Community Works Mentoring Program and Literacy Tutoring Program Community Works is an immigrant mentoring program through Jewish Community Relations Council and Justice Squared, that matches immigrant families and persons with mentors through one-on-one and/or family-to-family partnerships. This mentorship and friendship is a flexible volunteer opportunity that can be custom-created based on scheduling, geography and interests. For further information, please contact seth@justicejustice.org or (612) 338-7816.
With the Literacy Tutoring Program you can help a child learn to read in as little as one hour a week! Volunteer your time and make a lasting impression on a child's life. Tutoring location sites vary. Please feel free to contact Cara at cara@justicejustice.org or (612) 338-7816 ext. 282 for more information.
NECHAMA - Jewish Response to Disaster NECHAMA: Jewish Response to Disaster is a Twin Cities-based volunteer organization. NECHAMA ("comfort" in Hebrew) provides volunteers with the opportunity to provide hope and clean-up assistance to homeowners who have been affected by natural disasters such as floods, tornadoes, and hurricanes. NECHAMA's mission is based on the Jewish value of 'Tikkun Olam' - repairing the world through acts of goodness. No matter what your age or physical ability, there’s a task you can do. Visit www.nechama.org or contact the office at 763-732-0610 or by email at info@nechama.org.
Mentors Needed for Tutoring Children Mentors are needed for children in kindergarten-sixth grade in St. Louis Park for 2 to 3 hours weekly or every other week for one-on-one tutoring, social activities and to serve as a positive role model. Flexible schedule. You can also be a lunch buddy with a student for 50 minutes a week. For more information, contact Sheila Cohen, Volunteer Coordinator for the Aquila Cedar Manor Together (ACT) Program, at (952) 542-4846 or scohen@jfcsmpls.org.
Indie Jews - Organizing for Justice Indie Jews is Jewish Community Action's response to conversations held with Jews not affiliated with congregations. JCA saw a need for a new kind of community, a way for Jews to connect with one another outside of traditional meeting spaces, and a means for taking action together, as Jews, on the social and economic justice issues that affect us all. Indie Jews have monthly Shabbat dinners and are currently working together on a variety of social justice issues. Visit www.indiejews.org or contact Carin Mrotz at carin@jewishcommunityaction.org or (651) 632-2184 for more information.
Be a Big Brother / Big Sister The Jewish Big Brother / Big Sister Program matches children who need an extra measure of friendship with adults who have plenty of caring to give. The result? A one-to-one relationship combining fun, companionship, and learning for both the child and the adult volunteer. For more information, call Bobbie Goldfarb at (952) 542-4827.
Jewish Community Action Jewish Community Action (JCA) was founded in 1995, uniting Jews throughout Minnesota in pursuit of social and economic justice. Diverse in our backgrounds and traditions, we come together in the spirit of tikkun olam, working to build a better community and a more just world. JCA addresses issues that shape the lives of people throughout the metropolitan area including affordable housing, community reinvestment, congregational organizing, immigrant rights, racial justice, Indie Jews, youth fellowship, Magen Tzedek, Postville raid, Central Corridor, and health care.
We work through working groups – a group of our members who are interested in researching and developing specific strategies for addressing key issues. We also work with a range of constituency groups – New Americans from the former Soviet Union, youth, and affiliated and unaffiliated Jews.
Justice Squared Justice Squared is an initiative of the Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) that engages volunteers of all ages to mentor new Americans, tutor youth, feed the hungry, build and repair homes, and fight for social justice. Our volunteers break down socioeconomic and cultural barriers through community-building service and advocacy. Call Seth Skora, program director, (612) 338-7816 for more information.
Caring Connections Chaverim Caring Connections Chaverim provides a wonderful opportunity to volunteer one-to-one with a Jewish adult who has a developmental disability. The program will match a volunteer with a participant for one-to-one visits. Call Judy Marcus, Volunteer Coordinator, at (952) 542-4840 at Jewish Family and Children Services for more information.
Be a Hospice Volunteer with Sholom Community Alliance’s Johnson Hospice Care Agency Spend one hour a week in your neighborhood and make a difference in someone’s life. Sholom Community Alliance’s Johnson Hospice Care Agency (JHCA) is offering Hospice volunteer training. JHCA fulfills a crucial need in our community by serving as a Jewish Hospice for its Jewish clients, in addition to serving all terminally ill in the Twin Cities. Consider joining our compassionate team of hospice volunteers. For more information please call Judy Marcus, Volunteer Coordinator, (952) 542-4840.
Sholom Community Alliance Volunteer Opportunities Volunteers enrich the lives of our residents and tenants. Spend an hour, an evening or a Sunday playing bingo with our residents, helping with a craft project, assisting with a meal or just engaging in conversation with a senior. Our residents love pet visits (dogs always welcome). Contact Carol Kvasnik at (952)939-1627 or by email for volunteer opportunities on the Ackerberg Campus; for the Shaller Family Campus, contact Jim McDonald at (651)328-2068 or by email.
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