{"title": "At-Home Sandwich Making for the New York Common Pantry", "start": "2026-11-20T09:30:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-20T10:30:00-05:00", "place": "Park Avenue Synagogue", "address": "East 87th Street 50, 10128", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["community/volunteering", "food-drink"], "description": "A monthly volunteer initiative to make sandwiches at home and bring nourishment to neighbors in need. Park Avenue Synagogue hosts it, and participants may also drop off clean, used delivery tote bags with personal information removed. The event takes place at the synagogue's 87th Street location.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/at-home-sandwich-making-for-the-new-york-common-pantry-79449/", "official_url": "https://pasyn.org/events/2026-27/adult-engagement/november/at-home-sandwich-making-for-the-new-york-common-pantry/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/bcf76ca06365d775dd9b5b13f616fb904cf6a965909623c11f605482f71ce824-2000.webp", "dates": [{"start": "2026-11-20T09:30:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-20T10:30:00-05:00", "place": "Park Avenue Synagogue", "address": "East 87th Street 50, 10128", "tickets": ""}, {"start": "2026-12-11T09:30:00-05:00", "end": "2026-12-11T11:15:00-05:00", "place": "Park Avenue Synagogue", "address": "East 87th Street 50, 10128", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "Fall New York Common Pantry Sandwich Brigade", "start": "2026-11-15T12:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-15T15:00:00-05:00", "place": "Wallace Hall", "address": "980 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10028", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["community/volunteering", "society/poverty"], "description": "The Fall New York Common Pantry Sandwich Brigade is a volunteer gathering that packs 1200 sandwich bags for food-insecure neighbors. It takes place in Wallace Hall, after the 11 AM Masses. The event is organized by Family Ministry at Saint Ignatius Loy Catholic Church, and donations of juice boxes, granola bars, bread, peanut butter, jelly, clementines, and apples are needed by November 12th to make the packing possible.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/fall-new-york-common-pantry-sandwich-brigade-79558/", "official_url": "https://ignatius.nyc/event/fall-new-york-common-pantry-sandwich-brigade/", "image": ""}, {"title": "Teens: Food Pantry Packing", "start": "2026-11-11T17:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-11T18:00:00-05:00", "place": "Park Avenue Synagogue", "address": "East 87th Street 50, 10128", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["religion/jewish", "society/food-bank"], "description": "Teens: Food Pantry Packing is a drop-in program where teenagers pack food. It is almost entirely teen-led and takes place at Park Avenue Synagogue on 87th Street. Each Wednesday, participants pack food and share a teaching about tikkun olam.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/teens-food-pantry-packing-79456/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/64fdcb66ee63184970561c682a0b997d9adb75785031adc5188f7ba6c822e7f5-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Volunteer with Backpack Buddies", "start": "2026-11-13T10:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-13T11:00:00-05:00", "place": "Congregation Rodeph Sholom", "address": "West 83rd Street 7, 10024 New York", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["community/volunteering", "society/food-bank"], "description": "Volunteer with Backpack Buddies is a volunteer session where participants pack and deliver backpacks with free meals for school-aged children facing weekend food insecurity. It is run by members of Congregation Rodeph Sholom, who have carried out this work for over 10 years. While many children are eligible for free breakfast and lunch during the week, these benefits do not extend into weekends or school breaks, leaving many without the food they need.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/volunteer-with-backpack-buddies-52176/", "official_url": "https://rodephsholom.org/event/volunteer-with-backpack-buddies-3-2/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/b299aa15f8e3641459d11651cc0818439dd2781697f8c7a985bcdcf05db62459-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Teen Food Pantry Distribution", "start": "2026-11-13T16:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-13T17:30:00-05:00", "place": "Park Avenue Synagogue", "address": "East 87th Street 50, 10128", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "kids-family", "tags": ["community/volunteering", "society/food-bank"], "description": "Teen Food Pantry Distribution is a drop-in program in which teens distribute food to the community. It is almost entirely teen-led and offers ongoing community-service opportunities. The program is run by Park Avenue Synagogue on its 87th Street site. It takes place on Fridays.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/teen-food-pantry-distribution-79460/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/64fdcb66ee63184970561c682a0b997d9adb75785031adc5188f7ba6c822e7f5-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Young Members Circle: Interfaith Volunteering with Sunday Lunch Program", "start": "2026-11-15T05:00:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "Temple Emanu-El", "address": "East 65th Street 1", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["community/volunteering", "religion/jewish"], "description": "A volunteer opportunity in which young members help serve lunch to community members in need, fulfilling the mitzvah of ha'achalat re'evim, feeding the hungry. It is hosted by Temple Emanu-El, which has served lunch for more than 40 years without missing a single week, together with its Muslim partners from Peace Islands Institute. Volunteering is followed by an interfaith pizza lunch at a nearby restaurant, and space is limited.