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 NIGHT MARKET
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
Cienfuegos Foundation 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.
Fordham High School for the Arts 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 Initiative Development Corporation
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
Shoebox Project for Women 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.

Fordham

Fordham is in the west Bronx; it is the home of Fordham University, the New York Botanical Garden, and the Bronx Zoo.

Longwood

Longwood is a neighborhood in the south Bronx. It has many historic buildings, a cluster of which form the Longwood Historical District.