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“Mitzvah Central” “Mitzvah Central” l The Edna Zale Building 5402 Arapaho Road Dallas, TX 75248 Tel. 972.437.9950 Fax 972.437.1988 www.JFSdallas.org www.facebook.com/JFSdallas www.twitter.com/JFSdallas Blog: www.JFSdallas.org/blog Barbara Schwarz, Mitzvah Central Coordinator, [email protected] Beri Schwitzer, Director of Volunteer Services, [email protected] “Mitzvah Central” “Mitzvah Central” Fall 2014 The Newsletter with Volunteer Opportunities for Youth and Adults In 1998, Mitzvah Central began as a resource for students to find volunteer opportunities in the community to fulfill school service hours or for Bar/Bat Mitzvah requirements. Mitzvah Central continues to fulfill that purpose, and it serves as a great resource for many adults as well. Mitzvah Central is available as a pdf on the JFS website (www.JFSdallas.org). All listings are in alphabetical order. The first section focuses on the Jewish community organizations and the second section focuses on the general community. Feel free to visit an organization’s website for more information. The Alphabetical listing (with page numbers) is found on the following pages. Please contact the Volunteer Coordinator or Contact Person for each organization to schedule your opportunity. Don’t forget to let Beri or Barbara know about your experiences. If you have found an organization that is not on our list, but one that would be well-suited for this newsletter, please share the information with us. Thank you again on behalf of all of the agencies listed, for taking time out of your day to help others. You can make a difference! JFS Mitzvah Central Coordinator: JFS Staff: Barbara Schwarz Beri Schwitzer 972.437.9950 [email protected] [email protected] 1 Alpha Listing of Organizations with Volunteer Opportunities Page A Package From Home 4 Aaron Family JCC 4 Ability Connection Texas 15 AIDS Arms 16 Allen Community Outreach (ACO) 16 Alley’s House 17 Alzheimer’s Association 18 American Jewish Committee (AJC) 5 American Red Cross-Dallas Area Chapter 19 American Red Cross-Southwest Region Blood Services 19 Arthritis Foundation, South Central Region 20 Attitudes & Attire 20 Autism Speaks 21 Back on My Feet Dallas-Fort Worth Chapter 21 Bea’s Kids 21 Big Brothers Big Sisters of North Texas 22 Bnai Zion 5 (The) Bridge 49 BRIT Botanical Research Institute of Texas 22 Camp Summit 23 Capitol One Bank Dallas YMCA Turkey Trot 23 Captain Hope’s Kids 23 C.C. Young Retirement Community 24 Challenge Air For Kids And Friend 25 Children’s Medical Center Dallas 25 Children’s Medical Center Legacy 25 Citizens Development Center 26 City of Plano Teen Court 26 City of Plano VIP Program 27 Color Me Empowered 28 Community Home for Adults, Inc. (CHAI) 6 Consumer Credit Counseling Service 28 CONTACT Crisis Line 28 Cystic Fibrosis Foundation 29 Dallas Arboretum 29 Dallas Children’s Theater (DCT) 29 Dallas County Medical Reserve Corps 30 Dallas Historical Society 30 Dallas Holocaust Museum/Center for Education and Tolerance 6 Dallas Jewish Historical Society (DJHS) 6 (The) Dallas Ramp Project 49 (The) Dallas Zoo and Children's Aquarium at Fair Park 50 DeGolyer Library/SMU 30 DFW Humane Society 31 DFW International Airport Volunteer Ambassador Program 31 DME Exchange of Dallas 31 Dress for Success Dallas 32 Equest 32 First Richardson Helpers 33 Frisco Family Services 34 Genesis Women’s Shelter 34 Girls Inc. of Metropolitan Dallas 34 Golden Acres & Byer Activity Center 35 Grace Hospice 35 Heart House Dallas 35 Hope’s Door 36 Hunger Busters 36 In-Sync Exotics Wildlife Rescue & Education Center 36 JCRS (Jewish Children’s Regional Service) 7 2 Jewish Family Service (JFS) 8 Jewish Federation of Greater Dallas (JFGD) 10 (The) Jewish Foundation for the Righteous (JFR) 13 Jubilee Park & Community Center 37 Juliette Fowler Communities 37 KERA 38 Legacy at Preston Hollow 11 Legacy at Willow Bend 11 (The) Leukemia & Lymphoma Society 38 MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving) 39 Manchester Place 40 Mazon: A Jewish Response to Hunger 11 Meals on Wheels and Senior Services in Collin County (Collin County Committee On Aging) 40 Metrocrest Services 40 Mitzvah Mavens 12 Mosaic 41 Mosaic Family Services 41 Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) 42 National Days for Community Service 54 National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW) 12 (The) NETWORK of Community Ministries 42 Newborns In Need (NIN) 42 North American Conference on Ethiopian Jewry (NACOEJ) 13 North Texas Food Bank 43 Parkland Hospital (Dallas County’s public hospital) 43 Pebbles Apartments at Vickery Meadow 44 PediPlace 44 Perot Museum of Nature and Science 44 Plano Children’s Medical Clinic 45 Project Linus 45 Reading & Radio Resource 45 Remember Us: The Holocaust B’nai Mitzvah Project 13 Resource Center (formerly Aids Resource Center) 46 Riding Unlimited 46 River Legacy Living Science Center 47 Ronald McDonald House of Dallas 47 (The) Samaritan Inn 50 (The) Senior Source 50 (The) Shoe Bank 51 Special Olympics 48 Support the Troops, Veterans and Families 55 Texas Trees Foundation 49 The Turning Point Rape Crisis Center 51 Veterans History Project 52 VMLC (Vickery Meadow Learning Center) 52 Vickery Meadow Neighborhood Alliance Food Pantry 52 Vogel Alcove Childcare Center for the Homeless 13 Volunteer Center of North Texas 53 Volunteers for Israel 14 Wesley-Rankin Community Center 53 Wipe Out Kids’ Cancer 53 Wooden Spoon 54 Websites for teen opportunities 54 3 Volunteer Opportunities in the Jewish Community Dated Dated opportunities noted by Aaron Family JCC Volunteer at the Aaron Family JCC: RSVP Knitting Group: Join on Mondays from 9:30am - 11am to knit baby Kay Hale items and create activity books for children at Parkland Hospital. 