Volunteering at CA is a huge part of our culture, and working with Citizens Committee was rewarding for us on so many levels: we teamed up with local school children to help build one of NYC's first urban farms and had a great time while helping improve their community and raising environmental awareness.
Love Your City Corporate Volunteer Opportunities
Lend a hand.
Citizens Committee's corporate volunteer days are a great way to show your company’s love for New York City while strengthening bonds among staff. From painting school murals to harvesting the season’s crop on urban farms, volunteers do rewarding work, all of which:
- Facilitate collaboration and cooperation
- Amplify corporate commitment to NYC communities
- Provide excellent photo and media opportunities
- Offer unique opportunities to help transform a community
Each volunteer event is planned in partnership with a company, maximizing the opportunity for team-building and ensuring that all details can be based around the group’s specific needs. Citizens Committee’s staff coordinates all of the logistics, including water, lunch or snacks, and photography. Donation amounts vary based on the size of group and the project supply costs.
We are thankful for our partner’s dedication and support that make these events possible. Citizens Committee has planned volunteer days for:
| Aetna | Capalino | iStar Financial | Santander |
| Alliance Bernstein | Capital One | JP Morgan Chase | Service Corps |
| Allied World Assurance | Catalyst Group, Inc. | Liberty International | Syncora |
| American Express | Columbia SPS | Lowe's | TD Bank |
| Analytic Partners | Corbin Capital Partners | Moody's | Temple Emanu-El |
| Aon | Deloitte | Morgan Stanley | United Health |
| Ashurst LLP | Deutsche Bank | MUFG | Universum Global |
| Bank of America | FIRST | National Grid | Verizon |
| BlackRock | Global Tech | Neuberger Berman | Wells Fargo |
| Blackstone | Goldman Sachs | OutCast | |
| Bloomingdale's | Ralph Lauren | ||
| Bridgespan Group | HSBC | Salesforce |
For more information about organizing a volunteer day for your company, please contact:
Erika Lim at
ELim@citizensnyc.org
or 212-822-9568
New yorkers at work
Erica Christensen
Director, Community Affairs
CA Technologies
The best thing about volunteering with Citizens is seeing a neighborhood or a school transform before your eyes - and knowing that you helped make it happen.
Chris Ruggeri
Principal
Deloitte Financial Advisory Services LLP
Volunteering Opportunities
Season
Project
Volunteers needed
Neighborhood
Spring 2020
P.S. 150Q
Organize the school library10-30
- Northwestern Queens
- Sunnyside
A Title I elementary school, PS150Q currently serves and meets the academic and social-emotional needs of over 1,000 youth in grades pre-k through five. The mission is to create a nurturing and inclusive environment that ensures that all of the students achieve at their highest potential and develop a deep awareness of and respect for the cultural diversity that colors the community. Last year, the school received Citizens Committee support to host an art exhibition project celebrating its rich cultural diversity.
Location:
40-01 43rd Avenue
Directions:
Take the 7 train to 40th Street, and walk 4 minutes
Spring/Summer 2020
Baychester Middle School
Painting30-50
- Northeast Bronx
- Edenwald
Baychester Middle School is a Title I school in the Bronx that graduated its first class in 2011. The school most recently received our support to implement a school recycling program through its student-led Green Team which started in November of 2012. The primary objective of the Green Team is to improve sustainability efforts in the school community. This includes recycling, learning about sustainable food practices (composting, gardening), and sharing what participants learn with the larger school community.
Location:
3750 Baychester Avenue
Directions:
Take the 5 train to Baychester Avenue, walk 9 minutes
Spring/Summer 2020
Gotham Professional Arts Academy
Construction, mulching, planting10-15
- Brooklyn
- Downtown Brooklyn
The Black TV & Film Collective (BTFC) is a non-profit organization with the mission to create opportunities for artists of color to achieve their long-term career goals within the television, film, and digital entertainment industries. Every month it leads professional development events and workshops to provide the opportunities for artists to improve their craft by reinforcing existing skills and developing new ones. It also provides opportunities for members to increase their professional network within the collective as well with the entertainment industry at large, and offering critical production support to members producing original contents.
Location:
224 York St.
Directions:
Take the F train to York Street, walk 6 minutes
Spring/Summer 2020
Hattie Carthan Community Farm
Building, cleaning, weeding, planting30-75
- Brooklyn
- Bedford-Stuyvesant
The Hattie Carthan Community Farm grows food and provides compost service for the Bed-Stuy community, raises awareness about the benefits of urban-grown herbs, and hosts wellness circles.
Location:
49 Van Buren Street
Directions:
Take the G train to Myrtle-Willoughby, walk 9 minutes
Spring/Summer 2020
Friends of Colonel Young Park
Mulching, painting, planting, weeding25-75
- Manhattan
- Harlem
Friends of Colonel Young Park/Malcolm X Community Improvement Association began its work in 2012, when a local youth baseball coach became frustrated that his students did not have anywhere nearby to play. The team, and other neighbors, began a multi-year process to take a dangerous and ignored park and turn it into a beautiful space that the community can enjoy. While the park is now cleaned up and usable for locals, the group is still working towards their eventual goal of perfecting the space – which even now does not receive much attention from official city channels. The park relies on volunteer groups to make improvements.
Location:
144th St. and Malcolm X Boulevard
Directions:
Take the 2 or 3 train to 135th St, walk 10 minutes
Spring/Summer 2020
Walt L. Shamel Community Garden
Cleaning, composting, construction, painting, planting15-20
- Brooklyn
- Crown Heights
The Walt L. Shamel Community Garden started in 1985 when neighbors on the block began to build up the soil of two vacant lots and grow flowers and vegetables. Today, the garden thrives with a growing and diverse membership and an increasingly prominent role in the community. The garden provides opportunities to grow plants and food and hosts educational workshops, art shows, parties, and music performances.
Location:
1095 Dean St.
Directions:
Take the A / C train to Nostrand Avenue, walk 6 minutes
Spring 2020
PS 10 Fort Hill Collaborative Elementary School
Construction, painting5-15
- Staten Island
- St. George
P.S. 10 Fort Hill Collaborative is a personalized educational community with a focus on mathematics and science. The school prepares students to persevere as 21st century global citizens through collaborative learning experiences which include discussions, critical thinking, and multiple approaches to problem solving. The core values of respect, responsibility and collaboration allow students to serve as productive influential leaders in their community. This year, the school's green team received a grant to paint garbage cans for school hallways and create garbage can costumes to promote recycling and reusing products at school events.
Location:
80 Monroe Avenue
Directions:
Take the 1 / 2 / 3 train to Bowling Green and take Staten Island Ferry and take 10 minute bus ride
Spring/Summer 2020
Stewards of Henry Hudson Park
Mulch, weed, plant bulbs, spread soil and seeds, prepare planter beds5-75
- Northeast Bronx
- Spuyten Duyvil
The Stewards of Henry Hudson Park was established in April 2015 by local community members interested in extending the amenities and programming of the park and further developing the park as a focal point for the community. Most recently, the group has been successful in restoring and replanting the greeting gardens at the entrances to the park.
Location:
Independence Avenue & Kappock Street
Directions:
Take the 1 train to Marble Hill, walk 15 minutes
Spring/Summer 2020
Bronx Sunshine Community Garden
Building, repair15-20
- Southwest Bronx
- Melrose
The purpose of the Bronx Sunshine Community Garden is to promote community engagement while
providing programs to assist vulnerable populations with much needed resources and support.
Location:
800 Trinity Avenue
Directions:
Take the 2 / 5 train to Prospect Avenue, walk 6 minutes