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/young-members-circle-interfaith-volunteering-with-sunday-lun-114050/", "official_url": "https://emanuelnyc.org/calendar/ymcvolunteering-with-sunday-lunch-program/?occurrence=2026-11-15", "image": "https://noky.io/images/472ae51cf746f8c4a61d6eb3483e13a05648775dfd944d94b67cda1d743053f7-2000.webp"}, {"title": "NextDor Mitzvah Night", "start": "2026-11-12T19:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-12T22:00:00-05:00", "place": "Park Avenue Synagogue", "address": "East 87th Street 50, 10128", "price": "", "price_from": "25.00", "price_to": "25.00", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["community/volunteering"], "description": "NextDor Mitzvah Night is an evening of hands-on volunteering at Park Avenue Synagogue. Participants roll up their sleeves and assemble care packages for neighbors in need.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/nextdor-mitzvah-night-54693/", "official_url": "https://pasyn.org/events/2026-27/adult-engagement/november/nextdor-mitzvah-night/", "image": ""}, {"title": "A Place at the Table", "start": "2026-11-11T13:00:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church", "address": "West 55th Street 7, New York", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["society/housing/homelessness", "community/volunteering"], "description": "A Place at the Table is a weekly lunch service for homeless guests, held on the second and fourth Wednesday of each month. Volunteers are invited to come help serve lunch, and anyone working in Midtown or visiting is welcome to join. The program is run by Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church as part of its outreach, and those who want more information or wish to sign up can do so by email.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/a-place-at-the-table-52540/", "official_url": "https://www.fapc.org/event/a-place-at-the-table-10-28", "image": ""}, {"title": "Packing Party", "start": "2026-11-15T00:00:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "Trinity Baptist Church", "address": "East 61st Street 250, 10065 New York", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["community/volunteering"], "description": "A Packing Party where volunteers assemble care kits for Safe Horizon's Homeless Youth Drop-In Center. It is hosted by Trinity Baptist Church, which bought the care items in advance with funds from its members' giving, and takes place in the Fellowship Hall during Coffee Hour after each Sunday service. Those who cannot attend in person are told there will be more chances ahead to serve the community.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/packing-party-88430/", "official_url": "https://subspla.sh/t8y7myx", "image": "https://noky.io/images/852b519827a2454a59c43c2a9abfe24ce25d96b7daa1f5758a29c58f9ebc9ad8-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Community Cook Day", "start": "2026-11-08T10:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-08T13:00:00-05:00", "place": "Riverhead Neighborhood House", "address": "Mosholu Avenue 5521, 10471", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["community/volunteering", "food-drink/cooking"], "description": "Community Cook Day is a volunteer cooking session at the Riverhead Neighborhood House, where participants make a meal for the Neighborhood Fridge. It is open to volunteers ages 15 and up. The Riverhead Neighborhood House runs the event at its location at 5521 Mosholu Avenue in the Bronx. Volunteers come together to prepare food for the community fridge.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/community-cook-day-113328/", "official_url": "https://www.riverdaleonline.org/rnhcalendar/community-cook-days-flk6t-gelt7-ty89w-8j5jn-dy2de-x7mfn-slw52-bhsfm-p8bdl-3bt29-kzjl7-nks8g-gzgks-tgwpf-5xben-akk27-fhyl7-ykagn-44hxe-jjs4d-ckfhc-mllmb-yj4r7", "image": "https://noky.io/images/5de3b91245f68129be0e05be6740abde786eb53b7be375a057770de265281c77-2000.webp"}, {"title": "The Challah-verse Ambassadors: Jewish Community, Braided Together", "start": "2026-10-20T09:15:00-04:00", "end": "2027-05-05T15:00:00-04:00", "place": "Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan", "address": "Amsterdam Avenue 334, 10023 New York", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["community/volunteering", "food-drink/baking", "religion/jewish"], "description": "The Challah-verse Ambassadors: Jewish Community, Braided Together is a volunteering session in which participants bake and deliver challah to homebound seniors, local firehouses, police precincts, and shelters. Challah Ambassadors deliver freshly baked loaves with a note of blessing each Friday before Shabbat, within a 20-block radius of the JCC on the Upper West Side. The Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan is behind the event, which invites people to move from consuming Jewish life online to active, visible participation through simple gestures that build community. The drop-offs can be done solo or with a buddy.