We are volunteer group that teaches tennis as a platform for mentoring and community building to at-risk youth in four public housing communities in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn. Every Saturday from 12:30 - 3:00, May-October, we literally bring tennis to the kids by setting up temporary tennis courts within their communities. Each community comprises a tennis "club", with its own team jersey, and volunteer group. At the end of each season we put on a tennis jamboree with free T-shirts, trophies, and BBQ. …

Welcome to VolunteerMeetup.com ! Let's make a Difference, Together !!! Volunteer Meetup is for friends, both new&old,to get together and enjoy ourselves while giving back/ making a difference! From charity dinners to exciting events&fundraisers we will help others while making new friends at the same time! Most events will be in NY's Manhattan or Brooklyn with Cruises to relax/recharge,& open to other suggestions/ideas,email me at VolunteerMeetup@aol.com Invite your friends to join us, Vo …

Volunteers are needed on the first Saturday of each month from 2 pm to 4 pm to help make sandwiches and prepare take out lunches for a church sponsored soup kitchen.

This Meetup Group is reserved for RAINN volunteers who staff the National Sexual Assault Online Hotline and live near New York City. RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network) is the nation's largest anti-sexual violence organization and was named one of "America's 100 Best Charities" by Worth magazine. Need Help? If you came across this group because you want help, please visit RAINN's website www.rainn.org for online support or contact 1.800.656.HOPE for phone support/counseling. Want to …

Hi. I am a candidate for the United States House of Representatives for New York's 7th Congressional District (Lower East Side, Chinatown, Little Italy, Williamsburg, Bushwick,Cypress Hills, Red Hook, Brooklyn Heights, Dumbo, Vinegar Hill, Cobble Hill, Carroll Gardens, Gowanus, Park Slope, Sunset Park, Ridgewood and Woodhaven . This group will be for campaign volunteers to organize together towards the Democratic primary in the summer of 2014. I know that if we organize together, we can achieve …

Don't let the name fool you! We are for any RPCV or prospective Peace Corps Volunteer and we do most meetups in Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens. This is a great and fun opportunity for RPCVs in the New York area to meet and get to know one another. We do hikes, potlucks, happy hours, movie events and volunteer projects. The Brooklyn/Queens Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Meetup is now an official RPCV chapter of the National Peace Corps Association (NPCA)! Wooohoooo!

This group is to promote friendship and volunteering events made up of Asian Americans! We will focus on helping nonprofits around our community and international.  Past events included nonprofits for Alzheimers, Cancer research, Diabetes, Orphans International, Give Children a choice, NEIO, Project by Project, Chinatown Projects, KAFC, Hamilton House, Food bank, Sandy Relief, Mental Health, Animal rights, RESTORE, Protecting Abused Children, After School Mentoring, NY Cares, Robinhood foundatio …

The Junior League of Brooklyn (JLB) is an organization of women committed to promoting voluntarism, developing the potential of women, and improving communities through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers. Its purpose is exclusively educational and charitable. The Junior League of Brooklyn reaches out to women of all races, religions and national origins who demonstrate an interest in and commitment to voluntarism. Some of our volunteer programs include: Volunteering at Do …

Hello, more coming soon on the new focus of this group to expand to various ways to impact the city/state/country/world in a positive way. We will be active in various activism movements, charity, volunteer, community service events, and MORE! More information coming soon, please join us!

This meet-up is designed to bring together people who are currently working, volunteering, or looking to work or volunteer at nonprofit organizations. Ideally it will be a forum where people come together to share ideas on how to make their current organizations better or even to create something new.

Volunteers needed for Sundays 10:45am to 3pm to distribute and receive donations of ALL household items that are in good or better condition. http://furnitureassist.com/ Furniture Assist takes donations into our sheds at the Self Storage Facility in Kenilworth, NJ on 14th St. and distributes to families that have a referral from an acknowledged social agency. Help is needed to put these items into the storgae sheds and to help the "clients" take the items out. All of the items are taken in mu …

We're a non-profit organization bringing clean, safe drinking water to people in developing countries. 100% of all public donations directly fund water projects. We're excited to have you join our group of amazing volunteers!

Join our group to help us in our mission to serve Brooklyn's neediest! We've been doing it since 1866! We need new faces and fresh ideas and want to get you involved in your community and help create a better Brooklyn! We will inform you about great events, volunteer opportunities and ways to meet other like-minded people inBrooklyn and more!

This is a group created to bring together compassionate pilots, aviation enthusiasts and volunteers who use their unique skills as a pilot to be a part of the PALS mission of helping people access treatment by providing free flights. In an effort to provide a place for all of the PALS team to communicate and meet each other outside of a PALS mission we created this group and look forward to working on some fun events to connect everyone or as we like to call it by "PALSing".

