914 Cares: Armonk-based nonprofit supports and provides resources to local organizations, educating the community about poverty, and encouraging generosity. Volunteers can sort clothing, pack diapers, assemble Flow Kits, or pack Bags of Love. Parents with kids younger than 14 can work from home conducting donation drives, sorting donated books, or packing kits.
Afya Foundation: Volunteers sort and pack supplies for distribution to underserved areas and regions recovering from disaster. Volunteers age 15 or younger must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
Community Center of Northern Westchester: Parents with school-aged children help support this Katonah-based center by receiving and sorting donations, assisting in the food pantry and clothing boutique, working in its Community Studio or Community Shop, making home deliveries, or assisting in fundraising efforts. Contact info@communitycenternw.org
DOROT Westchester: Parents with kids ages 5 and up can package and deliver items, visit elders at home, or drop off meals to older adults living in Westchester.
Endeavor Therapeutic Horsemanship: Volunteers help on this farm, which empowers individuals through the healing potential of horses. Contact volunteer@endeavorth.org
Feeding Westchester: The Help From Home bag project provides students across Westchester County with breakfast, lunch, and dinner items, as well as snack bags and birthday bags. Families create the bags at home and donate them when they’re done.
HOPE Community Services: Volunteers age 12 and up with parents can pack and serve togo meals, help prepare dinners, serve guests, and clean up at this New Rochelle service organization that strives to help food-insecure residents. Contact info@hope-cs.org
Humane Society of Westchester at New Rochelle: Volunteers 18 and up can help with animal care, dog walking, and more. Contact Volunteer@HumaneSocietyofWestchester.org
Neighbors Link: Benefiting the immigrant community, Neighbors Link manages critical programs and services, based in Ossining, Mount Kisco, and Yonkers. Adults and volunteers age 14 to 18 accompanied by a parent teach ESL and tutor kids via Learning Links program. Contact volunteerinfo@neighborslink.org
The Sharing Shelf: Volunteer in the Clothing Bank (ages 14-17 with parent or guardian) build hygiene kits, sock sets, underwear packs, and diaper sets; any age can organize a drive to collect clothing or contents for the kits. Contact volunteer@sharingshelf.org
Related: The Parent Collective Supports Prenatal Education in Westchester
