Volunteer: Volunteer Painters Needed for New HomeKatie's House is a non-profit organization that provides housing, activities and mentoring for adults with intellectual disabilities in Sussex, Passaic, and Morris Counties, New Jersey. We presently have 4 homes that provide Self Directed Supportive Housing, and we are on the verge of opening our fifth home. We are seeking volunteers to paint the home once it is opened, date to be determined. Agency: Katie's House Inc Katie's House is a non-profit organization that provides housing, activities and mentoring for adults with intellectual disabilities in Sussex, Passaic, and Morris Counties, New Jersey. We presently have 4 homes that provide Self Directed Supportive Housing, and we are on the verge of opening our fifth home. We are seeking volunteers to paint the home once it is opened, date to be determined. Agency: Katie's House Inc Opportunity Type: Volunteer Date: Is Ongoing Zip Code: 07860 Allow Groups: Yes |
Volunteer: Caregiver RespiteCaring for a loved one with Alzheimer’s, dementia, or another chronic illness is one of the most selfless things we can do, but it can also be exhausting. Through Jewish Family Service of MetroWest’s Respite program, volunteers support caregivers by visiting their loved ones for 2-3 hours once a week or every other week. Each volunteer is matched with a caregiver and their loved one to provide companionship, socialization, and activities such as reading books, watching movies, or playing games depending on the person’s abilities. This allows the caregiver a break while the care recipient still has safety and supervision. Volunteers must complete a background check. Training on working with clients with Alzheimer’s, dementia, or another chronic illness is provided. For more information, call (973) 637-1762 or mmoyer@jfsmetrowest.org This service is supported by a grant from The JFNA Center on Holocaust Survivor Care and Institute on Aging and Trauma. Agency: RSVP Center of Essex and Hudson Counties Caring for a loved one with Alzheimer’s, dementia, or another chronic illness is one of the most selfless things we can do, but it can also be exhausting. Through Jewish Family Service of MetroWest’s Respite program, volunteers support caregivers by visiting their loved ones for 2-3 hours once a week or every other week. Each volunteer is matched with a caregiver and their loved one to provide companionship, socialization, and activities such as reading books, watching movies, or playing games depending on the person’s abilities. This allows the caregiver a break while the care recipient still has safety and supervision. Volunteers must complete a background check. Training on working with clients with Alzheimer’s, dementia, or another chronic illness is provided. For more information, call (973) 637-1762 or mmoyer@jfsmetrowest.org This service is supported by a grant from The JFNA Center on Holocaust Survivor Care and Institute on Aging and Trauma. Agency: RSVP Center of Essex and Hudson Counties Opportunity Type: Volunteer Date: Is Ongoing Zip Code: 07052 Allow Groups: No |
Volunteer: Friendly VisitingFriendly Visiting Friendly Visitors are matched with a homebound older adult to meet with in their home weekly. Volunteers provide conversation, companionship, and socialization opportunities. Volunteers must submit to a background check. The program commitment is 1 hour once a week and the schedule of meetings is flexible. Volunteers are expected to report their hours monthly through the JFSMW Volunteer Tracking system and submit an update of the visit to the program coordinator via our app. For more information contact Kathy Mikula at kmikula@jfsmetrowest.org or 973-637-1726. Agency: RSVP Center of Essex and Hudson Counties Friendly Visiting Friendly Visitors are matched with a homebound older adult to meet with in their home weekly. Volunteers provide conversation, companionship, and socialization opportunities. Volunteers must submit to a background check. The program commitment is 1 hour once a week and the schedule of meetings is flexible. Volunteers are expected to report their hours monthly through the JFSMW Volunteer Tracking system and submit an update of the visit to the program coordinator via our app. For more information contact Kathy Mikula at kmikula@jfsmetrowest.org or 973-637-1726. Agency: RSVP Center of Essex and Hudson Counties Opportunity Type: Volunteer Date: Is Ongoing Zip Code: 07042 Allow Groups: No |
Volunteer: Tessie’s TouchTessie’s Touch
