Events Calendar

Saturday 5/9/26

• Yale Day of Service: NY, Brooklyn - Prospect Park Brooklyn

  May 9, 2026

  11:00 AM to 2:00 PM ET

  Prospect Park Brooklyn

  Add to Calendar 2026-05-09T00:00:00 2026-05-09T00:00:00 America/New_York Yale Day of Service: NY, Brooklyn - Prospect Park Brooklyn Help Prospect Park Alliance keep our park green and vibrant! Explore the park while tackling litter and helping with other greening opportunities. Supplies can be checked out at various locations around the park and include all necessary tools for your volunteer experience. Prospect Park Brooklyn — Park (Machate) Circle true

• Yale Day of Service: OH, Cleveland - Greater Cleveland Food Bank's Healthy Choice Food Market

  May 9, 2026

  8:30 am - 12:30 pm ET

  Greater Cleveland Food Bank Community Resource Center

  Add to Calendar 2026-05-09T00:00:00 2026-05-09T00:00:00 America/New_York Yale Day of Service: OH, Cleveland - Greater Cleveland Food Bank's Healthy Choice Food Market We will be working with the Food Bank's diverse clientele at their Healthy Choice Food Market, a neighbor choice food market which allows neighbors to select their own food instead of receiving a pre-packed or standard bag of groceries. Activities may include: Assisting neighbors with shopping and item selection in the market. Assisting neighbors with loading their vehicles with food, as needed. Accepting retail product donations, weighing product, and recording the donation. Organizing and consolidating product onto pallets and into bins to make product look presentable for neighbors. Consolidating spoiled or damaged items for removal from the market. Removing excess cardboard, bins, and boxes. Sweeping and mopping as needed. Assisting neighbors as needed. Volunteers must be 14 or older and all volunteers must where closed-toed and closed-heeled shoes. It's important to arrive on time for this project since it involves working with neighbors. Registration is limited to 10 participants. In addition to registering for this Yale Day of Service project here, you must also register directly with the Food Bank by following these instructions to register online for this event: 1. Visit the Greater Cleveland Food Bank event registration page: https://cerv.is/0136gq3UxXT 2. Click on the "Register" button at the bottom of the page. 3. Follow the on screen instructions to access the CERVIS registration system. If this is your first time using the CERVIS online registration system, you will be prompted to create a Volunteer Profile. 4. Once you have successfully logged into the system (or created a profile, if needed) you will automatically be registered for this event and receive a confirmation E-mail. 5. If you would like to register additional individuals for this event, please select their name from the list and enter the code below into the "Private Registration Code" field. Next, click the "Register for selected event" button to complete the additional registration. Private registration code: q3UxXT Additionally, because we will be working with Food Bank clients, all participants need to complete USDA Civil Rights Training: https://portal.clevelandfoodbank.org/docs/downloads/civilrightstraining.pdf Greater Cleveland Food Bank Community Resource Center — 15500 S. Waterloo Road true

• Yale Day of Service: RI, Providence – Brush Clearing in Blackstone Park Conservation District

  May 9, 2026

  10:00AM–11:30AM ET

  Blackstone Park Conservation District, South Section

  Add to Calendar 2026-05-09T00:00:00 2026-05-09T00:00:00 America/New_York Yale Day of Service: RI, Providence – Brush Clearing in Blackstone Park Conservation District Please help the Blackstone Parks Conservancy complete a three-year project with the Natural Resources Conservation Service clearing brush from the park between Angell Street and River Road. (For Providence locals, it’s the woods south of the Narragansett Boat Club, beside Hockey Pond and next to Paterson playground.) All are welcome — whether you like to dig, prune, lop off tree limbs, or just document the day by taking photographs. Bring friends and family! Afterwards, enjoy brunch at the home of Allison Spadone, DC ’90, at 76 Lincoln Avenue (between Blackstone Boulevard and Grotto Avenue). We will be joined by Sue AnderBois, SOM ’13, Providence City Councilor for Ward 3, candidate for Lieutenant Governor, and past Northeast Director of Climate & Energy for The Nature Conservancy and RI Director of Climate & Government Relations. She’ll give an update on the RI environment — its opportunities and challenges. BPC will provide necessary tools. Participants should wear/bring gloves, closed-toe shoes, long pants, and possibly long sleeves. Blackstone Park Conservation District, South Section — East end of Angell Street true

  

• Yale Day of Service: TN, Nashville - Nashville Project C.U.R.E.

  May 9, 2026

  9:30 am-12 pm ET

  Nashville Project C.U.R.E!

