Great Charitable Organizations in NYC, and How to Volunteer to Help Them

For New Yorkers looking to rally behind a cause—who may also be new to the world of organizing—there is no shortage of local advocacy groups that need your help. These five organizations, like many others doing similar work in New York, support large communities with relatively small staffs and budgets.

They’ve also been offering support in myriad ways, whether it’s supporting police reform in Brooklyn, meeting with LGBT seniors in Staten Island, or creating green jobs in the South Bronx.

So if you’re looking to make a difference with a group in your borough, read on—these are some of the best groups to follow.