On-going Opportunities
The Area Agency on Aging
As needed - Multiple locations
The Area Agency on Aging needs help now and then moving furniture, personal items and household goods for clients who are victims of late-life domestic violence. These older clients may be moving from temporary emergency housing into the Area Agency's longer-term transitional housing facility, or donated items may need to be picked up and delivered to a storage facility. If you have a pick-up truck, van or other large transport vehicle and can move potentially heavy items, we and our clients would truly appreciate your help! Please call Cindy Richmond at 602-264-2255 to put your name and phone number on a list of volunteers to be called when the need arises. Thanks very much!
ARMDI - American Red Magen David for Israel
ARMDI's "Partners for Life" program needs people who like to teach children. ARMDI has a 30 minute instruction program being offered to children in religious institutions throughout the Valley. The program teaches children about Magen David Adom and its lifesavings efforts in Israel and how they can relate what takes place in Arizona to Israel. To-date, we have taught over 1,000 children in k-4th grades. For these activities, please call ARMDI at 602-787-2930 Bureau of Jewish Education
The Bureau of Jewish Education is seeking a diverse array of volunteers from within the Jewish community! Assistance is needed in the evening Hebrew High program. Other opportunities include working in the resource and programming centers, cataloging books, etc.; helping with workshops, Lunch and Learn adult studies, weekend programs, etc. Hours are flexible and all ages are welcome to apply. If interested, please call the Bureau of Jewish Education at (480) 634-8050. Aaron Scholar, Director, Bureau of Jewish Education of Greater Phoenix
Council for Jews with Special Needs
The Council For Jews With Special Needs provides programs and services to children and young adults who have disabling conditions. While many of the programs and services require specific training (such as degrees in special education or recreation therapy or sign language interpreting), there are also many opportunities for community volunteers to spend time with our consumers.
The Council sponsors two social groups for teens and adults who have mental and physical disabilities. These groups meet several Sunday afternoons each month and last about 2 hours each time. Volunteers over the age of 16 are welcomed as "buddies" for these groups of teen and adult men and women who have mental retardation, autism, cerebral palsy, deafness and learning disabilities. Activities vary each time and include bowling, mini-golf, arts and crafts, holiday programs, music, Judaic studies, etc. For information or to volunteer, call Becca at (480) 629-5343 or becca@cjsn.org
Shalom House is a group home for adult men with mild mental retardation and/or autism. The residents enjoy having volunteers spend a weekend afternoon with them doing all sorts of things, including hiking, going to the mall, bowling, feeding the ducks at the park, playing board games, etc. They also enjoy sharing their Friday evening Shabbat dinner with a few guests. The house has full time staff who accompany the residents to all activities. For information or to volunteer, call Becca at (480) 629-5343 or becca@cjsn.org
The Council provides special education resources for children, teens and adults who have learning difficulties because of their special needs. Volunteers to tutor students who have learning disabilities or attention deficit disorder, developmental or physical impairments are always welcomed. They will be supervised by special education teachers and given specific assignments for the children or adults who need tutoring in Jewish studies or Hebrew. For information or to volunteer, call Becca at (480) 629-5343 or becca@cjsn.org
Like all non-profit organizations, the Council always needs volunteers for fund raising efforts. The Council has a variety of fund raising activities including an annual dinner event in early November. There is much to do in preparation for this event, and volunteers are welcomed. For information or to volunteer, call Laurie at (480) 629-5343 or laurie@cjsn.org
- Jewish Family and Children's Services
- *Mentors for Shelter Without Walls Program
- Mentor volunteers are trained by professional JFCS counselors to provide mentoring support to women and their children who are victims of domestic violence. Call 602-452-4640.
- *Volunteers for JFCS People's Thrift Shop
- The JFCS People's Thrift Shop provides a basic service to the community as it recycles experienced" clothes, household goods and furniture back to families in need. Volunteers needed for sorting and hanging clothes; arranging displays; and helping customers with purchases. (Contact: Traci Carl, People's Thrift Shop Manger 602.274.3451)
- Jewish Federation of Greater Phoenix
- Volunteers are needed to help prepare Federation mailings, and sometimes to do other clerical tasks. If you have a flexible schedule and can be available on short notice (1-2 days), for a couple of hours, please call Rosanne (480)634-4900, ext. 1100 or Bonnie at ext. 1136.
