Met Council provides comprehensive social services that aid, sustain, and empower 225,000 New Yorkers a year through: benefits enrollment assistance and outreach, crisis social services, family violence services, affordable housing, America’s largest kosher food pantry system, and safety home repairs for low-income seniors. Founded on Jewish values; Met Council serves all individuals regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, age, physical ability, language, religion, or sexual orientation.  We engage and rely on more than 1600 volunteers a year who serve to support the work of Met Council. Volunteers support the critical services that are provided on a daily and monthly basis to clients. Opportunities such as food ordering, pantry stocking, food packaging, and friendly phone calls to clients are volunteer services that provide a positive experience to our clients that otherwise could not be provided by staff alone. Specifically, skilled volunteers in particular areas are critical for adding to Met Council’s ability to provide full comprehensive support, including, performance art volunteers, court companion support, Vita tax prep, and friendly meals with senior residents. Our vision is to engage volunteers with specific skill sets who can provide ongoing critical support to our clients and staff.

Emergency Volunteering with Met Council

During any emergency, those struggling to make ends meet become even more vulnerable. We are committed to continuing to provide the necessary services to our clients at this time. To do so, we require additional volunteers to support essential services, food distributions, and deliveries.