Our biggest need right now: Diapers, sizes 3-6.
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Join use on Mon 4/27 from 3-4:30pm at a library in Midtown East to help neighbors work through the housing search process.
Volunteers will work one on one with shelter residents as they navigate applying for housing.
Click the link to RSVP and receive a brief training.
#housing #housingsearch
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Midtown Open Hearts needs volunteers to help distribute baby supplies to families living in a neighborhood shelter. We’ll be handing out diapers, wipes, & more on Thurs, 4/23 from 4-6pm in Midtown West.
If you can help us distribute supplies & create a welcoming atmosphere, click the link to RSVP!
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Midtown Open Hearts is collecting baby supplies for a monthly distribution to families staying at 2 Midtown shelters!
Donate now or help us distribute on Thurs 4/9 at 4pm (Midtown East) and Thurs 4/23 at 4pm (Midtown West).
To donate or volunteer in person follow the link!
#midtown #baby
2 weeks ago
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On Sat, 4/18 at 10:30am, Upper West Side Open Hearts will distribute care kits to neighbors experiencing street homelessness.
Here are the two ways to get involved:
1) Donate funds to our PayPal.
2) Volunteer to distribute.
To donate or RSVP for distribution, click the link.
#UWS
2 weeks ago
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Brooklyn Open Hearts is organizing a free store for spring on Sat, 4/18 from 1-3pm!
We're looking for donations of clothing, housewares, & more to support homeless neighbors.
We also need a lot of volunteers to help the day of the event.
To donate or volunteer, click the link.
#FreeStore #BK
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Want to give seniors moving into affordable housing a warm welcome? Join Douglaston Open Hearts on Sun, 4/26, 12-2pm in Albertson to pack welcome kits!
We’re packing 120 canvas bags with apartment-warming essentials!
Can’t make it to the packing event? Donate!
Click the link to pack or donate.
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Join Midtown Open Hearts at a neighborhood shelter for an evening of painting and getting to know your neighbors!
Volunteers and shelter residents will gather to paint and connect on Thursday, April 23rd from 7-8pm. All supplies will be provided, as well as some snacks.
Click below to RSVP.
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Are you new to Open Hearts? Join us for our next new volunteer orientation, which will take place as part of our monthly Homelessness: Learning From Experience (HLFE) meetup on Sat, 5/2, 1:30-3:30pm on the UES.
Click the link to RSVP.
6 days ago
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Lower Manhattan Open Hearts is organizing a free book fair on Tues, 4/28, 5-7pm for neighbors experiencing homelessness!
We need volunteers to escort shoppers from shelters, organize donations, and assist with finding books.
RSVP at the link to help out, and we’ll be in touch!
#bookfair
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Want to give seniors moving into affordable housing a warm welcome? Join Douglaston Open Hearts on Sun, 4/26, 12-2pm in Albertson to pack welcome kits!
We’re packing 120 canvas bags with apartment-warming essentials!
Can’t make it to the packing event? Donate!
Click the link to pack or donate.
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Brooklyn Open Hearts is organizing a free store for spring on Sat, 4/18 from 1-3pm!
We're looking for donations of clothing, housewares, & more to support homeless neighbors.
We also need a lot of volunteers to help the day of the event.
To donate or volunteer, click the link.
#FreeStore #BK
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Last week, Lower Manhattan Open Hearts assembled 50 care kits for neighbors experiencing street homelessness.
Thanks to volunteers who donated wishlist items & assembled these care kits!
To participate in a future street care kit event in Lower Manhattan, email Jayme@openheartsinitiative.org.
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On Sat, 4/18 at 10:30am, Upper West Side Open Hearts will distribute care kits to neighbors experiencing street homelessness.
Here are the two ways to get involved:
1) Donate funds to our PayPal.
2) Volunteer to distribute.
To donate or RSVP for distribution, click the link.
#UWS
2 weeks ago
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Recently, our Brooklyn chapter organized their monthly free store for homeless neighbors in Park Slope.
Neighbors shopped and enjoyed bagels & sandwiches with volunteers.
Follow us to stay updated on volunteer opportunities at future free stores!
#Brooklyn #FreeStore
2 weeks ago
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Midtown Open Hearts is collecting baby supplies for a monthly distribution to families staying at 2 Midtown shelters!
