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
Ariva Artsmith
Back on My Feet Behind the Book
Bi Habawalk Big Apple Greeter
Big Brothers Big Sisters NYC BJCC
Bronx Community Health Network Bronx Community Solutions
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 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
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
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 LiveonNY
Make-A-Wish Metro NY Masa
Mentoring USA MJHS Hospice and Palliative Care
My Own Book Fund 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 PSS (Presbyterian Senior Services)
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
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 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 Visiting Nurse Service of New York – Hospice Program
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

Riverdale

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

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.