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

  1. hello…..my husband, daughter and myself would like to volunteer @ a soup kitchen
    on thanksgiving day this year 2009…is there any in long island ny we live in west babylon but we’re willing to travel…thank you very much….leena

  2. Hello,
    My family would love to help out in a soup kitchen on Thanksgiving this year. Any suggestions where or who to contact for this?

  3. I would like to volunteer for the holidays (Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s) serving food to the homeless. Please advsie where I could contact a location in the suffolk /nassau counties, or Jamaica, Queens area.

    Thank you.

  5. My family and I would like to volunteer for Thanksgiving 2009 serving food to the needy in Manhattan. There would be three adults available.
    Any suggestions?
    Thanks.

  6. I too, live in west babylon and am looking to volunteer time on Thanksgiving day. Any suggestions?

  7. I would like to volunteer at a soup kitchen on thanksgiving – im in the nyc area. Who can i contact for this?

  8. HI MY DAUGHRER AND MYSELF WOULD LIKE TO VOLUNTEER AT A SOUP KITCHEN ON THANKGIVING IN NYC AREA. PLEASE CONTACT ME WITH ANY INFORMATION.

  9. nany :HI MY DAUGHRER AND MYSELF WOULD LIKE TO VOLUNTEER AT A SOUP KITCHEN ON THANKGIVING IN NYC AREA. PLEASE CONTACT ME WITH ANY INFORMATION.

  10. Hi! my name is Patricia and I am looking to volunteer at a soup kitchen on thanksgiving and Christmas day in Suffolk County Long Island can you let me know of any and who to contact. Willing to travel Thank you

  11. Hi my family and I, 7 in all, will be in Queens, NY for Thanksgiving 2009 and would like to help at an area Soup Kitchen. Please contact me with any information.

  12. We have four adults and two children (6 and 11) that would love to work in a soup kitchen in Queens, New York (zip 11414) for Thanksgiving Day. Please contact me with information. Thank you.

  13. Hi my thirteen year old wants to volunteer in a soup kitchen to help feed the homeless for Thanksgiving. Can you provide us with any information for the Bronx, NY area. It would be two adults and thirteen yr old. Thank You.

  14. Hi – I’d like to volunteer in a soup kitchen to feed the homeless for Thanksgiving in the western suffolk county area. Can you provide information for those organizations in need of volunteers. Thank you

  15. Hello, my thirteen year old wants to volunteer in a soup kitchen to help feed the homeless for Thanksgiving. Can you provide us with any information for NEW YORK CITY area. It would be two adults and thirteen yr old. Thank You.

  18. I was interested in volunteering at a soup kitchen this Thanksgiving and wanted to know if there were any in the long island area, not the city. Please advise any information you have. Thank you.

  19. My husband and I would like to volunteer this 2009 Thanksgiving in the soup kitchen in Northern New Jersey around the Hackensack, Bogota, Ridgefield Park, Leonia, Englewood area. If you happen to need volunteers to cook, serve, or clean, please email me. Thanks

  20. Hello, my name is Traci Randolph and I would like to volunteer on Thanksgiving day 2009. My family and I want to give back and help those that are in need. I live in Rosedale NY (Queens), but we are able to travel to others boroughs.

  21. My husband, daugther and I would like to volunteer this Thanksgiving 2009 in Manhattan. My husband is a great cook and my daugther and I can serve. If you need volunteers, please let us know.

  22. HI, my name is Lisa and would like to volunteer this 2009 Thanksgiving day. I live in Little Neck but would like to volunteer for the Long Island area

  23. God Bless all! My children and I would love to volunteer on Thanksgiving day 2009. We already helped with Bide a Wee animal shelter, now close. 🙁 And presently we volunteer at Second Chance. Trying to educate my children no matter how old you are, everyone can help. Thank you!

  24. God Bless! Anyone who is looking to volunteer at a soup kitchen this Thanksgiving or days before, you can check with your local church, most of them will have a list of resources so they will be able to tell you where the nearest one is. You can also check on this web site –welcomeinn.com (not sure if it is .com or .org. An organization called “stamp out hunger” is also looking for help in people picking up food from the supermarkets that participate in collecting food. There also was a diner in Centereach that always needed people to deliver meals on Thanksgiving to the home bound, they were called “Family Diner” on middle country rd.(not sure if they are still there). Always nice to give back. Thank you

  25. My boyfriend and i are interested in volun.teering to service thanksgiving dinner. We live in the Westville, Deptford area.

  27. Our family would like to volunteer at a soup kitchen on Thanksgiving in Suffolk County, New York. Please contact me if you know where we can help out. Thanks!

  28. I live in hauppauge ny long island And I would like to help on thanksgiving day so if u can give me a location and time that would be great thank you and I am looking forward to heip out.

  33. Where can we help to volunteer “Feed the Homeless” on Thanksgiving, my whole family willing to do it. Family of 4

  35. i would like to volunteer on thanksgiving 2009 to help in a soup kitchen in wappingers falls ny any idea where i can go?

  36. My husband and I would like to volunteer at a soup kitchen for Thanksgiving, 2009. Can you direct me to a list of organizations in the Huntington, NY area?

  37. Are there any locations near South Orange, NJ where my husband and I may volunteer to feed the homeless during the holidays 2009?

  38. Hello.. My daughters and I would like to volunteer at a soup kitchen on Thanksgiving morning,2009.Southern Fairfield,CT or Westchester,NY would be ideal. any suggestions?

  39. My family and friend would like to volunteer in serving the needy for Thanksgiving Day. We live in Eastern Suffolk County New York. Please send me some information.

  40. hi….my husband, my son and myself would like to volunteer @ a soup kitchen
    on thanksgiving day this year 2009…any info would be appreciated…we live in Queens, NY…thank you

  41. I’m looking to volunteer in a soup kitchen, (Suffolk county,Long Island,) for Thanksgiving and Christmas.
    Several years ago, I helped serve meals as well as deliver meals. It is very important to me. Please send me any information. Thank you.

  42. My family would like to volunteer for Thanksgiving this year 2009 in a soup kitchen, or making meals or delivering meals in the monmouth county new jersey area Please let me know thanks

  43. Hi we are looking to help with thanksgiving food delivery in Manhattan to the homebound. I did this several years ago and the experience was great. I want to have my 7 year old do the same. I cannot remember which organization we went to before.

  44. My friend and I would like to volunteer in a soup kitchen for Thanksgiving around Stamford, CT. Please let me know wheer we could find a Soup Kitchen…

    Thanks

  47. My son and I are looking for volunteer opportunities for Thanksgiving and for the holidays. We would like to assist in serving or delivering food to the homebound. Please let me know how and where we can help.

  48. My wife and I would like to volunteer somewhere on Thanksgiving Day. Please let me know of any opportunities. Thanks.

  49. I am interested in volunteering serving food in Ventura California. Does anyone know who to contact? Thanks

  50. My daughter and I would like to volunteer in a soup kitchen for Thanksgiving. If there are any opportunities in Manhattan, please let me know. Thank you

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