Community Service New York

Plant native species with NYC Parks at Forest Park 🪴🪏

Plant native species with NYC Parks at Forest Park 🪴🪏 Saturday, November 14th 9:45am to 1pm 9:45am to 10am, meet at Buddy Monument At Myrtle Ave and Park Lane South 10am to 1pm, volunteer Bring a water bottle and closed toed shoes RSVP required Link to volunteer with NYC Parks: https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2026/11/14/native-planting-at-forest-park Google maps link to Buddy Monument: https://maps.app.goo.gl/DpagsaLoD4VRK1pJA Of course, please reach out if you have any questions! The not so fun rule on RSVPs Please only RSVP if you think you can make it and adjust your RSVP asap if anything changes (as there are other people who would like your spot). Two no shows or cancellations within 6 hours results in a 4 month ban. I will send a reminder 24 hours in advance to the group Thanks and can't wait to see you!

Session 00_ (Sunday Football⚽️ & Community)

Come play with CalleFut! Fresh energy & Welcoming Community We have a chat with a list of guys so the game will always be on unless we cancel it on Meetup. *If you’re looking to sharpen your skills, get a great workout, or just meet new people* *This is your chance to show up, get moving, and enjoy the game.* ⚽ Game Sundays 8:00–10:00 AM 💪🏼Optional warmup with equipment 7:25–7:55 AM 📍 Detective Keith L. Williams Park near Liberty Ave & 173rd St, Queens All skill levels are welcome. Bring water & wear turf shoes for safety **RSVP** so we can create the best games possible. Bring your energy, invite a teammate, bring good vibes, and let’s make these sessions for the books. See you on the field!

BRONX volunteers needed

Desert and food events for low income families in the Bronx, and other recipients that need help throughout NY. Every Thursday - Saturday during January and February. Welcome Tasters and Admin assistance. For your help, you will be treated too! RSVP via meetup for location and further information before spots fill up!

SDNNYC: Systems Behind the Services

**Tuesday, November 10th, 6:00-8:00 PM EDT** **Presentation & Discussion** **Systems Behind the Services: How Design Systems and Service Design Make Each Other Stronger** Presented by **Mar Emilia** **Event Description** What do ferns, Romanesco, and your product’s button component have in common? They all get endless variety from a few reusable parts. Join me for a talk on design systems through a service design lens. We’ll trace how they grew from pattern languages and style guides into living systems, and look at what they do for products and services. Then we’ll ask the question that matters most for this community: what happens when service designers and design systems start working together? **About Our Speaker** **Mar Emilia** Mar is the Lead UX Designer at JPMorgan Chase in New York, where she leads a team focused on design systems and digital standards for the firm’s corporate web presence. Over 15 years, she has designed products and services for Samsung, P&G, Nestlé, Hewlett Packard, and Telefónica Innovation, working through every phase from research and ideation to prototyping and implementation guidelines. She holds a Master’s in Research for Design and Innovation from ELISAVA and has studied at SVA and The Fountain Institute. Driven by curiosity about human behavior, she designs systems that make good experiences repeatable at scale. https://www.linkedin.com/in/maremilia/ **Agenda** * 6:00-6:30PM Meet & mingle over food and drink * 6:30-7:30PM Presentation * 7:30-8:00PM Discussion & Networking * 8:00PM - ? After-Party **Address** Intuit 51 Astor Place New York, NY 10003 **After-Party**: Cuna Bar The Standard 25 Cooper Sq **Financial Transparency & Scholarships** As a non-profit, we do our best to strike a balance between making our events available to all and ensuring we keep the lights on. For this event, we are charging $10. * If this amount is prohibitive for you to attend this event, please email [Barr](https://www.meetup.com/sdnnyc/members/267573171/)y at sdn.newyorkchapter@gmail.com as we may miss messages on this platform. * If you’d like to **provide** scholarships, please message [Barry](https://www.meetup.com/sdnnyc/members/267573171/) at at sdn.newyorkchapter@gmail.com and he will follow up with you. * Please only use the email address provided as we may not see messages on this platform. See you there :) David, Francesco, Yasmin, Lynn, Nicholas, & Barry

