The Visiting Moms® program is a home-visiting support program staffed by trained and supervised volunteers that provides weekly visits for up to one year. The program is looking for dedicated, compassionate volunteers to visit with parents of newborns in their home one hour weekly until the baby’s first birthday. Candidate must be an experienced mom.
We are looking for a responsible, dedicated volunteer to facilitate a Friday night Shabbat candle lighting ceremony (candle lighting, Kiddush, and Motzi) from 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. in a JF&CS CHAI residence. The ideal candidate will have an interest in helping people with disabilities celebrate their Jewish faith.
The Family Table program is looking for responsible, dedicated volunteers to work at the Marketplace one Tuesday and/or Wednesday each month. Volunteers help set up and restock food and assist clients as they sign in, choose their own groceries, and pack their own bags.
The Greater Boston Jewish Coalition for Literacy (GBJCL) mobilizes the Jewish community to help elementary school children discover the joy of reading. Through partnerships with synagogues, Jewish community organizations, day schools, and local businesses, GBJCL engages volunteers in school-based one-to-one reading tutoring, book drives, and advocacy efforts in under-served communities.
Assist our main office with daily administrative tasks. This may include greeting visitors, preparing materials for events, helping with research projects, and contributing to an overall positive environment. This is a great opportunity to gain experience in an office setting with some amazing people.
Filing, copying, conducting inventory, updating donor database, mailing, or completing data entry. Scheduling and time commitment vary as needed.
Volunteers, particularly with a background in Latino/a theatre, are invited to facilitate specialized theater workshops for high school youth. Program takes place weekday afternoons and evenings.
Volunteers are invited to teach specialized workshops in any genre of dance, with a preference for Afro-Latin dance, or workshops that may be helpful to rising dancers such as performing tips, musicality, body movement, or styling in Afro-Latin dance. Program takes place weekday afternoons and evenings.
Tasks may include cleaning, set preparation, preparing costumes and props, storage and general building organization.
Volunteers would help youth organizers conduct research for campaigns and assist the youth in practicing public speaking.