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JVN Ongoing Volunteer Opportunities

The Federation provides meaningful direct service volunteer opportunities for the Jewish community to engage in the work of repairing the world – tikkun olam.

Volunteer with Visually Impaired Seniors

Provide activities and fellowship to sight-impaired older adults at Council Gardens. Volunteers are needed on Thursdays, 10:00 – am – 12:15 pm, September – May. For more information, contact Jamie Cohen, Activities Coordinator, JCC at Council Gardens, jcohen@mandeljcc.org.

Be a reading tutor with the Public Education Initiative (PEI) for the 2011-2012 School Year

For more information or to find out how you can get involved, call 216.593.2900, ext. 263, e-mail jsemel@jcfcleve.org, or fill out our online registration form.

Volunteering at Montefiore and The Weils

Montefiore Dining Room Companions:
Enhance resident dining room experience by providing assistance to nursing and dietary staff.
The Weils Men's Club Discussion Leader:
Facilitate discussion of current events and timely topics

For more information, contact Diane Weiner, Volunteer Manager, at dweiner@montefiorecare.org.

Deliver Meals to Homebound Seniors

On Tuesday and Thursday mornings, volunteers are needed for JFSA's Home Delivered Meals Program. Pick up meals at Myers Apartments and deliver them to the elderly and homebound in the eastern suburbs. Volunteers should allow approximately 2.5 hours to deliver meals, provide friendly greetings and smiles! For more information, contact Sandra Lusher-Waterhouse, Manager of Volunteers, Jewish Family Service Association at 216.378.3475 or
slusher@jfsa-cleveland.org
.

Jewish Family Services Association (JFSA) - Various Opportunities

Clerical Work
Tuesdays 9 a.m. - noon (Weekly)
Sort and file client care records.

Marketing
Assist with marketing efforts for JFSA’s “Care At Home” program. Creative minds urged to apply.

Lifeline Program (as needed – daytime)
Volunteer to set-up Lifeline (personal emergency response system) equipment in client’s homes. Volunteers need to be comfortable working with the equipment; able to move furniture (if necessary) to get to an electrical or phone outlet; have good people skills. Tasks also include: changing batteries, replacing Help buttons, troubleshoot, etc. Volunteer would be trained on how to set-up Lifeline equipment and perform the other tasks.

Coordinate a Travelogue Speaker's Program for Jewish Community Housing Residents

Develop and implement a speaker's series focused on "travel around the world" for elderly residents of Warrensville Center Apartments and Cedar Center Apartments. Many of these residents are low-income, homebound older adults who will never have an opportunity to travel. Not only will this once a month series brighten their day, it will also encourage them to engage with other residents in the activity room of their building. This is a long-term mitzvah opportunity. Hours are flexible and organizational work can be done from home. Contact Susan Hyman, 216.593.2900, ext. 142 or shyman@jcfcleve.org.


JVN Ongoing Volunteer Opportunities
Category
Hands-On Opportunities
Virtual Opportunities
Literacy
Tutor elementary age children in the Cleveland Metropolitan School District (must be 15)

Tutor at the Juvenile Detention Center (must be 21)
Collect and wrap Christmas presents

Collect new school supplies for students
Chaplaincy
Visit Jewish patients to lend comfort and support

 
Nursing Homes

Be a friendly visitor

Help with arts & crafts, bingo and holiday celebrations

Participate in a Junior Volunteer program (ages 12 and up)

Assist in the snack shop or gift shop

Assist staff on outings

Transport residents

Play cards, chess or checkers with residents

Lead discussion groups

Assist staff with serving breakfast to residents

Sing and entertain residents

Act as a Russian translator

Help with Kiddush
Organize Jewish holiday card project
Holocaust
Survivors
Enjoy a one-on-one friendship with an isolated survivor

