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Flexible Schedule
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West Orange, NJ 07052
Money Management volunteers assist homebound older adults in the community with bill paying and check writing. Each volunteer us matched with a homebound older adult in Essex County to visit once a week in their home. Volunteers assist clients with reading mail, filing papers, and paying bills enabling seniors to live independently in their own homes. Volunteers create a budget and track expenses with the client. This program helps ensure that aging residents do not end up in nursing homes or other long term care facilities prematurely. Volunteers must submit to a background check. The program commitment is 1 hour once a week and the schedule is flexible. Volunteers are expected to report their hours monthly through the JFSMW Volunteer Tracking system and to complete documentation each time they meet with a client and submit this documentation to the program coordinator. Documentation of the visit includes a written budget, a list any checks written out or expenses paid for the client, and a timesheet signed by the client. This rewarding opportunity takes place in person, in the older adult's home. Masks are required. For more information contact Taylor Ruszczyk at TRuszczyk@jfsmetrowest.org or 973-637-1742 or visit www.jfsmetrowest.org/volunteer. The Money Management program is free and administered on a non-discriminatory basis in Essex County. Money Management is generously funded by Essex County.
Date Posted: Oct 3, 2023
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Flexible Schedule
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Orange, NJ 07050
Reading Buddies, a program of the RSVP Center of Essex and Hudson Counties at Jewish Family Service MetroWest, engages older adult volunteers in promoting childhood literacy in public schools. Volunteers age 55+ read to the same small group of students each week throughout the school year using a read-aloud format that supplements the school’s regular reading curriculum. Reading Buddies is a one of a kind program that uses volunteers to support children grades k-2 and educators in the classroom. This is an in-person volunteer opportunity, based in public school systems. Reading Buddies is a one hour commitment once a week for the school year. All volunteers must be age 55+ and submit to a background check. Volunteers must live in our service area: Essex and/or Hudson Counties, NJ. Books and training are provided. We currently need readers in Orange and Jersey City. If you are interested in signing up to read to children or would like more information, please contact Julie Cramer-Le at jcramer-le@jfsmetrowest.org or 973-637-1761.
Date Posted: Oct 3, 2023
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Dec 30
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West Orange, NJ 07052
Little Readers, a program of the RSVP Center of Essex and Hudson Counties at Jewish Family Service MetroWest, engages older adult volunteers in promoting Social Emotional Learning (SEL) in preschools. Volunteers age 55+ read to the same small group of students each week throughout the school year using a read-aloud format that supplements the school’s SEL curriculum. Volunteers are specifically needed to work with special needs children ages 3-5 in West Orange preschools. This is an in-person volunteer opportunity, based in public school systems. Little Readers is a one hour commitment once a week for the school year. All volunteers must be age 55+ and submit to a background check. Volunteers must live in our service area: Essex and/or Hudson Counties, NJ. Books and training are provided. If you are interested in signing up to read to children or would like more information, please contact Julie Cramer-Le at jcramer-le@jfsmetrowest.org or 973-637-1761.
Date Posted: Oct 3, 2023
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Flexible Schedule
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West Orange, NJ 07052
Friendly Visiting Friendly Visitors are matched with a homebound older adult to meet with in their home weekly. Volunteers provide conversation, companionship, and socialization opportunities. Volunteers must submit to a background check. The program commitment is 1 hour once a week and the schedule of meetings is flexible. Volunteers are expected to report their hours monthly through the JFSMW Volunteer Tracking system and submit an update of the visit to the program coordinator via our app. This program covers Essex, Morris, and surrounding counties, but we have the most need for female volunteers to visit homebound women in Essex County. For more information contact Taylor Ruszczyk at TRuszczyk@jfsmetrowest.org or 973-637-1742.
Date Posted: Nov 30, 2023
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Flexible Schedule
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Hackettstown, NJ 07840
Tessie’s Touch brings joy & connection to isolated older adults by matching them with a caring volunteer. Together, they can do activities and excursions in the community. Tessie’s Touch is an extension of our traditional Friendly Visiting program and allows us to go above and beyond for our seniors. Each senior is paired one-on-one with a volunteer to facilitate a deeper connection through shared experiences and activities. JFS Staff will work with the pair to find an activity that brings them joy such as a trip to a botanical garden, attending a show or movie they had been looking forward to seeing, or sharing a meal at a local restaurant. Tessie’s Touch will cover the cost of the activities and transportation. Volunteers must submit to a background check. The program commitment is 1 hour once a week and the schedule of meetings is flexible. Volunteers are expected to report their hours monthly through the JFS Volunteer Tracking system and submit an update of the visit to the program coordinator online. For more information contact Taylor Ruszczyk at TRuszczyk@jfsmetrowest.org or (973) 637-1742.
Date Posted: Nov 30, 2023
