Note on Volunteering During the COVID-19 Pandemic
AGENCY | LOCATION | WEBSITE | FOR MORE INFO. | VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNTIES |
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St. John’s Church |
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Email: info@loaves.org Phone: 607-272-5457 |
Loaves & Fishes Seeks More Volunteers During Coronavirus Situation
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Ithaca College To provide a foundation for a lifetime of learning, Ithaca College is dedicated to fostering intellectual growth, aesthetic appreciation, and character development in our students. |
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Help Students Transition from College to Career
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Family Reading Partnership Family Reading Partnership delivers programs and materials designed to empower families to playfully engage with their young children as a pathway to literacy inTompkins County. | Remote Opprotunity w/ a drop-off of books to: 54 Gunderman Road Ithaca, New York 14850 | Phone: 607-277-8602 Email: office@familyreading.org | Collecting and Donating Gentley Used Children's Books FRP has been working with school teachers and liaisons, food pantries, Head Start, and medical providers to get books safely to families during this time. As their office has been closed we have been unable to accept book donations and we're running low on our supply. When are drop-offs? Wednesday from 11am-2pm. This will be a no-contact drop-off. Specific instructions for how to donate can be found on their website. | |
Dryden Kitchen Cupboard |
6 North St. Dryden, NY, 13053 | Contact: Ione Worth Phone; 607-319-4330 | Help Support Dryden's Food Pantry 1.) Volunteers in the pantry distribute food to clients. Pantry hours are: Mon. 11 to 12, Wed. 5 to 6, Fri. 11 to 12, Last Sat. of month 11 to 12. 2.) Volunteers outside the pantry instruct the clients throughout the pickup process, while helping the clients maintain social distancing from each other and from the volunteers. Qualifications: Under the age of 60. The majority of our volunteers fall into the "at risk" group, retirees 65 plus. When the pandemic has subsided and life returns to "normal" our older volunteers would return to serving at the pantry. | |
Mutual Aid Tompkins: Immediate Needs We are neighbors concerned about our communities and helping to make sure those most vulnerable and affected by COVID-19 get the support they need. |
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Send a Smile Help raise the spirits of some of those who are isolated and lonely. Send a photo of artwork, a letter/story/poem or a video that can be shared to residents living alone who have requested some spirit-lifting. Send submissions to: SendASmileTompkins@gmail.com |
Catholic Charities- Tompkins/Tioga We support all people in need and advocate for social justice and human dignity in partnership with the Diocese of Rochester and the greater community.
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Contact: Michaela Cortright 607-272-5062 ext. 17. | Volunteer Needed- Help with Community Information and Resource Gathering We’re looking for someone with the band width to do some brainstorming with Michaela Cortright, the director of our emergency financial assistance program on this question: How can we continue to buy items in bulk (ex. laundry detergent, dish soap, and shampoo) for our clients, in this current environment where limits have been placed on purchases? This opportunity involves internet research and calling stores to figure out what might be possible. |