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Volunteer: Giving Back for the Holidays! Provide Veteran to Veteran Support - Atlantic County

The holidays make us want to give back. What better way then to open  your heart to a fellow Veteran.

Visit with Samaritan's veteran patients and families in their homes or in long-term care facilities in your local community throughout Atlantic County. Support our patients and their family caregivers through companionship, sharing military experiences, sharing stories, attending medal ceremonies, performing life review, reading, playing cards and games, acting as a friend or neighbor. 

Volunteers make visits once a week for about 2-4 hours and do not provide any hands-on care. Must be at least 18 years old. No experience or healthcare background needed. Complimentary training is provided.

We ask that all volunteers bring the following qualities to their work at Samaritan: good communication and listening skills, a nonjudgmental attitude, reliability, flexibility, and compassion.

Agency: Samaritan

The holidays make us want to give back. What better way then to open  your heart to a fellow Veteran.

Visit with Samaritan's veteran patients and families in their homes or in long-term care facilities in your local community throughout Atlantic County. Support our patients and their family caregivers through companionship, sharing military experiences, sharing stories, attending medal ceremonies, performing life review, reading, playing cards and games, acting as a friend or neighbor. 

Volunteers make visits once a week for about 2-4 hours and do not provide any hands-on care. Must be at least 18 years old. No experience or healthcare background needed. Complimentary training is provided.

We ask that all volunteers bring the following qualities to their work at Samaritan: good communication and listening skills, a nonjudgmental attitude, reliability, flexibility, and compassion.

Agency: Samaritan

Need Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Zip Code: 08037

Allow Groups: No


Volunteer: Giving Back for the Holidays! Support Local Hospice Patients - Williamstown Area

The holiday season makes us want to give back! What better way to do that than to open your heart to a local hospice patient and their family. No special skills required; just you desire to make a compassionate connection.

Visit with Samaritan's patients and families in their homes or in long-term care facilities in your local communities. Provide a comforting presence, companionship, read, play cards and games, share stories, share military experiences, act as a friend or neighbor. Veterans needed to visit fellow Veterans.

Volunteers visit once a week for 2-4 hours and do not provide any hands-on care. Must be at least 18 years old. No experience or healthcare background needed. Complimentary training is provided. 

Qualifications/Requirements:

Minimum Age: 18 One-year commitment Volunteer Orientation and Training Medical Clearance: Initial Tuberculosis test (paid for by Samaritan) Titers to check immunity for chicken pox, measles, and German measles (being immune not required to volunteer) (paid for by Samaritan) Annual flu vaccine Initial health screen Ongoing: Monthly Documentation, Annual Education

We ask that all volunteers bring the following qualities to their work at Samaritan: good communication and listening skills, a nonjudgmental attitude, reliability, flexibility, and compassion.

Thank you for considering spending your valuable time with Samaritan and we look forward to hearing from you!

Agency: Samaritan

The holiday season makes us want to give back! What better way to do that than to open your heart to a local hospice patient and their family. No special skills required; just you desire to make a compassionate connection.

Visit with Samaritan's patients and families in their homes or in long-term care facilities in your local communities. Provide a comforting presence, companionship, read, play cards and games, share stories, share military experiences, act as a friend or neighbor. Veterans needed to visit fellow Veterans.

Volunteers visit once a week for 2-4 hours and do not provide any hands-on care. Must be at least 18 years old. No experience or healthcare background needed. Complimentary training is provided. 

Qualifications/Requirements:

Minimum Age: 18 One-year commitment Volunteer Orientation and Training Medical Clearance: Initial Tuberculosis test (paid for by Samaritan) Titers to check immunity for chicken pox, measles, and German measles (being immune not required to volunteer) (paid for by Samaritan) Annual flu vaccine Initial health screen Ongoing: Monthly Documentation, Annual Education

We ask that all volunteers bring the following qualities to their work at Samaritan: good communication and listening skills, a nonjudgmental attitude, reliability, flexibility, and compassion.

