Politics & Community

Future Voters of America

LOCATION: 205 East 69th Street (bet. 2nd & 3rd) Meetings are at Lenox Hill Neighborhood House on 70th Street & 2nd Avenue
CONTACT: (212) 535-8326
DESCRIPTION: Learn about the political system and how you can make a difference.

Goddard Riverside Community Center

LOCATION: 593 Columbus Avenue (88th Street)
CONTACT: (child) (212) 749-2133, (Senior Citizens) (212) 873-6600.
DESCRIPTION: Provides programs and services for youth, elderly, homeless, and people with HIV and AIDS.

Kids Meeting Kids Can Make A Difference

LOCATION: Box 8 H, 324 West 96th Street (bet. West End Avenue & Riverside Drive)
380 Riverside Drive (110th Street)
CONTACT: (212) 662-2327
DESCRIPTION: Youth run projects against violence and Walk Against Violence (May).

United Jewish Appeal-Federation of New York (UJA)

LOCATION: 130 East 59th Street (bet. Park & Lexington Avenue)
CONTACT: (212) 836-1532
DESCRIPTION: The Manhattan Families Outreach and Information Project, a sub-division of UJA, focuses on community service and education projects for teens and their families.

Common Cents

LOCATION: 570 Columbus Avenue
CONTACT: 212-579-0000  www.commoncents.org
DESCRIPTION: Dedicated to advancing social justice and equal opportunity by emboldening youth to become activists and good citizens.

NetAid

LOCATION: 267 Fifth Avenue, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10016 
CONTACT: 212-537-0500   www.netaid.org
DESCRIPTION: High school students educate and mobilize their peers in efforts to end global poverty.