Love Makes the Difference: Volunteer

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Welcome

Volunteer

One Volunteer's Experience

"When I came to Hour Children, it is the first time that I saw people unconditionally caring for others. And I thought to myself: it is actually possible! It is the first time that I encountered such love. It made me think that there is more to life than financial and professional success. It changed the way I viewed my relationships to others. I told Sister Tesa, 'You will not be able to get rid of me.' I have been volunteering with Hour Children ever since."

--Roupen, volunteer and donor

Volunteer's Painting

MENTORING

Get Involved

There are many ways to give. Whether you have extra time, clothing or furniture to donate, or financial resources, Hour Children gratefully accepts your help. We are a nonprofit, tax-exempt 501(c)3 organization, so all donations are tax deductible and go directly to support Hour Children services.

DONATE HERE

Make a donation to our Thrift Stores.

We accept a wide range of in-kind donations, including all types of retail gift certificates; diapers/baby items; multicultural toys and dolls; new clothes and shoes for children and women; metro/phone cards; twin sheets; bed pillows; towels; videotapes, CDs and cassettes.
To make a tax-deductible contribution, schedule a pick-up of goods, or to obtain further information, please call Carla Mathias, our pick-up coordinator, at 718-433-4724.

Volunteer

Hour Children has been a magnet for a deeply committed and diverse volunteer corps and is grateful for their love and support. More than 120 volunteers provide core services to the organization, both in prison and in the community, enabling Hour Children to limit full-time staff to about 25.

We need volunteers to provide a variety of supportive services, including, but not limited to:

• MENTORING a child, ages 7 – 17, who has a parent in prison

• ASSISTING in our daycare center

• WORKING in our thrift shops

• TUTORING children or adults

• ASSISTING with office work, particularly during mailings

• PROVIDING legal assistance

• COUNSELING and CONNECTING employment trainees to employment

• DRIVING families/children to visit moms in NY State prisons in Westchester County

Volunteers are pivotal to all of our programs. Special aspects of our volunteer programs include:

High School Service Program – high school students assist caregivers in HELP (Hour Early Learning Program).
Community Service Program – provides federal offenders with an alternative to incarceration and/or community-based work sites.

To volunteer, please click here for an application and fax it to Linda Manzione at 718-433-4728.