Thank you for considering spending your valuable time with Samaritan and we look forward to hearing from you!

Agency: Samaritan

Need Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Zip Code: 08094

Allow Groups: No


Volunteer: Inland Family Success Center Intern

Are you a student looking for an internship?

The Inland Family Success Center would love to work with you! If you need to fulfill course requirements, please call (609) 569-0376.

 

You can learn more about what we do at the Family Success Center on our website: https://inland-fsc.org/

Agency: Center For Family Services

Are you a student looking for an internship?

The Inland Family Success Center would love to work with you! If you need to fulfill course requirements, please call (609) 569-0376.

 

You can learn more about what we do at the Family Success Center on our website: https://inland-fsc.org/

Agency: Center For Family Services

Need Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Zip Code: 08234

Allow Groups: No


Volunteer: Share your skills with families in Egg Harbor Township!

Are you interested in tutoring or helping us host fun, educational events for families? We need your help!

Volunteers help with a variety of tasks and activities for the whole family! We welcome you to share your talents and interests with the families we serve.

You can learn more about the Family Success Center on our website: https://inland-fsc.org/

Opportunities are ongoing and hours are flexible. Please complete an interest form on our website (linked above) or call (609) 569-0376 to learn more.

 

 

Agency: Center For Family Services

Are you interested in tutoring or helping us host fun, educational events for families? We need your help!

Volunteers help with a variety of tasks and activities for the whole family! We welcome you to share your talents and interests with the families we serve.

You can learn more about the Family Success Center on our website: https://inland-fsc.org/

Opportunities are ongoing and hours are flexible. Please complete an interest form on our website (linked above) or call (609) 569-0376 to learn more.

 

 

Agency: Center For Family Services

Need Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Zip Code: 08234

Allow Groups: Yes


Volunteer: New Day Family Success Center Intern

Are you a student looking for an internship?

The New Day Family Success Center would love to work with you! If you need to fulfill course requirements, please call (609) 652-0230. 

 

You can learn more about what we do at the Family Success Center on our website: https://newday-fsc.org/

Agency: Center For Family Services

Are you a student looking for an internship?

The New Day Family Success Center would love to work with you! If you need to fulfill course requirements, please call (609) 652-0230. 

 

You can learn more about what we do at the Family Success Center on our website: https://newday-fsc.org/

Agency: Center For Family Services

Need Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Zip Code: 08205

Allow Groups: No


Volunteer: Share your skills with families in Galloway!

Are you interested in tutoring or helping us host fun, educational events for families? 

The New Day Family Success Center needs your help! Volunteers assist with a variety of tasks and activities for the whole family! We welcome you to share your talents and interests, or just come to join to the fun. 

You can learn more about the Family Success Center on our website: https://newday-fsc.org/

Opportunities are ongoing and hours are flexible. Please complete an interest form on our website (linked above) or call (609) 652-0230 to learn more.

 

 

Agency: Center For Family Services

Are you interested in tutoring or helping us host fun, educational events for families? 

The New Day Family Success Center needs your help! Volunteers assist with a variety of tasks and activities for the whole family! We welcome you to share your talents and interests, or just come to join to the fun. 

You can learn more about the Family Success Center on our website: https://newday-fsc.org/

Opportunities are ongoing and hours are flexible. Please complete an interest form on our website (linked above) or call (609) 652-0230 to learn more.

 

 

Agency: Center For Family Services

Need Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Zip Code: 08205

Allow Groups: No


Volunteer: Advocate for Children in Foster Care - Atlantic County

Follow these five steps to become a CASA volunteer. Email Staff@casaacc.org or call (609) 601-7800 for more information.

Step 1: Attend a monthly Information Session - Register Now! or click here for a schedule of upcoming Information Sessions.

Step 2: Apply, via an online application, to be accepted into training. Apply to volunteer 

Step 3: Complete all of your pre-training paperwork, including an interview and background check.

