Volunteer Opportunities
Get connected to a volunteer opportunity that matches your passion and time commitment based on your application and volunteer coordinator discussion. Note: volunteer start dates vary based on need.
Become a Volunteer
There are many ways you can support your South Jersey community through the Jewish Federation. One of those ways is to become a volunteer and make a difference in someone’s life.
Our Volunteer Process
1. Complete our online volunteer application here.
2. Speak with a volunteer coordinator, who will be in touch with you after reviewing your application.
3. Get connected to a volunteer opportunity that matches your passion and time commitment based on your application and volunteer coordinator discussion. Note: volunteer start dates vary based on need.
Get in touch with our coordinator.
Volunteer Opportunities
The following list is a sample of volunteer opportunities – not a complete list.
Older Adults
Friendly Visitors
Bring friendship and companionship to older adults and homebound individuals through home visits and phone calls.
Helping Hands
Provide technical or handyman skills to older adults needing assistance.
Patient Partners
Accompany patients to medical appointments, record medical information from the appointment, help make sense of medical jargon and prescriptions, and assist the patient in communicating with the doctor.
60+ Lunch Program
Assist with table set-up, meal and beverage service, and clean-up while brightening participants’ day.
Jewish Celebrations
Volunteer facilitators bring meaningful Jewish experiences to older adults in area senior living centers and rehabilitation facilities who may face difficulty connecting with Jewish life in their place of residence. Residents get to engage with the culture and spirity of Judaism.
Library Volunteers
Assist the Sanders Memorial Library librarian with putting out for-sale book carts, checking in returned books and Kindles, maintaining the library, and covering new books.
Children & Teens
BookMates Literacy Program
Volunteer as a reading mentor for students in grades K-2. Read one-on-one with students in one of 35 participating elementary schools throughout Burlington, Camden, and Gloucester Counties.
PJ Library
Join a parent committee, host a neighborhood playgroup, or be a guest reader at a playgroup or community event. Grandparents are welcome!
Volunteer Opportunities for Teens
Options to be announced.
Teen and B’nai Mitzvah Projects
Students participate in hands-on mitzvah projects while learning about our community’s needs. They can deliver food for holidays, coordinate and participate in food drives, become friendly visitors, facilitate Shabbat services at residential facilities, and share skills and talents with young adults with special needs and seniors.
Special Needs & Community Inclusion
ACHaD (Achieving Community Hopes and Dreams) Community Inclusion Program
Serve as a peer facilitator, providing direct support to individuals with special needs in various sports and fitness programs, including our ACHaD Squadron Basketball team, arts & crafts classes, and other Community Inclusion workshops throughout the year.
Teachers at TOPS (To Our Positive Success)
Lead classes in art, music, and computers at the TOPS enrichment day program for young adults with disabilities.
Recreational Programs
Volunteer with a special needs swim team or assist with Junior Maccabi integration.
Soups & Sweets Culinary Program
Training program for young adults with disabilities, you will assist the chef and help them gain the necessary culinary skills to obtain a job in the food service industry.
Israel Advocacy & Government Affairs
Israel Advocacy Initiative (IAI)
Coordinate, educate, and organize advocacy efforts among the South Jersey pro-Israel community. IAI serves as a resource for individuals and organizations in our local community on the latest information, trends, issues, and advocacy opportunities supporting Israel.
Government Relations
Engage in government affairs to establish and maintain relationships with government officials - both elected and appointed - school administrators and educators, and law enforcement officials.
Combating Antisemitism
The Esther Raab Holocaust Museum & Goodwin Education Center
Assist with museum tours and classroom programming to teach tolerance and the history of the Holocaust.
Interfaith & Intergroup Relations
Jewish Relations
Be a part of developing Jewish relations with all faith, ethnic and racial groups.
