Giving Tuesday is the Tuesday after Thanksgiving. It is a day to focus on charitable giving during the holiday season. We have put together this list of local organizations where Rivertowns families can volunteer or donate on Giving Tuesday, throughout the holidays and beyond!
914Cares works to ensure our neighbors in need are cared for by collaborating, supporting and providing resources to local organizations, educating the community about poverty and encouraging actionable generosity.
The Carver Center’s mission is to Build Brighter Futures by serving, educating, and empowering families in our community.
The mission of The Children’ s Hope Chest is to provide help and offer hope to children in our community suffering from poverty, abuse, neglect and illness.
Feeding Westchester’s mission is to nourish our neighbors in the fight against hunger.
Gigi’s Playhouse’s mission is to change the way the world views Down syndrome and to send a global message of acceptance for all.
Local Volunteer Ambulance Corp and Fire Departments
Donating to your town’s volunteer ambulance corp or fire department is a great way to ensure your #givingtuesday donation goes directly to your local community.
Mothers Out Front Rivertowns are a team of moms and caregivers working together to ensure a livable climate for all children
New York Blood Center (NYBC) is one of the largest community-based, non-profit blood collection and distribution organizations in the United States.
Pace Women’s Justice Center (PWJC) provides free legal services to victims and survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and elder abuse.
Since 1970, Pediatric Cancer Foundation has been raising funds for research to support doctors and hospitals in an effort to eradicate childhood cancer.
Purple Wishez is dedicated to honoring those with epilepsy and strives to help families of epileptics.
Ronald McDonald House of the Greater Hudson Valley
The Ronald McDonald House of the Greater Hudson Valley provides families with critically ill and traumatically injured children an atmosphere of comfort, hope and courage, keeping them close to the care and resources they need.
ShareLove.Fund is a youth focused Women’s Empowerment nonprofit creating the next generation of leaders through job certification courses rooted in the principles of yoga.
The Sharing Shelf is Westchester’s Clothing Bank for Children founded to combat clothing insecurity among low-income children and families in our community and meet basic material needs such as socks, underwear, diapers, period products, and toiletries.
The mission is to be a vibrant, interactive learning space providing children, families and school groups the opportunity to nurture curiosity, enhance knowledge and ignite imagination through creative hands-on exploration.