General Resources For Finding Volunteer Opportunities
United Way of Union County Volunteer Page
Directory of Volunteer Organizations in Union County
State of NJ Volunteerism and Community Service Page
Kean's list of community partners
volunteermatch.org local listing for organizations seeking volunteers
UCC faculty have worked with (or donated to)...
St. Joseph Social Service Center in Elizabeth. (Debbie Pires, et. al.)
908 352 2989 fax 908 354 1433.
Division St.
Sister Jacinta Fernandez
Habitat for Humanity (Shanta David)
Mercy Corps
www.mercycorps.org (Shanta David)
Hackensack Riverkeeper (Will Van Dorp)
Portside New York (Will Van Dorp)
South Street Seaport (Will Van Dorp)
Community Food Bank (Arthur Rose, Ellen Kovac)
Hillside, NJ
Street Project (NY) (Wendy Barnes-Thomassen)
streetproject.org (soup kitchen, senior home visits and meal delivery)
contact: Brenda Wong wong.brenda@gmail.com
Ronald McDonald House (Susan Sample-Duffy)
These homes provide lodging for families whose children are hospitalized in places often far from home and for an extended time. Aside from volunteering time at these homes, sometimes they just simply need supplies to keep the house running.
New Eyes for the Needy (Ellen Felicetta)
Millburn Ave. in Short Hills is a wonderful organization and they’re always in need of volunteers to sort and package eyeglasses for the disadvantaged.
Hope House in Dover (Ellen Felicetta - former employee)
is also always in need of interns. Hope House is part of Catholic Charities however is non-denominational. It is a full service social service agency including an AIDS Center and Senior Services program.
CWED Center For Economic and Workforce Development
Dr. Paul Jurmo x5103
Plan New Jersey (Peter Nalven)
makes life plans for people with disabilities
Linda Nalven
CASA of Union County (Lawrence Hogan)
works towards permanency for children in out-of-home placement
CPRB Child Placement Review Board- (Lawrence Hogan)
under the judicial arm of the state. reviews reports of kids in out of home placement, and makes recommendations to the judge. There are several other judicial volunteer opportunities, municipal mediation, juvenile justice committee, etc
Cerebral Palsy League of Union County (Lawrence Hogan)
works with people with CP in different ways
Austic groups listing (Lawrence Hogan)
can be gotten from Crossroads School, 45 Cardinal Drive, Westfield 232-6655
Special Olympics- (Lawrence Hogan)
local and state opportunities. Contact state office. should be able to get it on line, fundraising, coach a particular sport, set up a competitive event, volunteer at a particular event.
we are working with...
Cranford Soccer Club (John McDermott)
Intercounty leagues
traveling teams
for other towns as well
Bob Cahill of Cranford
Women In Need (Ellen Stavistsky)
serve women who are homeless and/or abused, trying to help get them jobs, child care and housing.
St. Huberts (no-kill animal shelter) (Eileen Pregosin)
Madison, NJ
Angel Paws (Roberta Cohen)
American Cancer Society (Gabriela Kaplan)
Susan G. Komen Foundation (Gabriela Kaplan)
http://www.friendsofanimals.org/ (Joanna Kubas)
http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=1200000 (Joanna Kubas)
http://www.deborah.org (Joanna Kubas)
Plainfield Action Services (Dr. Smith)
United Way (Dr. Smith)
The Southern Poverty Law Center (James Magliano)
HomeFirst (Teresa Cosmos)
formerly Interfaith Council to Serve the Homeless
Watchung Avenue in Plainfield
St. Mary's Parish (Teresa Cosmos)
6th Street in Plainfield
does a lot of work in the area with soup kitchens and other services
Heifer (Sandra Auld)
Kids With a Promise (Sandra Auld)
Bowery Mission (Sandra Auld)
Literacy Volunteers of America (LVA.) (Heather Craven)
Provide tutoring in basic literacy, as well as tutoring, classes and conversation groups for ESL.
The Theater Project (Ann Poskocil)
UCC's Professional Theater Co.
