Ideas for holiday volunteer work in NYC (Christmas Day)?

Question

I would like to spend December 25 doing community service in New York. Please give me some advice as to what type of work I could do (like soup kitchens) and with which organizations? This is not for a long term commitment, only that one day. Thanks bunches!

Answer 1

VolunteerMatch (http://www.volunteermatch.org), Idealist (http://www.idealist.org) and CraigsList (http://www.craigslist.com) all list volunteering opportunities with thousands of organizations. These are great places to look for volunteering opportunities and to get an idea of what kind of service is needed. Also, contact your local volunteer center; you can find this via the Points of Light Foundation web site (http://www.pointsoflight.org/centers/).

HOWEVER, please note that volunteering during the holidays can be very difficult, because organizations are overwhelmed with requests from people wanting to do such at this time of year -- there often aren't enough opportunities to go around. Before you contact any organization, you need to have identified the skills you want to offer, identified how often you could volunteer and what time of day you can volunteer, and worked out any transporation issues. Then start applying for appropriate opportunities. Remember that finding a volunteering opportunity is a lot like finding a job -- you have to present yourself very well, and you have to contact many organizations before you are ultimately chosen.

Answer 2

Soup kitchens are the suitable because of the fact you get to ensure the peoples faces illuminate basically because of the fact you gave them a grin and provided a delightful hi. Missions are great too, so are shelters the place unmarried mothers and fathers(mum and dad)and their little ones get to return in from the chilly and probably get to play with somebody they do no longer understand or have an person verbal substitute......

Answer 3

I posted a similar question. You'd think it would be easy. I guess New Yorkers are generous people and there are more holiday volunteers than they need.