Volunteering is a great way to give back to your Long Island City community. Check out volunteer opportunities with LICP member non-profit organizations below.
Long Island City Partnership: LICP periodically hosts volunteer days to assist with neighborhood clean-ups, planting days, tree pit care, and more. Fill out this form to be contacted for future volunteer opportunities.
Culture Lab LIC: Culture Lab LIC presents local, national, and international art of all genres, while supporting New York artists and other nonprofits by providing space, resources, and a sense of community. Sign up to volunteer.
iMentor: iMentor builds mentoring relationship that empower first-generation students – including students from LIC’s Information Technology High School – to graduate high school, succeed in college and career, and achieve their ambitions. Find out more and sign up to be a volunteer mentor.
HANAC: HANAC is a citywide social service organization, servicing 30,000 NYC residents annually and has a portfolio of 650 senior affordable housing units throughout Queens. Learn more about volunteer opportunities.
Hunters Point Parks Conservancy: Volunteers for Hunters Point Parks Conservancy help remove invasive weeds which outcompete and destroy native plants during the Spring, Summer, and Fall seasons. Find out more and sign up to volunteer.
Goodwill of NY/NJ: Donated merchandise is sold in Goodwill’s stores to help support programs that empower individuals with disabilities and other barrier to employment to gain independence through the power of work. Learn how to donate your gently used goods.
Hour Children: Hour Children is a leading provider of services to incarcerated and formerly incarcerated women in New York State. Volunteers assist with mentorship, tutoring and offering mock interviews, sorting through donations in the Hour Thrift Shops, amongst other tasks. Learn more and apply to volunteer here.
Jacob A. Riis Neighborhood Settlement: Riis Settlement is a community-based non-profit organization providing comprehensive services and programs to youth, families, immigrants, and older adults in Western Queens. Learn about their open volunteer positions and apply here.
LIC Feral Feeders & Cat Rescue Corp: Volunteers for LIC Feral Feeders help the organization provide nourishment and nurturing for stray cats in LIC, coordinate veterinary visits, support adoption and community events, amongst other tasks. Find out more and apply to volunteer.
LiveOnNY: LiveOnNY is the nonprofit organization that facilitates organ donation and transplantation in the greater New York City area. Volunteers help share stories, support legislative initiatives, and assist with event and administrative tasks. Learn more.
Queensboro Dance Festival: Queensboro Dance Festival’s mission is to strengthen the dance community in Queens and inspire a greater appreciation for Queens dance. Volunteers assist with event setup and clean up, information points, and language translation. Learn more.
Queens Community House: QCH is a multi-site, multi-service settlement house that serves the diverse neighborhoods of Queens. Volunteers are needed to visit homebound older adults, assist at their food pantry, and work with young adults on resumes and mock interview skills. Learn more and apply here.
Queens Public Library: The Hunters Point Library is seeking volunteers for their Discovery Day on September 26, 2026. Find out more and express interest.
Queens Symphony Orchestra: Volunteers assist Queens Symphony Orchestra with concert operations and other projects. Learn more and contact the team.
Queens World Film Festival: Volunteers help Queens World Film Festival with outreach & promotion, event production, box office & ticketing, hospitality, and hosting. Learn more and apply here.
Sunnyside Community Services: Volunteers help Sunnyside Community Services prepare meals for older adults, teach classes, screen members for benefits, and provide assistance in the adult day services program, amongst other tasks. Learn more and sign up.
The Floating Hospital: The Floating Hospital provides health care and health education, as well as life’s necessities to families experiencing homelessness or living in domestic-violence safe houses across New York City. Learn more about volunteer opportunities.
Urban Upbound: Urban Upbound provides underserved youth and adults with the tools and resources needed to achieve economic prosperity and self-sufficiency. Contact [email protected] to inquire about volunteer opportunities.
Variety Boys & Girls Club of Queens: Variety Boys & Girls Club inspires children to discover their passions and cultivate their futures through a diverse array of youth development programs. Volunteers help with tutoring, cooking, visual & performing arts, and STEM programs, amongst other tasks. Learn more and apply to volunteer.
Zone 126: Zone 126 is a youth development organization committed to students living in Astoria and Long Island City. Contact [email protected] for volunteer opportunities.
