Group Opportunities

Catskill Animal Sanctuary
Catskill Animal Sanctuary operates with a small full-time staff, so we rely on caring and dedicated volunteers for much of what we do. If you love animals and want to help create a more compassionate world for all beings, volunteer at the Sanctuary. Our volunteers assist with animal care, business administration, Compassionate Cuisine, youth programming, weekend tours, outreach, events, special projects, and more.
More info:336-8447 or https://casanctuary.org/work-with-us/volunteer/

Esopus Creek Conservancy
Volunteers needed to assist with trail maintenance and wood construction projects on Esopus Bend Nature Preserve in Saugerties. Short one/two hour work sessions, or four-six hour work parties. Weekends and weekdays, times and dates flexible, please indicate your interests and when you are typically available to volunteer. Contact Steve Chorvas at 845-246-5900 or schorvas@verizon.net (email is preferable).

Family of Woodstock – Farm to Food Pantry Collaborative
Volunteer groups welcome to assist with field gleanings during the growing season and processings year round. For more information see https://www.familyofwoodstockinc.org/collaborations/f2fp/ or the UlsterCorps Glean Team.

Food Bank of the Hudson Valley
We welcome individuals and groups to help sort and repackage bulk donations at our distribution centers in Latham and Cornwall-on-Hudson. In season, we invite volunteers to assist at our farm in Voorheesville. At our distribution centers, you will sort bulk donations received and get them ready to go to our neighbors in your community. At our farm, you’ll help plant, water, feed, pick, and otherwise get the various vegetables, herbs and flowers we grow ready to get into the hands of neighbors in your community.
More info: https://regionalfoodbank.net/volunteer-page/

Habitat for Humanity ReStore
Volunteers are the heart of Ulster Habitat. We are happy to work with groups interested in service days or ongoing volunteering. Opportunities are available in our ReStore or on our build site, both located in Kingston. All volunteer efforts support our mission to bring people together to build homes, communities and hope. . To discuss our many opportunities in detail, please contact Andrea or Lori at (845) 340-0907 X106 and visit our website: ulsterhabitat.org

People’s Place Food Pantry
People’s Place gets a monthly food order of eight to ten thousand pounds of food from the Regional Food Bank in Latham. We need volunteers to help bring in the food to our food pantry and to store it in our freezers and refrigerators, as well as to put the dry goods on our shelves and pallets. It typically takes an hour of work to load handtrucks with food then unload the food into our food pantry starting at 9am. Youth welcome 16 and up supervised. Volunteers also welcome weekdays 10am-1pm to make up pantry prepacks, and Tuesdays during the growing season to assist with the free weekly farm stand. For more information contact Christine at 338-4030 weekdays. https://www.peoplesplacekingston.org/

FARM PROJECT DAYS at Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary
Join us for our monthly Farm Project Day! These are held the first Saturday of the month from 10:00 a.m to 5:00 p.m., followed by a vegan potluck from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. A tour and quick volunteer orientation is also offered for all volunteers at 10:00. Volunteers will be helping with special barn cleaning projects, painting, grounds maintenance, and other projects. The work is mainly outdoors – wear farm clothes and shoes and a hat and sunscreen as needed. Contact info@woodstocksanctuary.org or 845-247-5700 to sign up or for more info.

Volunteer Opportunities