Ages 6+ with guardian

Suggested donation of $25/volunteer to help cover costs of Brooklyn Volunteer Day.

Volunteer to pitch in and clean up around Red Hook. Living in a clean environment makes life healthier, less stressful, and more pleasant. It can improve the self-image of residents and everyone in the community. It’s amazing what a few short hours of clean up can do to transform a neighborhood!

Volunteers will meet at the Columbia Street farm and each group will be a assigned a block to clean. We’ll have all the supplies, just show up ready to work!

About Red Hook Initiative

We are Red Hook Initiative, a community based nonprofit impacting the lives of over 6,500 residents of Red Hook, Brooklyn. Together, we can create change from within.

Ages 13+ w/ guardian, 14+ without guardian

Suggested donation of $25/volunteer to help cover costs of Brooklyn Volunteer Day.

Volunteer at Red Hook Farms! You will work alongside Red Hook Farm staff to cultivate a variety of organic vegetables on one of our two urban farm sites. Tasks may include composting, weeding, harvesting, planting, mulching, site maintenance, beautification and many other farm duties. The farm work often includes moving objects around the site and working close to ground for extended periods of time. 

These are just some components of typical activities you would get involved in during either shift, but there are many other farm duties you can get involved in during your time at Red Hook Farms!

About Red Hook Farms

Red Hook Farms is a youth-centered urban agriculture and food justice program operating one of Brooklyn’s largest farms. Formerly a concrete baseball field, the Columbia Street Farm was founded in 2001 and is now a thriving 2.75 acre produce production, compost site and outdoor classroom that supplies our farms stands and CSA. We harvest over 15,000 pounds of produce each year, welcome hundreds of volunteers and host community events throughout the growing season.

5-60 Columbia Street
Brooklyn, NY 11231

12+ with guardian, 16+ without guardian. No volunteers under 12 years old

Suggested donation of $25 to help with costs of Brooklyn Volunteer Day.

Assist BROOKLYN ORG with Mixteca’s weekly food distribution, Mercadito Solidario. Mercadito Solidario provides the Mixteca community with fresh nutritious foods such as: fruits and vegetables, including jalapeños, tomatillos, tortillas, plants and herbs, that oftentimes are only found in our communities home countries.

Volunteers will be tasked to distribute fresh fruits and vegetables to our community members. Skills would include: customer service, lifting boxes, setting up the market (setting up tables, small tents, setting up food boxes), cleaning up (assisting with trash, recycling), breaking down after the market is over.

Bilingual English/Spanish speakers are strongly encouraged to join this event, but not required.

About Mixteca

Mixteca’s mission is to address critical needs in health, education, social and legal issues facing the burgeoning Mexican and Latin American immigrant community in Brooklyn.

Ages 14+

Suggested donation of $25/volunteer to help cover costs of Brooklyn Volunteer Day.

Help support Brownsville Community Culinary Center with a deep clean of their kitchen! Volunteers will scrub, mop, and organize the kitchen to gift the BCCC community with a sparkling space to continue thier mission. At the end of your two hour shift you’ll be treated to a lunch from the BCCC chefs.

About Brownsville Community Culinary Center

The Brownsville Community Culinary Center provides free, world-class culinary vocational training to Brownsville residents through our culinary training program. We work with our numerous site partners to offer a safe, comfortable space where neighbors can access fresh, healthy, affordable, culturally relevant foods, prepared by training program participants apprenticing alongside industry professionals. The BCCC is available to community groups seeking to organize and address issues affecting the neighborhood, and to celebrate, relax, learn, train and enjoy each other’s company.

ALL AGES with guardian, 13+ may come without guardian

Suggested donation is $25/volunteer to help contribute to costs associated with Brooklyn Volunteer Day.

In PCR’s Park Cleanup event, volunteers are responsible for maintaining the appearance, health, and safety of landscapes and features in public parks. Volunteers will work to beautify the park grounds by keeping lawns green, raking the leaves and litter-free, planting and tending the flowers and shrubs, and removing the weeds. In an effort to keep the park safe, volunteers will maintain and make any repairs to park debris as needed. Participants will work hard to ensure the park is attractive and clean for community members. Through this event, the community will understand the importance of maintaining a clean environment for their neighborhood.