214.239.7149 [email protected] Help make membership packets Monday-Thursday afternoons 1pm - 4pm www.jccdallas.org Help set up for Thursday Senior Lunches every Thursday 9:30am-11am Be a volunteer greeter in the Lobby of the Aaron Family JCC, Monday- Friday 9am - noon. Greet members and guests and meet new people. (Must be friendly and outgoing). To find out more about these volunteer opportunities, please contact Kay Hale. Artie Allen Other volunteer opportunities become available as needed. Contact 214.239.7101 Artie Allen with your areas of interest at 214.239.7101 or [email protected] [email protected]. A Package From Home A Package From Home is an organization dedicated to strengthening the spirit and resolve of each Israeli combat soldier. Barbara Bloom Silverman [email protected] Please visit the website www.apackagefromhome.org, click on Honor Roll to learn about the letter writing campaign. Letters can be written in www.apackagefromhome.org English or Hebrew. Also check the website for ongoing activities: sending care packages, knitting helmet liners and other activities for individuals and groups. 4 Anytime The American Jewish Committee founded in 1906, is an international Jewish advocacy organization headquartered in New American Jewish Committee York, NY, with 26 regional offices around the country. Anna Popp The Dallas Regional Office is seeking an enthusiastic and detail 972.387.2943 oriented Intern (college student or recent grad) to provide support for [email protected] the office's ongoing projects and new initiatives. The Intern will work closely with the Regional Office Director on a variety of public policy and communications projects, including the Dallas Regional Office's advocacy initiatives with key political figures, international diplomats, and members of the media. Responsibilities may include: Maintaining the media list Creating communications pieces Assist in event coordination Contacting diplomats and political officials to set appointments The ideal candidates will possess: Passion for the mission of AJC. Experience working with traditional and new media. Outstanding writing, editing and communication skills. The ability to work as a member of a team as well as independently Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail. Start date is immediate. This is an unpaid internship. To apply, please send application, resume and cover letter to [email protected] Bnai Zion In existence over 100 years, The Bnai Zion Foundation (bnaizion.org) supports humanitarian projects in Israel that transform Avrille Harris the lives of thousands in need. Its work serves a cross-section of the 972.918.9200 Israeli population and improves the situations of many across the [email protected] medical, social service, cultural and educational spectrum. With four regional offices and the national headquarters in New York, Bnai Zion www.bnaizion.org is poised to make a difference. 100% of all designated gifts to the organization are sent to their projects in Israel. Booties, Caps & Blankies … knit or crochet items for premature babies and newborns at the Bnai Zion Medical Center in Haifa and hats for the abused and neglected children (ages 6-18 years) at Ahava Village for Children & Youth just north of Haifa. Please deliver to Avrille or Anita at the Bnai Zion Offices, 7920 Beltline Rd #695 Dallas, TX 75254, but call 972.918.9200 first. You can also email Avrille – [email protected] if you are unable to reach them. Individuals or families are needed to deliver the knitted/crocheted items! If you are planning a trip to Israel, have space in your case; notify the Bnai Zion office in advance and a VIP tour of the Bnai Zion Medical Center, as well as Ahava (approximately 10 miles from Haifa) can be arranged. Even if you are just visiting Israel, a VIP tour can be arranged for both of the above facilities. As a designated military hospital and the only one in northern Israel which has a rehabilitation department, you will see firsthand the equipment which is needed and would be implemented in the case of a chemical, biological or nuclear attack. No minimum age! Office volunteers needed before events to make phone calls, follow up on reservations and other varied tasks.
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