Look below for service opportunities as well as resources for yourself and your parish.
Good Counsel Homes
(Bronx, Staten Island, Westchester and Rockland Counties)
Home for homeless, expectant, and new mothers to support them through pregnancy and motherhood. Contact your local organization to inquire about ways that individuals, classrooms, or families can serve or items that you can donate.
Contact: Sandra Jones, (201) 795-0637 or sandra_jones@goodcounselhomes.org
https://www.goodcounselhomes.org/
Orange County Right to Life
(Orange and Dutchess Counties)
Assemble “Blessing Bags” of small gifts or tokens of love that will be given to women visiting abortion facilities. The bags communicate care and love to each woman as well as providing an opportunity for a conversation. Groups, families, or classrooms can contact Right to Life to discuss materials needed and the procedure for assembling bags.
Contact: Wendy Wood, (845) 820-4366 or ocrtl@ocrighttolifeny.com
Sisters of Life
(Rockland County and Manhattan)
Religious community dedicated to protecting and enhancing the sacredness of human life. Volunteer days are periodically held at the Motherhouse to support this mission.
Contact: Coworkers of Life, (646) 882-1087.
htthttps://sistersoflife.org/what-we-do/serve-with-us/
40 Days for Life
(Manhattan, Bronx, Westchester, Orange, Dutchess and Staten Island)
Volunteers sign up for slots to pray and hold vigil outside of abortion facilities for 40-day-long campaigns twice a year.
Contact: Visit the website to find a campaign near you.
ArchCare
(Staten Island, Manhattan, Bronx, Dutchess County), 15+
Individual volunteers build relationships with elderly residents through conversation and activities. Younger students can also inquire about making holiday cards for residents.
Contact: (855) 951‑2273 or volunteer@archcare.org
https://www.archcare.org/volunteer
Rosary Hill Home
(Westchester County), all ages
Home for individuals suffering from terminal cancer. Volunteers help with snack cart and general activities. Handmade holiday-themed cards sent in packs of 30 are also appreciated.
Contact: Sr. Mary Thanh, (914) 769-0114 or srmjoseph@hawthorne-dominicans.org
https://www.rosaryhillhome.org/index.html
Meals on Wheels
Deliver meals and offer a friendly face to homebound elderly individuals. Apply to your local chapter through the website
https://www.mealsonwheelsamerica.org/
City Meals
(Manhattan, Bronx, Staten Island), 16+ or all ages with adult
Deliver meals to homebound elderly individuals, help with meal preparation in a local senior center, or make holiday-themed or birthday cards to be delivered by volunteers. Anyone can donate cards, apply through the website to volunteer.
Celebrate Someone in Your Life!
Interview a grandparent or another elderly person in your life! Ask about their childhood, their family, and the lessons that they have learned in their journey through life. This interview can even be transcribed and preserved to contribute to your family history.
Best Buddies
(Rockland, Westchester, Putnam), Bronx 10+
Friendship program fosters one-on-one friendships between students with and without intellectual or developmental disabilities (IDD) through group and individual activities. E-buddies program is a safe place online for these friendships to be built through a pen-pal program. Sign up through the website.
https://www.bestbuddies.org/what-we-do/friendship
KEEN New York
(Manhattan, Bronx), 16+
Serve as a personal coach for athletes with special needs. Apply through the website.
Contact: (212) 768-6785
https://www.keennewyork.org/volunteers
Pegasus Therapeutic Riding
(Putnam County), 13+ or special projects for younger students
Provides horse-riding therapy for individuals with special needs. There are a wide variety of volunteer opportunities and many do not require horse experience. Sign up through the website.
https://www.pegasustr.org/files/9514/0493/2761/pegasus_volunteer.pdf
John A. Coleman School
(Westchester County), 14+
School for children with special needs ages 1-7. Volunteers assist in classrooms, help at special events, and work at the reception desk.
Contact: (914) 294-6114
https://www.scny.org/join-us/become-a-volunteer/
Cardinal Hayes Home
(Westchester County), 15+
Home and school for youth with disabilities. Individual volunteers join in classroom activities.
Contact: Cathy Varano, cvarano@cardinalhayeshome.org
Diocesan Food Pantries & Soup Kitchens
Contact your local food pantry or soup kitchen for information about donating food or volunteering.
https://catholiccharitiesny.org/feeding-our-neighbors-food-pantries-soup-kitchens
Don Bosco Soup Kitchen and Food Pantry
(Westchester County), 15+ or 10+ with adult
Volunteers needed on weekday and Saturday mornings to help with food distribution.
Contact: Carmen Linero, (914) 552-9541 or clinero1963@gmail.com
https://www.donboscocenter.org/
Part of the Solution (POTS)
(Bronx)
Assists individuals living in poverty with a wide range of services. Volunteers needed for dining room serving, meal prep, and food pantry stocking. Sign up through the website.
Global Medical Relief Fund
(Staten Island), 13+ or 1 adult for 5 kids under 12
Helps children from war-torn areas who come to the US for medical treatment. Volunteers might help with cleaning, yard work, or reading to the kids.
Contact: (718) 448-6984 ext. 103
(Rockland County, the Bronx, Yonkers and Manhattan)
The Sisters of Life are women religious who are captivated by the truth of the beauty of every human person, created in God’s image and likeness. They welcome coworkers to serve alongside them in their mission dedicated to protecting and enhancing the sacredness of human life.
Get involved: https://sistersoflife.org/what-we-do/serve-with-us/
(Manhattan, Bronx, Westchester, Orange, Dutchess and Staten Island)
The importance of prayer cannot be overestimated as we seek to build and restore a culture of life. 40 Days for Life is a worldwide initiative of prayer and fasting, peaceful vigil at abortion facilities, and educational outreach – with the goal of protecting mothers and their children from abortion. More than 25,000 unborn children have been saved from abortion during 40 Days for Life campaigns.
The Archdiocese of New York hosts several 40 Days for Life campaigns at local abortion clinics. Participants are encouraged to commit to prayerful activism by signing up through the online campaigns, linked below. Your prayerful presence can offer hope to women in crisis and save the lives of the vulnerable unborn. View local opportunities here.