Help serve, socialize or provide transportation at a weekly socialization group

Educate middle and high school students about the Holocaust
 
Homebound Seniors
Deliver home-delivered meals

Provide transportation to medical appointments and social activities

Plan an event, set up and clean up at an independent living site

Assist with Helpline emergency response system
 
Hunger

Prepare and serve a meal at a shelter or soup kitchen

Sort donated produce and non-perishable food

Sort food and get it ready to be delivered to food pantries

Serve lunches to children during the summer

Deliver holiday food packages to homebound seniors

Organize a food drive (kosher and non-kosher food) to be donated to a local food pantry or foodbank
Environmental
Help with upkeep of community gardens

Help plan the annual community clean up at the Hebrew Cultural Garden

Plant a garden at a group home and maintain it

Start a recycling program at your synagogue or school

Work on an environmental newsletter

Introduce the natural environment to students through hiking and related activities

Assist with a community-supported agricultural organization
Coordinate the donation of produce to local shelters
Children's Welfare


Volunteer at a school for autism (must be 21)

Assist in nursing home day care center

Sort, count and box clothing to be donated

Plan a childrens activity in a shelter or transitional housing agency

Help with a teen play about abuse

Participate in lunchtime social/emotional mentoring for 4th graders in Cleveland

Aid classroom teachers in early childhood center (must be 21)

Lead art or music class in juvenile correction facility
Collect backpacks and school supplies

Organize a toy drive to be donated at Christmas time

Collect and donate art supplies to be donated to a school or neighborhood center
Arts & Culture
Volunteer as an usher, greeter, ticket taker, tour guide or store clerk at Severance Hall for the Cleveland Orchestra's 2011-2012 season. Call 216.231.7425 or e-mail aclemens@clevelandorchestra.com.
Special Needs
Provide transportation to employment or volunteer opportunities for young adults

Assist with outings and socialization activities

Assist with basic maintenance and upkeep at a group home

Plan a social or holiday event at a group home
Make holiday cards to send to group home residents

Organize “kitchen shower” for a new group home
New Immigrants
Provide English as a second language (ESL) tutoring

Help individuals study for their citizenship test

Be a Russian translator, help at medical appointments and nursing homes
 

Military

See "Virtual Opportunities"

Collect non-perishable food and toiletry items to send to soldiers overseas

Collect DVD's, CD's, puzzle books and current magazines for soldiers

Make and send holiday cards

Organize holiday food drive to send overseas

Send letters and packages to IDF soldiers

Transitional
Housing
Prepare and serve meals to residents

Plan an arts and crafts or music activity for children

“Adopt” an apartment by preparing the space for a new family moving in
Collect new pillows and linens

Collect gently used professional clothing for women

Collect and wrap toys for Christmas

Make cookies and deliver to residents
Hospice

Assist with direct patient care

Run errands and do special projects for patients

Provide supportive visits

Teen volunteers: Visit patients at a residential facility, cook/bake in family kitchen, play games with patients and plan activities for children
 
Medical
Sort medical supplies to be donated overseas

Volunteer your professional skills at a “free clinic”

Make friendly visits in hospitals

Help transport patients in wheelchairs

Serve as an emergency room liasion

Serve coffee, visit with patient’s families in the hospital's hospitality suite

Facilitate STD & HIV prevention workshops for teens and local groups

Be a pharmacy technician (training provided and required)

Organize blood or bone marrow drive

Knit, quilt or crochet items for patients from birth-18 years old (items must be made in a smoke-free home)
Family Violence
Provide transportation for victims of domestic violence

Help coordinate teen play about teen violence
 
General
Help with mailings and general office support

Assist at a Judaic giftshop
 


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Past JVN Events
 •  2011 YLDay of Caring
 •  2011 Summer Feeding Program
 •  2011 Brunch & Bloom
 •  2011 Passover Delivery
 •  2010-2011 Operation Warm-Up
 •  2010 Summer Feeding Program
 •  2010 Brunch & Bloom