Volunteer for The Aleph Institute
ORGANIZATION: ALEPH INSTITUTE
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At Aleph, we serve some of the most vulnerable populations: men and women who are institutionalized as well as youth who are incarcerated as a result of mental illness/addiction and their struggling families.
We need your help ensuring that no one feels alone or forgotten.
Volunteer Opportunities include:
- Visiting prisons or mental health facilities
- Creating a pen pal relationship with an inmate
- Mentoring a teenager who is struggling with addiction and/or mental illness
- Assisting us with errands for clients: driving and escorting, food pick-up and drop off etc.
- Befriending a family member of someone incarcerated
- Uploading MP3s with Torah content, educational lectures and uplifting music
- Consider providing a critical second chance by considering offering employment at your company (Aleph carefully screens potential candidates)
- Performing administrative tasks and research remotely on various Aleph projects
More opportunities with ALEPH INSTITUTE
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About ALEPH INSTITUTE
Location:
4221 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 240, Los Angeles, CA 90010, US
Mission Statement
The Aleph Institute is a 501c3 certified non-profit Jewish organization dedicated to assisting and caring for the well being of members of specific populations that are isolated from the regular community: U.S. military personnel , prisoners, and people institutionalized or at risk of incarceration due to mental illness or addictions. Aleph addresses their religious, educational, and spiritual needs, advocates and lobbies for their civil and religious rights, and provides support to their families at home left to fend for themselves. Once a prison term or rehabilitation cycle has been completed, the next major challenge is for that person to leave their past behind and to transition into everyday life as an upstanding, productive citizen, and that is where Reentry comes into play.
Description
The Aleph Institute is a national non-profit organization, founded in 1981 by Rabbi Sholom Ber Lipsker at the express direction of the Chabad-Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson.
The Aleph Institute’s team has grown from just one rabbi to over 40 dedicated staff members and more than 300 volunteers, who have literally saved lives, touched countless individuals, and impacted thousands of families across the country. We are an equal opportunity employer.
Aleph is made up of a number of departments that service the following constituencies:
- Military personnel and their families
- Prisoners and their families
- Clients at mental institutions and rehabilitation centers
- Young adults at risk
- Former inmates
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
This is a Virtual Opportunity with no fixed address.
DATE POSTED
March 2, 2018
SKILLS
- Mentoring
- Legal (General)
- Reading / Writing
- Graphic Design / Print
- Administrative Support
- Delivery
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Whatever you can give