Mitzvah Magic on the Courts

Stephen Cammarota and Julia Friedenberg decided to take their love and tennis and match it with their love of helping others. They both wanted to work with special needs kids and adults and teach them tennis. Their tennis clinic meets for an 8-week session, Saturdays, at Montgomery County Community College tennis courts from 12-1pm. The sessions are hard work and the rewards are plentiful as Julia and Stephen are both reporting how happy the participants feel when they arrive each week. Over 15 athletes have signed up! Participants and Volunteers, please RSVP at tennisbuddiessquad@comcast.net. Also check out their facebook page. […]

Room For One More….

Imagine the feeling of going to class on a Monday morning and seeing the majority of your classmates cohesively wearing a bar mitzvah sweatshirt highlighting the weekend’s festivities and YOU are dressed in your normal garb? Makes you feel down and out knowing you were one of the very few excluded from the major celebration the past Saturday night. The Mitzvah Bowl highly encourages families to consider INCLUSION when it comes time to planning the big simcha. Too many children, both in the unpopular crowds as well as special needs kids, experience a burst to their self esteem and self-worth when they […]

A Two-For-One Combination

Are you stuck on what to choose as a mitzvah or community service project? Do you have several causes or interests and cannot decide on one? Here’s a thought! Find something you love to do and mesh it with an organization with which you feel a connection. For instance, do you love animals and have a family member with Diabetes? Why not sell homemade dog treats and donate the proceeds to a Diabetes organization in honor of your relative? OR Do you enjoy to play tennis and know a friend who has a sibling with special needs? Organize a tennis […]

Intergenerational Inclusion Program

TEENS SHARE THEIR PERSONAL EXPERIENCES IN ATID JEWISH COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL OF GRATZ COLLEGE’S INTERGENERATIONAL INCLUSION PROGRAM ATID (Advocacy, Transitions, Involvement and Development), is an intergenerational inclusion program for all teens. In addition to celebrating the Jewish holidays as a community, the teens together with the elderly residents of Sunrise of Dresher work on Judaic craft and cooking projects, participate in games and engage in discussions on various thought-provoking topics. “When I think back on my experiences at ATID, I feel proud that I was able to be part of something so great.” MN Why choose ATID? “I’ve always dreamed […]

Friendship Circle Philadelphia Region South

Friendship Circle Philadelphia Region South 754 South 9th Street, Philadelphia, PA Contact: Jared Pashko, Outreach Coordinator info@phillyfriendship.com (215) 574-1765 The Philly Friendship Circle connects teens and young adults to youth with special needs and their families through a full range of social offerings. Inspired by the power of genuine friendships, our youth cultivate understanding, kindness and responsibility while ensuring a caring and inclusive community. Mitzvah project or community service project volunteer opportunity: The Mitzvah Volunteer Program (MVP) is a 6 week program developed for 6th and 7th graders. Through activities, games, and multimedia presentations, MVP participants will learn appropriate conduct when volunteering, […]

Friendship Circle Philadelphia Region North

Friendship Circle Philadelphia Region North 25 N. State St. Newtown, PA Contact: Mrs. Miriam Shemtov, Executive Director friends@fcpa.info 215 497-1003 The Friendship Circle South reaches out and extends a helping hand to families who have children with special needs and involves them in a full range of social experiences. The Circles’ unique formula introduces teenage volunteers to the children and through shared experiences both are enriched. Volunteers become friends to a child with special needs, thereby, giving them the opportunity to have what every child needs- friends, role models and love. Simply put, The Friendship Circle lets children and teens […]

Guardian Angel Program

Guardian Angel Program Aristacare at Meadow Springs 845 Germantown Pike Plymouth Meeting, Pa 19462 Contact: Frank Noselli LPN Guardianangels10@verizon.net Aristacare is a specialized nursing facility. We have residents of all ages with many special needs. Our goal is top provide companionship and extra care and comfort measures for our residents on a one to one basis. Many are on life support. Many are in the last stages of life. Volunteer opportunity: Simply provide companionship and caring with one on one visitation. No experience is necessary. There is no set schedule. Come and go as you please. You decide which residents […]

CONCERN

CONCERN 49 Easton Rd., Suite 202, Willow Grove, PA 19090 Contact: Belinda Edwards, Regional Director 215-654-1963 or at bedwards@concern4kids.org CONCERN is a dynamic private non-profit 501(c)(3) human services organization dedicated to providing prevention, placement and treatment services to children, adults and families. Founded in 1978, CONCERN began as a pioneer of treatment foster care, believing that children placed into care should live in a traditional family setting in the community, rather than in a residential or institutional setting. Since this time, CONCERN has been at the forefront of innovative programs to meet the individual needs of the child. Since 1978, […]

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