Thanksgiving Day: Volunteering At Your Local Soup Kitchen

Thanksgiving Day
There is no better way to give thanks on Thanksgiving Day than to head down to your local soup kitchen to volunteer. If you live in New York City, here are some resources for you. The Bowery Mission is probably the most popular, but there are several other organizations that are well known in the city and that do good work.

The Bowery Mission in New York City: Thanksgiving Volunteer Information. [NOW FULL] You’ll need to fill out an online form to register before you can volunteer.

City Meals On Wheels: Citymeals-on-Wheels’ Senior Centers need your help on Thanksgiving Day. Help PREPARE, SERVE and DELIVER MEALS.

New York Cares: New York Cares has hundreds of different ways that you can make a difference in our city this holiday season.  Help prep and serve a Thanksgiving dinner for the clients of the Yorkville Common Pantry on the Upper East Side.  Check out there blog here. (I’ve participated in several New York Cares events and they are top notch.)

EDIT: More organizations to volunteer at on Thanksgiving Day– Feel free to send me other organizations that I can add to this list.

VolunteerNYC: Opportunities to volunteer (LINK FIXED!) – The Isaiah J. Jones Memorial Foundation will be hosting their third annual Thanksgiving dinner for our homeless. VolunteerNYC lists opportunities with various charities and nonprofits in the NYC area.

Robin Hood– Volunteer opportunities.  The following organizations best match your interests. Click on the name of an organization to find out more about the available volunteer opportunities as well as who to contact to get involved.

Hope for NY– Lists many different types of volunteer opportunities in and near New York City.  Please visit there site to browse through the opportunities and RSVP for any that interest you.

  • Put together food boxes (to be delivered to the needy).  Can be done with the family. RSVP HERE.
  • The Bowery Mission.  You won’t be working directly with the homeless but since this is a big operation, there are plenty of opportunities to help with the logistics, planning, and coordination.  The catch is that you have to attend a training on Nov 15.  There are four shifts you can RSVP for: 6:30am-10am; 9:30am-1pm; 12:30pm-4pm; 3:30-7pm.

 

412 comments

  2. Hi,

    Where can I volunteer at a Soup Kitchen on Thanksgiving 2008 in NYC ?
    Early morning okay also.

    Thank you,

  4. A few friends and myself would like to volunteer at a soup kitchen this Thanksgiving (2008). Are there any places here on long island?

  5. Willing to volunteer to help serve meals in New York City (manhattan or Bronx)on thanksgiving day in the morning to early afternoon.

  7. My children and I would love to volunteer in a soup kitchen this Thanksgiving. We live in Brooklyn. do you have any idea’s where we can volunteer?

  8. Hello I would love to help cook, serve, clean and or whatever else needs to be done Thanksgiving with my family (husband and two boys 11 and 8)please let me know of any place needing help this Thanksgiving.
    Thank you

  9. Hi,

    Where can I volunteer at a Soup Kitchen on Thanksgiving 2008 in NYC ?
    Afternoon onward I live on the upper west.
    Best,
    James

  10. i have been trying to find somewhere in suffolk county, new york to volunteer on Thanksgiving day but have had no success, can you suggest a place

  11. I would love to volunteer on thanksgiving day and at other times..Just need locations in queens or long island..

  13. My family and I would like to volunteer this thanksgiving in manhattan. We will be on the upper west side and midtown manhattan on the east side.

  15. My seven year old daughter and i are collecting coats to give to the homeless on thanksgiving but we don’t know where to go and give them out . We need a location in crown hights brooklyn where we can give out coats and volunteer.

  16. need places to volunteer before or on thanksgiving day rockland county, westchester county or orange county in NY

  17. I would like to volunteer this coming Thanksgiving, Thursday, November 27th to assist you with your food pantry and every Tuesdays or Wednesdays. Please advise on the proper procedures and contact information particularly NYC.
    Thank you very much.
    Loida Diaz
    nycloidz@yahoo.com
    (646)824-3237

  18. My friend & I are looking for a place to Volunteer on Thanksgiving, to feed the homeless! My friend did this before and hasn’t heard from anyone that he has spoken with on where this year. We are both located in Suffolk County. He said he has volunteered in Freeport & NYC before. Can you send any info or list of places, where we can volunteer to feed the homeless? Thank you in advance, for any info you can give.

  19. My boyfriend and I are looking to volunteer on Thanksgiving 2008 in NYC. Can anyone please send any information? Thanks.

