Share your love for humanity. We’ve got ways to interconnect with other beings in our local community.
- Yes, election day is in November. But don’t wait until the last minute — request a mail-in-ballot now to ensure you’re registered in time.
- Make a $3 donation to support a local Flushing restaurant that provides hot meals for La Jornada, a food pantry run out of NYCHA Bland Houses 🍲
- It’s still not over. Sign the petition demanding justice for Breonna Taylor.
- Pledge a donation to Black Girls Breathing — a space for Black womxn to manage their mental health through meditation breathwork. 🧘🏿♀️
- Support the LES Ecology Center to ensure environmental stewardship and educational programming to New Yorkers.
- Fight to keep Julius’ — one of the oldest gay bars — open by contributing to their relief fund. 🌈
- Contribute to the Loveland Foundation and help connect Black women and girls to high-quality mental health services.
- Volunteer to write a letter and send encouraging notes to healthcare and essential workers. 📝
- Support the fight for equality by donating to organizations that advocate for the Black trans community.
- Get your next takeout from one of these Black-owned NYC restaurants in your nearest location.
- Shop online in solidarity of Black-owned lifestyle and beauty businesses in Brooklyn.
- Donate across 70+ bail out funds and racial justice organizers through ActBlue.
- Participate in Time Out’s pledge to support local food, culture, and entertainment in the city.
- Need a good read? You can browse titles and support local indie bookshops. 📚
- Share tips with DoSomething on how you get through these times — they’ll use it to create a mental health guide for students.
- Virtually check in on an elderly neighbor with Good Old Lower East Side. Just sign up here!
- Who says you can’t have a sweet tooth? Support local vendors with treats delivered to you. 🍰
- Help local food transporters deliver meals and groceries to seniors and frontline workers.
- There’s this cool t-shirt. Buy it and 100% of the profits go to local restaurant partners. 🙌
- From herbs and veggies to baked goods and booze, you can find fresh products and support local producers.
- No longer riding the subway? You can donate your MetroCard to someone on the front-lines. 🚇
- Help sew face masks for frontline workers in the NYC area hospitals, clinics, food banks. If you can’t sew, there are plenty of other ways to volunteer! 😷
- Show love for your Brooklyn neighbors (whether or not you live in the borough) by supporting an urgently-needed mutual aid fund for Crown Heights and Flatbush residents.
- Donate your spare smart device to help keep COVID-19 patients stay connected to their families. 📱
- Keep families in their homes by contributing to an emergency rental assistance fund. All funds will be deployed directly to help renters impacted by COVID-19.
- Support your local NYC bodegas by downloading this handy app and on-demand order groceries from your apartment. 📦
- Not all heroes wear capes — right now, many are saving lives in lab coats and scrubs. Write a note of gratitude for healthcare champions in this national collective card. 🌟
- Help your local businesses (from Boba Guys to House of Yes) survive by investing in their future — buy a gift card to enjoy once this is all over!
- Keep the music (venues) alive. Tune into virtual live DJ sets with Nowadays, every night, from 8PM to midnight. 🎶
- You can volunteer without ever leaving your quarantine couch — sign up for remote volunteering with the New Sanctuary Coalition of NYC.
- Contribute to COVID-19 WOC Artist Relief Fund towards the survival and sustenance of women of color creatives. 🎨
