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7Serve at CHiPS Soup KitchenSATURDAY, Ages 10+ w/o guardianCHiPS, 200 4th Ave
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Join us at the TSC Treat Stand! Lunch guests at the CHiPS soup kitchen on 4th Avenue love to get something a bit
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Join us at the TSC Treat Stand! Lunch guests at the CHiPS soup kitchen on 4th Avenue love to get something a bit extra with their meal, especially the warm greetings and smiles from our youth volunteers.
Volunteers will be asked to bake at home or buy hearty snacks and bring them to serve at our treat stand. Each volunteer is required to bring enough food to feed 50 guests. Some favorite treats include bags of fruit, trail mix, banana bread, muffins, cookies, granola bars. We will also have water and coffee.
This volunteer project is for youth 8+ and is drop off only. If you are a family that would like to volunteer together, please reach out to info@theservicecollective.org
Can’t make it, but would like to contribute directly to the TSC treat stand? Please email info@theservicecollective.org and we will make arrangements for you to drop off your treats. Thank you!
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December 7, 2024 11:55 pm - 1:00 pm(GMT+00:00)
Location
CHiPS
200 4th Ave
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Join us for our monthly Community Dinner and share community, connection, and delicious food with recently arrived refugee families. Our new neighbors will
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Join us for our monthly Community Dinner and share community, connection, and delicious food with recently arrived refugee families. Our new neighbors will cook the main part of a meal and you will contribute side dishes, salads and desserts. We will all listen to and learn from each others stories. This evening gives the refugee families the chance to earn extra money and meet community members. Hosts and attendees get to sample international cuisine and help make new connections with neighbors, new and old!
Kids can expect to have a blast running around and making art with their new friends. Everyone is expected to help clean up.
Closer to the date we will circulate a dinner theme and a way for you to sign up to bring a potluck dish to contribute. All ages are welcome so please bring the whole family!
Suggested Donation: $30 per person or $100 per family. Funds will go to covering the cost of food and compensating the refugees families for their contributions. You can donate HERE.
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December 11, 2024 6:00 pm - 8:15 pm(GMT+00:00)
Location
St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Church
157 Montague Street
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Ages 8+ Suggested donation: $30 per participant Meet your friends and neighbors to
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Ages 8+
Suggested donation: $30 per participant
Meet your friends and neighbors to help prep easy meals, package them, and deliver them to the Brooklyn Heights Community Fridge. Keeping the fridge clean and stocked with easy, healthy meals helps ensure all our neighbors get enough nutritious food to eat.
This project is for independent youth ages 8-17. Parents/guardians may be present (if desired), but will not participate or instruct in food prep, packing, or meal delivery.
*Your donation helps cover expenses of this project and keeps TSC’s volunteer programs free and accessible for all Brooklyn youth
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December 12, 2024 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm(GMT-05:00)
Location
St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Church
157 Montague Street
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This is a family opportunity. Children 8+ are welcome with an adult. Next Step Community Church is focused
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This is a family opportunity. Children 8+ are welcome with an adult.
Next Step Community Church is focused on helping people in need—whether hungry, homeless, or seeking recovery from substance abuse. On Friday evenings, volunteers are needed to help stock and pack up pantry bags which provides quality food to restore health and dignity for families in need.
- Make sure to wear comfortable clothes that you do not mind getting dirty as well as closed toe shoes.
- Please be aware that there is some lifting and other activities that require physical activity.
- Children ages 8+ are welcome and must be accompanied by an adult.
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December 13, 2024 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm(GMT-05:00)
Location
Next Step CC
360 Schermerhorn St
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This is a family opportunity. Children 8+ are welcome with an adult. Next Step Community Church is focused
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This is a family opportunity. Children 8+ are welcome with an adult.
Next Step Community Church is focused on helping people in need—whether hungry, homeless, or seeking recovery from substance abuse. On Saturday mornings, volunteers are needed to serve at the Community food pantry which provides quality food to restore health and dignity for families in need. Volunteers help distribute grocery items to guests from the community.
- Make sure to wear comfortable clothes that you do not mind getting dirty as well as closed toe shoes.
- Please be aware that there is some lifting and other activities that require physical activity.
- Children ages 8+ are welcome and must be accompanied by an adult.
