Below are a list of volunteer opportunities in our neighborhood in no particular order:

St. Elizabeth's Church rectory for record keeping etc., call 212 734-5747.

Search and Care helps seniors on the Upper East Side with errands and appointments; call 212 289-5300. Web site: www.searchandcare.org

New York Cares meets pressing community needs by mobilizing caring New Yorkers in volunteer service.  Web site: www.nycares.org.

Calvary Hospital Hospice Program seeks interested and compassionate individuals willing to volunteer their time in their own communities, for example, by making home visits to patients, offering companionship, emotional support or respite care for patient or family.  Web site: www.calvaryhospital.org

Catholic Big Sisters Big Brothers looks for volunteers willing to make a difference in a young person's life.  Web site: www.cbsbb.org.

Other volunteer organizations with a national and/or international scope:

Catholic Network of Volunteer Service provides a list of nearly 200 programs worldwide, helping to change the lives of the poor and sick in the name of Christ.  Web site: www.cnvs.org.

Volunteer Missionary Movement is an international community of lay Christians, who are catalysts for peace, social justice and human empowerment of the poor and marginalized,  working in a divided world to inspire "the transformation of all things in Christ."  Web site: www.vmmusa.org.