"The secret of genius is to carry the spirit of the child into old age, which means never losing your enthusiasm."
                                -- Aldous Huxley

Community Services

The Community Services Office, located at 411 Ovington Avenue, is open Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

  • A team of skilled case workers provides support to nearly 800 homebound seniors.
  • The Bay Ridge Center also delivers hundreds of hot meals-on-wheels seven days a week.
  • Shoppers provide assistance to older adults who need help obtaining their weekly groceries.
  • Three wheelchair accessible vans offer transportation to medical appointments, shopping, senior services, and social activities.
  • The Telephone Assurance Program (TAP) checks daily on the welfare of homebound seniors.
  • Staff are available to help tenants with advice on housing, utilities, Medicare, SSI, and food stamps.

Hunger and Nutrition Programs

The Bay Ridge Center, in partnership with the Food Bank of New York and CityMeals on Wheels, operates an emergency food pantry serving over 8,000 families and individuals a year. There is no financial resource test for recipients. If a person is hungry, we will help.

The Bay Ridge Center also serves the hungry and the homeless who just need a meal. Our Brown Bag Lunch program provided more than 9,000 meals to the needy last year.

During the holidays, the Bay Ridge Center distributes dozens of ham and turkey dinners to needy families.

If you would like to help support the work of the Bay Ridge Center, click on the button to the right. We accept credit cards or PayPal.

"If age imparted wisdom, there wouldn’t
be any old fools!"
-- Anonymous


Community Partners and Volunteers

The Bay Ridge Center could not function without the help of scores of volunteers. Volunteers visit and shop for homebound seniors. They help deliver meals and assist with the food pantry. Area businesses and civic organizations are strong supporters of the Bay Ridge Center. At the same time, many of the Center’s staff are active volunteers in the community, supporting many local, citywide and national causes. We are partners together in service to the Bay Ridge community.



"The great thing about getting older is that you don’t lose all the other ages you’ve been."
                             -- Booth Tarkington

To volunteer, call 718-748-0873, extension 101, and speak with Vicki. We will help you find a place to serve. Call today!


Volunteer Opportunities

The Bay Ridge Center has received a grant from Citymeals on Wheels to hire its first full-time Volunteer Coordinator. The Center offers a wide range of volunteer opportunities, such as:

TAP Telephone Assurance Program. Phone a senior citizen daily to check on his or her well-being.
Friendly Visiting. Visit a senior and read to him or her, take a walk together, etc.
Grocery Shopping. Drive a senior to the supermarket or retail store and assist him or her with purchases.
Medical Escort. Accompany a senior to the doctor and see them home again.
Minor Repair Work. Help a senior citizen with simple household repairs, such as changing light bulbs, fixing leaky faucets, fixing a broken fence, installing weather stripping, etc.
Indoor Chores. Help a senior by vacuuming, mopping, dusting, washing dishes, windows, etc.
Outdoor Chores. Assist a senior with yard work, raking, mowing, weeding, washing windows, etc.
Prepare Meals for the Hungry and the Homeless. Make sandwiches
for our brown bag lunch program, help with the Food Pantry.