NYCares

We’re all here on Unilocal reminiscing and writing awesome reviews about what we had done the day/​night before. Don’t get me wrong, this is important and I don’t know what else I would do with my work day if Unilocal didn’t exist! But next time before you and your buddies decide to go to whatever bar it is you want to get drunk at maybe think about what else you could be doing with that time.
NYCares is a non-​profit organization that simply put, is a place where people can get together and help out the community. It only takes an hour or 2 of your time for most projects and you have your choice of what you want to do.
Personally, I’m not great with kids but I definitely feel sympathetic to those underprivileged so I sign up for projects like the sort and patch where you just iron on little patches onto ripped clothing that they later give to kids from low income families. I like to work with the elderly so I also enjoy going to homes for the aged and hanging out with them.
Theres projects where you can get crafty or work in gardens and even go to animal shelters to walk the dogs or clean out cages (I can’t do this bc ill want to take all of the animals home with me… eek!) There really is something for everyone. Even if you have kids, theres tons of family friendly projects to participate in. Give it a shot.
Not only does volunteering help the community but it also helps you grow as a person. I leave the projects and I feel reborn. Its such a good feeling.
I’m sorry if I came off as preachy here. I just feel very strongly about this and I love this city so much and I want to take care of it and as residents I think that if everyone gave just an hour or 2 of their time once a week/​month/​year this city would be a much better place to live.