5 NYC Based Organizations To Get Involved With

The Lower East Side Girls Club (LESGC) aims to break the poverty cycle by training girls and women ages 8 to 23 to be the next ethical and entrepreneurial leaders. They run all of their programming from their Center for Community on Avenue D. These young women receive mentoring, academic support, career training programs, wellness advice and environmental and social justice advocacy training. Want to get involved? Apply to be a volunteer here. Love to run and want to get involved with the LES Girls Club at the same time? Apply here to run as the member of their team in the 2015 NYC Marathon. Participants must commit to raising $3000. [photo @girlsclubny]