Blue Economics is a volunteer organization that strives for economic development in impoverished communities through strategic capacity building. The broadest definition of capacity building is aiding individuals and institutions by solving inefficiencies and breaking barriers that prevent individuals and communities realize all their economic opportunities.

We're Operation S.P.L.A.S.H. (Stop Polluting, Littering And Save Harbors), a non-profit, all-volunteer organization of more than 2,500 members committed to improving the quality of life along our Long Island shores.  Started in 1990, Operation SPLASH provides a solution to the growing problem of waterfront pollution through public awareness and individual participation. The SPLASH boats are docked at the Town of Hempstead 's Guy Lombardo Marina in Freeport and at Nassau County's Wantagh Park Mar …

This group is for you to find out about events which support Animals Can't Talk (A.C.T.)! Animals Can't Talk (A.C.T.) is an animal shelter and placement agency that also provides animal-related services to the larger community. It is an all-volunteer, not-for-profit organization that was incorporated in 1982 and is registered in New York State. Our facility can physically handle only cats, but we do rescue an occasional dog who we board at our vet's office. ACT's volunteers do all the cleaning …

ReLIT NY runs a unique program in NYC that collects used books and brings them directly to the public, (for free) thereby making reading more convenient, easily accessible and most importantly cost-free. At the same time, we give old books, that would have otherwise been thrown out, a second life by passing them onto others. What we do: We collect used books from the public through our drop-boxes- currently located at Whole Foods Union Square and W 97th St- and distribute them outside major subw …

rock CAN roll is a non-profit hunger relief organization that collaborates with ROCK CONCERTS and Events. rCr volunteers collect and distribute HEALTHY & NUTRITIOUS Non-Perishable Food and Basic Necessities, restocking emergency food agencies local to each event!

THIS GROUP JUST OPENED, SO PLEASE HELP US GET STARTED AND SHARE THIS WITH FRIENDS! Singles for Service brings local singles together through community service projects. Our goal is simple – to help good people meet good people, while doing good things. What could be better than that? At Singles for Service we believe that to build a successful relationship with someone you need to get to know the real them, and they need to get to know the real you. There is no better way to do that then by work …

*This Meetup Group is not dependent on members of the church.  Sooooo, don't worry if there aren't many or any people who have RSVP'd to a given "event", because there will always be members of the church or members of the community at the events* The Church of the Ascension is a wonderful community oasis that has been serving the people Greenpoint and Williamsburg communities since 1846. We are a diverse group of people, mostly from Greenpoint and Williamsburg, and we are using this group to pr …

Every month the No Impact Project (noimpactproject.org) plans days of hands-on events to give back to the world! Some of our events have included community gardening, painting a roof white to lower the energy needed for cooling, joining in activism events and compost and recycling collection!

This group explores the creative ways to realize being a stay at home mother of today!  Yes, it is possible to still want and have the ability to be their for your children and family and still balance your own personal desires of career fulfillment.  Creativity is key, being realistic is crucial, and thinking outside of the box lends to results.  Join the group if you have ideas in making strides toward this ever growing movement for worklife balance, if you want to learn how, or just because.

If you or someone you know has had Breast Cancer this is the group to be in!  We will meet here to support each other and to attend the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk. (Note this not for the Avon Walk)  We will also have information about other walks for other types of cancer.  Cancer can effect EVERYONE!  This will be a safe and happy place for friends to meet and gain the support!  This is the place for schools, companies, and individuals that understand how fundamental it is to lea …

Eve’s Roses is an organization of women and supporters of those that have overcome domestic violence and incest. We feel that awareness must be given to other women to whom these two horrible acts are still their reality and they feel that there is no way out. We also strive to provide support for the families affected by these acts that may need help in caring for the children who were left behind to grow up without their mother as a result of the act. The women of Eve’s Roses believe that vict …

I was surprised to find that there were no community service groups focused on Long Island organized through Meetup. There are a few goals of this group: 1) Use our individual strengths to make a positive change through fundraising, hands-on service, or a variety of means of community service. 2) Meet fellow amazing people and hopefully make some new friends. 3) Good deeds should not go unrewarded. When we accomplish something big as a group, it should be celebrated. This is not a cause specif …

  Welcome to the Genuine Girlfriends of New York City! We are a close-knit group of young professionals btwn 20-40's, all female that live in the Tri-state Area.  This is an exclusive "Girlfriend" group for those of us that are done with college and want the closeness we felt with friends we had growing up.  This group will comprise of girls that aren't catty, don't get jealous easily, not self-absorbed, you've been described as sweet, caring, with a good heart, and want to develop genuine frien …

  About Chinese Dance and Music           Chinese Classical Dance is the richest in the world because it combines all the folk dances of each ethnic group along with intense training in the classical forms which include flexibility training and a whole repertoire of movement and jumping techniques.  The expressive qualities of the dance are deeply moving and make us feel a deep connection with our inner roots. This stems on one part from the traditional music and folk songs which express true hu …

The World Bible Project is a new organization of volunteers that wish to spread the Word of God by distributing free Bibles to those organizations or people that seek the grace and wisdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. We currently distribute Bibles to churches and inmates throughout the country. We are also seeking to do God's will by expanding our services in tackling many humanitarian causes such as: World Hunger Homelessness Human Rights Disaster Relief and Global/Wildlife Conservation …

Meet other local Democrats from Woodside and Jackson Heights and help out your local community as we help organize and support the Democratic cause in our city. Here, we learn to work closely with our elected officials, both local and national, and we develop the means to make our voices heard in the city, state and Washington D.C. We have also partnered with other local groups, including the Greater New York Chapter of the Red Cross, and the Wood-Heights Volunteer Ambulance Corps., to allow …