Step 4: Sign-up for the next training session. See the next 2023 training dates!

Step 5: After a full training session of 35 hours is completed, and all of your paperwork is completed and cleared, you are sworn in as an official court advocate and will be assigned your first case.

Agency: Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Atlantic, Cape May, & Camden Counties

Follow these five steps to become a CASA volunteer. Email Staff@casaacc.org or call (609) 601-7800 for more information.

Step 1: Attend a monthly Information Session - Register Now! or click here for a schedule of upcoming Information Sessions.

Step 2: Apply, via an online application, to be accepted into training. Apply to volunteer 

Step 3: Complete all of your pre-training paperwork, including an interview and background check.

Step 4: Sign-up for the next training session. See the next 2023 training dates!

Step 5: After a full training session of 35 hours is completed, and all of your paperwork is completed and cleared, you are sworn in as an official court advocate and will be assigned your first case.

Agency: Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Atlantic, Cape May, & Camden Counties

Need Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Zip Code: 08244

Allow Groups: No


Volunteer: Telephone Reassurance Caller

Make phone calls from your home or our office (to older adults) and offer a friendly caring voice. Volunteer for 1.5 to 2 hour calls shift per week, same day and time each week. Substitute callers are also needed. As this is a service that is provided 365 days a year, there are many opportunities to help.

Agency: CONTACT Cape-Atlantic

Make phone calls from your home or our office (to older adults) and offer a friendly caring voice. Volunteer for 1.5 to 2 hour calls shift per week, same day and time each week. Substitute callers are also needed. As this is a service that is provided 365 days a year, there are many opportunities to help.

Agency: CONTACT Cape-Atlantic

Need Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Zip Code: 08225

Allow Groups: No


Volunteer: PERS Caller

Personal Emergency Response Systems (PERS) are fall detection systems that help keep people safe and independent. When someone needs help, they push a button on their Fall Detection Pendant to instantly connect to emergency operators who can send the help.CONTACT Cape-Atlantic volunteers makes monthly calls to Atlantic county residents who use a personal emergency response system. We check to ensure the PERS units are  working properly. If a client or family needs to return or replace the unit, the CONTACT staff can assist them.

Agency: CONTACT Cape-Atlantic

Personal Emergency Response Systems (PERS) are fall detection systems that help keep people safe and independent. When someone needs help, they push a button on their Fall Detection Pendant to instantly connect to emergency operators who can send the help.CONTACT Cape-Atlantic volunteers makes monthly calls to Atlantic county residents who use a personal emergency response system. We check to ensure the PERS units are  working properly. If a client or family needs to return or replace the unit, the CONTACT staff can assist them.

Agency: CONTACT Cape-Atlantic

Need Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Zip Code: 08225

Allow Groups: No


Volunteer: Office Volunteer

Work with us in our small office located in Northfield, a day (or part of a day) per week or as available to create new client welcome packets, update excel and other databases of client and volunteer information, update files with new address and other information, etc.

Agency: CONTACT Cape-Atlantic

Work with us in our small office located in Northfield, a day (or part of a day) per week or as available to create new client welcome packets, update excel and other databases of client and volunteer information, update files with new address and other information, etc.

Agency: CONTACT Cape-Atlantic

Need Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Zip Code: 08221

Allow Groups: No


Volunteer: Outreach/Tabeling

Accompany our staff or go it alone - outreach at health fairs and public events, share information about CONTACT's services, recruit client and volunteers. 

Agency: CONTACT Cape-Atlantic

Accompany our staff or go it alone - outreach at health fairs and public events, share information about CONTACT's services, recruit client and volunteers. 

Agency: CONTACT Cape-Atlantic

Need Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Zip Code: 08225

Allow Groups: No


Volunteer: Advocate for Children in Foster Care - Cape May County

Follow these five steps to become a CASA volunteer. Email Staff@casaacc.org or call (609) 601-7800 for more information.

Step 1: Attend a monthly Information Session - Register Now! or click here for a schedule of upcoming Information Sessions.

