THE LITTLE SHOP OF KINDNESS:

The new Little Shop of Kindness IS OPEN!!! 1745 First Avenue, at 90th Street (inside the Avenue Church building).

To sign up, click here: Little Shop of Kindness Shifts

OTHER OPPORTUNITIES TO VOLUNTEER:

LEGAL ASSISTANCE:

PRO SE ASYLUM AND TPS CLINICS: We provide guidance to recent immigrants in the completion of their asylum, Temporary Protected Status (TPS), and work authorization applications, in our pro se (self-representation) legal clinics. Lawyers, lay people, and translators (Spanish, French, Arabic, and Wolof) are needed. Training will be provided. Clinics will take place at Plymouth Church, 75 West Hicks Street, Brooklyn, all through March. For more information, and to sign up, click here: Pro Se Clinics.

LEGAL TRIAGE: On Thursday from 12-3 at Metro Baptist Church, 410 W. 40th Street, we run a legal triage table to answer questions, review papers, and provide simple services (e.g., change of address). We need volunteer lawyers and translators (Spanish, French). For more information, and to sign up, click here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/LegalTriage

CASE MANAGEMENT AND OFFICE WORK AT AFRIKANA, HARLEM:

Our partner organization Afrikana needs volunteers to help asylum seekers and other migrants with a variety of issues at their office in Harlem. They also have a food pantry every Friday. Office volunteers will be asked to do the following tasks: Process ID NYC Applications; create Access to HRA (Human Resources Administration) and apply for Fair Fares; reviewing legal paperwork and forwarding it to our legal partners; enrolling children and adults in school; sorting and distributing mail; and general errands and tasks.

To sign up, click here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/Afrikana#/

NIGHT OWL GREETER SHIFTS:

Team TLC NYC is getting back into the business of greeting asylum seekers arriving in NYC! Flexible, patient, understanding Spanish speakers are needed for the Night Owl Team, with our partners at Artists, Athletes, Activists! Because arrival times differ from day to day, and the information changes frequently, we will need volunteers who are understanding and willing to pivot as needed. 

To sign up, click here: Night Owl Shifts