- Kivel Campus of Care
- 3020 N. 36th Street, Phoenix
- Volunteer Opportunities to work with elderly residents:
- *Mentors for Shelter Without Walls Program
Play cards and games with residents
Adminstrative help...filing and organizing
Bar and Bat Mitzvah Projects
Entertainers wanting to donate their time singing or performing for the residents...times open
Kid visits...do a craft with residents, decorate their wheelchairs or walkers or in room bulletin boards
Donations Needed for Residents Recreation: Magazines, Acrylic Paints, Brushes, Canvases, Beads, Ceramics, Colored papers, Bingo prizes, puzzles, games, Ladies and Mens vintage hats and jewelry, Sample hand lotions
There are soooo many Volunteer opportunities at Kivel and very few guidelines and/or time commitments required...Everyone must go through a brief orientation prior to visiting. For information or to volunteer, call Hank Arens at (602) 956-3110 x176
Phoenix Hebrew Academy515 East Bethany Home Rd., Phx.
The Phoenix Hebrew Academy is looking for adult volunteers to work with children to explore the wonders of reading! Volunteers will assist children with reading deficiencies, do some minor tutorial work, and read to children at story time. If interested, please call Rabbi Cooperman at (602) 277-7479
The Ronald McDonald House
501 East Roanoke Ave., Phx.
The Ronald McDonald House is looking for volunteers16 years or older, to help make the House a home. This job includes maintenance, answering phones, organizing donations etc. Hours are 9am-9pm (2-3 hour shift) 2x a month or more. The Ronald McDonald House provides temporary Housing for families who must travel to Phoenix to receive medical treatment for their children. Donations of such items as: Pinesol, Scrubbing bubbles, breakfast cereal and powdered laundry soap are greatly appreciated! For more information, please call Doreen Faye at (602) 2642654.
Sylvia Plotkin Judaica Museum
10460 N 56th Street Scottsdale, AZ 85253
480-951-0323
The Museum has a variety of volunteer opportunities, such as greeting visitors as a Host/Hostess, Touring visitors (after a 20 week training session), help with mailings and advertising projects, help in the office, care of the Museum's collections (on the job training). Contact the museum for more details.
St. Vincent de Paul
Multiple Locations
St. Vincent de Paul Society would like to extend an invitation to come serve the needs of the working poor and the homeless. Ministries available:
Five Dining rooms throughout the community where 100's of meals are served daily-7 days a week.
Volunteers help us set-up for the meal, help serve or bus tables, help clean-up afterwards.
Ministry to the Homeless: where one can come and get a shower and sometimes someone to talk to. Volunteers help hand out toiletries, towels, and fresh change of clothing (as available) Volunteers help with one-on-one interviews to help our clients with various needs.
Transient Aid Ministry: where one can come if having difficulty going from one city to another. Volunteers assist individual(s) by doing a private assessment and trying to provide whatever help possible (based on parameters of this ministry).
Processing Center: where numerous donations received are sorted and prepared for our Thrift Stores. Volunteers assist in the sorting of clothing, toys, books, household goods, etc.
Volunteers assist on our docks in the late afternoon and into the evening, to help unload trucks which arrive with donated items.
Food Reclamation Center: where food donations are sorted and food boxes are prepared. Volunteers assist in the sorting of food items to provide for the needs of those in need of food boxes. Kitchen: where over 3500 meals are prepared daily. Volunteers help with the chopping, dicing, and slicing of food items, as well as other tasks suggested by Kitchen staff to facilitate the preparation of the numerous meals made daily. Medical/Dental Clinic: where Licensed Doctors and Nurses minister to the health needs of the working poor.
Volunteers help with our clients. Reading to
children; translating for doctors; answering phones. Administration: where
various clerical and computer work is sometimes needed. Volunteers help with
filing, sorting, collating, stuffing envelopes or preparing a mailing, doing
computer data entry; or answering phone calls. Being bi-lingual is an added
plus in any ministry, but not essential.
- Contact Information:
Denise,Brittain- Volunteers Services
- (602) 261-6886
- dbrittain@svdp-phx-az.org
YWCA of Maricopa County- 755 E. Willetta Street, Phoenix
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- The YWCA has a variety of volunteer opportunities for individuals 16 years or older. Certified lifeguards are needed to volunteer evenings or weekends to provide opportunities for families who live in our shelter to swim. Painters are needed throughout the week and weekend (prior experience is not necessary). Individuals who are willing to sort donations are needed weekdays, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday from 8-5. Donation sorters need to work at least two hours at a time, and be willing to volunteer on a somewhat regular schedule; two times a month or more. The YWCA provides housing for homeless women and their children, meals and recreation for low-income seniors, and recreational and educational programs for teens. We are delighted to be a partner of the Chanukah toy drive. For more information, contact Victoria Drake at (602) 258-0990 ext. 16 or ywca.v.drake@fastq.com .
- Volunteers Services