Tessie’s Touch brings joy & connection to isolated older adults by matching them with a caring volunteer. Together, they can do activities and excursions in the community. Tessie’s Touch is an extension of our traditional Friendly Visiting program and allows us to go above and beyond for our seniors. Each senior is paired one-on-one with a volunteer to facilitate a deeper connection through shared experiences and activities. JFS Staff will work with the pair to find an activity that brings them joy such as a trip to a botanical garden, attending a show or movie they had been looking forward to seeing, or sharing a meal at a local restaurant. Tessie’s Touch will cover the cost of the activities and transportation. Volunteers must submit to a background check. The program commitment is 1 hour once a week and the schedule of meetings is flexible. Volunteers are expected to report their hours monthly through the JFS Volunteer Tracking system and submit an update of the visit to the program coordinator online. For more information contact Kathy Mikula at kmikula@jfsmetrowest.org or 973-637-1726. Agency: RSVP Center of Essex and Hudson Counties Tessie’s Touch
Tessie’s Touch brings joy & connection to isolated older adults by matching them with a caring volunteer. Together, they can do activities and excursions in the community. Tessie’s Touch is an extension of our traditional Friendly Visiting program and allows us to go above and beyond for our seniors. Each senior is paired one-on-one with a volunteer to facilitate a deeper connection through shared experiences and activities. JFS Staff will work with the pair to find an activity that brings them joy such as a trip to a botanical garden, attending a show or movie they had been looking forward to seeing, or sharing a meal at a local restaurant. Tessie’s Touch will cover the cost of the activities and transportation. Volunteers must submit to a background check. The program commitment is 1 hour once a week and the schedule of meetings is flexible. Volunteers are expected to report their hours monthly through the JFS Volunteer Tracking system and submit an update of the visit to the program coordinator online. For more information contact Kathy Mikula at kmikula@jfsmetrowest.org or 973-637-1726. Agency: RSVP Center of Essex and Hudson Counties Opportunity Type: Volunteer Date: Is Ongoing Zip Code: 07039 Allow Groups: No |
Volunteer: Virtual Book Buddies - Share the Love of ReadingUnited Way of Northern New Jersey is building an online library of stories being read by people of all ages in our community. We need volunteers like YOU to be a virtual reader and a virtual Book Buddy! Please sign up to volunteer to share your time and a much-loved children's story and your love of reading with early readers in our area. We will send you the Book Buddies Toolkit to assist you and other interested volunteers in how to record yourself reading young children's books. The online Guide can be accessed through this Form: 21VirtualBookBuddies. or by registering for this project. Participating is easy! The time needed is about an hour to 90 minutes to plan and record yourself reading one children's story, depending on how much you choose to rehearse the reading. You will submit your recording via WeTransfer, which make it easy to upload your video and send to us. Book Buddies is an ongoing project, so feel free to sign up and submit as many recordings of reading children's books as you wish. We are also encouraging people to read stories in other languages, especially in Spanish (the books themselves do not need to be Spanish-language books). Please contact us for more information about submitting a recording in a language other than English. Thank you for helping to promote early reading and the love of reading with new readers! Agency: United Way of Northern New Jersey United Way of Northern New Jersey is building an online library of stories being read by people of all ages in our community. We need volunteers like YOU to be a virtual reader and a virtual Book Buddy! Please sign up to volunteer to share your time and a much-loved children's story and your love of reading with early readers in our area. We will send you the Book Buddies Toolkit to assist you and other interested volunteers in how to record yourself reading young children's books. The online Guide can be accessed through this Form: 21VirtualBookBuddies. or by registering for this project. Participating is easy! The time needed is about an hour to 90 minutes to plan and record yourself reading one children's story, depending on how much you choose to rehearse the reading. You will submit your recording via WeTransfer, which make it easy to upload your video and send to us. Book Buddies is an ongoing project, so feel free to sign up and submit as many recordings of reading children's books as you wish. We are also encouraging people to read stories in other languages, especially in Spanish (the books themselves do not need to be Spanish-language books). Please contact us for more information about submitting a recording in a language other than English. Thank you for helping to promote early reading and the love of reading with new readers! Agency: United Way of Northern New Jersey Opportunity Type: Volunteer Date: Is Ongoing Allow Groups: Yes |