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/the-challah-verse-ambassadors-jewish-community-braided-toget-53817/", "official_url": "https://www.mmjccm.org/events/the-challah-verse-ambassadors-jewish-community-braided-together", "image": ""}, {"title": "Build-a-Thanksgiving Bag", "start": "2026-11-08T12:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-08T13:30:00-05:00", "place": "Marble Collegiate Church", "address": "1 West 29th Street, 10001 New York, NY", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["community/volunteering", "occasion/thanksgiving"], "description": "Take time to give back by building 293 Thanksgiving Bags. Also, please help us p...", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/build-a-thanksgiving-bag-53780/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/4f4b5bd1c6542a00b3d0f3f6d304b6714366753a7215f280636ee61095659f06-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Sharing Table", "start": "2026-11-08T16:30:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-08T17:30:00-05:00", "place": "First Church of Christ", "address": "524 Park Avenue, 10065 New York, NY", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["community/volunteering"], "description": "Sharing Table is a weekly volunteer gathering that serves a hot meal and toiletries to over 130 guests. It is run by Christ Church NYC, which welcomes new volunteers; a lead volunteer gives an orientation on-site, and volunteers arrive at 3:00 pm to make sandwiches and prepare. Serving begins at 4:30, with cleanup normally done by 6:00 pm. Children are welcome, though it may be a better experience for kids 8 and up; sign-up and questions go to Brandon Batson.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/sharing-table-75387/", "official_url": "https://www.christchurchnyc.online/events/sharing-table-cepfr-prt47-bm6sx-zpjsx-wt4kt-a8lkn-9mslt", "image": "https://noky.io/images/70b15da373bdf07e9a1b49495b1667f11587f08c1c638e027b9aecd6b7b8b984-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Brick Church x Grassroots Grocery Produce Party", "start": "2026-11-14T13:00:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "Brick Presbyterian Church", "address": "Park Avenue 1140, 10128 New York", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["community/volunteering"], "description": "A family-friendly volunteer morning of sorting and packing fresh produce, and delivering it to a community in need. It is run with Grassroots Grocery, and all ages are welcome. Participants are asked to register to take part.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/brick-church-x-grassroots-grocery-produce-party-51478/", "official_url": "https://www.brickchurch.org/events-1/brick-church-x-grassroots-grocery-produce-party", "image": "https://noky.io/images/68ac2424f0043475744937d75d40069529c7ef1b2fb396c0a2bcffefb3ab9574-2000.webp"}, {"title": "EmblemHealth Neighborhood Care Harlem Turkey Distribution", "start": "2026-11-17T14:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-17T15:30:00-05:00", "place": "215 West 125th Street, New York, NY 10027", "address": "", "price": "", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "markets", "tags": ["society/food-bank"], "description": "A free neighborhood food giveaway with fresh fruits, seasonal vegetables, non-perishable goods, and turkeys while supplies last. It is brought to you by EmblemHealth Neighborhood Care, which celebrates the importance of healthy nutrition. Registration is required, the person picking up the food must be the one registered and present a valid ID, and attendees must be 18 or older for Neighborhood Care classes. The event is free and open to the public.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/emblemhealth-neighborhood-care-harlem-turkey-distribution-75720/", "official_url": "https://www.nycforfree.co/events/emblemhealth-neighborhood-care-harlem-turkey-distribution", "image": ""}, {"title": "No Kid Hungry Give Back Bodega", "start": "2026-11-18T10:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-18T13:00:00-05:00", "place": "873 Broadway, New York, NY, USA", "address": "", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "festivals-street", "tags": ["occasion/charity", "society/poverty"], "description": "The No Kid Hungry Give Back Bodega is a free, public pop-up at Bari Bodega that turns the everyday NYC bodega ritual into a chance to spotlight childhood hunger. Brooklyn native Danny Garcia, behind the Latin-inspired hospitality concept Only Goods, partners with No Kid Hungry, timed ahead of Thanksgiving. The goal is to rally support for helping 10 million more kids get the meals they need every day by 2032. Sandwiches are available while supplies last, and donations are encouraged but not required.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/no-kid-hungry-give-back-bodega-108013/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/0e388466a9293fc5004d89e87e50b5e52251798e9f2d76790f3d0b77333ad9de-1200.webp"}, {"title": "70+ Lunch Together", "start": "2026-11-12T13:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-12T15:00:00-05:00", "place": "Park Avenue Synagogue", "address": "East 87th Street 50, 10128", "price": "", "price_from": "18.00", "price_to": "18.00", "category": "food-drink", "tags": ["community/seniors", "religion/jewish"], "description": "70+ Lunch Together is a gathering at which people over seventy share a buffet lunch, social time with friends, and learning with Rabbi Zuckerman. It is hosted by Park Avenue Synagogue and takes place on its 87th Street site. The event offers older adults a chance to eat, connect, and study together in one afternoon.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/70-lunch-together-79467/", "official_url": "https://pasyn.org/events/2026-27/adult-engagement/november/70plus-lunch-together/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/94bba45af6edcf4308a145d8a6b397d45e3d9987dcf00a456fd48f3767ab5c12-2000.webp"}]}