Queens Community House

Queens Community House (QCH) is a multi-site, multi-service settlement house that serves the diverse neighborhoods of Queens. We serve residents of all ages, races, faiths, and ethnicities while supporting the viability of the borough as a whole.

QCH opened its doors in 1976 (as Forest Hills Community House) to help heal the wounds of a neighborhood conflict. Over four decades, our reach and breadth have grown; today we offer a broad network of comprehensive services at 40 sites in 15 neighborhoods allowing us to impact individuals, families, and entire communities.

We are committed to a holistic approach that deals with immediate needs as well as the barriers that may impede personal, family, and community stability. We recognize the interconnected relationship between housing, health, employment, education, self-esteem, and financial wellbeing, and ensure all participants in every program have access to a full range of resources to help them achieve wellness and life-long security. Each year, our programs help thousands of our neighbors to thrive in school, make healthy life choices, succeed in educating themselves, become engaged citizens, stabilize their housing situations, and make the most of their senior years.

Queens Community House's Volunteer Services Department continues to offer ways for people to support Queens' most vulnerable residents.

Here's a few ways you can volunteer:

• Become a Friendly Visitor. Our Friendly Visiting program pairs kindhearted individuals with homebound older adults in Central and Southwe Queens who are in need of companionship. Typically, volunteers make regular visits to our participants' homes. Visits are currently taking place over the phone or via online apps. Right now, volunteers are asked to make a call once per week to their match during this difficult time. (The usual commitment is one 1-hour visit per week.) Must be 18 years or older. If you are interested in becoming a Friendly Visitor, please indicate so in the message portion of the webform below.
• Volunteer at our Food Pantry. Our Pomonok food pantry is looking for able-bodied volunteers to assist with unloading deliveries and sorting and packing food pantry bags. Additional assistance is needed on pantry day to help with registering participants and line management as it relates to social distancing. Volunteers should be able to lift 25-35 pounds and are needed on Tuesdays and Thursdays 9AM-1PM.
• Volunteer with our Job Club. The QCH Youth Workforce Division is looking for volunteers to support our young adult participants with resumes and mock interviewing skills. The Job Club meets on Thursdays and volunteers would be asked to make an hour commitment to provide support to one or two young adults.

Please complete the webform on our website HERE. Thank you for your commitment to supporting Queens neighbors.