Step 2: Apply, via an online application, to be accepted into training. Apply to volunteer 

Step 3: Complete all of your pre-training paperwork, including an interview and background check.

Step 4: Sign-up for the next training session. See the next 2023 training dates!

Step 5: After a full training session of 35 hours is completed, and all of your paperwork is completed and cleared, you are sworn in as an official court advocate and will be assigned your first case.

Agency: Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Atlantic, Cape May, & Camden Counties

Follow these five steps to become a CASA volunteer. Email Staff@casaacc.org or call (609) 601-7800 for more information.

Step 1: Attend a monthly Information Session - Register Now! or click here for a schedule of upcoming Information Sessions.

Step 2: Apply, via an online application, to be accepted into training. Apply to volunteer 

Step 3: Complete all of your pre-training paperwork, including an interview and background check.

Step 4: Sign-up for the next training session. See the next 2023 training dates!

Step 5: After a full training session of 35 hours is completed, and all of your paperwork is completed and cleared, you are sworn in as an official court advocate and will be assigned your first case.

Agency: Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Atlantic, Cape May, & Camden Counties

Need Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Zip Code: 08244

Allow Groups: No


Volunteer: Advocate for Children in Foster Care - Camden County

Follow these five steps to become a CASA volunteer. Email Staff@casaacc.org or call (609) 601-7800 for more information.

Step 1: Attend a monthly Information Session - Register Now! or click here for a schedule of upcoming Information Sessions.

Step 2: Apply, via an online application, to be accepted into training. Apply to volunteer 

Step 3: Complete all of your pre-training paperwork, including an interview and background check.

Step 4: Sign-up for the next training session. See the next 2023 training dates!

Step 5: After a full training session of 35 hours is completed, and all of your paperwork is completed and cleared, you are sworn in as an official court advocate and will be assigned your first case.

Agency: Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Atlantic, Cape May, & Camden Counties

Follow these five steps to become a CASA volunteer. Email Staff@casaacc.org or call (609) 601-7800 for more information.

Step 1: Attend a monthly Information Session - Register Now! or click here for a schedule of upcoming Information Sessions.

Step 2: Apply, via an online application, to be accepted into training. Apply to volunteer 

Step 3: Complete all of your pre-training paperwork, including an interview and background check.

Step 4: Sign-up for the next training session. See the next 2023 training dates!

Step 5: After a full training session of 35 hours is completed, and all of your paperwork is completed and cleared, you are sworn in as an official court advocate and will be assigned your first case.

Agency: Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Atlantic, Cape May, & Camden Counties

Need Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Zip Code: 08244

Allow Groups: No


Volunteer: Mission Messengers

Ambassadors (Mission Messengers) help spread the word in the community about CASA and the work our amazing volunteers are doing. As an Ambassador, you will host and fill a private Snapshot event with ten or more guests who you think might want to learn more about CASA. To become an Ambassador, you must first attend a CASA Snapshot. If you wish to attend an upcoming Snapshot, or would like to learn more about this short-term volunteer opportunity, please email Judy Simpson or call (609) 601-7800 Ext 125.

Agency: Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Atlantic, Cape May, & Camden Counties

Ambassadors (Mission Messengers) help spread the word in the community about CASA and the work our amazing volunteers are doing. As an Ambassador, you will host and fill a private Snapshot event with ten or more guests who you think might want to learn more about CASA. To become an Ambassador, you must first attend a CASA Snapshot. If you wish to attend an upcoming Snapshot, or would like to learn more about this short-term volunteer opportunity, please email Judy Simpson or call (609) 601-7800 Ext 125.

Agency: Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Atlantic, Cape May, & Camden Counties

Need Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Zip Code: 08244

Allow Groups: No


Volunteer: Go Blue Event Committee Members

Go Blue Event Committee Members help plan our Go Blue event on Monday, June 8th.  We will start meeting as a committee in January.  This event brings in a significant amount of financial resources for our organization, as well as creating community awareness and developing community partners. If you would like to serve on the event committee please email Judy Simpson or call (609) 601-7800 Ext. 125.

