Volunteer Opportunities

Volunteer With Us

Volunteers are an essential part of the RNH Community. Whether it’s packing a meal for The Neighborhood Fridge, making wellness calls to homebound older adults, helping out in the garden — there are several ways for individual or group volunteers to get involved at RNH. The first step is filling out our Volunteer Application Form.

Volunteer Opportunities

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FAQ

  • Everyone is welcome! Our volunteer opportunities do vary, but we try to host events that every age group can participate in.

    When we post upcoming volunteer events, we try to be as specific as possible including activities, time frame, and age range.

  • Yes! We are delighted to host students when we have the capacity to do so.

    If you are a student looking for volunteer hours, or a school counselor looking for opportunities for your students — please email volunteer@riverdaleonline.org so we can figure out the best opportunities for your needs.

  • Yes, if you are interested in organizing a volunteer day for your group, please contact volunteer@riverdaleonline.org to coordinate.

    We also organize community volunteer days. Fill out the volunteer form and sign up for our newsletter to stay in touch.

  • The best way to stay up to date is to register through our volunteer form.

    Also sign up for our mailing list to stay in touch.

  • Everyone is always welcome to drop food off in the Neighborhood Fridge anytime. As always, it's give what you want, take what you need. Other than that, we are not accepting material donations at this time.

    As a 501C3, we also always accept monetary donations through QGiv. All donations are tax deductible.

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Questions?

Email: volunteer@riverdaleonline.org

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Gardening

In April 2021, we dug up and transformed 3,000 square feet of concrete into a garden for our participants, families, and neighbors to engage with and learn from. Our goal is to continue to expand our green spaces and collaborate with community partners along the way.

Commitment

Our garden is open every month on the second Sunday for volunteers. If you are looking for a more regular opportunity, volunteers can also sign up to water the garden on a weekly basis. Please fill out our volunteer form and indicate your interest in gardening to get started.


Food Justice Volunteering

At RNH, we are working to combat food insecurity and reduce food waste in the NW Bronx. Our programs include a weekly produce distribution, a monthly pantry and produce distribution, and our Neighborhood Fridge. These resources are free and accessible to all with no eligibility requirements. Volunteer can participate in a variety of ways such as staffing our distributions, cooking meals, cleaning the fridge, and more.

Commitment

Individuals can volunteer as little or as much as they are available. However, some opportunities may require more consistent commitment. All opportunities will state the required level of commitment. Please fill out the volunteer form and indicate your interest in food justice to get started.

Telephone Reassurance Program

We connect trained volunteers with older adults who are homebound, fostering relationships and working to prevent loneliness and the effects of social isolation through weekly phone calls. Volunteers play a vital role for our clients’ social workers as well, as they become advocates and another voice for their clients’ concerns and health needs.

Commitment

For this volunteer opportunity, we ask for deeply committed individuals, as they will be building consistent relationships with our clients. (1 hour per week)

P.U.L.S.E Club

P.U.L.S.E Club (Positive Understanding of Love, Sexuality, and Empowerment) is dedicated to raising awareness on issues of teens’ health, well-being, and relationships. Office hours for the club are Wednesday-Friday.

We are looking for Executive Board members in the following positions:

  • President

  • Vice President

  • Secretary

  • Public Relations

As executive board members, teens will plan events, share ideas and positively impact their community on the topics of teen health and relationships. Executive Board members can also earn service hours through their involvement with the club.

If teens are interested in joining, please email a letter about why you want to join P.U.L.S.E Club Executive Board to Silkisha Sneed (ssneed@riverdaleonline.org.)

Group Volunteering

Whether you are a school group, corporate group, or a bunch of neighbors looking to get involved, we can work with you to create a high impact volunteer event.

Please email volunteer@riverdaleonline.org for inquiries.