Helping the homeless to get off the streets this winter

Hello all, https://bowery.volunteerhub.com/vv2/ I was extremely saddened by this weekend's brutal killing of 4 homeless people in lower manhattan. I have contacted the Bowery mission to help and see what we can do as a community to provide food and shelter for the homeless. This is an endless effort. I encourage you all to helpout whenever, and whatever you have to get them off the streets, and to clean up the shelter and talk to the government to get programs incentives to allow landlords to use up their vacant space, even if its a few months for the winter. Many of you do not know that homeless people choose to be outside, because they don't feel safe in shelters. Or because of their illness that they do not want contact with people or helping themselves. Bowery mission helps manhattan folks - with shelter/ food/ clothing. Please help 1 at a time. IF you have other resourses to share or events to share, Please POST! Thanks all. Lisa, Thank you for reaching out. We were also stunned and heartbroken by this horrific attack. I truly admire the work that you do—I think the events of this weekend present a call for all of NYC’s nonprofits that deal with homelessness and its tangential issues to work together and form a unified front, so I am grateful for your interest and passion. I encourage you to check out our volunteer site and please reach out with any questions or if this is not what you are looking for. If you are looking for something more specific, I’m happy to jump on a call. Let me know what makes the most sense. Thank you—hope you had a nice weekend. All the best, Eli Eli Parker-Burgard Development Officer cid:image002.jpg@01D3CC39.0ED1F7C0 The Bowery Mission Administrative Headquarters 432 Park Avenue South, 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10016 (O) 646.435.1103 www.bowery.org Connect with us: @BoweryMission Transform a life: bowery.org/donate

Sunday Service @ Hope Midtown - 12:30PM service

* **Masks are optional**, regardless of vaccination status per city/state guidelines. * **Feel free to register** if you're new to our church and would like more information on how to connect to our community. Starting 3/22/26, Hope Midtown will be moving to 3 services: 9:30am, 11am, 12:30pm [More info HERE](https://hopechurchnyc.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/1469195) [Register HERE](https://hopechurchnyc.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/1469195/logins/new?return=https://hopechurchnyc.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/1469195/registrations/new)

ST. Lutheran's Church

THIS IS A REMINDER: members can sign up by calling the church and arrange to meet with other members. Every tues and Thurs, St Lutheran's church serve food to the needy in the neighborhood. Average 200 meals are served. 6 to 8 volunteers are needed. the meals are served between 1 to 2 pm. I understand this is the middle of the day. I will post this on first tues of every month to remind others. if you have the time pop in. Or bring donations k- every first monday of every month is Clothing bank. We ask that volunteers arrive by 12:45pm. [b]Volunteers can RSVP by calling the church office at (212) 246-3540.[/b] MUST!! Saint Luke's Lutheran Church is located in Times Square at 308 W. 46th Street between 8th and 9th Ave. Take the A,C,E, 1,2,3, 7, or Shuttle to 42nd Street. NBC news came to their soup kitchen on 12/22/09

Session 00_ (Sunday Football⚽️ & Community)

Come play with CalleFut! Fresh energy & Welcoming Community We have a chat with a list of guys so the game will always be on unless we cancel it on Meetup. *If you’re looking to sharpen your skills, get a great workout, or just meet new people* *This is your chance to show up, get moving, and enjoy the game.* ⚽ Game Sundays 8:00–10:00 AM 💪🏼Optional warmup with equipment 7:25–7:55 AM 📍 Detective Keith L. Williams Park near Liberty Ave & 173rd St, Queens All skill levels are welcome. Bring water & wear turf shoes for safety **RSVP** so we can create the best games possible. Bring your energy, invite a teammate, bring good vibes, and let’s make these sessions for the books. See you on the field!

NYC Basket Brigade 2026: Thanksgiving Baskets in Brooklyn 🧡

One Saturday. A room full of neighbors. Thousands of families fed. Since 1996, the NYC Basket Brigade has fed more than 1.5 million people across New York. Last Thanksgiving alone, we fed more than 4,000. Every one of those meals happened because someone showed up. This year, that someone can be you. You’ll pack food alongside 100+ volunteers and meet people you’d never cross paths with otherwise. When you leave, you’ll know a family will sit down to a real Thanksgiving because of your Saturday. No experience needed. Just 2 to 3 hours of your time. 🗓️ **BROOKLYN PREP & PACK DAY** 📅 Saturday, November 14, 2026 ⏰ 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM 📍 Brownsville Partnership, Community Solutions, 519 Rockaway Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11212 **What we’ll do:** Sort food, pack baskets and get everything ready for families. Bring your energy. We’ll show you the rest. ✅ **TWO STEPS TO JOIN US** 1️⃣ RSVP here on Meetup 2️⃣ Register at nycbasketbrigade.org/volunteer (required, so we can plan the day) ✨ **WHAT TO EXPECT** ✅ Real impact: every basket you pack feeds a family ✅ Great people: volunteers range from students to retirees ✅ 2 to 3 hours is all it takes ✅ Zero experience needed: we’ll show you everything ✅ That feeling on the way home, proud of what you did with your day 💛 **CAN’T MAKE IT? YOU CAN STILL HELP** $60 provides a complete Thanksgiving meal for one family: turkey, stuffing, vegetables, everything they need. 👉 Give at **[nycbasketbrigade.org](https://nycbasketbrigade.org/#donate)** 👉 Or text FEEDFAM to 44-321 All donations are 100% tax-deductible. 🤝 **WHO WE ARE** We’re an all-volunteer 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Since 1996, we’ve been a scrappy group of New Yorkers making sure our neighbors have a Thanksgiving meal. [CONFIRM] No corporate sponsors, no big headquarters. Just people who care, getting it done. Together Everyone Achieves More. That’s our motto, and it’s how we work. Bring a friend. Bring your family. Let’s give families a Thanksgiving to remember. Questions? Visit nycbasketbrigade.org or message the organizers here. Check out photos and videos from the previous year at https://NYBB.us See you November 14! Frank, Joseph & The NYC Basket Brigade Team P.S. Remember both steps: RSVP here **and** register at **[nycbasketbrigade.org/volunteer](https://nycbasketbrigade.org/volunteer)**. Then send this to someone who’d love to come with you. 🎉

