upcoming events
We will host a Packing Party on Saturday, October 26th from 2-6 PM! We will activate our compassion and make 300 Dignity Bags for our neighbors in need.
Please feel free to sign up for: the whole afternoon (2-6pm) OR one shift (2-4pm or 4-6pm)
Dignity Bags are high-quality hygiene kits with snacks and printed resources that we give to our unhoused neighbors. Our goal with the bags is to build a social and emotional connection while ensuring that our neighbors don’t have to spend their limited resources on items like soap, toothpaste, or socks.
This is a FREE event and ALL ages are welcome to attend. Those packers under 18 will need to be supervised by an adult for the entire event. Please use THIS LINK to sign up!
Manhattan Church of Christ (48 E. 80th St.)
Intercambio (Spanish/English Language Exchange)
SATURDAY, September 28th from 4PM-6PM, IN-PERSON, we will host our 3rd “intercambio” for neighbors on the Upper East Side in collaboration with Open Hearts Initiative.
We will have scripted conversation starters in English and Spanish, we will play games to practice language skills as well as share dinner, and other essential resources. Our community clothing closet will also be available for those that need clothing.
If you’re able to volunteer at this event (help your asylum-seeker neighbors learn English while learning or practicing your Spanish), please email Project1231nyc@gmail.com.
No prior experience or level of fluency in Spanish is required–it’s really about building community and learning a little bit from each other. You can also help with “childcare,” providing activities for the children of participants such as stories, games, and coloring. This is a FREE event and ALL are welcome to attend.