Volunteer Opportunities Of The Week: Food Pantry Helpers Needed

HUDSON VALLEY, NY — Each week, Patch will be highlighting volunteer opportunities in the Lower Hudson Valley, courtesy of Volunteer New York!. This is a chance to help your community and be an opportunity to give back — perhaps in a way you didn't consider before.

This week, we are putting the spotlight on some opportunities in the Hudson Valley.

Food Pantry Volunteers

Volunteers will help unload food from delivery trucks, set up tables, pack food into bags, and clean up. The food pantry operates on Tuesdays and Thursdays. This is the perfect project for volunteers who are 16+.
Date: Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9:45 a.m.-2 p.m.
Organization: New Rochelle Community Action Partnership
Location: New Rochelle

Volunteer Interpreters

Neighbors Link is seeking volunteers who can help with interpretation between immigration lawyers at Neighbors Link's Community Law Practice and their clients. Volunteers must be able to travel to Ossining to assist with in-person interpretation. Volunteers who are fluent in Arabic, Dari, Farsi, French, Haitian Creole, Kichwa, Quechua, and Russian are especially needed, and other languages may also be helpful! Volunteers must be 18+.
Date: Flexible schedule
Organization: Neighbors Link
Location: Ossining

Volunteer Drivers for Seniors

The Province of St. Mary is a Capuchin Franciscan (Catholic) religious organization whose retired members live in Yonkers. Since many of them no longer drive, they often need rides to medical appointments as well as run errands such as going to the pharmacy or a convenience store. Volunteers can help by offering a ride! Volunteers can specify which type of trips they'd be interested in doing and can choose how often they'd like to volunteer. Medical appointments are typically in the morning between 9 a.m. and noon. The Province of St. Mary will provide the automobile. Volunteers must be 25+, have a valid driver's license and auto insurance, and pass a criminal history and background check (no cost to volunteer).
Date: Flexible schedule
Organization: Province of St. Mary
Location: Yonkers

Find a full list of opportunities at https://www.volunteernewyork.org.