Holiday Volunteering Opportunities Near Greenburgh

The following notice is from Greenburgh Town Supervisor Paul Feiner:

This is the season when members of the community want to help others. The following link provides you with some interesting and worthwhile opportunities. Many local churches, synagogues organize their own holiday efforts.

http://www.volunteernewyork.org/holiday

TOY DONATIONS WANTED FOR THE HOLIDAYS...MEDICARE AND HEALTHCARE FORUM ON FRIDAY NOVEMBER 21ST...SAFEKIDS WORLDWIDE RECOGNIZES GREENBURGH POLICE KEEPING CHILDREN SAFE ...IRVINGTON THEATER SHOWING MISS SAIGON

TOY DONATIONS WANTED FOR HEALTH CENTER CHILDREN...The Greenburgh Neighborhood Health Center, located at 295 Knollwood Road, is organizing a Children’s Holiday party on December 19th from 1-3 PM. They are seeking new toys for low income patients. For further info contact Judith Watson at the Health Center at 686 7602. The health center serves over 7000 pediatric patients.

Another group that has asked me to advise that they are seeking assistance…Westchester Basket Brigade - Annual Thanksgiving Food Drive

Please help us feed families in need this Thanksgiving! NYC (& Westchester) Basket Brigade, Inc. is a registered IRS 501(c)3 and they partner with many other Westchester and NYC Not-For-Profit organizations. In the past three years, they have fed more than 2000 people and this year our goal is to feed 1000 people.

Volunteers Still Needed

Please register to volunteer here, now:

http://www.nycbasketbrigade.com/register-to-volunteer/

Please be sure to indicate whether you have a car and which day(s) you can help. If you have a hand truck or cart of some kind, please bring it! Children are welcome! If you have questions, please contact us by e-mail atnycbb2014volunteers@gmail.com.

http://www.nycbasketbrigade.com/details-logistics/

FRIDAY, November 21 – 6 PM – Pickup food (Costco, A&P) and deliver to Our Lady of Shkodra

SATURDAY, November 22 – 9 AM – Assemble and deliver baskets.

WHERE: Our Lady of Shkodra, 361 West Hartsdale Ave., Hartsdale, NY 10530

(Across from Fire House up the hill)

Not for Profit Partners

Westchester County, NY

1) Westchester Coalition for the Hungry and Homelesshttp://www.westchestercoalition.org/

2) Food Bank for Westchesterhttp://www.foodbankforwestchester.org/index.shtml

3) Hope Community Services, New Rochelle, NY –http://hopecommunityservices.org/

Civil Rights agency is currently seeking objective, well-organized individuals of all ages, sex, races, and nationalities to assist us in preventing housing discrimination in Westchester, Rockland and Putnam Counties. We are hiring part-time housing discrimination testers, sometimes know as “mystery shoppers” to staff our testing team.

Participants should have good communication skills, be comfortable role-playing and providing detailed information on a strict deadline, have access to a car, and be able to provide a few hours during the day/weekday/weekend. Training for the assignment is paid and will last four hours. Each assignment will be paid on an hourly basis.

By using standardized forms that report what transpired during the test, such as the nature of the assistance given, the number, type and location of units shown, the terms and conditions offered, and so on, federal and state investigative and enforcement agencies, such as HUD and the Department of Justice, can make a determination whether or not discrimination occurred.

Please send resume: acalderon@wroinc.org or call 914 428-4507 x.336.