Be A Volunteer

Click here for a list of our Current Volunteer Opportunities.
To register, visit our official registration page.

Check back often as this list is updated regularly with new dates and events.

Upcoming outings include:

• Rego Park, Kew Gardens and Forest Hills, Queens
• Breakfast For The Hungry, Forest Hills
• Briarwood and Jamaica, Queens
• Manhattan and Brooklyn
• Harlem and the Bronx
• Lower East Side and Financial District
• Midtown Manhattan
• CEO’s Birthday Give Out (Various throughout Manhattan)
• Williamsburg
• Prospect Park
• BFTS Pre-Thanksgiving
• World AIDS Day, Helping Our Homeless Living With HIV
• National Giving Day, December 3, 2019
• Holiday Backpack and Gift Give Away

We are also planning to do added days with special outreach to the large (and growing) homeless immigrant population.

For more information, email volunteer@backpacksforthestreet.org.

Don’t Live In NYC. No Problem.

Here are some awesome ways YOU can Be A BFTS All-Star!

• Be an Ambassador, and help spread the word.
• Join our  Affiliate program, and start a BFTS chapter in your town.
• Become a Social Media Maven, sharing our posts and photos across your social media channels.

BFTS is an inclusive organization, providing a safe space for all its volunteers and clients, regardless of age, gender, gender identity, religion, politics, sexual orientation, ethnicity, race, disability or musical tastes. As such, we have a zero tolerance policy regarding harassment or discrimination, and bullying, of any kind, as well as any inappropriate behavior or contact, especially of a sexual nature, or verbal abuse.