Events Calendar

Project Lemonade supports local foster youth with year-round shopping for free clothes and accessories at their store in the Lloyd Center.

Volunteers are invited to participate one of two ways:

1. Assist families in the store, check shoppers in and out, organize, and sort donations--whatever needs to be done. If you'd like to be trained to work with shoppers or at checkout, please arrive at 11:30am for training. 16 VOLUNTEERS MAXIMUM.

2. Organize your own clothing drive, or raise funds to sponsor a WISH. Bring your donations to the store on Sunday, May 15 before 2pm.

This is an indoor location in the Lloyd Center Mall and appropriate for families with children 8 and up. Public health guidance must be followed. 

FREE PARKING: Project Lemonade is located in the Lloyd Center Mall, 2nd Floor next to Visionworks. The closest parking is the parking garage next to Barnes and Noble. Drive to Row 2DD and enter the adjacent mall door.

After the event, we’ll gather for happy hour at a nearby restaurant.

Who's Coming?

Contact: Jen Andres '92

Since 1983, Xavier Mission has welcomed, served, and empowered guests with dignity and respect. Founded by the Church of St. Francis Xavier in 2012, the Mission became an independent, secular, for-impact organization. Today, Xavier Mission operates six community outreach programs that provide a continuum of services to those facing difficult times.

The PM shift is the meal service. Volunteers will perform tasks such as:

• Putting hot meal items (entrée, bread, juice, coffee, dessert, etc.) on trays
• Working at food stations giving out extras—e.g., coffee, bread, water, etc.
• Washing, rinsing, and drying trays
• Cleaning tables and chairs and sweeping the floors

Current COVID-19 Restrictions:

• ALL VOLUNTEERS MUST HAVE RECEIVED A COVID-VACCINE BOOSTER IN ORDER TO VOLUNTEER.
• VOLUNTEERS MUST PROVIDE PROOF OF VACCINATION & BOOSTER UPON ARRIVAL.
  • Accepted forms of proof are the 1) NYS Excelsior Pass, or 2) a CDC Vaccination Card (or photocopy of the card) plus Photo ID.

Contact Andrew Burgie '87 to register. Slots are limited to 10 volunteers.

Come join the Yale Latino Alumni Network of the Tri- State and Y Tu Tambien as we help 40+ high school students explore Yale, the college application process, life at Yale, and career choices.

Alumni will talk with high school students in small groups and give advice on building a college list, how to explore colleges and degree programs, and talk about their life at Yale and how Yale influenced their career choices.  

This event will likely take place at Rockefeller park in Tribeca, NYC. The rain location will most likely be Ripley Grier Studios. If covid cases should rise to alarming levels in NYC during that time, we will default to a interactive zoom presentation.  

Interested alumni must email Juan Carlos Salinas '03 MFA to confirm attendance, and to receive latest updates for the event location. 

Urban Outreach Center NYC is a food pantry located in NYC’s upper east side.  Urban Outreach’s mission is to create spaces of justice-centered hospitality where low-income New Yorkers can access the necessities and connections they need to thrive.  Their vision is to end the hunger gap in East Harlem and the Upper East Side by connecting New Yorkers with the  healthy food and social services they need, with the dignity they deserve.

The work will include assisting with loading in food deliveries and helping to distribute the food.  It will be about 4.5 hours (from 8:45am to 1:15PM), which will include clean-up at the end. Volunteers should wear comfortable clothing and shoes. Coffee and tea will be served throughout the shift.

Who's Coming?

Contact: Ji Wun Kim '98

Join eco-minded expats in cleaning up our village seafront roadway and beach!
Wear comfortable clothes, bring gloves, sunscreen, and water; trash bags will be provided.

Who's Coming?

Contact: Mic Fleming '75

The American Red Cross is rallying local volunteers to install FREE smoke alarms in New Haven as part of their annual Sound the Alarm event to prevent deadly home fires. No experience is needed, training will be provided. Join us, we need your help!

Gardens For Everyone (GFE) helps people grow their own veggies at home by building backyard, raised-bed garden boxes and supporting box recipients as they begin growing food. Priority is given to low to moderate income households, as well as organizations that want to grow food for their community. 

What We Do
Volunteers should be comfortable using the tools and lumber needed to make a raised garden bed. Volunteers with this program must also be willing to meet staff at a recipient’s home. We can really use your help! If you are willing to work hard and get a little dirty along the way do not worry about being an expert in building. You learn most everything you need to know by working with staff and experienced volunteers. Bring your own gloves if you have them!

Who's Coming?

Contact: Eraina Ferguson '10 M.Div

*Please note this site has reached maximum volunteer capacity. Please consider registering for another project in Connecticut.*
NEW DATE IS MAY 21 - Rescheduled from May 7.

Join the Yale Peabody Museum on Horse Island as we maintain the property, collect trash, and improve the trail system. Horse Island, owned by the Peabody Museum, is one of the Thimble Islands in the Long Island Sound near the village of Stony Creek in Branford, CT. Participants will get a sneak peek of the new sustainably designed research station, which will be used by Yale students and faculty across disciplines. 

Because current University policy concerning COVID-19 safety dictates that minors are not allowed on campus for university activities until May 29, 2022, this Day of Service project is limited to individuals 18 years or older.

Parking is limited at the Stony Creek Dock area, so arrive early enough to find parking. Participants should prepare to encounter uneven terrain and poison ivy as well as ticks and mosquitoes; a hat and sunscreen are recommended to combat sun exposure, and volunteers should wear supportive footwear and comfortable outdoor work clothes that can get dirty.

Participants will catch the ferry from the Stony Creek Dock at 8:30 am and receive an orientation on Horse Island at 9:00 am. You will be able to choose the projects(s) you'd like to work on for the morning. Please feel free to bring a picnic lunch to enjoy on the grounds. You'll return to the Stony Creek Dock between 12:30 and 1:00 pm.

Who's Coming?

Contact: Eliza King

Volunteers will work on clearing and lining trails, removing buck-thorn and other invasive plant species, general planting etc.

* All ages are welcome for this project, but it is requested that adults supervise younger children.
* In terms of weather, we will work in a light drizzle but not if raining hard or storming.

In 1988, neighbors joined together to save a large parcel of land from development on the north and east sides of Cedar Lake in Minneapolis. Seeking out and inviting all interested parties to participate, the group focused on a vision-to establish a nature park in the heart of the city-and adopted a set of organizational principles for Cedar Lake Park. The Park is open for all to enjoy and makes it possible to commune with nature in the City.
 

Who's Coming?

Contact: Diane Pike '76 MA, '78 MPhil, '81 PhD

Note:
There will be a potluck meal after the May 21st Day of Service events starting at roughly 12 noon.  Volunteers from May 14th and 21st are welcome.  The potluck will be held at the home of a YAANW board member.  All volunteers are welcome to come and to share conversation and comradery.  Please notify Rudy Hokanson to register and indicate the number in your party. He will send you directions and instructions.