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Volunteer
Opportunities
Office
of Volunteer Services
191 Joralemon Street
Brooklyn, N.Y. 11201
Tel. (718)722-6066
With
the generous support of our volunteers, Catholic Charities is
able to serve our over 180 programs throughout Brooklyn and Queens.
Volunteers enable us to fulfill our mission
by giving the gift of themselves.
We
have volunteer opportunities for individuals, groups, seniors
and young adults. A list of current volunteer opportunities
is available on the right side of this page. You can
also contact our office or visit volunteermatch.org
(see below for more information on why we use volunteermatch.org).
If you are interested in a one-day service project for a group,
please contact our office to find out more information.
We
encourage creativity in developing volunteer assignments and look
forward to your ideas on how you might be able to utilize your
skills and expertise as a volunteer in Catholic Charities of Brooklyn
& Queens.
Here
are just a few ways you can help:
- Become
a Big Brother/Big Sister
- Mentor
teenagers
- Support
staff at special events
- Teach
computer skills to seniors
- Assist
the developmentally disabled on group outings
-
Distribute meals to the homebound elderly
- Be
a friend to a mentally ill person
- Assist
the teacher in a child care
- Provide
clerical assistance to any program
- Lead
a class on your area of interest (art, dance, theater, cooking,
etc.).
Catholic
Charities utilizes VolunteerMatch.org
to post and recruit for volunteer opportunities within our agency
and programs.
Positions
are posted both by program name and volunteer position. You can
see all of the current opportunities for the entire agency by
zip code and category, to help you focus your search for rewarding
service experience. Enter VolunteerMatch.org by clicking on this
link: www.volunteermatch.org
Please note that Catholic Charities periodically has needs
for volunteers for special one-day events, such as:
- Every
Face Race
- Bishop's
Day
- Holiday
Meals on Wheels
- Day
of Recollection
-
The Irish Fair
Volunteer
information for one-day events are posted on our web site, on
VolunteerMatch.org
and occasionally in The Tablet, our Diocesan newspaper. If you
have questions or don't see a position matching your interests
or locale, please contact our Office of Volunteer services at
(718) 722-6066.