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December 14, 2024 8:00 am - 11:00 am(GMT-05:00)
Location
Next Step CC
360 Schermerhorn St
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Grocery shop for neighbors who are homebound, experiencing hardship, elderly, or otherwise lacking time, resources, or ability to shop for groceries themselves.
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Grocery shop for neighbors who are homebound, experiencing hardship, elderly, or otherwise lacking time, resources, or ability to shop for groceries themselves.
Volunteers will shop for items on a provided list(s) and attempt to stay within the budget assigned by our partner, West Brooklyn Waterfront Mutual Aid. A WBWMA veteran volunteer will be there to assist you should you have questions. WBWMA will pay for the groceries at check out and deliver them.
Parent/guardian required for volunteers under 12 years old. Volunteers 12+ may come without a guardian. Waiver required for every participant under 18. Waivers are located in your profile – you will be prompted to set up a profile upon registration.
About our Partner
West Brooklyn Waterfront Mutual Aid is a grassroots community collective created by neighbors, for neighbors. We aim to build solidarity in our neighborhoods by pooling resources, supporting each other’s needs and finding help for our most vulnerable neighbors. Donate to WBWMA HERE.
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December 14, 2024 9:30 am - 11:30 am(GMT-05:00)
Location
Wegman's
21 Flushing Ave
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14Toy Drive: Pack & DeliverSATURDAY, Ages 13+Borough Hall Green Market
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Age 13+ We have teamed up with Lincoln Restler and Spread Love Brooklyn to collect 1000+ toys for local
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Age 13+
We have teamed up with Lincoln Restler and Spread Love Brooklyn to collect 1000+ toys for local school aged kids in need this holiday season. We will be collecting donated toys at Borough Hall from 9-12 on Saturday, December 14.
We need your help packing up toys at the drop location into TSC’s wagon fleet and rolling them over to the sorting location at St. Ann & the Holy Trinity. Volunteering and a workout all in one!
Thank you for helping to make this holiday season merry and bright for all in our community.
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December 14, 2024 10:00 am - 12:15 pm(GMT-05:00)
Location
Borough Hall Green Market
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Ages 5+ with guardian, 10+ without guardian Are you crafty and creative? Use some of your time and
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Ages 5+ with guardian, 10+ without guardian
Are you crafty and creative? Use some of your time and talent to show neighbors you care and help them have a happy and festive holiday!
We will decking the halls for 10 of Heartshare Services adult group homes. These residences are for Brooklyn adults that rely on regular help to care for themselves due to physical and/or mental disabilities, but thrive when living with roommates. They might not typically have the resources to decorate for the holidays so let’s lend them a helping hand!
Our goal: create 100+ ornaments to gift to Heartshare’s residents so they can decorate trees (which we will deliver as well)! This is a fun way to help show these special community members that you care for them.
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December 14, 2024 10:30 am - 12:00 pm(GMT-05:00)
Location
St. Ann & the Holy Trinity
157 Montague Street
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14Sort Holiday Toy DonationsSATURDAY, AGE 6+St. Ann & the Holy Trinity, 157 Montague Street
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Ages 8+ w/ guardian, 11+ without Ages: 11+ w/o guardian, 6+ with guardian Join us
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Ages 8+ w/ guardian, 11+ without
Ages: 11+ w/o guardian, 6+ with guardian
Join us along with Council Member Lincoln Restler, Spread Love Brooklyn and help spread joy this holiday!
We will be collecting 1000+ toys for local kids in need. We need your help sorting the donations by age and then by destination. We will pack everything very neatly in bags and boxes and load them into vans to be distributed.
If you have little helpers in tow, we will have a card making activity for them to help spread joy, too.
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December 14, 2024 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm(GMT-05:00)
Location
St. Ann & the Holy Trinity
157 Montague Street
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14Toy Drive: Donations needed!SATURDAY, ALL AGESBorough Hall Green Market
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All ages! Help spread joy this holiday season! Join District 33 Council Member Lincoln Restler, Spread Love Brooklyn and The Service
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All ages!
Help spread joy this holiday season! Join District 33 Council Member Lincoln Restler, Spread Love Brooklyn and The Service Collective in collecting 1000+ toys to gift to children in need in our neighborhood.