About Parent Child Relationship Center

Parent-Child Relationship Association (PCR) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that aims to strengthen family relationships and promote parent-child bonding. PCR has been a pillar of the Brooklyn immigrant community by providing services, programs, and resources to the families and engaging them with volunteer activities. We help immigrant families develop a sense of belonging, increase civil engagements, take responsibility, and give back to society, creating a more harmonious community environment.

Ages 14+ without guardian

Suggested donation of $25/volunteer to help cover costs of Brooklyn Volunteer Day.

Join TechFin and help ready computers to be shipped to families in need. You’ll learn about their mission and get a sense of what it takes to take on this important need for our community.

About TechFIN

TechFIN helps narrow the digital divide by addressing a major hurdle to computer hardware ownership: its cost. By collecting used PC-based laptops and desktop computers, TechFin is able to revitalize these machines and distribute them to low-income households at no cost to them.

Ages 14+ with guardian

Suggested donation of $25/volunteer to help cover costs of Brooklyn Volunteer Day.

TechFin will become an e-waste recycling center for Brooklyn Volunteer Day! Volunteer to help collect e-waste from the community, sort through it, and pack up to be recycled. It’s illegal for New Yorkers to dispose of certain electronic devices in the trash or regular recycling bins. Pitch in to help all in the community recycle responsibly.

About TechFIN

TechFIN helps narrow the digital divide by addressing a major hurdle to computer hardware ownership: its cost. By collecting used PC-based laptops and desktop computers, TechFin is able to revitalize these machines and distribute them to low-income households at no cost to them.

Ages 16+

Suggested donation of $25/volunteer to help cover costs of Brooklyn Volunteer Day.

Pitch in in the CHiPS kitchen! From preparing food to portioning, packing, and serving meals—and even cleaning up—volunteers support the entire food service process. Every day volunteers prepare hundreds of bagels and sandwiches, work in the kitchen alongside our chef chopping vegetables and packing hot lunches, help to sort and repack food donations, and, most importantly, serve the food to the hundreds of neighbors who rely on meals from CHiPS everyday. 

About CHiPS

Based in the Park Slope/Gowanus community of Brooklyn, the mission of CHiPS is two fold: to eliminate food insecurity and homelessness in New York City.

Ages 9+ with guardian, Ages 12-15 without guardian

Suggested donation of $25/volunteer to help cover costs of Brooklyn Volunteer Day.

Join us at the TSC Treat Stand! Lunch guests at the CHiPS soup kitchen on 4th Avenue love to get a little extra snack and some coffee with their meal, especially the warm greetings and smiles from our youth and families. Volunteers may bring snacks or home baked treats to share with the guests.

Spanish speakers are strongly encouraged to sign up, but not a requirement

About CHiPS

Based in the Park Slope/Gowanus community of Brooklyn, the mission of CHiPS is two fold: to eliminate food insecurity and homelessness in New York City.

Ages 8+ with guardian, 14+ without guardian

Suggested donation of $25/volunteer to help cover costs of Brooklyn Volunteer Day.

Help support Brownsville Community Culinary Center by sprucing up their dining room and decorating it for Spring. This shift will kick off with an amazing lunch provided by the BCCC chefs. Then, volunteers will help clean up and wipe down the space before create spring-themed bulletin boards and other decor for patrons to enjoy.

About Brownsville Community Culinary Center

The Brownsville Community Culinary Center provides free, world-class culinary vocational training to Brownsville residents through our culinary training program. We work with our numerous site partners to offer a safe, comfortable space where neighbors can access fresh, healthy, affordable, culturally relevant foods, prepared by training program participants apprenticing alongside industry professionals. The BCCC is available to community groups seeking to organize and address issues affecting the neighborhood, and to celebrate, relax, learn, train and enjoy each other’s company.

Ages 7+ w/ guardian, 14+ without

Join BROOKLYN ORG to learn from Sure We Can staff and community members about the day-to-day work of bottle and can collecting and sorting. Volunteers will participate in sorting materials that will then be directly recycled! No particular special skills are required, just a willingness to get a little dirty and to help us dig through the valuable materials that others throw away!

About Sure We Can

Founded in 2007 to provide canners–people who collect cans and bottles from the streets–a welcoming place to redeem and connect with others engaged in the same work. Swc is the only non-profit directly serving canners in New York.

