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 AHRC NYC
American Cancer Society American Red Cross at Hunter College
Artsmith Back on My Feet
Behind the Book Bi Habawalk
Big Apple Greeter Big Brothers Big Sisters NYC
BJCC Bronx Community Health Network
Bronx Connect Bronx Debate League
Bronx Long Term Recovery Group Bronx Museum of the Arts
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.
COMTO-NY Creative LifeStyles, Inc
Directions for Our Youth, Inc. Eat nYc The Bronx Food And Wine Festival
For My People Empowerment Inc. Friends of Mosholu Parkland
G.I.V.E. Getting Involved Virginia Avenue Efforts Inc. GallopNYC
Good Counsel Homes GreenThumb-NYC Parks
GRID Alternatives Harlem RBI
Homes for the Homeless NYC Hunts Point Workforce 1 Career Center
iMentor JASA
Joshua and Caleb Ministries, Inc. Jumpstart
La Fuente Learning Leaders
LIFT the Bronx Literacy INC
Masa Mentoring USA
MJHS Hospice and Palliative Care 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
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 R.A.I.N. Inc.
Reach Out and Read Morris Heights Health Center Read Ahead
Reading Partners Rocking the Boat
Sapna NYC South Bronx Overall Economic Development Corporation (SoBRO)
South Bronx United St. Mary’s Development Center for Children and Families, Inc.
St. Peter’s Deliverance Center Sustainable South Bronx
The Bronx is Blooming The Children’s Aid Society
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
Wave Hill Westchester Square Art Center
Westchester Square Partnership WHEDco
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

Parkchester

Parkchester is a residential neighborhood in the east Bronx. Its name is a mash-up of the names of two older neighborhoods, Park Versailles and Westchester Heights.

Fordham

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

Crotona Park East

Crotona Park East is a neighborhood in the south Bronx. It’s unique ranch-style homes were funded by Assemblyman Louis Nine, after whom a major street in the neighborhood is named.