Current Opportunities
Some of our Community Service organizations are in need of volunteers, either in-person or virtually. Some of us may feel comfortable and safe volunteering in person; others may enjoy giving much needed services virtually. Here are the opportunities to help this month.
For a full list of our Community Services, please click here.
PUT A SMILE ON A CHILD’S FACE – HERE’S HOW!
Youth Consultation Services (YCS). Children, ages 6 and up, who live at the Holley Center, a therapeutic residence in Hackensack, have experienced emotional and/or physical abuse and are often separated from their loved ones. Volunteers from NCJW BCS order and deliver a birthday cake to Holley Center for individual children on their birthday. It may be the first birthday cake the child has ever had. Contact Beth Pascarello, bmpim60@gmail.com..
Club NCJW @ Holley Center
Children’s crafts, reading stories, and playing games? Caught your interest? Club NCJW is looking for volunteers to interact with children who live in a residential home in Hackensack. Only once a month right after a General meeting. Contact Evelyn Masheb at cemasheb@aol.com.
Bergen Family Center After-School Tutors
“Oh my goodness,” a third grader cries. “I need help with my homework. It’s too hard.” An NCJW BCS volunteer comes to the rescue! “I’ll help you,” and she does. You could be that person who brings a smile to a young child. Only once a week for an hour. Contact Phyllis Grossman Kaplan at hawphyllis@aol.com.
HIPPY (Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters)
Zoom with HIPPY once a month. Read delightful children’s books or teach a child-friendly craft to 20 HIPPY kids and their families – from the comfort of your own home. You’ll be welcomed into their homes with very BIG smiles. Please contact Joan Schnuer for more information at polten@optonline.net.
SWIM-IN HELP NEEDED
Our “Snowbird Volunteers” have all gone south! We need your help! Our MS swimmers swim each Wednesday from 1 to 2 at the JCC in Tenafly. Please volunteer either as a swimmer or a dry-land helper. Contact Ina Miller-Silverstein, inams98@yahoo.com or Roxanne Reff, rkreff@yahoo.com.
FAMILY PROMISE WALK-IN DINNER PROGRAM (WIDP)
prepares home-cooked meals four times a year to feed 160 homeless residents in Bergen County. The dates for dinner preparation for 2024 are Tuesdays March 5, May 21, August 20 and October 29. More cooks are needed. For more information or to volunteer contact Lois Katz Brown at lkbrown125@gmail.com.