Ages 16+

Suggested donation is $25/volunteer to help contribute to costs associated with Brooklyn Volunteer Day.

Volunteers will help Good Call launch a poster and decal campaign across key neighborhoods in Brooklyn, including East New York. By partnering with local businesses, Good Call aims to increase awareness and accessibility to critical legal counsel in areas most impacted by the justice system. Volunteers will get a short training to learn about Good Call and will be provided with a canvas radius to go door to door with posters and decals for local businesses to display in their windows and counters.

These businesses, trusted by their communities, act as credible messengers. This grassroots effort is a vital part of our mission to ensure that Brooklyn residents know their rights and have immediate access to support during legal emergencies.

About Good Call

Good Call’s mission is to empower marginalized communities and create systemic transformation by using technology and community organizing to provide immediate access to legal support. By providing access to immediate legal representation, individuals are given a chance to prevent lifelong consequences for wrongful charges. By transforming the arrest process, Good Call advocates to make early legal intervention a standard in NYC and beyond.

Ages 16+

Suggested donation is $25/volunteer to help contribute to costs associated with Brooklyn Volunteer Day.

Volunteers will help Good Call launch a poster and decal campaign across key neighborhoods in Brooklyn, including Brownsville. By partnering with local businesses, Good Call aims to increase awareness and accessibility to critical legal counsel in areas most impacted by the justice system. Volunteers will get a short training to learn about Good Call and will be provided with a canvas radius to go door to door with posters and decals for local businesses to display in their windows and counters.

These businesses, trusted by their communities, act as credible messengers. This grassroots effort is a vital part of our mission to ensure that Brooklyn residents know their rights and have immediate access to support during legal emergencies.

About Good Call

Good Call’s mission is to empower marginalized communities and create systemic transformation by using technology and community organizing to provide immediate access to legal support. By providing access to immediate legal representation, individuals are given a chance to prevent lifelong consequences for wrongful charges. By transforming the arrest process, Good Call advocates to make early legal intervention a standard in NYC and beyond.

Ages 16+

Suggested donation is $25/volunteer to help contribute to costs associated with Brooklyn Volunteer Day.

Volunteers will help Good Call launch a poster and decal campaign across key neighborhoods in Brooklyn, including Downtown Brooklyn. By partnering with local businesses, Good Call aims to increase awareness and accessibility to critical legal counsel in areas most impacted by the justice system. Volunteers will get a short training to learn about Good Call and will be provided with a canvas radius to go door to door with posters and decals for local businesses to display in their windows and counters.

These businesses, trusted by their communities, act as credible messengers. This grassroots effort is a vital part of our mission to ensure that Brooklyn residents know their rights and have immediate access to support during legal emergencies.

About Good Call

Good Call’s mission is to empower marginalized communities and create systemic transformation by using technology and community organizing to provide immediate access to legal support. By providing access to immediate legal representation, individuals are given a chance to prevent lifelong consequences for wrongful charges. By transforming the arrest process, Good Call advocates to make early legal intervention a standard in NYC and beyond.

Ages 7+ w/ guardian

Suggested donation is $25/volunteer to help contribute to costs associated with Brooklyn Org Volunteer Day.

Join us along with the floral experts from BloomAgainBklyn to bring joy and caring to deserving members of our community, the women in residence at the YWCA. Volunteers will be upcycling fresh floral blooms into beautiful arrangements and creating silk flower cards. At the end of the creative session, the volunteers’ arrangements and cards will be given to the residents of the YWCA, many of whom are survivors of trauma and homelessness.

About BloomAgainBklyn
BloomAgainBklyn’s mission is to bring together people of all ages and backgrounds to spark their creative agency, connect with their community, and spread joy and kindness through the healing power of flowers. Our volunteers repurpose unsold and once-used flowers for populations impacted by systemic inequities that increase social isolation and loneliness. These include those in underserved neighborhoods, survivors of gender-based violence and homelessness, older adults at home and in health care centers, food pantry recipients, new immigrants, and children at-risk.

Ages 10+ with guardian

Suggested donation of $25/volunteer to help cover costs of Brooklyn Volunteer Day.

Pitch in to help increase literacy and the number of 100+ book homes in NYC for kids 0-18! Volunteers will work together to stamp and sort books that have been donated to Brooklyn Book Bodega for distributing in the community.

