Volunteer Service & Outreach
If you are looking to get involved in volunteer service or outreach, we have plenty of opportunities!
"It is from numberless diverse acts of courage and beliefs that human history is shaped. Each time one stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope, and crossing each other from a million different centers of energy and daring, those ripples build a current which can sweep down the mightiest walls of oppression and resistance." – Robert F. Kennedy
As a Student Campus Minister, I co-lead Midnight Runs in NYC, and as a Spirituality Assistant I run the bi-weekly bible study on campus. At Iona, every single student has the opportunity to become a leader!
Sign-Up for a Volunteer Project
Outside Service Projects
Masks are required for all of these projects.
Community Gardens and Clean-ups
Help promote sustainability and build community by working at a local garden.
Contact: Meg Sweeney at msweeney1@gaels.iona.edu or Alycia Fitzgerald at afitzgerald2@gaels.iona.edu
Fuller Center for Housing
Promote affordable housing for all by helping to construct and repair homes.
Contact: Kate Schmitt at kschmitt@gaels.iona.edu
Midnight Run
Share food, clothing and companionship with the homeless of New York City with evening van missions to the city.
Contact: Katie Feeney at kfeeney1@gaels.iona.edu or Chris Tinoco at ctinoco1@gaels.iona.edu
Online Projects
Best Buddies
Be-friend an adult who has an intellectual disability and participate in online visits with holiday themes.
Contact: Hailey Kourbage at hkourabage1@gaels.iona.edu
Cerebral Palsy of Westchester
Assist with online classes and social interactions with school-age youth who have cerebral palsy.
Contact: Abby Walsh at awalsh4@gaels.iona.edu
Iona College Online Tutoring
Provide homework help and skill development for kids (grades 1-12) through online tutoring, supervised by the Education Department.
Contact: Tamia Reyes at treyes4@gaels.iona.edu and Chazz Rahynes at crahynes@gaels.iona.edu
New Rochelle Cares
Offer friendship and online support for local seniors who have chosen to "age in place."
Contact: Escarlin Perez at eperez10@gaels.iona.edu
Nursing Home Visits
Lend a smile and cheer to residents of local nursing homes while playing bingo, trivia and other games online.
Contact: Carlie Brainard at cbrainard1@gaels.iona.edu
Don't see what you are looking for?
Stop by the Office of Mission and Ministry to discuss other volunteer opportunities, call (914) 637-2772 or email Carl Procario-Foley at cprocario-foley@iona.edu.