Manhattan Special Olympics Special Olympics provides year-round sports training and athletic competition for mentally retarded children and adults. The program is designed to give the Special Olympians opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, gain confidence, and build friendships. This programs serves more than 100 Greenwich village residents each day. Volunteers usually spend an hour in the St. Joseph's Church soup kitchen preparing meals and then spend one to two hours packaging and delivering the meals to friendly and thankful elderly residents nearby. Mott Hall Tutoring Mott Hall is a public junior high school in West Harlem for gifted and talented children.
Volunteers lead workshops in resume writing and interviewing skills.
No experience needed. In the past, outings have inlcuded ice skating, bowling, picnics and museum trips. Serves 600 meals every Saturday to men, women and children of all ages. Unlike other operations, this is run like a restaurant. Volunteers treat people as guests and serve freshly-made, appetizing meals to guests at family sized tables.