Social Event at the Skylight Diner

FRIENDS in NEED Meetup - Manhattan

Tompkins Square Park to feed the hungry. http://photos1.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/e/0/6/c/600_306717452.jpeg When: SATURDAY @ 11:00AM Where: We gather at McDonalds Resturant First Avenue between 6th and 7th Streets, New York, NY The feeding takes place at Ave A and 7th, Tompkins Square Park. To confirm your attendance, please go to our online volunteer signup and add your name. http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0A4BA9AF2EAB9-nyfeeding3 You can join us in the humanitarian act of helping to hand out meals to the needy by joining "Friends in Need Foundation". If you wish to make a donation you can do so to the coordinator on site or by visiting our web site where you can make a secure payment over the internet. To donate,click on link: http://www.friendsinneedusa.org/how-you-can-help.html#donate DONATE NOW! http://img2.meetupstatic.com/1723755200050492932723/img/smileys/biggrin.gif

Just Show Up Book Club (JSU) & Public Reading of Scripture (PRS) - WEDNESDAYS

**Both events are 💯% FREE** will occur back to back audio book style. You can attend either or both virtually/in person as your schedule permits. You are not obligated to go in person/Zoom every week but event occurs weekly. **JSU: Just Show Up Book Club.** If visiting in person, book will be provided as well as food. * **Monday** 6:00pm \- 6:50pm EST \| [Zoom link](http://go.pardot.com/e/701513/j-385927752C2A0/3mhclr/518745400?h=zkB7rGktjtDnJ8FhrCHmOD0NMpTqd2UijwOpCsaE1CM) * **Wednesday** 11:00am \- 11:50am EST \| [Zoom link](http://go.pardot.com/e/701513/j-385927752C2A0/3lvc68/513037948?h=YIdgXIZ9u-nMkrnhNP2FFW4iJ9Db2cPFZU9aQ6ZxUfs) * **Friday** 8:30am \- 9:20am EST \| [Zoom link](http://go.pardot.com/e/701513/j-385927752C2A0/3m9nzv/516550183?h=dsWAXlvOb6jhXYKvPCgVS6uLztzfPTqs-R29CRKY74w) **\*\*[PRS](https://prsi.org/): Public Reading of Scripture. *If visiting in person, Beautiful Word Bible will be provided as well as food.* \*\*\| [Zoom link](http://go.pardot.com/e/701513/j-385927752C2A0/3mwlqy/524002261?h=pNsZCLBzjf2YzzjLXLi2u4OZSuefFH7aH2rwcagidrY)** * **Monday:** 7:00pm - 8:00pm EST [See reading plan](http://go.pardot.com/e/701513/dingPlan-MONDAY-08-04-2022-pdf/3mgn6v/517684012?h=7ggfFfhfe_a3Nn70yh7Ig1o5qTWF-LONSEEy-Hnvn7A) * **Wednesday:** 12:30pm - 1:30pm EST [See reading plan](http://go.pardot.com/e/701513/gPlan-WEDNESDAY-08-04-2022-pdf/3mgn6y/517684012?h=7ggfFfhfe_a3Nn70yh7Ig1o5qTWF-LONSEEy-Hnvn7A) * **Friday:** 7:00am - 8:10am EST [See reading plan](http://go.pardot.com/e/701513/dingPlan-FRIDAY-08-04-2022-pdf/3mgn75/517684012?h=7ggfFfhfe_a3Nn70yh7Ig1o5qTWF-LONSEEy-Hnvn7A) **Zoom Link (for both JSU & PRS):** **[JSU/PRS via Zoom](http://go.pardot.com/l/701513/2020-03-27/g438b)** **Sign up for access here (in person):** **[Visitor Request Form](http://go.pardot.com/e/701513/JYMDZNSUUxQUdPQzVLUlFSVElZNy4u/3mwlrn/524002261?h=pNsZCLBzjf2YzzjLXLi2u4OZSuefFH7aH2rwcagidrY)** **[Feel free to forward this calendar invitation to your community! If you would like to register for weekly reminder emails, CLICK HERE](http://go.pardot.com/l/701513/2020-03-27/g438b)**