About Brooklyn Book Bodega

Brooklyn Book Bodega increases the number of 100+ book homes in NYC. Despite the resources and wealth in New York City—parts of our own community are classified as book deserts, areas with very few books available for sale or lending.

Book deserts affect many communities, restricting access to essential reading materials. This scarcity contributes to challenges such as health disparities, economic inequality, and educational gaps. For communities already facing numerous obstacles, limited access to books presents an additional barrier. Expanding book access is a crucial step toward fostering educational success, economic mobility, and lifelong learning for all.

Brooklyn Book Bodega views book access as a public health issue. We recognize that reading is a gateway to information and that when kids cannot access information, there is a ripple effect on many other aspects of their lives. Poor reading skills in elementary school are associated with feelings of depression and anger. A child who cannot read well is less likely to graduate high school and have career success. Literacy is tied directly to life outcomes – mental and physical health, education, and financial attainment.

Often, for children experiencing poverty, the only place where they have access to high-interest and knowledge-building books is at school or at the library. In 2023, new hardcover books for kids and teens averaged $21.85. For many New Yorkers, a new book is an unaffordable luxury. Brooklyn Book Bodega works to ensure that all children, regardless of economic circumstances, can grow up in homes filled with books.

ALL AGES! Youth 12+ may volunteer without a guardian.

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.

Ages 10 – 17

This is the registration for the 6 week after school series. Community Club will meet every Wednesday starting 4/9 – 5/21 from 3:45p – 5:15p. NO COMMUNITY CLUB 4/16

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. Volunteers need to commit to being at 5 of the 6 sessions to enroll.

Suggested donation: $200 per participant for the 6 weeks series. Donations directly fund programming

For Families, Kids 13+ may come without a guardian

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.

Ages 6+ with guardian

Suggested donation of $25/volunteer to help cover costs of Brooklyn Volunteer Day.

Volunteer to pitch in and clean up around Red Hook. Living in a clean environment makes life healthier, less stressful, and more pleasant. It can improve the self-image of residents and everyone in the community. It’s amazing what a few short hours of clean up can do to transform a neighborhood!

Volunteers will meet at the Columbia Street farm and each group will be a assigned a block to clean. We’ll have all the supplies, just show up ready to work!

About Red Hook Initiative

We are Red Hook Initiative, a community based nonprofit impacting the lives of over 6,500 residents of Red Hook, Brooklyn. Together, we can create change from within.

Ages 13+ w/ guardian, 14+ without guardian

Suggested donation of $25/volunteer to help cover costs of Brooklyn Volunteer Day.

Volunteer at Red Hook Farms! You will work alongside Red Hook Farm staff to cultivate a variety of organic vegetables on one of our two urban farm sites. Tasks may include composting, weeding, harvesting, planting, mulching, site maintenance, beautification and many other farm duties. The farm work often includes moving objects around the site and working close to ground for extended periods of time. 

These are just some components of typical activities you would get involved in during either shift, but there are many other farm duties you can get involved in during your time at Red Hook Farms!

About Red Hook Farms

Red Hook Farms is a youth-centered urban agriculture and food justice program operating one of Brooklyn’s largest farms. Formerly a concrete baseball field, the Columbia Street Farm was founded in 2001 and is now a thriving 2.75 acre produce production, compost site and outdoor classroom that supplies our farms stands and CSA. We harvest over 15,000 pounds of produce each year, welcome hundreds of volunteers and host community events throughout the growing season.

5-60 Columbia Street
Brooklyn, NY 11231

12+ with guardian, 16+ without guardian. No volunteers under 12 years old

Suggested donation of $25 to help with costs of Brooklyn Volunteer Day.

Assist BROOKLYN ORG with Mixteca’s weekly food distribution, Mercadito Solidario. Mercadito Solidario provides the Mixteca community with fresh nutritious foods such as: fruits and vegetables, including jalapeños, tomatillos, tortillas, plants and herbs, that oftentimes are only found in our communities home countries.

Volunteers will be tasked to distribute fresh fruits and vegetables to our community members. Skills would include: customer service, lifting boxes, setting up the market (setting up tables, small tents, setting up food boxes), cleaning up (assisting with trash, recycling), breaking down after the market is over.

