Category Archives: Mitzvah Project ideas

Pencils of Promise

PencilsofPromise.org 37 West 28 St 3rd Floor, New York, NY Rachele Aidala, Development Coordinator, Community Engagement, raidala@pencilsofpromise.org,(212)777-3170 Pencils of Promise believes every child should have access to quality education. We create schools, programs, and global communities around the common goal of education for all.  Since our founding in 2008, Pencils of Promise (PoP) has broken ground on over 200 schools throughout Laos, Nicaragua, Ghana, and Guatemala. Our programs have impacted more than 150,000 lives and sparked an international movement around global access to education. Education can create profound, lasting change in a community and, with plans to break ground on 500 schools […]

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One Warm Coat

One Warm Coat 2443 Fillmore St, #380-5363 San Francisco, California 94115-1814, (877) 663-9276 Contact: Carolyn Hawk, arolyn@onewarmcoat.org One Warm Coat’s mission is simple: One Warm Coat’s mission is to provide free coats to children and adults in need while promoting volunteerism and environmental sustainability. Partner with One Warm Coat to hold a coat drive or to donate your gently used coats to an on-going coat drive. Holding a coat drive is a fun, engaging (and free) way for students of all ages to make a real difference in their communities. Coat drives can be easily adapted to allow for social […]

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The Halloween Helpers

The Halloween Helpers PO Box 19, Wynnewood, PA  19096 Contacts: Emma Rose and Ilyse Shapiro: 610 642-7427  info@TheHalloweenHelpers.com Halloween is one of the most important events in a young child’s life.  It provides lifelong memories, develops self-worth, and allows kids to play an active role in their community. Unfortunately, many children are unable to participate in this fun, annual experience because they do not have a costume. Halloween Helpers provides low-income children with a Halloween costume thus making this a day of life-long memories. Volunteer Opportunity: Hold a costume drive at your school, business, camp, scout troop, special event, religious activity or organization.  For […]

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National Greyhound Adoption Program

National Greyhound Adoption Program 10901 Dutton Rd  Philadelphia 19154 Contact: Pat Thomas – Volunteer Coordinator,  sales@ngap.org,  215-331-7918 National Greyhound Adoption Program is a 24 year old non-profit organization dedicated to caring for and finding homes for exracing greyhounds. To date we have placed over 7600 greyhounds into loving homes.  Our kennel houses about 80 dogs at a time. We operate a full service veterinary clinic where we offer spaying, neutering, vaccinations, xrays and dental to both greyhounds and publics dogs and cats. Our mission is to find loving homes for exracing greyhounds. Volunteer Opportunity:  Usually students put in 10 hours of volunteering for their community service project.  These students usually […]

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Soccer for Peace

Soccer for Peace www.soccerforpeace.com 240 West 98th Street; Suite 12A  New York, New York 10025 Contact: Ori Winitzer, Director, ori@soccerforpeace.com ,  (917)582-5060 Soccer for Peace exists to unite children of war-torn regions through their shared love of sports. Our programming occurs in Israel and consists of soccer camps and after school programs for Arab and Jewish children, always represented in equal number. We aim to work with 10-13 year olds who for practical reasons tend to live within close geographic proximity. The programs themselves consist of three components: Athletic, Educational and Social, all of which have integrity as a core value. Since you […]

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American Cancer Society Relay for Life

www.relayforlife.org/pawv 480 Norristown Road, Suite 150 Blue Bell, PA 19422 Contact: Eileen Quinn, Income Development Representative, 888.202.1487×65122, eileen.quinn@cancer.org The American Cancer Society is the nationwide, community-based, voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem by preventing cancer, saving lives, and diminishing suffering from cancer, through research, education, advocacy, and service. Relay For Life is a celebration of survivorship – an occasion to express hope and our shared goal to end a disease that threatens the lives of so many people we love. There are many ways you can get involved with Relay For Life event as a mitzvah project […]

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Back on My Feet (BoMF)

BackOnMyFeet.org 100 S Broad St, Suite 1400, Philadelphia PA 19110 Contact:  Casey Venella,Director of National Events and Communication, casey@backonmyfeet.org, 215 772-1080 Back on My Feet (BoMF), launched in Philadelphia in 2007, is a national nonprofit organization that uses running to help those experiencing homelessness change the way they see themselves so they can make real change in their lives that results in employment and independent living.  The organization creates a community built on the very profound and innate desire for all of us to feel recognized, appreciated and supported.  Back on My Feet does not provide food nor shelter, but instead […]

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KleinLife

KleinLife.org 10100 Jamison Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19116Contact:  Sue Aistrop, 215-698-7300 x110, saistrop@kleinlife.org “Serving Up Meals, Driving Out Hunger!” The KleinLife’s Home Delivered Meals Program serves seniors who are unable to shop and/or prepare their own meals, so no senior goes hungry. Volunteers support the program by providing a friendly visit, preparing for deliveries, and help to cook meals.  This is done in partnership with the Cook For a Friend network in the Philadelphia region. For your mitzvah or teen community service project, KleinLife is in need of:  Food sorters and packers: Pick a day when your school has in-service, or on a Federal Holiday […]

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Sara’s Smiles Foundation

Saras-smiles.org 1349 Lindsay Lane  Meadowbrook, PA  19046 Contact: Jen Burke, Founder/President, (267)287-8244, saras-smiles@comcast.net Sara’s Smiles Foundation was created extend a loving hand to hospital-bound children who are battling cancer.  Our mission is to help create a positive atmosphere and upbeat experiences.  We want to make happy memories for all children who are struggling with cancer by providing a variety of resources to entertain, comfort, and educate.  Our website, www.saras-smiles.org, helps both the family in the hospital as well as the family at home with a variety of resources.  We also distribute “Inspiration Kits” to hospital-bound pediatric oncology patients.  Each kit […]

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Nor’Wester Readers – Canine Assisted Learning Program

 www.norwesterreaders.org 485 Worthington Mill Road Richboro Pa 18954 Contact: Wendi Huttner-Director 215-504-0154 Lab324@aol.com The goal of the Nor’Wester Readers Canine Assisted Learning Program is to utilize registered therapy dog teams who will work cooperatively with public school teachers to support and build student motivation, enhance focus, and increase task persistence. The presence of our therapy dig teams will offer a stress free learning environment which will increase student self esteem and confidence.  This program enhances the educational environment and improves student learning through the use of the therapy dogs in the classroom. Volunteer Opportunity:  Do you have a certified therapy dog? – The […]

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