Our Serve & Grow program is great for college and community groups looking for service-learning opportunities. Bring your group to one of our farms to grow food for hunger relief organizations and local distribution.
Habitat for Humanity is a grass-roots, volunteer-led organization and it’s our committees and team who plan, support and carry out much of the work we do. The various committees in which you can help are: Neighborhood Revitalization Initiative and Critical Repair, Development, Faith Partnership, Family Selection, Family Support, Finance, Site Selection and Design, and Volunteer…
We always welcome help with photography, writing, general office and event assistance, research projects and natural materials gathering/sourcing.
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,…
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.
JF&CS needs your expertise! Got a flair for entertaining? Perhaps our event planning team could use your help. Good with numbers? Maybe our fiscal department could use your assistance. Put your accounting, marketing, event planning, artistic, musical, language, or other proficiencies to work.
Joining a committee is a great way to learn about a specific program and become more engaged in the work of the agency. Opportunities range from Board committees and program advisory committees to event committees for our fundraisers.
The JF&CS CHAI Supported Housing programs offer a range of options for adults with disabilities who want to live as independently as possible while enjoying community involvement and pursuing individual goals. Volunteers plan out an activity to do with residents based on the volunteers’ skills and interests at one of the JF&CS supported residences in…
The Friendly Visitor Program matches volunteers with frail and isolated elders who are living either in their homes or long-term care facilities. Through one-on-one visits the program offers companionship, helps alleviate loneliness, promotes aging with dignity, and for many offers a treasured connection to Judaism.
Cooking volunteers help the JF&CS CHAI Supported Housing program by planning out simple, tasty, and healthy meals to cook and share with 7 to 14 residents and staff at one of the JF&CS supported residences in Greater Boston and the surrounding towns.