I was curious if anyone on this forum had a particular organization they worked with or volunteered with? Looking to get involved in NYC, but would like hear about any organizations that people are particularly passionate about.
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Also interested in this, particularly one that serves underprivileged youth. Would be great to know some good ones people have worked with
This may be a bigger commit than you're looking for but the Big brother/big sister program is an interesting option. I'm not personally a part of it but have been considering it after attending an event. Great opportunity to be a mentor and maybe provide some exposure to things they might not otherwise have access to.
I can vouch for Big Brother Big Sister NYC. I've been involved with BBBS for over 5 years and it's been an amazing experience. If you asked me when I first started out how long I thought i'd be a mentor for, never did I think I would have stayed on for so long
I've worked on various builds on and off over the past 20 years with Habitat For Humanity, mostly in the Bronx - this has to probably be one of my all-time favorite ways to volunteer, you can visually see the progress of putting up drywall, sanding doorways, etc. and truly grasp the concept of helping to build a home for a family.
I used to volunteer at Ronald McDonald House, but it got emotionally difficult for me. I've also been a reading buddy for grades 4 through 6 at a school in Manhattan.
A friend volunteers with Coalition for the Homeless, helping kids in shelters with their homework and finds this immensely rewarding.
I don't know if they still do it on a yearly basis but Time Out magazine / www.timeout.com used to do a yearly listing of places to volunteer.
If you work at a BB they offer great 2 hour photo ops for you to show up, get a free shirt and feel good about yourself for the year.
https://www.newyorkcares.org/volunteer
This. A great organization with little commitment needed. Honestly you can sign up for stuff the day or or day before if your schedule keeps changing and they do everything from food drives, to handing out coats, to kids stuff to planting trees and more. Can search by borough, date, activity etc.
Good Luck
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iMentor is a great program which pairs you with high school students from under-served communities. PM me if you're interested and I'd be happy to refer you.
www.imentor.com
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Honestly, at this point in the game, I don't volunteer to make myself feel good anymore. I volunteer to see from the inside which organizations are worth donating to. As most of us are or will become people of means, our job is more suited to paying lunch for 500 kids rather than dropping a sloppy joe on a lunch tray.
Yes, you can start owning and operating rent stabilized multi-family real estate, as that seems to be the direction that profitability is heading.
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New York Cares is a good option. They are plugged into tons of non-profits across the city. You have an orientation session and then you can sign up for anything from meals on wheels, to soup kitchens, to gardening, to classes at senior centers, to sporadic events...
I volunteer at East Harlem Tutorial program, really great org that tutors students in subjects they are having a hard time in and helps with their SAT prep. Most kids are 1st gen college, don't have parent support in their HS studies, etc... Also, nyphil. Have played the violin since I was 4 (not a req, but most people have serious ties to classical music). Selling merch or helping with people getting to their seats, stuff like that. It's really fun if you like classical.
Fresh Air Fund is great - they provide free summer vacations in the country to New York City children from low-income communities
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