Donation Locations
- St. Ann & the Holy Trinity 157 Montague St | Monday – Friday, 9am-6pm through December 12
- Borough Hall Greenmarket | Saturday, December 16 | 9am-12pm
We are collecting unwrapped, new or unused toys and books for kids ages 5 – 13. On December 14 bring your family and friends to Borough Hall to donate your toy, chat with neighbors, and make a homemade card to be delivered with the gifts, too.
NO SIGN UP REQUIRED!
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December 14, 2024 9:00 pm - 12:00 pm(GMT-05:00)
Location
Borough Hall Green Market
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Ages 5+ with guardian, 10+ without guardian Are you crafty and creative? Use some of your time and
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Ages 5+ with guardian, 10+ without guardian
Are you crafty and creative? Use some of your time and talent to show neighbors you care and help them have a happy and festive holiday!
We will decking the halls for 10 of Heartshare Services adult group homes. These residences are for Brooklyn adults that rely on regular help to care for themselves due to physical and/or mental disabilities, but thrive when living with roommates. They might not typically have the resources to decorate for the holidays so let’s lend them a helping hand!
Our goal: create 100+ ornaments to gift to Heartshare’s residents so they can decorate trees (which we will deliver as well)! This is a fun way to help show these special community members that you care for them.
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December 15, 2024 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm(GMT-05:00)
Location
St. Ann & the Holy Trinity
157 Montague Street
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15Sort Holiday Toy DonationsSUNDAY, AGE 6+St. Ann & the Holy Trinity, 157 Montague Street
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Ages 8+ w/ guardian, 11+ without Ages: 11+ w/o guardian, 6+ with guardian Join us
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Ages 8+ w/ guardian, 11+ without
Ages: 11+ w/o guardian, 6+ with guardian
Join us along with Council Member Lincoln Restler, Spread Love Brooklyn and help spread joy this holiday!
We will be collecting 1000+ toys for local kids in need. We need your help sorting the donations by age and then by destination. We will pack everything very neatly in bags and boxes and load them into vans to be distributed.
If you have little helpers in tow, we will have a card making activity for them to help spread joy, too.
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December 15, 2024 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm(GMT-05:00)
Location
St. Ann & the Holy Trinity
157 Montague Street
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Ages 11+ only Calling all expert cupcake decorators! We have been tasked with providing 100+ cupcakes for the Children of Promise
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Ages 11+ only
Calling all expert cupcake decorators! We have been tasked with providing 100+ cupcakes for the Children of Promise holiday party. We will be learning techniques for decorating cupcakes like pros so each and every child at the party gets a one of kind cupcake decorated with holiday love.
Suggested donation for this project is $30.
About Children of Promise
Children of Promise, NYC is a community-centered organization that partners with children and families impacted by mass incarceration to dismantle the stigma and heal from the trauma plaguing Black and Brown communities. CPBK helps provide children with supportive after school activities such as tutoring, athletics, and just a space to be themselves.
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December 16, 2024 5:30 pm - 6:45 pm(GMT-05:00)
Location
St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Church
157 Montague Street
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Ages 10+ w/ guardian, 16+ w/o guardian Holiday Helpers! Pitch in at the Trellis 10th Annual Helping
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Ages 10+ w/ guardian, 16+ w/o guardian
Holiday Helpers! Pitch in at the Trellis 10th Annual Helping Hands Toy Store. The toy store supports families that might not have resources to purchase holiday gifts and allows parents and families to “shop” from donated toys free of charge.
Volunteers will help greet guests, stock shelves, shop, and gift wrap.
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December 21, 2024 11:45 pm - 2:00 pm(GMT-05:00)
Location
Institutional International Ministries
170 Adelphi St
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Ages 10 – 17 This is the registration for the 8 week after school series. Community Club will meet every
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Ages 10 – 17
This is the registration for the 8 week after school series. Community Club will meet every Tuesday starting 1/14 through 3/11. NO COMMUNITY CLUB 2/18
Every Tuesday The Service Collective will partner with a local nonprofit to help support their mission. Projects will include: gardening at Cadman Plaza, supporting local seniors with Heights and Hills, pre-dinner hosting for newly arrived asylum seekers, cleaning and stocking the Brooklyn Heights Community Fridge, street tree care and composting, and food pantry support among other projects.
