4 - 10 years and their families
Time Commitment: 45-minute sessions each Saturday
DGT's one-of-a-kind FREE virtual festival will once again connect families across the United States to CELEBRATE & INSPIRE KINDNESS. Join us weekly the first four Saturdays in October 2021 for live-streamed kindness events that will take place at 10am CT, from October 2nd through Make a Difference Day, October 23rd. Each session includes a picture book read-aloud and conversation with an author, a fun hands-on kindness project and inspiration for new family kindness habits! Registration is free and includes replay access through the end of October.
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MV4NY Environmental Stewardship Day
Muslim Volunteers of New York
Date/Time: Saturday, October 16, 10 am – 1 pm (rain date October 23)
Location: Ruppert Park, 1741 2nd Avenue
Ages: All ages!
Time Commitment: Stay as long as you like
Join Muslim Volunteers of New York’s semiannual Environmental Stewardship day, a day of park beautification, planting, raking, pruning, painting and more for people of all ages at this family-friendly event. Please wear masks to the event, COVID-19 protocols will be observed.
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Provide Meals for the Homeless
Manhattan Church of Christ
Date/Time: Saturday, October 9, 16 and 23, 9 am - noon
Location: Manhattan Church of Christ, 48 East 80th Street
Ages: Everyone can participate
Time Commitment: Varies
The Manhattan Church of Christ prepares and serves hot meals to community guests who live marginally or are homeless. Our philosophy of service is to try our best to make the experience a fun one for our guests and volunteers. All shifts are family-friendly. Volunteers help prepare and distribute meals to guests, as well as distribute coffee, tea & bottled water, while observing safety protocols. Volunteers must wear masks and gloves.
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Neighborhood Meet Up/Clean Up
ONE BLOCK (UWS)
Date/Time: Various - you can clean your block or join our group events usually held Saturday or Sunday morning
Location: Upper West Side
Ages: Any age! Children under 14 should be accompanied by an adult
Time Commitment: One to two hours. Do what you can!
ONE BLOCK is a nonprofit with 1,700 local members who help in a variety of ways. You can bag trash on your street a couple days a week, join our Saturday or Sunday morning group events, clean graffiti, or put together your own group and we can help facilitate a cleanup for you. We also desperately need help fundraising or donations to support our three employees (who were formally homeless) who are paid to do the tough job of keeping Amsterdam, Broadway and Columbus Ave clean. We also have a few special protects for teens who need community service hours.
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Donation Drive: Ruth's Refuge
Repair the World
Date/Time: October 25- November 7. Monday – Thursday, 11 am – 3 pm. Please verify drop-off hours before you bring your donation items in.
Location: Drop items off at Repair the World, 808 Nostrand
Ages: All ages
Time Commitment: Varies
Gather essentials for refugees, asylees and asylum seekers in NYC. Join Repair the World in a donation drive to support Ruth’s Refuge, which provides essentials to refugees, asylees and asylum seekers in NYC. A wishlist will be available on the Repair the World website in October. Please contact Hannah for more information.
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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.
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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 1909
Ages: Everyone can participate
Time Commitment: Varies
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?
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Indigenous Peoples’ Day Park Clean Up
Repair the World
Date/Time: Monday, October 11, 10 - 11:30am
Location: Prospect Park, Garfield Place & Prospect Park West, Brooklyn
Ages: Families with children ages five and older are welcome to participate
Time Commitment: One and one-half hours
Join Repair the World and bring your kids to join Prospect Park Alliance to honor and celebrate Indigenous Peoples' Day by learning about land stewardship and cleaning the park!
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Teens! Collect Donations for Farm 2 Food Bank
Repair the World
Date/Time: Friday, October 22, 4 - 6pm
Location: Union Square Greenmarket
Ages: 14 and older
Time Commitment: Two hours
Join Repair the World, Food Bank NYC and GrowNYC at the Union Square Greenmarket to help reduce food waste and ensure that New Yorkers have access to healthy food! Collect leftover produce donated by local farmers so it can be distributed at pantries to the community.
