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 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. 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
iMentor JASA
Joshua and Caleb Ministries, Inc. Jumpstart
La Fuente Learning Leaders
LIFT the Bronx Literacy INC
Make-A-Wish Metro NY 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 City Tutors
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.

Throggs Neck

Throggs Neck (also spelled Throgs Neck) is a neighborhood on the Long Island Sound. It’s the home of the Throgs Neck Bridge, which connects the Bronx with Queens.

Longwood

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