Learn about all the great ways you can volunteer with the Greenbelt. Find out about the many fun and exciting volunteer opportunities the Greenbelt has to offer. From environmental education to ecosystem restoration, from tree care to wildlife monitoring, learn about the Greenbelt's current initiatives and how you can get involved. This group is great for students, seniors, and anyone else who wants to find a way to make a difference.

One Simple Wish is a NJ nonprofit organization that grants simple wishes to foster children, at-risk youth and impoverished families. Volunteers help with a variety of activities such as working in The Wish Shop, canvassing with flyers, planning and attending events such as Thanksgiving, Holiday and other meal drives, art classes, cocktail parties and much more!

El Centro de Educación de Trabajadores has been serving the Hell's Kitchen community since 1975. Through evening education programs, community organizing and cultural events, we help students learn new languages and participate in an exciting cultural exchange. Classes are offered in Spanish, English and Mandarin. We also offer a free Intercambio (English/Spanish language exchange) class Tuesday evenings. An all-volunteer teaching and administrative staff makes classes available at low cost. Our …

At our Nourishing USA's headquarters in New York City volunteers preform direct service in the community and strive to achieve “nutrition for all”. Nourishing USA is a United States-based non-profit organization. It consists of a nationwide network of more than 2000 community advocates and food rescue organizations that serves in the United States as well as Puerto Rico. The organization supports approximately 500 local charitable agencies operating including pantries, soup kitchens, senior cen …

Tired of sending your info in response to mysterious online posts? Love making a difference out there? Always wondered what working in a particular field is really like? Want to switch careers, and would love to get your foot in the door? There's a better way to volunteer or land an internship. This group is for everyone who is interested in getting hands on experience in any given field. Whether your interest is in fashion, food, non profits, tech, etc. Join us today and explore the possibil …

Mission of Community Service ~ Long Island Assisting members/potential volunteers with finding their volunteer potential while supporting various charities and causes throughout Long Island, NY ·         to bring as many members/potential volunteers together in a variety of ways for a variety of reasons -  anyone who has a desire to take an active role in a world bigger than them is more than welcome to do so ·         to come together to do a variety of good deeds through various types of even …

I have been asked by the Home For Good Dogs Staff, not to post any more regular events as they are already on their web site; http://homeforgooddog... and their facebook page; http://www.facebook.c... It is too difficult to keep them all up to date with the changes that happen! Please visit these sites, join and help out. I will keep this site up so people can find us and be directed to those pages. I will still post major events only. Home for Good is a volunteer-based, 501(c)(3) non-profit …

Volunteer teams are needed to participate in the muck out and mold suppression of homes in the Rockaways, Staten Island and Brooklyn with World Cares Center. Volunteers will be matched with an experienced team lead and perform basics of home muck outs. Personal safety equipment and muck out equipment will be provided. On occasion, tools (wrenches, screwdrivers, etc.) are useful for mucking out homes. If you have access to this equipment and are willing to use them for this task, please bring the …

This is a group for anyone interested in attending day-long work trips to Union Beach, New Jersey, to assist in the rehabilitation of primary homes. Union Beach is a working community hard hit by Hurricane Sandy. Various dates are scheduled throughout the year on week-days and weekends.

This is a group dedicated to eradicating homelessness in New Jersey.  In partnership with The Elizabeth Coalition to House the Homeless and St. Joseph Social Service Center in Elizabeth, we will be participating in periodic charity events to sustain both organizations.  All that's asked of you is a kind heart and a willingness to volunteer on behalf of the less fortunate.  Reward yourself and join us today. The Elizabeth Coalition to House the Homeless was one of the first organizations to advoc …

If you are looking for a simple, efficient way to volunteer. Friends in Need holds feeding program every Saturday at Tompkins Square Park and we are in need of volunteers!

We're a philanthropic group that is geared specifically for Young Professionals. We want YP's to get out there and volunteer and party for a cause. And have an awesome time doing it! We volunteer as a group at food banks, animal shelters, soup kitchens, nursing homes etc. We also have social events to help raise money for our Ambassador Grant. Learn more about that here http://www.teamcharity.org/grant.htm We are currently looking for more members, volunteers and even a few new leaders. Join our …

Blue Economics is a volunteer organization that strives for economic development in impoverished communities through strategic capacity building. The broadest definition of capacity building is aiding individuals and institutions by solving inefficiencies and breaking barriers that prevent individuals and communities realize all their economic opportunities. We are a group of talented and passionate fulltime professionals from diverse backgrounds including finance, marketing, media, education, n …

This focus of this meetup group is to organize events on three different themes : spiritual growth, giving back to the community and enjoying life. I searched for a group in this area that offers meditation sessions regularly and didn't find any within a reasonable distance. The ones that I found required members to pay to attend sessions. Since I have experience in organizing meetup groups, being an organizer in a local social group and an event organizer in several other meetup groups in vario …