Volunteer Project Catalog
Bethlehem YMCA
Join us in giving 50 children (Grades K - 12th) a Running Start to the 2024 - 2025 school year! Volunteers are needed to assist with counting, sorting and organizing school supplies. Volunteers are also needed to assist with stuffing, labelling and distributing backpacks.
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YMCA Camp Chingachgook
Y-Knot Sailing strives to make all aspects of sailing accessible to individuals with disabilities by creating opportunities, providing education, and promoting disabled sailing within the greater sailing community. Y-Knot’s fleet of adapted sailboats includes three Sonars and six Martin 16s. Joystick autohelm and windlass controls, dock lifts, and personal safety equipment are available to accommodate a variety of special needs. As a program of YMCA Camp Chingachgook, Y-Knot depends on volunteer support for fundraising and program operations. Our volunteers come from all walks of life, have various levels of experience on and off the water, and are the lifeblood of our organization. Join us and help provide a one-of-a-kind sailing experience to people with disabilities this summer - no sailing experience required!
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Southern Saratoga YMCA
Join us as a volunteer for the Southern Saratoga YMCA Advisory Council. The Capital District YMCA is a volunteer-lead organization. Under the guidance of the Executive Director, these volunteers help provide valuable community perspective, are the YMCA ambassadors, and help fundraise for mission work in Clifton Park and the surrounding communities. This group of volunteers meet every other month from September - June, with opportunities to become involved in additional task forces, committees, and association events. Once you sign up please email Andrea Montejano, District Executive Director, at amontejano@cdymca.org for more information.
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Southern Saratoga YMCA
Join us as a volunteer to assist in the planning and execution of our annual Golf tournament - Fore the Kids. This one of the largest fundraising events for the Capital District YMCA. This task force meets bi-monthly - weekly from April - August via Zoom. The members of this task force assist with working with community partners to secure sponsorships, donations for silent auction and raffle basket items, and volunteering at the event day of on August 5, 2024.
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Southern Saratoga YMCA
Join us as a volunteer to assist our Swim Instructor staff with swim lessons. This volunteer opportunity is flexible and focuses on helping to teach youth ages 6 months - 12 years old water safety and how to swim. YMCA swim lessons run year round, typically in 4-7 week sessions (meeting once a week). Volunteers shifts are flexible! Once you sign up please email Yillian Burek, Aquatics Director, at yburek@cdymca.org to set up your shifts
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Bethlehem YMCA
Our Caring Community Basket Brigade helps to provide families in need with a full Thanksgiving dinner to cook for their family. Every family deserves the opportunity to provide their loved ones with a safe place to enjoy food and fellowship during the Thanksgiving season. We are asking for volunteers to help us pack the baskets and make home deliveries on Saturday, November 23rd. Thank you for helping to make this holiday a special one for families in our community.
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Southern Saratoga YMCA
Join us as a volunteer to assist in the planning and execution of our Basket Brigade program. Basket Brigade is one of the Catital District YMCA's key mission programs. Donations and funds are collected to provide a full Thanksgiving meal to families in our community. Each year the Southern Saratoga YMCA makes 180 baskets. This task force meets monthly - weekly from September-November. The members of this task force assist in working with community partners to secure funds, origanize food donations, and planning the basket delivery and pick-up event for families at the Southern Saratoga YMCA.
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YMCA Camp Chingachgook
Help create a positive experience for our campers, community groups, and staff! Volunteers may help with teaching activities, assisting our day camp program, helping provide transportation for international staff to experience the surrounding areas, and more.
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Greene County YMCA
We are looking for 2-3 volunteers to help both pack backpacks and deliver bags to school districts throughout Greene County and Ravena.
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Bethlehem YMCA
Our highly anticipated Giving Tree is in full swing as the holiday season draws near, and we are delighted to invite YOU to join us in bringing joy to our community. For innumerable families in our communities, the Giving Tree has served as a warmth source for years. The relief that comes with knowing their children will receive gifts during the holiday season is immense for families that are struggling financially, many of whom have recently worked with homelessness or are single parents raising multiple children. Make the Holidays bright for a Bethlehem Family in need!
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Glenville YMCA
Packing the backpacks with the donations we received for our Running Start program on Tuesday August 27th from 6-8pm This program helps school-age children by providing backpacks, school supplies and new clothes to start the school year. For some of the children in the Running Start program, the new clothes they receive are the first new clothes they have ever called their own. Much more than clothes, the Greater Glenville YMCA is helping children build confidence and self-esteem. This year, the Greater Glenville YMCA has over 50 youth registered for the program from Schenectady County School Districts.
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Guilderland YMCA
Please join us in giving our children a Running Start to the 2024-2025 school year. Volunteer are needed to assist in, counting, sorting, organizing school supplies, labeling backpacks for items, stuffing backpacks, distributing backpacks, and Ice Cream Social.