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Support GallopNYC's Horsemanship Programs
GallopNYC
Location(s):
- GallopNYC Lindenwood (Sunrise Stables), 80-98 Linden Blvd., Howard Beach
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GallopNYC Forest Hills (INDOORS- VACCINATED VOLUNTEERS ONLY), 88-03 70th Road, Forest Hills
- Prospect Park-Bowling Green, 397A Coney Island Avenue, Brooklyn
- The Bronx Equestrian Center, 9 Shore Road, Bronx
Ages: Volunteers must be age 16 or older or have instructor permission. Volunteers also must be able to stand and walk for an extended period (at least 30-minute intervals) and to briefly jog with the horse and rider.
Time Commitment: Two – five hours per volunteer shift
GallopNYC is a non-profit organization based in New York City that offers both horseback riding and therapeutic horsemanship programs to New Yorkers, particularly riders with disabilities, veterans, seniors, and at-risk youth. We operate our riding program at four locations, all within NYC. Schedules at each location vary seasonally. Therapeutic horsemanship teaches the skills of horseback riding and horse knowledge to build developmental, emotional, social, and physical skills for each individual rider. Under the direction of a PATH International certified instructor, supported by trained volunteers, each rider progressively acquires riding skills and measurable improvements in life skills. Through weekly sessions, we help riders walk, talk, learn and have FUN! We also offer hippotherapy services. Therapeutic horsemanship means learning to ride a horse but it means much more – it means building a bond with a horse, learning to care for a horse, understanding how horses perceive the world and respond to people, and ultimately being a leader to a horse. Volunteers can help with:
Side Walking (a good fit for new or inexperienced volunteers): Assist the instructor during therapeutic riding sessions by working directly with the riders. Act as an intermediary between the rider and instructor by assisting the rider in carrying out the instructor’s directions.
Lead Walking: Volunteer will lead horses during sessions, working with a group of side-walkers, keeping the primary focus on the assigned horse (and not the rider) while maintaining communication with the team.
Contact: [email protected]. Complete our simple volunteer registration form. After registration you will receive an electronic waiver via Conga Sign. Please make sure to complete it before coming on site. To access your volunteer account, check on your volunteer hours and jobs, update your demographic information, skills and availability and report your volunteer hours you'll enter your name and email address at http://gallop.nyc/myvolpage and we will email you your unique personal volunteer link to access your volunteer information.
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Beyond Our Neighbors: A Curriculum for Expanding Empathy and Compassion to “Others” |
EXPLORE our growing list of at-home projects you can do whenever you're ready, each with conversation starters, book ideas, and more! Follow along on social media as other families tackle this month's project and share their stories! Simply join our Facebook group or find us on Instagram (@doinggoodtogether and #sharekindness). |
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DGT Puts Kindness into the Classroom. Join us!
Big-hearted families nationwide have joined our Family Membership and are pledging to make kindness, service, and big-hearted action a priority. They are enjoying all the perks of membership, including our Membership Welcome Kit.
DID YOU KNOW? There's a CLASSROOM version of Membership as well! Along with the perks of family membership, Classroom Leaders are able to address big-hearted topics each month using DGT's exclusive resources, such as our activity guide, discussion questions, book and video suggestions, and even fun family time "homework." It's perfect for homeschool or daycare teachers, faith group or troop leaders, and neighborhood groups.
Learn more and share this opportunity with leaders you know. Sign up is year-round, so join us any time throughout the year!
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Mailing Address:
5141 16th Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55417
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This list was compiled by Doing Good Together™ (www.doinggoodtogether.org)
When calling to volunteer for any of the opportunities listed above, please let the coordinator know you found it through this listing. You are encouraged to ask any questions you may have of the sponsoring organization before committing to a project.
Disclaimer: This list is provided as a service to families. Inclusion of organizations in this listing does not imply affiliation, endorsement or quality assurance on the part of Doing Good Together.™ Doing Good Together™ bears no responsibility whatsoever for the activities and actions of the listed organizations.
© 2021 Doing Good Together™
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