Agency: Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Atlantic, Cape May, & Camden Counties

Go Blue Event Committee Members help plan our Go Blue event on Monday, June 8th.  We will start meeting as a committee in January.  This event brings in a significant amount of financial resources for our organization, as well as creating community awareness and developing community partners. If you would like to serve on the event committee please email Judy Simpson or call (609) 601-7800 Ext. 125.

Agency: Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Atlantic, Cape May, & Camden Counties

Need Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Zip Code: 08244

Allow Groups: No


Volunteer: Drive for Good: Deliver Meals to Those in Need (Egg Harbor Twp. to Atlantic CIty)

Every year in New Jersey, 341,000 tons of prepared food goes to waste, while 994,800 New Jersey residents don’t have enough food to eat. Share My Meals is closing the gap between food waste and hunger by mobilizing volunteers to recover nutritious surplus meals from commercial kitchens and deliver them to local nonprofits that support individuals in need.

About the opportunity: Share My Meals is looking for dedicated volunteers to pick up pre-packaged meal donations from Egg Harbor Township on Thursdays at 2:30pm and deliver them to a food pantry in Atlantic City (~15 minute drive).

We are looking to build a community of volunteers who would be willing to support this route on a regular basis starting as soon as possible.  

In order to adhere to food safety guidelines, Share My Meals provides all necessary equipment (i.e. insulated bags) to transport food donations safely and requires volunteers to track pick-up and delivery route start and end times using our smart phone app.

Volunteer Requirements:

Volunteers must be at least 18 years of age.  Parents may volunteer with their children.Volunteers must have a valid driver’s license.Volunteers must provide their own transportation and have the necessary auto insurance (minimum of $300,000 Single Limit or $100,000/$300,000 Split Limit auto liability limits).Volunteers must have a smartphone with the ability to download our food donation tracking app.Volunteers must complete Share My Meals onboarding and training before volunteering.

Please note: This is not a one-time volunteer opportunity; we are looking for volunteers who are available to regularly support the meal delivery program. 

Sources: https://insights-engine.refed.org/food-waste-monitor?break_by=food_type&indicator=tons-waste&state=NJ&view=detail&year=2023;  https://www-doh.nj.gov/doh-shad/indicator/summary/FoodInsecurity.html#:~:text=The USDA estimates that in,New Jersey were food insecure.

Agency: Share My Meals

Every year in New Jersey, 341,000 tons of prepared food goes to waste, while 994,800 New Jersey residents don’t have enough food to eat. Share My Meals is closing the gap between food waste and hunger by mobilizing volunteers to recover nutritious surplus meals from commercial kitchens and deliver them to local nonprofits that support individuals in need.

About the opportunity: Share My Meals is looking for dedicated volunteers to pick up pre-packaged meal donations from Egg Harbor Township on Thursdays at 2:30pm and deliver them to a food pantry in Atlantic City (~15 minute drive).

We are looking to build a community of volunteers who would be willing to support this route on a regular basis starting as soon as possible.  

In order to adhere to food safety guidelines, Share My Meals provides all necessary equipment (i.e. insulated bags) to transport food donations safely and requires volunteers to track pick-up and delivery route start and end times using our smart phone app.

Volunteer Requirements:

Volunteers must be at least 18 years of age.  Parents may volunteer with their children.Volunteers must have a valid driver’s license.Volunteers must provide their own transportation and have the necessary auto insurance (minimum of $300,000 Single Limit or $100,000/$300,000 Split Limit auto liability limits).Volunteers must have a smartphone with the ability to download our food donation tracking app.Volunteers must complete Share My Meals onboarding and training before volunteering.

Please note: This is not a one-time volunteer opportunity; we are looking for volunteers who are available to regularly support the meal delivery program. 

