Cohoes Multi-Service Senior Center
Volunteers must be age 15+. Please contact Linda if you are interested.
Eddy Cohoes Rehab Center and Nursing Home
421 West Columbia Street, Cohoes, NY 12047
Contact Person: Jule Kovacs 238-4140 email: Kovacsj@nehealth.com
Volunteers needed for the following:
Friendly visits with the residents, Run the Gift Shop, Assisting therapy department with the transportation of residents through the building, helping to run activities such as Bingo, Crafts, Music, etc., Helping in the Beauty Parlor.
Flexible hours are available. Volunteers must be 14+
Please contact Jule for more information.
Cohoes Public Library
169 Mohawk Street, Cohoes, NY 12047
Contact: Sukrit Goswami 235-2570 email: sgowsami@ci.cohoes.ny.us
Volunteers are needed for the following:
Shelving books, shelf reading, writing a newsletter, making flyers and signs, planning lectures and booking speakers, running a book discussion group, and helping people on the computer.
Volunteers must be at least 15 years old. Please call Deborah for more information.
The United Church of Cohoes
123 Mohawk Street, Cohoes, NY 12047
Contact Person: Rev. Nick TeBordo or Nancy 237-0278
Volunteers are needed for the following:
Providing child care for children ages 2-6 for 2 hours on Sunday mornings, and outside lawn work. Other opportunities may also be available.
Volunteers must be at least 16 years old. Please call for more information.
West End Park Neighborhood Watch
62 Masten Ave. Cohoes, NY 12047
Contact Person: Doris Blais 235-1496 email: bellemamma@excite.com
Volunteers are needed for the following:
Cleaning the park, Planting flowers in the park, Craft Fair, National Night Out, Haunted Hay Ride and distributing fliers for meetings.
Volunteers under the age of 16 must have parental supervision. Call for more information. Alternate contact: Donna Partyka 237-9592 email: dpartyka@nycap.rr.com
Calvary Grace Church
228 North Mohawk Street, Cohoes, NY 12047
Contact Person: Jayne Counterman 233-7841
Volunteers are needed for the following:
Holiday help, spring clean-up, shoveling during the winter, raking leaves. Other opportunities may also be available.
Call Jayne for more information. Older teens are welcome to volunteer.
Cohoes Kiwanis Club
PO Box 2, Cohoes, NY 12047
Contact Person: Ed Tremblay 233-2117 Etrembl1@nycap.rr.com
The Cohoes Kiwanis focus on youth oriented events. We sponsor the Annual Halloween Parade and Party at the Cohoes Community Center. We also sponsor a Christmas Party for needy children in conjunction with the annual tree lighting. Children have an opportunity to meet Santa and get their picture taken. We co-sponsor the Family Festival at Van Schaick Island with the neighborhood watch and participate in the city wide clean up. Volunteers are always needed for all of the above events.
Teenagers in 6th grade and up are welcome to volunteer.
Cohoes Caretakers
PO Box 200, Cohoes, NY 12047
Contact Person: Linda Tremblay 235-4911 ljt@nycap.rr.com
Holiday Tree Lighting-Assisting with decorating Canal Square and helping out the day of the event.
Concerts in Canal Square-Distributing schedules to the audience.
Beautification Day-Helping to clean up specified areas in the city.
Van Schaick Island Fall Festival-Manning the Caretaker information booth and assisting with clean up throughout the day.
Canal Square-Assisting with ongoing clean up in Canal Square.
Youth ages 10 and up are also welcome to volunteer with the Cohoes Caretakers.
City of Cohoes Character Committee
97 Mohawk Street, Cohoes, NY 12047
Contact Person: Danielle Milliken 233-2116 dmilliken@ci.cohoes.ny.us
Committee members are needed. Members are expected to attend one meeting per month for one hour. The Committee plans Character Counts! related events for the City-Wide Character Initiative. The Committee also assists at several events including the Turkey Trot, Halloween Parade, Winter Carnival and Easter Egg Hunt. Volunteers are always needed at these events and youth ages 13 and up are welcome to volunteer with us.
