We are looking for friendly and compassionate volunteers to help out at our coffee house events for Holocaust survivors clients. Great opportunity for a volunteer or corporate group (up to 15 volunteers).
These social events provide a welcoming community space for Holocaust survivors to gather, socialize and enjoy refreshments.
Your group would help out as follows: greeting survivors, help serve refreshments, engage in friendly conversation and providing empathetic listening; help with set up/clean up. Provide support and assistance as needed to help ensure a positive experience for all participants.
Requirements: Genuine interest in suporting Holocaust surivvors and learning about their experiences; friendly, patient and compassionate demeanor; fluency in English; knowledge of additional languages like Yiddish, German or Russian a plus.
This is a wonderful opportunity to make a meaningful differnce in the lives of Holocaust survivors by helping to create a warm, welcoming environment. Please contact the volutneer manager for more information and for dates of upcoming coffee houses and social events.
520 8th Avenue, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10018, US
Selfhelp is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to maintaining the independence and dignity of seniors and at-risk populations through a spectrum of housing, home health care, and social services and will lead in applying new methods and technologies to address changing needs of its community. Selfhelp will continue to serve as the "last surviving relative" to its historic constituency, victims of Nazi persecution.
Selfhelp is A private, non-sectarian, not-for-profit 501 (c) (3) organization, Selfhelp was founded in 1936 by a small group of refugees fleeing persecution during the Holocaust. Our history is rich and varied because throughout it, we have continued to respond to anyone in need. Our mission has always been to help older adults live happy, independent lives in their own homes with services that help maintain their health and safety. Today, Selfhelp offers 20,000 aging, frail and "at-risk" New Yorkers a comprehensive network of social service, senior housing and home care services. It is also the oldest and largest provider of Nazi victim services in North America. For almost seven decades, Selfhelp has dedicated itself to being a source of information, service, community, and quality home care for New Yorkers.
BrooklynQueensNew York, NY 10018
August 9, 2024
