Advocacy Coalition volunteers work with homeless and low-income clients at neighborhood churches, pantries, and other community venues. Volunteers act as advocates by providing clients with referrals to shelters, pantries, treatment facilities, and job training programs and by helping clients to become aware of government benefit systems. Volunteer commitment of 2-3 hours, once a week, M-F, day/evening hours, various locations.

Community Lunch volunteers work as a team every Friday to cook a meal from scratch for 75-100 homeless and low-income guests. Our soup kitchen at the Broadway Presbyterian Church on 114th Street and Broadway is unique for its family-style serving and inviting environment. Volunteer commitment of 2-3 hours. No cooking skills required!

Habitat for Humanity works to construct and renovate homes for low income families and to educate the campus and surrounding community about the need for affordable housing. Volunteers will spend one or two days a month workign either at a worksite in the five boroughs, constructing and renovating homes under the supervision of experienced contractors, or advocating for low-income housing. (Friday and other days. Four hours. Off campus.)

Project for the Homeless , founded and co-sponsored by Hillel, staffs two homeless shelters 6 nights each week. Pairs of volunteers, who stay in adjacent quarters on cots with clean sheets and pillows, help direct shelter operations, prepare meals, and interact with clients. PFH staffs the women's shelter at the Society for Ethical Culture and the men's shelter at Stephen Wise Free Synagogue. These are clean and safe, and house 3-10 women/night and 10-12 men/night, respectively. Volunteer commitment of 7 hours/week. Various days, overnight, off-campus.