Bilingual English/Spanish speakers are strongly encouraged to join this event, but not required.

About Mixteca

Mixteca’s mission is to address critical needs in health, education, social and legal issues facing the burgeoning Mexican and Latin American immigrant community in Brooklyn.

Ages 14+

Suggested donation of $25/volunteer to help cover costs of Brooklyn Volunteer Day.

Help support Brownsville Community Culinary Center with a deep clean of their kitchen! Volunteers will scrub, mop, and organize the kitchen to gift the BCCC community with a sparkling space to continue thier mission. At the end of your two hour shift you’ll be treated to a lunch from the BCCC chefs.

About Brownsville Community Culinary Center

The Brownsville Community Culinary Center provides free, world-class culinary vocational training to Brownsville residents through our culinary training program. We work with our numerous site partners to offer a safe, comfortable space where neighbors can access fresh, healthy, affordable, culturally relevant foods, prepared by training program participants apprenticing alongside industry professionals. The BCCC is available to community groups seeking to organize and address issues affecting the neighborhood, and to celebrate, relax, learn, train and enjoy each other’s company.

ALL AGES with guardian, 13+ may come without guardian

Suggested donation is $25/volunteer to help contribute to costs associated with Brooklyn Volunteer Day.

In PCR’s Park Cleanup event, volunteers are responsible for maintaining the appearance, health, and safety of landscapes and features in public parks. Volunteers will work to beautify the park grounds by keeping lawns green, raking the leaves and litter-free, planting and tending the flowers and shrubs, and removing the weeds. In an effort to keep the park safe, volunteers will maintain and make any repairs to park debris as needed. Participants will work hard to ensure the park is attractive and clean for community members. Through this event, the community will understand the importance of maintaining a clean environment for their neighborhood.

About Parent Child Relationship Center

Parent-Child Relationship Association (PCR) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that aims to strengthen family relationships and promote parent-child bonding. PCR has been a pillar of the Brooklyn immigrant community by providing services, programs, and resources to the families and engaging them with volunteer activities. We help immigrant families develop a sense of belonging, increase civil engagements, take responsibility, and give back to society, creating a more harmonious community environment.

Ages 14+ without guardian

Suggested donation of $25/volunteer to help cover costs of Brooklyn Volunteer Day.

Join TechFin and help ready computers to be shipped to families in need. You’ll learn about their mission and get a sense of what it takes to take on this important need for our community.

About TechFIN

TechFIN helps narrow the digital divide by addressing a major hurdle to computer hardware ownership: its cost. By collecting used PC-based laptops and desktop computers, TechFin is able to revitalize these machines and distribute them to low-income households at no cost to them.

Ages 14+ with guardian

Suggested donation of $25/volunteer to help cover costs of Brooklyn Volunteer Day.

TechFin will become an e-waste recycling center for Brooklyn Volunteer Day! Volunteer to help collect e-waste from the community, sort through it, and pack up to be recycled. It’s illegal for New Yorkers to dispose of certain electronic devices in the trash or regular recycling bins. Pitch in to help all in the community recycle responsibly.

About TechFIN

TechFIN helps narrow the digital divide by addressing a major hurdle to computer hardware ownership: its cost. By collecting used PC-based laptops and desktop computers, TechFin is able to revitalize these machines and distribute them to low-income households at no cost to them.

Ages 16+

Suggested donation of $25/volunteer to help cover costs of Brooklyn Volunteer Day.

Pitch in in the CHiPS kitchen! From preparing food to portioning, packing, and serving meals—and even cleaning up—volunteers support the entire food service process. Every day volunteers prepare hundreds of bagels and sandwiches, work in the kitchen alongside our chef chopping vegetables and packing hot lunches, help to sort and repack food donations, and, most importantly, serve the food to the hundreds of neighbors who rely on meals from CHiPS everyday. 

About CHiPS

Based in the Park Slope/Gowanus community of Brooklyn, the mission of CHiPS is two fold: to eliminate food insecurity and homelessness in New York City.

Ages 9+ with guardian, Ages 12-15 without guardian

Suggested donation of $25/volunteer to help cover costs of Brooklyn Volunteer Day.