  20. could you please help me set up for a time to voulteer in a soup kitchen on thanksgiving for me and my four teenage girls we are going to be here for thanksgiving and would love to give them the experience. we will do anything to help out thank you julie

  21. This year for Thanksgiving, I would like to volunteer my time and services (Soup Kitchen).

    Please let me know how I can go about providing.

    Bronx and New York

    Thank you!

    May every day be a “Happy Thanksgiving”.

  22. My husband and I are looking to volunteer on Thanksgiving Day this year in Manhattan. We live on the Upper East Side. Do you have any suggestions???

  24. Hello, I would love to volunteer somewhere in NJ this year. I understand that it is late notice, but if anyone could please guide me as to how I can participate I would be very greatful. Thank you in advance and have a wonderful and safe holiday…

  25. I’m from Astoria NY and would love to help come and bring families a warm meal on Thanksgiving. Please call me at (718) 685-8101.

  26. We are looking for places for us to help on Thanksgiving Day in Queens
    or Long Island. We will do what ever it takes.

  27. I really want to volunteer for thanksgiving but I can not find any places in Burlington Country, NJ. Help!

  28. I would love to volunteer this thanksgiving and other days when needed. I prefer locations on Long Island, but if necessary I will travel to NYC.

    Graci

  30. We will be visiting Manhattan & would like to help clean & serve at a soup kitchen on Thanksgiving Day. Staying at The Avenue Hotel.

  31. Staying in Manhattan for the Thanksgiving holiday at The Avenue Hotel. Would like to help serve, wash tables & clean up at a soup kitchen.

  33. My husband and my two children would like to volunteer on Thanksgiving day. We have been making phone call to local churches, etc. but no success. We live on Long Island, western suffolk area. Please contact us asap with some information. Thank you.

    631)549-9466

  34. On this thanksgiving afternoon we would like to help out by volunteering to serve or even help prepare dinners for some less fortunate people. we are two gay men who want to help people in need. We will be available in Manhattan.
    thank you let us help you
    M&D

  35. I would love to come out ans assist with feeding families on thanksgiving day. Please call me at 718-685-8101.

  36. I would love to volunteer on Thanksgiving day. Please email me where I can go and what the hours are. Thank you.

  38. I’d be happy to help by volunteering on thanksgiving this year anywhere in nyc, or brooklyn.. preferably lower manhattan or northern brooklyn but i can go anywhere. I called Bowery mission but they’re full up! let me know if there’s anywhere that is seeking volunteers for thanksgiving day.
    thanks!
    amysillman@gmail.com

  40. I would love to volunteer on Thanksgiving day, however I have not been successful with soup kitchens in the Bronx. I can help serve food, clean and/or deliver food. thanks
    718-490-6081

  41. I would love to help out in any fashion during Thanksgiving. Soup Kitchen, preparing, etc. I live in Manhattan but will go to any borough. Thank you.

  42. Please contact me via email so I can help serve/assist this Thanksgiving day. I am available in Manhattan. Also please keep me posted on future opportunities – I live in Midtown but location is not a problem.

  43. I would like to help on Thanksgiving day and I am available in Manhattan. Please contact me on where I can help. Thank you

  44. Hi Im a 27 years old guy that would like to help out during Thanksgiving, half or whole day. I would like to work with youth but Im hope for anything. I just want to help out in any way I can. Please let me know.Manhattan, Bronx area

  45. I realize this is late notice, however I would really like to volunteer on Thanksgiving Day. I live in NJ but I can commute into Manhattan. Anything you can throw my way would be much appreciated ….

  46. Please contact me via email so I can help serve/assist this Thanksgiving day. I am available in Central NJ. Thx

  47. Would love to help out on thanksgiving day. Dont know if it is tooo late but please send me any info.

  48. Hi. I would like to volunteer any way possible. I have always wanted to volunteer at any soup kitchens. Cleaning,cooking,serving,anything. I just want to help. I have help feed the homeless whenever I can, but I would really like to also be in a place where others are just as passionate and genuinly thankful to help others in need.:)

    Please contact me for any volunteer work this thanksgiving day or any other day where my help can be needed.

    God bless you all.

    My email is vtvega@yahoo.com

  49. I’ve been trying, for quite some time now, to find a local soup kitchen that I can volunteer for on weekends. I can’t seem to find any that are open on weekends.

    Any suggestions? I would really love to do something like this!

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