VOLUNTEER THIS HOLIDAY SEASON & SERVE THE HOMELESS IN NYC

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Hello and thank you so much for your interest in volunteering at BRC this coming holiday season. One of New York City’s largest and most comprehensive social services agencies, BRC serves men and women who are homeless, or at risk of becoming so, most of whom suffer from mental illness, substance addiction, or a combination. BRC gives our clients the knowledge and skills to stay sober and healthy and the sense of responsibility and value to find and maintain a home-in other words, the means to achieve permanent independence. BRC helps these neediest New Yorkers overcome the challenges of addiction, physical and mental illness, and poverty, and improves life in the community.

In order to do so, we do request that you complete our New Volunteer Registration form ( http://www.brc.org/volunteer-registration ); it should only take a couple of minutes. Additionally, you are also asked to attend an orientation hosted at our administrative offices on 25 th Street in Chelsea; the next available date is the following (select one).

• Saturday, December 15, 3:30-4:30pm
• Monday, December 17, 6-7pm

Because the holidays are the busiest volunteer season of the year, spaces do fill up very rapidly the closer we get to the holiday; as a gentle word of advice, it would be to your interest to attend orientation as soon as you are able. To expedite the process, I would also encourage you to take a look at the list of available holiday shifts below, make your selections, and let me know ASAP which one(s) you’d prefer. I can set a shift aside for you to insure you have an assignment, contingent on your agreement to attend one of the orientations noted above.

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Program Name: Reaching New Heights
Location: 237 Landing Road
# Volunteer Positions Remaining: 4
Time: 4:30pm to 8pm
Date: Wednesday, December 19
Task: Volunteers are needed for set-up, decorating, socializing & activities, meal service, as well as stay for post dinner clean-up.

Program Name: Metropolitan Apartment Program
Location: Hosted at Delancey Street near Chrystie Street
# Volunteer Positions Remaining: 1
Time: 3:30pm -7pm
Date: Wednesday, December 19
Task: Volunteers are needed for set-up, decorating, meal service, as well as stay for post dinner clean-up.

Program Name: BRC HomePlus
Location: Hosted at Delancey Street near Chrystie Street
# Volunteer Positions Remaining: 2
Time: 4pm to 7pm
Date: Thursday, December 20
Task: Volunteers are needed for set-up, meal service, as well as stay for post dinner clean-up.

Program Name: BRC Men’s Assessment Shelter
Location: Clay Street at McGuiness Blvd, Greenpoint, Brooklyn
# Volunteer Positions Remaining: 2
Time: 11am to 2:30pm
Date: Thursday, December 20
Task: Volunteers are needed for set-up, meal service in two shifts (12-1 & 1-2), as well as stay for post dinner clean-up.

Program Name: Cecil Ivory House
Location: 132nd Street between 7th Avenue and Lenox
# Volunteer Positions Remaining: 3
Time: 2pm to 6pm
Date: Thursday, December 20
Task: Volunteers are needed to help with meal preparation, dining room set-up, decorating and dinner service, socializing and post dinner clean-up.

Program Name: Casa de los Vecinos
Location: 91 Pitt Street just south of East Houston
# Volunteer Positions Remaining: 3
Time: 3pm to 7pm
Date: Thursday, December 20
Task: Volunteers are needed to help with meal preparation, dining room set-up, decorating and dinner service, socializing and post dinner clean-up.

Program Name: The Boulevard
Location: Lexington Avenue near 124th Street
# Volunteer Positions Remaining: 1
Time: 11am to 3pm
Date: Thursday, December 20
Task: Volunteers are needed to help with set-up, meal prep, dinner service, post meal clean-up and social activities & games.

Program Name: Lexington Avenue Women’s Residence
Location: Lexington Avenue between Classon and Franklin, Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn
# Volunteer Positions Remaining: 1
Time: 2pm to 6pm
Date: Friday, December 21
Task: Volunteers are needed for set-up, decorating, meal service, enjoy (and participate if you like) in the staff & resident "show," as well as stay for post dinner clean-up.

Program Name: Clyde Burton House
Location: East 4th Street near Avenue D
# Volunteer Positions Remaining: 1
Time: 12pm to 4pm
Date: Friday, December 21
Task: Volunteers will help with final meal prep details, dining room set-up, socializing, dinner service and post meal clean-up.