Join us at the TSC Treat Stand! Lunch guests at the CHiPS soup kitchen on 4th Avenue love to get a little extra snack and some coffee with their meal, especially the warm greetings and smiles from our youth and families. Volunteers may bring snacks or home baked treats to share with the guests.

Spanish speakers are strongly encouraged to sign up, but not a requirement

About CHiPS

Based in the Park Slope/Gowanus community of Brooklyn, the mission of CHiPS is two fold: to eliminate food insecurity and homelessness in New York City.

Ages 8+ with guardian, 14+ without guardian

Suggested donation of $25/volunteer to help cover costs of Brooklyn Volunteer Day.

Help support Brownsville Community Culinary Center by sprucing up their dining room and decorating it for Spring. This shift will kick off with an amazing lunch provided by the BCCC chefs. Then, volunteers will help clean up and wipe down the space before create spring-themed bulletin boards and other decor for patrons to enjoy.

About Brownsville Community Culinary Center

The Brownsville Community Culinary Center provides free, world-class culinary vocational training to Brownsville residents through our culinary training program. We work with our numerous site partners to offer a safe, comfortable space where neighbors can access fresh, healthy, affordable, culturally relevant foods, prepared by training program participants apprenticing alongside industry professionals. The BCCC is available to community groups seeking to organize and address issues affecting the neighborhood, and to celebrate, relax, learn, train and enjoy each other’s company.

Ages 7+ w/ guardian, 14+ without

Join BROOKLYN ORG to learn from Sure We Can staff and community members about the day-to-day work of bottle and can collecting and sorting. Volunteers will participate in sorting materials that will then be directly recycled! No particular special skills are required, just a willingness to get a little dirty and to help us dig through the valuable materials that others throw away!

About Sure We Can

Founded in 2007 to provide canners–people who collect cans and bottles from the streets–a welcoming place to redeem and connect with others engaged in the same work. Swc is the only non-profit directly serving canners in New York.

Ages 16+

Suggested donation is $25/volunteer to help contribute to costs associated with Brooklyn Volunteer Day.

Volunteers will help Good Call launch a poster and decal campaign across key neighborhoods in Brooklyn, including East New York. By partnering with local businesses, Good Call aims to increase awareness and accessibility to critical legal counsel in areas most impacted by the justice system. Volunteers will get a short training to learn about Good Call and will be provided with a canvas radius to go door to door with posters and decals for local businesses to display in their windows and counters.

These businesses, trusted by their communities, act as credible messengers. This grassroots effort is a vital part of our mission to ensure that Brooklyn residents know their rights and have immediate access to support during legal emergencies.

About Good Call

Good Call’s mission is to empower marginalized communities and create systemic transformation by using technology and community organizing to provide immediate access to legal support. By providing access to immediate legal representation, individuals are given a chance to prevent lifelong consequences for wrongful charges. By transforming the arrest process, Good Call advocates to make early legal intervention a standard in NYC and beyond.

Ages 16+

Suggested donation is $25/volunteer to help contribute to costs associated with Brooklyn Volunteer Day.

Volunteers will help Good Call launch a poster and decal campaign across key neighborhoods in Brooklyn, including Brownsville. By partnering with local businesses, Good Call aims to increase awareness and accessibility to critical legal counsel in areas most impacted by the justice system. Volunteers will get a short training to learn about Good Call and will be provided with a canvas radius to go door to door with posters and decals for local businesses to display in their windows and counters.

These businesses, trusted by their communities, act as credible messengers. This grassroots effort is a vital part of our mission to ensure that Brooklyn residents know their rights and have immediate access to support during legal emergencies.

About Good Call

Good Call’s mission is to empower marginalized communities and create systemic transformation by using technology and community organizing to provide immediate access to legal support. By providing access to immediate legal representation, individuals are given a chance to prevent lifelong consequences for wrongful charges. By transforming the arrest process, Good Call advocates to make early legal intervention a standard in NYC and beyond.

Ages 16+

Suggested donation is $25/volunteer to help contribute to costs associated with Brooklyn Volunteer Day.

Volunteers will help Good Call launch a poster and decal campaign across key neighborhoods in Brooklyn, including Downtown Brooklyn. By partnering with local businesses, Good Call aims to increase awareness and accessibility to critical legal counsel in areas most impacted by the justice system. Volunteers will get a short training to learn about Good Call and will be provided with a canvas radius to go door to door with posters and decals for local businesses to display in their windows and counters.