Agape Soup Kitchen (Carol Healey)
in Elizabeth run by the Presbyterian Church of Westfield.
This is an all volunteer program that serves meals to 300 homeless people per week on Wednesday evenings.
4-H (Susan McLoughlin)
Run through Rutgers Coop Extension
New Dimensions Community Development Corp (Regina Harley)
10 South Oraton Pkwy, East Orange,NJ. 973-399-0416.
Serving Union, Essex, Hudson Counties.
Salvation Army (Jackie Leonard)
Prevention Links (part of the NJ Prevention Network)
Clark, NJ
works to present prevention programs in schools etc. ….programs for youth self esteem, parenting, grandparenting in addition to addiction prevention. Good organization.
Al Hein, Pres. – gailandalhein@verizon.net 908-232-5098 (Gail Hein)
Contact We Care (Cyndi Lampon)
Crisis Hotline
908-232-2880
Prevention Links (Cyndi Lampon)
Alcohol and Drug Prevention/Education
732-381-4100
Mental Health Association of Union County (Cyndi Lampon)
908-272-0300
Doctors without Borders (all from Liz Neblett)
Care
Fresh Air Fund
Local hospitals
International Rescue Corps
Mercy Corps
American Red Cross (Katrina) (all from Marinna Kolaitis)
Mercy Corps (Pakistan relief fund)
American Breast Foundation
Children’s Hunger Fund
St Joseph Social Services in Elizabeth (annual Christmas gift for the homeless)
The Smile Train
International Hug ( support a child’s education for one year in Uganda) ihugfoundation.org
Amnesty International (all from Michael Z. Murphy)
Habitat for Humanity
The National Arbor Day Foundation
American Cancer Society
Gay Men’s Health Crisis
The Simon Weisenthal Foundation
The Southern Poverty Law Center
Red Cross
Salvation Army (Jean Bodman)
Woman's Space
Peace Corps
Local Organizations from UCC faculty (12/07)
Action Without Borders maintains an internet database "idealist" which currently boasts the most detailed community of non-profit and volunteering resources on the web. 212-843-3973
Campus Outreach Opportunity League - COOL is a national non-profit organization devoted to the education and empowerment of college students to strengthen the nation through community service. COOL offers a database of searchable volunteer projects, as well as resources, conferences, and scholarships for volunteers. 617-695-2665
The Heart of America Foundation is a national humanitarian network that celebrates, honors, and empowers both young people and adults. One of their initiatives, Heart Corps, is a college scholarship program that rewards students with financial credits for their future education based on time volunteered for community service. 202-546-3256
Keep America Beautiful is a non-profit organization whose network of local, state, and international affiliate programs educates individuals about litter prevention and ways to reduce, reuse, recycle, and properly manage waste materials. 202-323-8987
National Wildlife Federation - Campus Ecology Program has become a cornerstone conservation initiative in higher education. The program works to transform the nation's college campuses into living models of an ecologically sustainable society, to train a new generation of environmental leaders, and to ensure a strong future for America's environmental movement. 703-438-6000
Points of Light Foundation's mission is to engage people more effectively in volunteer community service to help solve serious social problems. 202-729-8000
Seattle Works has developed several innovative volunteer programs that mobilize people to get involved in their community. It is locally based in Seattle, but has lots of good models and ideas.
Student Conservation Association volunteers and interns annually perform more than 1 million hours of conservation service in national parks, forests, refuges, and urban areas in all 50 states. 603-543-1700
US Army Corps of Engineers Volunteer Clearinghouse is a nationwide, toll-free hotline for individuals who want to volunteer their time with the Corps. 1-800-865-8337
Youth Serve America (YSA) is a resource center and alliance of more than 200 organizations committed to increasing the quantity and quality of opportunities from young Americans to serve locally, nationally, or globally. 202-296-2992
Service Vote 2008 is a website/organization attempting to engage young people in the political process, especially in the 2008 elections.
Brevard CC's list of community partners
Add Cyndi's list...