Volunteer Opportunities
Volunteers are the heart of JFGH.
They enrich the lives of
individuals that JFGH serves and in the process, find their
own lives enriched as well. There are many ways for
volunteers to become involved with JFGH.
Spotlight Volunteer
Project
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Click here for more
information or call 301-984-3839 to sign up today! Click on a category below to learn about JFGH
volunteer opportunities:
Administrative
Art projects
Friendly Visitor
Holidays
Instructors/Professionals
Special Friend
One-time events or Group activities
Other Volunteer Suggestions
Click here to meet some
of JFGH’s greatest volunteers. Have some questions?
Click here for some FAQs.
For more information, contact Linda Yitzchak, Jewish Living
and Volunteer Coordinator at 301-984-3839 or
click here.
Linda will help you design a program or project that
reflects your interests and personality.
Administrative
Help out as an administrative volunteer by coming into our
headquarters on a regular basis or as needed. We can use
help with data input, mailings, filing, organization, etc.
We also need volunteers to help out with our events. We need
people to help with: invitations and mailings, registration,
set-up, decorations, ticket collectors, etc.
To volunteer as an administrative volunteer,
click here or
call 301-984-3839.
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Art Projects
Use your creativity as an art project volunteer and lead a
craft workshop in one of our group homes or in an apartment.
Teach residents how to sew, paint, knit, crochet, draw,
create holiday related items, and so much more!
To volunteer with and art project,
click here or call
301-984-3839.
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Friendly Visitor
Meet the residents of one home or apartment as a friendly
visitor and become a part of household life. Visit one time
or on a regular basis and get to know our residents. When
visiting you can read with the residents, watch TV, work on
art projects, cook and bake, enjoy a meal, lead a
discussion, and have a great time!
To become a friendly visitor, click here or call
301-984-3839.
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Holidays
Celebrating Shabbat or a holiday with a group home is a
truly meaningful and enjoyable experience for both the
volunteers and the residents. Join our residents for Shabbat
dinner or celebrate a holiday with a group home.
Volunteers can blow a shofar in a home, help build and
decorate a sukkah, teach residents how to shake a lulav and
etrog, light channukah candles, plant trees for Tu B’shvat
or lead/participate in a Tu B’shvat seder, bake hamantashen,
deliver mishloach manot to the group homes, hold or lead a
Passover seder, cook a holiday meal, sing holiday songs, or
bring residents to community celebrations.
To volunteer for Shabbat or a holiday,
click here or call
301-984-3839.
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Instructors/Professionals
Instructors share their professional skills, hobbies and
interests by helping on computers, playing music and leading
exercise and craft classes for our residents. Let us know
what your profession is and we will help you put your
expertise to good use.
To share your professional expertise,
click here or call
301-984-3839.
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Special Friend
Become a special friend and develop a relationship with one
resident with whom you will spend time together in
activities of mutual interest. As a special friend you can
spend time in your resident’s home as well as take them on
excursions throughout the community. To truly develop a
relationship, it is best if special friends get together
with their resident on a monthly basis.
To become a special friend, click here or call 301-984-3839.
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One-time event or Group
activity
Organize a one-time event or a group activity such as a
picnic, hike, bowling, yard work, or volunteer to work
together with a group of your friends. Group activities are
perfect for youth groups and bar and bat mitzvah projects.
To sign up for a one-time or group volunteer activity,
click here or call 301-984-3839.
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Other Volunteer Suggestions:
- Do you like hiking? Plan a trip to Great Falls with a
home.
- Do you like swimming? Plan a swim party at a swim
center.
- Do you knit or crochet? Teach a resident how!
- Go to a home and give the women manicures.
- Plan an outing to a sports event. This can include a
trip to your local soccer team’s game, a game at a high
school or college, or a professional game.
- Give a “shower” to one of the homes—you can shower them
with new kitchen items or bath products that they need.
- Collect prizes and then arrange a BINGO game night at a
home.
- Take residents out on a picnic.
- Help plant a garden outside a group home.
- Help bake cookies at a group home.
- Lead a sing-a-long.
- Join residents and go bowling or to mini-golf.
- Host a BBQ at your home or at a group home.
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