  Add to Calendar 2026-05-09T00:00:00 2026-05-09T00:00:00 America/New_York Yale Day of Service: TN, Nashville - Nashville Project C.U.R.E. 2026 Yale Day of Service in Nashville Joint service day with Public Health Microbiology Foundation to package and sort medical supplies for donation to countries in need around the world. Host and Time Nashville Project C.U.R.E! Saturday 5/9/2026 from 9:30 am-12 pm Location Project C.U.R.E. Nashville Distribution Center 2309 Clifton Ave, Nashville, TN 37209 Registration Please complete these two registrations prior to arrival Yale Day of Service Registration: https://yaledayofservice.volunteerhub.com/vv2/# Project C.U.R.E. Registration:  https://vhub.at/1AI2ETD Nashville Project C.U.R.E! — 2309 Clifton Ave, Nashville, TN 37209 true

  

• Yale Day of Service: TX, Houston - Assembling Supplies for High-Need Students with YaleWomen

  May 9, 2026

  10 AM-Noon ET

  Community of Resources storage facility in the Meyerland area

  Add to Calendar 2026-05-09T00:00:00 2026-05-09T00:00:00 America/New_York Yale Day of Service: TX, Houston - Assembling Supplies for High-Need Students with YaleWomen COR Houston is a nonprofit that provides essential supplies (hygiene items, food, school uniforms & shoes, and other basics) to students in Title 1 Houston ISD schools that school staff have identified as needing help. YaleWomen Houston invites up to 15 volunteers to gather at COR's storage facility (a repurposed home in Meyerland) to assemble packages of hygiene and/or food items, depending on the most urgent need at that time. The address will be provided after registration. true

  

• Yale Day of Service: TX, Houston - Community Gardening in Third Ward

  May 9, 2026

  9:00AM-12:00PM ET

  Alabama Gardens

  Add to Calendar 2026-05-09T00:00:00 2026-05-09T00:00:00 America/New_York Yale Day of Service: TX, Houston - Community Gardening in Third Ward A hands-on volunteer experience where we work together to maintain and improve a community garden in Houston's Third Ward. Join the Third Ward Cultural District, Harlem River Farms, and the Yale Black Alumni Association to help maintain, support, and grow food in the Alabama Gardens. No experience needed. We’ll guide you and match you with tasks such as seed starting, weeding, and planting based on your comfort level. Wear closed-toe shoes and clothes you don't mind getting dirty. Come at any time between 9am and 12pm and stay as long as you're able. Alabama Gardens — 2818 Alabama St true

  

• Yale Day of Service: VA, Fairfax - Katherine Hanley Family Shelter Volunteer Project

  May 9, 2026

  10 am - 1 pm ET

  Katherine Hanley Family Shelter

  Add to Calendar 2026-05-09T00:00:00 2026-05-09T00:00:00 America/New_York Yale Day of Service: VA, Fairfax - Katherine Hanley Family Shelter Volunteer Project Join us for a meaningful morning of service at the Katherine Hanley Family Shelter from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM. Volunteers will assist with facility cleaning (indoor and outdoor), organizing the donation room, and sorting clothing and other donated items to ensure they are ready for families in residence. This hands-on work directly supports individuals and families working toward stability and independence. No special skills are required — just a willingness to help wherever needed. Come ready to roll up your sleeves and make a tangible difference in our community. Katherine Hanley Family Shelter — 12970 Katherine Hanley Ct true

• Yale Day of Service: VA, Springfield – Lake Accotink Park Habitat Restoration

  May 9, 2026

  9-11 AM ET

  Lake Accotink Park

  Add to Calendar 2026-05-09T00:00:00 2026-05-09T00:00:00 America/New_York Yale Day of Service: VA, Springfield – Lake Accotink Park Habitat Restoration Through the removal of invasive species, you will protect the plants and wildlife of Fairfax County's forests while spending time outdoors, meeting new people, and restoring natural habitats. Lake Accotink Park — 7500 Accotink Park Road true

• Yale Day of Service: VT, Bennington - Help Build Housing for Refugees

  May 9, 2026

  all day ET

  Habitat for Humanity of Bennington County

  Add to Calendar 2026-05-09T00:00:00 2026-05-09T00:00:00 America/New_York Yale Day of Service: VT, Bennington - Help Build Housing for Refugees "Help Habitat for Humanity complete a beautiful, highly energy efficient home in Bennington they are building with a family of 6 refugees. This is the fourth Habitat home on this road, with another currently in progress in the neighborhood." Although they prefer to have groups on Fridays, they can do May 9. Current contact info is: The community engagement manager is Tye Poquette and he says: "I've got you guys on our internal calendar, and onto VolunteerUP with the same rules and system as last time. Anyone who creates their account should choose "Yale Alumni" under the teams section." If you are not sure how to do this, contact Tye at: volunteer@benningtoncountyhabitat.org Habitat for Humanity of Bennington County — 27 Greenview Dr. true