Sources: https://insights-engine.refed.org/food-waste-monitor?break_by=food_type&indicator=tons-waste&state=NJ&view=detail&year=2023;  https://www-doh.nj.gov/doh-shad/indicator/summary/FoodInsecurity.html#:~:text=The USDA estimates that in,New Jersey were food insecure.

Agency: Share My Meals

Need Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Zip Code: 08234

Allow Groups: No


Volunteer: Drive for Good: Deliver Meals to Those in Need (Vineland)

Every year in New Jersey, 341,000 tons of prepared food goes to waste, while 994,800 New Jersey residents don’t have enough food to eat. Share My Meals is closing the gap between food waste and hunger by mobilizing volunteers to recover nutritious surplus meals from commercial kitchens and deliver them to local nonprofits that support individuals in need.

About the opportunity: Share My Meals is looking for dedicated volunteers to pick up meal donations from a public school in Vineland on Thursdays at 8am and deliver them to a soup kitchen in Vineland  (~10 minute drive).

We are looking to build a community of volunteers who would be willing to support this route on a regular basis starting as soon as possible.  

In order to adhere to food safety guidelines, Share My Meals provides all necessary equipment (i.e. insulated bags) to transport food donations safely and requires volunteers to track pick-up and delivery route start and end times using our smart phone app.

Volunteer Requirements:

Volunteers must be at least 18 years of age.  Parents may volunteer with their children.Volunteers must have a valid driver’s license.Volunteers must provide their own transportation and have the necessary auto insurance (minimum of $300,000 Single Limit or $100,000/$300,000 Split Limit auto liability limits).Volunteers must have a smartphone with the ability to download our food donation tracking app.Volunteers must complete Share My Meals onboarding and training before volunteering.

Please note: This is not a one-time volunteer opportunity; we are looking for volunteers who are available to regularly support the meal delivery program. 

Sources: https://insights-engine.refed.org/food-waste-monitor?break_by=food_type&indicator=tons-waste&state=NJ&view=detail&year=2023;  https://www-doh.nj.gov/doh-shad/indicator/summary/FoodInsecurity.html#:~:text=The USDA estimates that in,New Jersey were food insecure.

Agency: Share My Meals

Every year in New Jersey, 341,000 tons of prepared food goes to waste, while 994,800 New Jersey residents don’t have enough food to eat. Share My Meals is closing the gap between food waste and hunger by mobilizing volunteers to recover nutritious surplus meals from commercial kitchens and deliver them to local nonprofits that support individuals in need.

About the opportunity: Share My Meals is looking for dedicated volunteers to pick up meal donations from a public school in Vineland on Thursdays at 8am and deliver them to a soup kitchen in Vineland  (~10 minute drive).

We are looking to build a community of volunteers who would be willing to support this route on a regular basis starting as soon as possible.  

In order to adhere to food safety guidelines, Share My Meals provides all necessary equipment (i.e. insulated bags) to transport food donations safely and requires volunteers to track pick-up and delivery route start and end times using our smart phone app.

Volunteer Requirements:

Volunteers must be at least 18 years of age.  Parents may volunteer with their children.Volunteers must have a valid driver’s license.Volunteers must provide their own transportation and have the necessary auto insurance (minimum of $300,000 Single Limit or $100,000/$300,000 Split Limit auto liability limits).Volunteers must have a smartphone with the ability to download our food donation tracking app.Volunteers must complete Share My Meals onboarding and training before volunteering.

Please note: This is not a one-time volunteer opportunity; we are looking for volunteers who are available to regularly support the meal delivery program. 

Sources: https://insights-engine.refed.org/food-waste-monitor?break_by=food_type&indicator=tons-waste&state=NJ&view=detail&year=2023;  https://www-doh.nj.gov/doh-shad/indicator/summary/FoodInsecurity.html#:~:text=The USDA estimates that in,New Jersey were food insecure.

Agency: Share My Meals

Need Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Zip Code: 08360

Allow Groups: No