NOTE: We will meet each week at St. Ann & Holy Trinity unless otherwise notified (communicated a week in advance). All meeting locations will be within walking distance of St. Ann’s.
Suggested donation: $300 per participant for the 8 weeks. Everyone is welcome to join, regardless of ability to pay. If you want to sign up, but the payment is a barrier, please email amanda and we will get your registered! amanda@theservicecollective.org
Volunteers may also choose to sign up for individual Tuesday projects. When available, they will be listed separately.
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January 14, 2025 3:45 pm - 5:15 pm(GMT-05:00)
Location
St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Church
157 Montague Street
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Ages 10 – 17 This is the registration for the 8 week after school
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Ages 10 – 17
This is the registration for the 8 week after school series. Community Club will meet every Wednesday starting 1/15 – 3/12 from 3:45p – 5:15p. NO COMMUNITY CLUB 3/5
Every Wednesday The Service Collective will partner with a local nonprofit to help support their mission. Projects will include: gardening at Cadman Plaza, supporting local seniors with Heights and Hills, pre-dinner hosting for newly arrived asylum seekers, cleaning and stocking the Brooklyn Heights Community Fridge, street tree care and composting, and food pantry support among other projects.
NOTE: We will meet each week at St. Ann & Holy Trinity unless otherwise notified (communicated a week in advance). All meeting locations will be within walking distance of St. Ann’s.
Suggested donation: $300 per participant for the 11 weeks series. Donations directly fund programming and help keep our projects free and accessible to all Brooklyn Youth. Donate HERE.
Volunteers may also choose to sign up for individual Wednesday projects. When available, they will be listed separately.
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January 15, 2025 3:45 pm - 5:15 pm(GMT-05:00)
Location
St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Church
157 Montague Street
Support
Spread the word. Share a project with a friend and ask them to join you. We can never have too many volunteers.
Partners
The Service Collective highlights the extraordinary leadership of our Brooklyn non-profit partners who everyday commit to building a better, brighter Brooklyn for all of us. We thank you for your partnership and dedication to our community.
Curriculum
Every engagement includes an orientation to the TSC service approach <link to curriculum – what is the link?> as well as an introduction to the mission of the TSC non-profit partner you sign up to help.
The Service Collective engages and empowers youth to take action in their community through volunteer service. Driven by the needs of our Brooklyn nonprofit partners, we provide meaningful service opportunities for the benefit of all in our community.
LEADERSHIP
Amanda Jones
Executive Director
After a career in marketing and advertising, Amanda decided to make her passion for helping her community through volunteering and service her full time pursuit. She is active in her neighborhood, including as a member of community grant giving collective, Brooklyn Branches which is supported by The Brooklyn Community Foundation. She has led numerous fundraising and community building initiatives on behalf of schools and local non-profits, almost exclusively with a focus on engaging children and families. Amanda is a graduate of Ithaca College. She lives in Brooklyn with her husband and two children.
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FAQS
Events can vary based on our partners needs. In some cases, we work out of our hub, Saint Ann’s Church. Other times, we work at our partner’s site. In either case, we will begin the project with an introductary grounding: Why have we all gathered? Why is this work important? What need does it address? Sometimes this education might take place prior to an event (via a short zoom meeting) and sometimes it will be facilitated by an educator on site prior to the project beginning.
Service projects will vary in length and type of work. Most of our time we will be actively working on the identified project. At the end of the session, volunteers will be asked to help clean up, and we will reflect on the work and what we learned.
All of our opportunities are one-time events. You can sign up for one activity or multiple depending on your interest and schedule.
Your commitment is important to our partners. We are counting on you. If you do have to cancel, please do 24 hours in advance via email info@theservicecollective.org. Subject of email should include “Cancel + Name of Project” In email, include name(s) of volunteers cancelling.
We work with Brooklyn nonprofits that need help and can welcome youth volunteers. No job is too big or too small. We love getting creative requests and finding ways for kids of all ages to engage in service.
- Show up. Be on time and don’t leave early
- Come ready to listen, learn, and work hard
- Trust that our partners know what they need better than we do
- Respect our TSC staff, facilities, fellow volunteers, and partners
- Possess patience and positivity
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