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The Board of Directors of New York Cares, the city’s leading volunteer management organization committed to driving community impact through volunteerism, today announced the appointment of Sapreet K. Saluja as the organization’s next executive director, effective May 16, 2022. 

As the city continues to face pandemic-related challenges during this particularly cold winter, New York Cares, New York City’s leading volunteer organization, today announced that it raised over $650,000 toward the purchase of more than 47,000 brand-new, warm winter coats...

New York Cares, the largest volunteer network in New York City, today announced the official launch of its 33rd Annual Coat Drive.

Despite an unseasonably warm winter, New York Cares today announced that it collected 94,960 warm winter coats during its 31st Annual Coat Drive and has now distributed more than two million coats

American Ballet Theatre’s 80 hours of service for New York Cares Coat Drive took place over two weeks this month at the midtown Coat Drive warehouse.

New York Cares’ pop-up shop is open for its 31st Annual Coat Drive on Thursday, December 12 on the Upper East Side.

New York Cares today announced the official launch of its 31st Annual Coat Drive with a continuing focus on helping studen

More than 1,500 New York Cares volunteers worked to revitalize 15 high-need public schools across all five boroughs in New York City today during the annual New York Cares Day for Schools.

During National Volunteer Week (April 7-13), New York Cares, the largest volunteer network in New York City, will offer more than 3,200 volunteer opportunities serving thousands of individuals in n

New York Cares announced that it has collected 106,000 warm winter coats as part of its 30th Annual Coat Drive, which marks the distribution of more than two million coats to date. With special emphasis this year on supporting the rising number of NYC Community School students living in temporary housing, New York Cares ensured these students and families received 10,000 coats.

New York Cares announced the official launch of its 30th Annual Coat Drive on November 15th, 2018. The launch marked the distribution of the two millionth coat to date – one of tens of thousands of winter coats to go to New York City’s homeless community this year.

Thousands of volunteers worked to revitalize more than 35 high-need public schools across all five boroughs in New York City on October 20, 2018, during the annual New York Cares Day for Schools.

In honor of National Volunteer Month, Citi Bike has joined forces with New York Cares to make volunteering as fun and easy as possible with free day passes, annual memberships, and a Bike Angels ch

NYPD Commissioner of Collaborative Policing Susan Herman and NBA legend John Wallace, joined New York Cares on Tuesday, November 14 at The Bowery Mission to launch the 29th Annual New York Cares Co

The New York Cares Winter Benefit raised $1.6 million to support its thousands of volunteer-led programs help more than 400,000 disadvantaged New Yorkers each year.

New York Cares volunteers helped distribute warm winter coats to more than 150 homeless men, women and children at the New York City Rescue Mission in Manhattan.

Contact: Eileen Sullivan (Rubenstein Communications), 212-843-8016 esullivan@rubenstein.com 

NEW YORK, NY, October 17, 2015 – Thousands of New York volunteers beautified 68 New York City public schools across the five boroughs today during the annual New York Cares Day Fall.

Contact: Eileen Sullivan, Rubenstein Communications (212) 843-8016

Contact: Rubenstein Communications, Inc. – Public Relations Eileen Sullivan 212.843.8016; esullivan@rubenstein.com

Contact: Eileen Sullivan (Rubenstein Communications), 212-843-8016, esullivan@rubenstein.com

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