{"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": "", "dates": [{"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", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "Volunteer with Backpack Buddies", "start": "2026-11-06T10:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-06T11:00:00-05:00", "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. 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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": "Serving Our Neighbors", "start": "2026-11-07T12:00:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "Epiphany Church", "address": "Atlantic Avenue 960, 11238", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "worship", "tags": ["community/volunteering"], "description": "Serving Our Neighbors is a volunteer opportunity at Epiphany Church, with the November 7 date offering pantry service with CHiPS. Epiphany Church is partnering with CHiPS, HOPE for New York, Children's Rescue Fund and CAMBA to serve individuals and families across NYC through food distribution, Thanksgiving celebrations, community resources and practical assistance. Volunteer assignments, locations and shift times vary by organization, and registered volunteers will receive additional information. Space is limited for each opportunity, and participants select where they would like to serve during registration.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/serving-our-neighbors-52474/", "official_url": "https://epiphanybk.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/3974299", "image": ""}, {"title": "Teen Food Pantry Distribution", "start": "2026-11-06T16:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-06T17:30:00-05:00", "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": "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. 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The Food Day Fair follows with hands-on activities, educational booths from programs across the college, and light snacks.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/8th-annual-hunger-banquet-and-food-day-fair-79253/", "official_url": "https://www.laguardia.edu/event/8th-annual-hunger-banquet-and-food-day-fair/", "image": ""}, {"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": "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": "Thanksgiving Food Drive", "start": "2026-10-14T00:00:00-04:00", "end": "2026-11-15T23:59:00-05:00", "place": "Parish House", "address": "980 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10028", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "food-drink", "tags": ["society/solidarity/food-sharing", "occasion/thanksgiving"], "description": "The Thanksgiving Food Drive collects canned goods and non-perishable items for neighbors in need, benefiting the Church of the Ascension Food Pantry on West 107th Street in Manhattan Valley. It is co-sponsored by the Society of St. Vincent de Paul and the Interparish Religious Education Program at Saint Ignatius Loyola Catholic Church. Suggested donations include canned vegetables, fruits, fish and meat, boxed or bagged staples like rice, pasta and cereal, and oils in plastic bottles or cans; no glass jars or bottles are accepted. Items may be dropped off daily at the Parish House.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/thanksgiving-food-drive-79556/", "official_url": "", "image": ""}, {"title": "The Challah-verse Ambassadors: Jewish Community, Braided Together", "start": "2026-11-05T17:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-05T19:00:00-05:00", "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": "2026 Fall Benefit: Many Doors, One Mission", "start": "2026-11-02T18:30:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-02T21:30:00-05:00", "place": "Tribeca 360°, 10 Desbrosses St., New York, NY, 10013, United States", "address": "", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "food-drink", "tags": ["occasion/charity"], "description": "2026 Fall Benefit: Many Doors, One Mission is a benefit evening held at Tribeca 360°. It is organized by Greenwich House, which celebrates its community impact and members of its community who are making a difference. The event honors changemakers including NYS Assemblymember Deborah Glick, Greenwich Village Girls Basketball League, Rethink Food, and Greenwich House Certified Recovery Peer Advocates.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/2026-fall-benefit-many-doors-one-mission-66573/", "official_url": "https://greenwichhouse.org/event/2026-fall-benefit-many-doors-one-mission/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/ba8daa63122baa02df71250909afbe5c7daf7caeb9c4e30e8014d15384e059c7-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Fall Harvest Luncheon", "start": "2026-11-08T12:00:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "Saint Mary's Orthodox Church", "address": "81st Street 192, 11209 Brooklyn", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "food-drink", "tags": ["occasion/autumn/harvest"], "description": "Fall Harvest Luncheon is a luncheon held at St. Mary's Antiochian Orthodox Church in Brooklyn. The event is hosted by the church itself, but the sources say nothing about what the luncheon involves or who it is for.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/fall-harvest-luncheon-86797/", "official_url": "https://smaoc.squarespace.com/calendar/2026/11/8/fall-harvest-luncheon", "image": ""}, {"title": "Flavors of Home: A Multi-Cultu...", "start": "2026-11-14T15:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-14T16:00:00-05:00", "place": "Queens Village", "address": "", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "food-drink", "tags": ["community", "food-drink"], "description": "A monthly gathering where New (and old) Americans share and exchange favorite recipes in a welcoming space. It is run by Queens Village, part of the Queens Public Library, for adults. Attendees can swap the flavors of home with others in the community.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/flavors-of-home-a-multi-cultu-71730/", "official_url": "", "image": ""}, {"title": "First Friday November 2026: Art in Action—Winter Supply Drive Supporting Bronx Mutual Aid", "start": "2026-11-06T18:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-06T20:00:00-05:00", "place": "Bronx Museum of the Arts", "address": "Grand Concourse 1040, 10456 Bronx", "price": "free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "festivals-street", "tags": ["community/mutual-aid", "art"], "description": "First Friday November 2026: Mutual Aid Supply Drive is a free, all-ages community evening at The Bronx Museum, where the museum stays open late on the first Friday of every month. The museum hosts it with Bronx Mutual Aid, and the November 2026 edition is a winter supply drive inspired by artist Alex Strada's project Public Address, which shares writings and drawings of people living and working in NYC shelters on official city signage in The Bronx. Visitors can donate coats, thermal socks, blankets, hand warmers, and new, unopened travel-sized toiletries, with donations encouraged but not required. There will also be complimentary snacks, beverages, and upbeat music, and the galleries will be open late with current exhibitions on view.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/first-friday-november-2026-art-in-actionwinter-supply-drive-51512/", "official_url": "https://bronxmuseum.org/event/first-friday-november26/", "image": ""}]}