Holiday Season Volunteer Opportunities

Looking for a way to give back to your community this holiday season? 1. The Christmas Mitzvah Project in Denver, Colorado is a local community-wide effort to lend a hand to hospitals, assisted living facilities, shelters and other organizations this Christmas. 2. Find a local soup kitchen! DoSomething.org has soup kitchen volunteer suggestions in local towns nationwide. 3. Donate Toys. Toys for Tots offers drop off locations for toys donated to children in need. 4. Philadelphia area families can check out MommyPoppins.com for local volunteering. 5. The D.C. area has a list of 39 Places Where You Can Volunteer With Your Kids on The […]

Kids v Cancer

Kids v Cancer 3500 Macomb Street NW Washington,DC, District of Columbia 20016 Contact: Jennifer Flynn Outreach Director, (646) 924-6322, Jenn@kidsvcancer.org Kids v Cancer promotes pediatric cancer research by identifying structural impediments at key junctures in the research process – new drugs, tissue donation and access to funding – and developing strategies to address them. Are you looking for a bar/bat mitzvah project that could directly help people your age? Come join us at Kids v Cancer. Come create tikkun olam and make a better world for kids and young adults with cancer. You can make a difference. For your mitzvah project, have […]

Hebrew Free Loan Association of Greater Washington

Hebrew Free Loan Association of Greater Washington 6121 Montrose Road, Rockville, Maryland 20852 Contact: Deborah Reichmann, Executive Director, executivedirector@hebrewfreeloandc.org, (202) 725-6141 The Hebrew Free Loan Association (HFLAGW) is maintained by the Jewish community of Greater Washington, DC, providing interest-free loans to members of the community, to help them meet their financial needs with dignity. Loans are available for a range of legitimate needs, including, but not limited to, medical bills, emergency bills, and credit card debts. Student loans are available for students in their junior and senior years of college and graduate students. The Jewish philanthropic tradition of extending interest-free loans is a […]

Kids v Cancer

Kidsvcancer.org 3401 Newark St. NW, Washington, DC 20015 Contact: (646) 924-6322 Jennifer Flynn, Social Media Director and Youth Coordinator Jenn@kidsvcancer.org KIDS V CANCER promotes pediatric cancer research by identifying structural impediments at key junctures in the research process – new drugs, tissue donation and access to funding – and developing strategies to address them. Kids v Cancer was started in memory of Jacob Froman, who lived on the Upper West Side in New York City and died of a rare pediatric brain cancer when he was 10. The drugs Jacob received were all 40 years old. Jacob loved basketball, West Side […]

Girl Up

Girl Up, United Nations Foundation 1750 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Suite 300, Washington, District of Columbia 20006 Contact: Vanessa Stair, girluppartnerships@unfoundation.org (202) 448-4671 Girls are powerful. When they’re educated, healthy, and safe, they transform their communities. When girls stand up for girls in need, they empower each other and transform our world. As the United Nations Foundation’s adolescent girl campaign, Girl Up engages girls to take action. Led by a community of nearly half a million passionate advocates raising awareness and funds, our efforts help the hardest to reach girls living in places where it is hardest to be a girl. […]

Coalition to Stop Gun Violence

csgv.org 805 15th Street NW Suite 700, Washington, District of Columbia 20005 Contact: Ladd Everitt (202) 701-7171 leveritt@csgv.org The Coalition to Stop Gun Violence (CSGV) is a 501(c)(4) organization that was founded in 1974. We seek to secure freedom from gun violence through research, strategic engagement and effective policy advocacy. Our organizational structure is unique among national gun violence prevention organizations. CSGV is composed of 47 national organizations working to reduce gun violence. Our coalition members include religious organizations, child welfare advocates, public health professionals, and social justice organizations. This diversity of member organizations allows us to reach a wide […]

The U.S. Soccer Foundation

The U.S. Soccer Foundation 1211 Connecticut Ave NW Suite 500 Washington, District of Columbia 20036 Contact: Shaina Ross, Programs Manager (202) 872-6656 sross@ussoccerfoundation.org The mission of the U.S. Soccer Foundation is to enhance, assist and grow the sport of soccer in the United States, with a special emphasis on underserved communities. We view soccer as a powerful vehicle for social change. By supporting the development of places to play, places to grow and places to learn, our goal is to ensure that children in underserved communities have easy and affordable access to quality soccer programs that support their physical and […]

Yachad

Yachad 1666 Connecticut Ave, NW, Washington DC 20009 Contact: Mitch Liebeskind, Program and Outreach Coordinator, 202.296.8563, mitch@yachad-dc.org Yachad’s mission is to bring communities together by preserving affordable homes and revitalizing neighborhoods throughout the District of Columbia and the greater metropolitan area. Yachad means “together” in Hebrew, and that is how we do our work through partnerships with homeowners, houses of worship, nonprofits, and other community stakeholders. We mobilize skilled and unskilled volunteers, invest financial resources, and, through our work together, transform people and properties. Our mission is rooted in the Jewish commitment to seek justice by engaging in acts of loving kindness. […]

The Children’s Inn

The Children’s Inn at NIH 7 West Drive Bethesda, MD 20814-1509 Contact: Laura King, Senior Director of Volunteers & Community Outreach; Meredith Daley Community Outreach & Volunteer Program Assistant, (301) 451-1332, daleymq@mail.nih.gov The Children’s Inn at NIH will fully and consistently meet the needs of children and families participating in groundbreaking research at the National Institutes of Health. We will: *Respond to evolving family support needs for pediatric research and clinical care *Provide a free family-centered “Place Like Home” *Reduce the burden of illness through therapeutic, educational and recreational programming For your mitzvah project you may: Make Thoughtful Treasure’s for Children’s Mailboxes: […]

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 […]

The Mitzvah Bowl

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Holiday Season Volunteer Opportunities

Hebrew Free Loan Association of Greater Washington

Girl Up

Coalition to Stop Gun Violence

The U.S. Soccer Foundation

Back on My Feet (BoMF)

The Mitzvah Bowl