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Guilderland YMCA
Assist Y-staff with planning / organizing / recruiting volunteers; assisting with supply drives, fundraising and shopping for school supplies. Organize and facilitate Ice cream social for students backpack pick up night. Recruit students to create Thank You cards during Ice Cream social. Establish resources required and donations for materials/food.
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Bethlehem YMCA
Join us and volunteer for our second annual Hops on the Hill Craft Beverage Festival presented by the Bethlehem Area YMCA. This is event is the in-house kick off for our Annual Campaign. Enjoy live music, food for purchase from local restaurants, yard games and tastings from local breweries and distilleries!
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Southern Saratoga YMCA
Join us as a volunteer at our Member Services desk. Volunteer duties range from greeting and welcoming members, to making new member welcome folders, and assisting Member Services staff. Staff will teach each volunteer during their volunteer time. We are looking for volunteers year-round, from Sunday through Saturday, with a focus on evenings and weekend help. Volunteers shifts are flexible! Upon singing up, please email Katie Massie, Membership Director at kmassie@cdymca.org to schedule your shifts.
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Southern Saratoga YMCA
Join us as a volunteer to assist our Program Instructor staff in Youth programming. This volunteer opportunity is flexible and the activities can be tailored to your skills and passion. We are currently looking for help in the following areas: -STEM -Lego STEM -Art -Music -Sports (including, but not limited to flag football, soccer, basketball, pickleball, running, archery) YMCA Programs run year round, as drop in workshops or 4-7 week sessions (typically meeting once a week). Volunteers shifts are flexible! Once you sign up please email Jenn Kendrick, Director of Operations, at jkendrick@cdymca.org to set up your shifts.
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Troy YMCA
The RPI First Year Experience participants will cook and serve breakfast for 20+ Summer Camp families, and facilitate an art/stem project with the youth at the Troy YMCA
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Southern Saratoga YMCA
Come volunteer for a shift for our Running Start program! During June and July, we will be collecting new backpacks and school supplies for kids to return to school confident and ready to go! Sign up for a shift to help organize supplies, pack bookbags, or be part of our pick up event!
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Glenville YMCA
Help hand out the backpacks with the donations we received for our Running Start program on Wednesday August 28th from 5-7pm. Help hand out the backpacks and see the smiling faces on the kids who are receiving them and the impact of this great program. This program helps school-age children by providing backpacks, school supplies and a Kohl's gift card to get new clothes to start the school year off right. For some of the children in the Running Start program, the new clothes they buy are the first new clothes they have ever called their own. Much more than clothes, the Greater Glenville YMCA is helping children build confidence and self-esteem. This year, the Greater Glenville YMCA has 55 youth registered for the program between the Scotia-Glenville Central School District, Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Central School District, Schenectady School District, and others in Schenectady County.
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Southern Saratoga YMCA
Join us as a volunteer to assist in the planning and execution of our Running Start program. Running Start is one of the Catital District YMCA's key mission programs. Donations and funds are collected to provide a new backpack with school supplies, and a gift card for back-to-school clothes shopping to families in need. This task force meets monthly - weekly from May - August. The members of this task force assist in working with community partners to secure sponsorships, donations, and planning the backpack pick-up event for families at the Southern Saratoga YMCA.
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Albany YMCA
Soccer programs will be taking place both at Bleecker Stadium and Hoffman Park, both in Albany NY this Spring/Summer 2024 (slated to begin in late April, weather permitting, and ongoing through potentially September). Our soccer programs are designed for youth living in the City of Albany that are ages 8 - 15 years old, and the programs will take place on Monday and Tuesday evenings. We are currently searching for volunteer coaches to teach the game of soccer to youth.
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Southern Saratoga YMCA
Join us as a volunteer to assist our Summer Camp staff in enrichment activities in our Summer Camp program. This volunteer opportunity is flexible and the activities can be tailored to your skills and passion. We are looking for help with arts/crafts, sports, science and music stations. The Summer camp runs July and August from 9 am - 4 pm. Volunteers shifts are flexible! Once you sign up please email Rachel Bonacquisti-Naughton at rbonacquisti@cdymca.org to set up your shifts.
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Southern Saratoga YMCA
Join us as a volunteer to assist in the planning and execution of our 2nd annual pickleball tournament to Support Our Heroes. This tournament is utilized to raise funds for membership scholarships for our veterans and their families. This task force meets monthly - weekly from August-October. The members of this task force assist in working with community partners to secure sponsorships, donations, and planning the tournament weekend at the Southern Saratoga YMCA.
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Glenville YMCA
Come help distribute pre-sold Wagon Train meals to the community!
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Southern Saratoga YMCA
Join us as a volunteer as an instructor! Volunteer duties include leading specialized group-exercise programs. Staff will teach each volunteer during their volunteer time. We are looking for volunteers year-round, from Monday-Friday. Volunteers shifts are flexible! Upon singing up, please email Thor Lampman, Wellness Director, at tlampman@cdymca.org to schedule your shifts.
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