Donate now or help us distribute on Thurs 4/9 at 4pm (Midtown East) and Thurs 4/23 at 4pm (Midtown West).
To donate or volunteer in person follow the link!
#midtown #baby
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Two protestors smile in a selfie at the back of the rally.
Giant letter to the mayor asking him to stop the sweeps.
Want to see real solutions to homelessness rather than approaches that aim to put folks out of sight, out of mind? Use our action guide (linked below) to call your Council Member!
openheartsinitiative.org/events/solut...
2 weeks ago
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Adult protestors hold a long banner.
After promising to stop sweeps, which destabilize and traumatize homeless neighbors, the mayor went back on his word. By sharing their stories, homeless and formerly homeless New Yorkers highlighted the flawed policy and offered sustainable alternatives to get folks housed.
2 weeks ago
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A poster leans against the metal fence outside City Hall. Brooms lean against the poster.
Last week, OHI staff and volunteers joined @safetynetujc.bsky.social at their “Solutions, Not Sweeps” rally.
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Join UES Open Hearts for their monthly Language Exchange on Sat, 4/4, 4-6pm.
This is a low-key setting for English speakers to practice Spanish and Spanish speakers to practice English.
Dinner served; games provided for kids.
To practice your language skills, click the link to RSVP!
#NYC
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This month, our Midtown chapter’s baby supply distributions provided nearly 100 families across two shelters with infant necessities.
At these monthly events, families pick up diapers, wipes, shampoo, and other baby care items–and get to know neighbors!
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Our monthly Homelessness: Learning From Experience discussion group will be meeting on Sat, 4/4, 1:30-3:30pm on the Upper East Side.
HLFE is a space for unhoused and formerly unhoused neighbors to share experiences and build community.
New discussion topic each month!
Click the link to RSVP.
1 month ago
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Do you enjoy board games and getting to know your neighbors? Then join Bronx Open Hearts for a game session at a supportive housing site on Tuesday, April 7th at 11am.
We’ll provide the games, you provide the fun!
The more the merrier, so RSVP using the link below.
#TheBronx #Boardgames
3 weeks ago
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Join us for Housing Justice is Racial Justice on Mon 3/30, 7pm, on Zoom, where this month’s topic will be: building deeply affordable housing.
We’ll be discussing what it means that much of NYC’s affordable housing isn’t affordable to folks with the lowest incomes! Click for details & to RSVP.
3 weeks ago
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Help Douglaston Open Hearts offer a warm welcome for 120 seniors moving into affordable housing.
We’re filling canvas totes with things like cutlery, plates, food storage containers, multi-purpose soap, no-slip socks, and more!
Use the link below to donate wishlist items or funds through 4/23.
4 weeks ago
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Recently, Midtown Open Hearts organized an arts workshop at a neighborhood shelter.
Residents used miniature canvases & tempera paint to create colorful works of art while snacking & socializing.
Want to help out with our next one? Join a chapter: openheartsinitiative.org/volunteer
#arts #nyc
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Join UES Open Hearts for their monthly Language Exchange on Sat, 4/4, 4-6pm.
This is a low-key setting for English speakers to practice Spanish and Spanish speakers to practice English.
Dinner served; games provided for kids.
To practice your language skills, click the link to RSVP!
#NYC
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Our monthly Homelessness: Learning From Experience discussion group will be meeting on Sat, 4/4, 1:30-3:30pm on the Upper East Side.
HLFE is a space for unhoused and formerly unhoused neighbors to share experiences and build community.
New discussion topic each month!
Click the link to RSVP.
1 month ago
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Brooklyn Open Hearts is organizing a free store for Sat, 3/21, 1pm-3pm.
We’re collecting clothing, hygiene supplies, housewares, & food to distribute to homeless neighbors.
A few ways to help:
-Drop off donations
-Donate funds
-Volunteer at the store
For details, click the link.
#FreeStore
1 month ago
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Would you like to help shelter residents with their search for permanent housing? Join us Mon, 3/30, 3-4:30pm for Housing Search Tech Support!
Work one on one with shelter residents as they navigate uploading documents, applying for housing, & finding housing websites.
RSVP via the link to help!
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