These businesses, trusted by their communities, act as credible messengers. This grassroots effort is a vital part of our mission to ensure that Brooklyn residents know their rights and have immediate access to support during legal emergencies.

About Good Call

Good Call’s mission is to empower marginalized communities and create systemic transformation by using technology and community organizing to provide immediate access to legal support. By providing access to immediate legal representation, individuals are given a chance to prevent lifelong consequences for wrongful charges. By transforming the arrest process, Good Call advocates to make early legal intervention a standard in NYC and beyond.

Ages 7+ w/ guardian

Suggested donation is $25/volunteer to help contribute to costs associated with Brooklyn Org Volunteer Day.

Join us along with the floral experts from BloomAgainBklyn to bring joy and caring to deserving members of our community, the women in residence at the YWCA. Volunteers will be upcycling fresh floral blooms into beautiful arrangements and creating silk flower cards. At the end of the creative session, the volunteers’ arrangements and cards will be given to the residents of the YWCA, many of whom are survivors of trauma and homelessness.

About BloomAgainBklyn
BloomAgainBklyn’s mission is to bring together people of all ages and backgrounds to spark their creative agency, connect with their community, and spread joy and kindness through the healing power of flowers. Our volunteers repurpose unsold and once-used flowers for populations impacted by systemic inequities that increase social isolation and loneliness. These include those in underserved neighborhoods, survivors of gender-based violence and homelessness, older adults at home and in health care centers, food pantry recipients, new immigrants, and children at-risk.

Ages 10+ with guardian

Suggested donation of $25/volunteer to help cover costs of Brooklyn Volunteer Day.

Pitch in to help increase literacy and the number of 100+ book homes in NYC for kids 0-18! Volunteers will work together to stamp and sort books that have been donated to Brooklyn Book Bodega for distributing in the community.

About Brooklyn Book Bodega

Brooklyn Book Bodega increases the number of 100+ book homes in NYC. Despite the resources and wealth in New York City—parts of our own community are classified as book deserts, areas with very few books available for sale or lending.

Book deserts affect many communities, restricting access to essential reading materials. This scarcity contributes to challenges such as health disparities, economic inequality, and educational gaps. For communities already facing numerous obstacles, limited access to books presents an additional barrier. Expanding book access is a crucial step toward fostering educational success, economic mobility, and lifelong learning for all.

Brooklyn Book Bodega views book access as a public health issue. We recognize that reading is a gateway to information and that when kids cannot access information, there is a ripple effect on many other aspects of their lives. Poor reading skills in elementary school are associated with feelings of depression and anger. A child who cannot read well is less likely to graduate high school and have career success. Literacy is tied directly to life outcomes – mental and physical health, education, and financial attainment.

Often, for children experiencing poverty, the only place where they have access to high-interest and knowledge-building books is at school or at the library. In 2023, new hardcover books for kids and teens averaged $21.85. For many New Yorkers, a new book is an unaffordable luxury. Brooklyn Book Bodega works to ensure that all children, regardless of economic circumstances, can grow up in homes filled with books.

ALL AGES! Youth 12+ may volunteer without a guardian.

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.

For Families, Kids 13+ may come without a guardian

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: $25 per person. Funds go to compensating the refugee families for cooking for our group

Ages 10+ with guardian or 12+ without

Each month we host a Community Dinner and invite community members to meet and make connections with newly arrived refugees. Our new neighbors will cook the main part of a meal, attendees will contribute side dishes, and we will all share in learning from and listening to each others stories. This gives the refugee family the chance to earn extra money and meet community members. Hosts and attendees get to sample international cuisine and make new connections.

Set up volunteers will be tasked with setting up the tables, making place cards, decorating, among other duties. You will help the refugee family warm the meal they bring and assist them in plating the food. You will act as hosts throughout the evening and also help clean up if you are able to stay through the end of dinner (encouraged, but not required).

We welcome youth ages 8-18 to sign up as SET UP VOLUNTEER . If you would also like to attend dinner (all ages!) set up volunteers should sign up for both set up (this listing) and also sign up for the DINNER project listing. You can find that HERE.

For Families, Kids 13+ may come without a guardian

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: $25 per person. Funds go to compensating the refugee families for cooking for our group