Recap from Volunteer of the Year Awards 2017!

Help recognize someone making a difference!

John Doyle (City Island Volunteer & Activist)

Make a difference in the Bronx!

Be a hero in the Boogie Down Bronx! Join our website and find a variety of opportunities from our partnered agencies. Volunteer opportunities range from mentoring to planting a community garden. So make a difference and give back to the Bronx community
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Who We Are:

Our membership-based coalition is composed of nonprofit organizations that provide services to the Bronx community.

How Does It Work:

Participating organizations from all over the Bronx leverage resources and share best practices to help improve volunteer recruitment and retention. Our Coalition seeks to connect Bronx residents with opportunities to volunteer within their neighborhood.

Member Organizations

#HashtagLunchbagBX Adapt Community Network
AHRC NYC AHRCNYCBronxEBS
American Cancer Society American Red Cross
American Red Cross at Hunter College Ariva
Artsmith Back on My Feet
Behind the Book Bi Habawalk
Big Apple Greeter Big Brothers Big Sisters NYC
BJCC Braven (at Lehman College)
Bronx Bee Hive Inc. Bronx Community Health Network
Bronx Community Solutions Bronx Connect
Bronx Debate League Bronx Health Reach
Bronx Long Term Recovery Group Bronx Museum of the Arts
Bronx NHS Bronx River Alliance
Bronx Youth Center – The Door BronxWorks
BUILD: NYC BUILD: NYC
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of NY Catholic Guardians Services
Center for Independence of the Disabled, NY-Long Term Care Ombudsman Program Center for Independence of the Disabled, NY-Long Term Care Ombudsman Program
Christ Disciples International Ministries, Inc Citizen Schools
City Harvest CitySquash
COMMUNITY TAX AID, INC COMMUNITY TAX AID, INC.
COMTO-NY Creative LifeStyles, Inc
Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation Directions for Our Youth, Inc.
Eat nYc The Bronx Food And Wine Festival Food Bank for New York City
FOR MY PEOPLE EMPOWERMENT For My People Empowerment Inc.
Fostering Progressive Advocacy Foundation Inc FPA-Foundation
Friends of Mosholu Parkland Friends of Pelham Parkway
G.I.V.E. Getting Involved Virginia Avenue Efforts Inc. GallopNYC
Gamma Nu Delta Good Counsel Homes
GreenThumb-NYC Parks GRID Alternatives
GrowNYC, Greenmarket Harlem RBI
Harvest Home Farmer\’s Market Help On The way inc
Homes for the Homeless NYC iMentor
J&S Caring Food Pantry JASA
Joshua and Caleb Ministries, Inc. Jumpstart
Kingsbridge Heights Community Center La Fuente
Ladies About Community Elevation Lantern Community Services
Learning Leaders Legal Hand
Legal Hand Highbridge LIFT the Bronx
Literacy INC Literacy Inc.
LiveonNY Make-A-Wish Metro NY
Masa Mentoring USA
MJHS Hospice and Palliative Care My Own Book Fund
National Psoriasis Foundation Neighborhood Charter School
Neighborhood SHOPP, Inc. New Settlement Apartments
New York Cares New York City Coalition Against Hunger
New York Common Pantry New York Restoration Project
NYC Parks Stewardship Opportunity Youth Network
Organizing for Action Part of the Solution
PATHHSEO People for Cory Moore
Phipps Community Development Corporation Pre K For All- DoE
Princess for a lifetime Princess Janae Place Inc.
PSS (Presbyterian Senior Services) R.A.I.N. Inc.
Reach Out and Read Morris Heights Health Center Read Ahead
Reading Partners Regional Aid for Interim Needs (R.A.I.N) Friendly Visiting Program
Rocking the Boat Sapna NYC
South Bronx Overall Economic Development Corporation (SoBRO) South Bronx United
Special Citizens Futures Unlimited St. Mary’s Development Center for Children and Families, Inc.
St. Peter’s Deliverance Center Sustainable South Bronx
The Bronx is Blooming The Bronx Museum of the Arts
The Children’s Aid Society The City Tutors
The Colored Girls Empowerment Project The HopeLine
The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning (LGBTQ) Community Services Center of The Bronx, Inc. The Women Worldwide Initiative
The Women’s Housing & Economic Development Corporation Transportation Alternatives
TriLatino Triathlon Club Inc United By Blue
University Neighborhood Housing Program (UNHP) Van Cortlandt Park Conservancy
VIP Community Services Visiting Nurse Service of New York – Hospice Program
Wave Hill Westchester Square Art Center
Westchester Square Partnership WHEDco
Willdlife Conservation Society: Future Leaders Program Williamsbridge Oval Recreation Center
Women’s Housing and Economic Development Corporation World Cares Center
World Vision Greater New York Young Women on the Rize Inc.,
Youth Advocate Programs, Inc.

Featured Neighborhoods

Mott Haven

Mott Haven is a neighborhood in the south Bronx, on the Harlem River and the Bronx Kill waterway. It is home to the Bronx’s oldest church and first organic market.

Riverdale

Riverdale is the northernmost point of the Bronx, and has been home to famous New Yorkers from Mark Twain to Willie Mays.

Soundview

Soundview is a neighborhood in the southeast Bronx. It has many notable residents, including Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor and musician Afrika Bambaataa.