- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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3 people are interested
Help Seniors Living in Poverty
ORGANIZATION: Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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3 people are interested
Met Council’s new housing site, Council Towers VII (CT VII) is new development in the Bronx that will create 78 units of affordable housing for low-income senior citizens, age 62 and older. In order to be prepared for the opening of this new development, volunteers are needed to help assist with the setting up of our paperwork and mailing list of seniors that are eligible to live in affordable housing.
By participating in the project you will be directly helping low income seniors continue to live independently and also affordably.
When: Monday September 29 th and Tuesday September 30 th from 9:30 AM to 4:30 PM
Where: 120 Broadway, 7 th Floor, New York NY, 10271
More opportunities with Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty
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About Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty
Location:
77 Water Street, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10005, US
Mission Statement
The Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty is the voice of the Jewish poor and the first line of defense for our community’s needy. We fight poverty through comprehensive social services and treat every individual with dignity and respect. Our network of grassroots Jewish Community Councils strengthens families and neighborhoods throughout New York City.
Description
In 1972, two major academic studies on the growing number of impoverished Jews in New York City were released. They estimated that the number stood at approximately 300,000 people.
These statistics prompted the formation of the Metropolitan New York Coordinating Council on Jewish Poverty, with support from the American Jewish Congress and the Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York. With funding from the Human Resources Administration, this group selected Rabbi Jack Simcha Cohen as its first Executive Director and Jerome M. Becker as Chair of the organization. The Lower East Side Jewish Community Council and the Concourse Jewish Community Council were established as the first Met Council-affiliated Jewish Community Councils.
Since then, Met Council has continued to grow. Today, Met Council serves over tens of thousands of clients on site and throughout our network of Jewish Community Councils in each of the City’s five boroughs. From affordable housing, capacity building initiatives, career services, crisis intervention, and family violence services, to health insurance enrollment assistance, home care programs, home services, immigrant services, and kosher food distribution, Met Council continues to be the voice of New York’s poor and working poor.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
120 Broadway, 7th floorManhattan, NY 10271
DATE POSTED
September 22, 2014
SKILLS
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
N/A