You’ll be in a digital simulated city! You’ll help guide students through their assigned family scenario where they will visit many different businesses. They must purchase items to meet the needs of their family, such as insurance, clothing, transportation, housing, groceries, and childcare—without spending more than they earn.
The Lawrence Newcomb Library is a learning and research resource located at Garden in the Woods. The library contains thousands of volumes that document current and historical knowledge and best practices in native plants, conservation, botany, horticulture, landscape architecture, and related fields. These resources are available on a reference basis to our members. Library volunteers…
In this bucolic landscape two hours west of Boston, a small staff grows genetically diverse plants that are adapted to the region’s climate and support healthy ecosystems. Volunteers work under the supervision of staff in our seed room, in our outdoor gardens, or in our greenhouses. Schedules and activities vary with the season. This volunteer…
Our volunteer guides offer visitors a personal introduction to Garden in the Woods, Native Plant Trust, and the beauty and importance of native plants. Guides lead tours from mid-April to mid-October. Tours take about one hour and follow a mile-long trail through the woodland. Throughout the season, guides lead both informal drop-in tours at regular…
Hosts greet students year-round on various dates and times, at Garden in the Woods, Nasami Farm, and many other program locations throughout New England. If you like to work with people, enjoy plants, gardening, or the natural world and have time to volunteer, you might make a great host. Hosts offer simple logistical support to…
Bet Tzedek Legal Services provides free legal information, referral, advocacy, and representation to low-income clients throughout Greater Boston. The program is looking for attorneys experienced in the following types of civil cases: housing; consumer law; government benefits; individual rights; and probate and family law including divorce, domestic abuse, and immigration.
SHS continues to honor the agency’s longstanding commitment to address the needs and concerns of Holocaust survivors and their families as they change over time. The SHS Holiday Visitor program matches volunteers who are the children or grandchildren of Holocaust survivors with Holocaust survivors. Volunteers visit the survivor during the months of Rosh Hashanah, Chanukkah,…
Café Hakalah is a monthly social and cultural gathering of Holocaust survivors. Café Hakalah Volunteers attend the café and assist staff with registration, greeting guests, and serving food. Russian speaking volunteers may also be asked to help with translation.
Help JF&CS clients as part of your group’s social action project, synagogue’s Mitzvah Day, or family’s volunteering. JF&CS has many interesting volunteer opportunities within our various programs. We can work with you to create a custom experience that will be meaningful, rewarding, and fun!
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.