Patch Picks: Places For You To Give Back

This week for Patch Picks, we’re taking a look at some of the places where you can give back in your community.

Sometimes it’s hard to find the time to give of yourself, but we have some organizations right in your own neighborhood that make it easy to give back.

Here are just a few places working to make the neighborhood better.

Forest Hills Volunteer Ambulance Corps.

The Ambulance corps has been serving the community for decades, and has a real impact on the lives of those who need help in Forest Hills.

The Corps is located on Metropolitan Ave., and has played a huge role in emergency services in the area, most recently helping those who needed medical attention during the blizzard.

718-793-2055

Songs Of Love is a charity headquartered in Forest Hills that seeks to brighten the lives of ill children through the gift of music. They create personalized songs for children who have been hospitalized in an effort to make their lives a little more special.

718-261-7915

The Queens Jewish Community Council works hard to help those in need, whether of the Jewish faith or not. Among the organizations good works is support of the free restaurant Masbia in Rego Park.

718-544-9033

The Queens Community House is a place where the entire neighborhood can come together. It also operates as the Forest Hills Senior Center to provide a gathering place for the elder residents in the area.

718-592-5757