GET INVOLVED

Thank you for wanting to make a difference . . .

Internship Opportunities

Cerebral Palsy of Westchester provides many internship opportunities that can fulfill your school requirements. While making a difference in our individual’s lives, you will also be gaining knowledge and awareness that will help further your education. We offer various internships in clinical therapies including OT, PT, and Speech as well as fieldwork experience for student teachers and administrative support including Human Resources and Staff Training, Finance, Information Technology, Marketing, Public Relations and Event Planning.

Volunteer Program

Cerebral Palsy of Westchester provides opportunities to people interested in volunteering—we work together to create a volunteer experience that works with your interests and scheduling needs. Opportunities include reading to our school students, singing and dancing with music, playing or teaching sports, cooking, arts and crafts, helping out with fundraising events, as well as organizing and implementing specially designed projects. While in person volunteer opportunities have been impacted by the pandemic, these virtual and remote opportunities we have to offer will make a difference in our children and adults with special needs. Volunteering has a positive impact not only on our individuals but also the volunteer.

Let us know your own idea or passion . . . we can help design a project! Here are some ideas

· Organize a Musical Instrument Drive for our Saturday Explorers Program
· Get involved in one of our Fundraising Galas: obtain raffle and auction prizes / coordinate decorations and goodie-bag giveaways
· Organize a Bake Sale to support one of our programs, or the organization as a whole
· Organize a Clothing Drive for our Adult Day and Residency Program
· Organize an Art Supplies Drive for our Adult or Children’s Programs (especially acrylic paints, brushes and paper)
· Organize a Special Event or Holiday Party for our participants: Valentine’s Day, Spring Fling, Halloween .
· Organizing a Book Drive for our Children’s Program
· Volunteering at our Wheelchair Basketball Tournament at the Westchester County Center this spring: helping with team warm-ups, organizing a raffle, and/or cheerleading
· Organize a Gardening Supply Drive for our Adult’s and Children’s programs this spring
· Helping Organize and Volunteer at our Autism Walk event this spring at the United Preschool in White Plains
· Organize a weekly story/reading group for our Preschool & BRIDGE School Students
· Organize a Storytelling Props Drive for our Children’s Programs: Costumes (collecting new or gently-used capes, hats and masks); string puppets; hand puppets; puppet theater

Your time and talent can make a difference to individuals with disabilities; for more information please contact Joan Colangelo, Special Projects Director and Intern and Volunteer Coordinator Joan.Colangelo@cpwestchester.org (914) 937-3800 ext. 722.