Volunteer Needs Now!

 MEVO - Farm Manager - this is actually a paid position.

 
2021 will be Farm Manager Isabel's last year at MEVO as she prepares to continue on her life path. We will all miss her greatly, and need to ensure we find a great person to fill her shoes...or else we won't have a CSA! 
 
We are sending out the details about Isabel's role and instructions on how to apply in hopes of casting a wide net. If you have anyone you feel may be interested in MEVO's Farm Manager position, please share the information I will attach. 
 
This position is effective in January of 2022, but since it is such a large role at MEVO, we are starting the hiring process now. 
 
The first step in the process is a virtual Farm Manager Open House, which will be held on January 27th at 7:00 pm. Those interested must RSVP to violet@mevo.org by January 25th. 
 
For a complete overview of the hiring process, interested persons can look here. I have also attached the job description. 
 
Thank you!!  Sending Sun, Violet
 

 The Diabetes Foundation

The Diabetes Foundation is looking for virtual volunteers to act as Healthcare Advocates.  Volunteers will be given training to educate people about the Diabetes Foundation and diabetes programming. Volunteers would work via telephone and email and maintain communication with individuals. If interested please call 201-444-0337 or email info@diabetesfoundation.org for more information.

 

BERGEN ReSTORE - BERGEN HABITAT

The Bergen ReStore is now open.  We are urgently in need of strong volunteers to assist with handling furniture.  Must be able to lift 50 lbs. with help.  College and High School students over 16 years of age are welcome.

We are always looking for customer service volunteers at our Bergen ReStore at 121 Carver Avenue, Westwood.  

Bergen Restore sells new & gently used furniture, household goods, appliances & building materials.  All proceeds go to Bergen Habitat to help provide decent affordable homes to Bergen County families.

Please email volunteer@habitatbergen.org to apply.

Bergen ReStore has taken an abundance of caution in ensuring our team, as well as the public, are safe and healthy through social distancing practices.

We have also strengthened good hygiene and infection control practices throughout the store: 

  • Frequent sanitizing of all surfaces 
  • Volunteers must wear gloves and masks at all times
  • Customers are required to wear masks at all times and practice 6’ social distancing
  • Requiring frequent hand washing 
  • Limiting public interface with curbside donation pickup and drop off

 

No employee or volunteer may enter the Affiliate’s office and/or the ReStore if:

  • They are experiencing any of the symptoms of COVID-19 specified by the CDC.  Those symp­toms include cough, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, fever, chills, muscle pain, sore throat, new loss of taste or smell, and gastrointestinal symptoms.
  • Within the last 14 days they have knowingly had close contact with someone who has tested positive for COVID-19 or who has experienced the CDC-recognized symptoms.
  • They have tested positive for the virus, until they test negative for COVID-19 or have been without any symptoms for 14 days.
  • If any employee has experienced any of the above, they should immediately report such experi­ence to the Affiliate’s Executive Director and/or the ReStore Director.

 

HEALING THE CHILDREN NEW JERSEY

Great group, company, corporate, faith based or even neighborhood opportunity!
 
Healing the Children New Jersey is partnering with local organizations to distribute Health & Happiness packages to children in low-income communities impacted by the national crisis.  Please join our efforts to place basic healthcare products directly into the hands of disadvantaged children in the Garden State. 
 
We are seeking the following regular-sized donated items: soap, shampoo, toothbrushes, toothpaste, children's Tylenol, Band-Aids, antibacterial ointment, and children's daily vitamins.
 
Please contact Denise Malsky at denise@htcnj.org or 973-949-5034 if you are interested in spearheading a collection drive and/or to schedule a drop-off at the office (112 Fifth Avenue, Hawthorne, NJ). 

 

 

 

COVID-19 Opportunities - Paterson Habitat for Humanity

 

Each time we put out a request for help we receive such an overwhelming response and we are SO grateful to each of you who have volunteered or offered to volunteer!

When COVID-19 began to change our daily operations Paterson Habitat for Humanity partnered with 5 other non-profits in Passaic County (CUMAC, Star of Hope Ministries, Boys & Girls Club of Paterson & Passaic, Oasis, and CASA for Children – Passaic County) to form the Passaic County Pandemic Partnership.  This partnership has focused on providing for the basic needs of homebound and at-risk Passaic County Residents during this time of crisis.  We need your help to continue to do this!

Ways to help:

  • Organize a food/baby supply drive among your family, friends, and neighbors: collect the items listed below and schedule a time to drop them off at Paterson Habitat for Humanity
  • Order online: you can contribute by visiting our online donation drive (https://a.co/aFlTGlF)
  • Purchase items: the items listed below can be purchased and dropped off at Paterson Habitat for Humanity on Mondays between 11am and 2pm and Thursdays between 11am and 2pm.

Items to collect:

  • Canned protein (tuna, spam, vienna sausage, chicken, etc.)
  • Pasta
  • Pasta Sauce
  • Peanut Butter
  • Jelly
  • Rice
  • Beans
  • diapers (especially sizes 4, 5, and 6)
  • baby formula

COVID-19 Opportunities - With Spectrum for Living

Spectrum for Living is a non-profit organization dedicated to the philosophy that persons with developmental disabilities have the same rights as others to a fulfilling and meaningful life. Our programs and services support dignity, independence and encourage each person to reach their personal potential.

During the coronavirus pandemic, their clients are isolated from family and loved ones and some are testing positive.  Staff members are not only busy with the care they always provide during normal programming but have this added level of responsibility.  

Each group home could use the donation of new craft kits, puzzles, board games, art supplies (coloring books, crayons, paper, markers).  Group Homes are located in towns across Bergen, Passaic, and Middlesex Counties and provide group living with private rooms and a shared common area.  Supervised Apartments serve residents who are most able to live independently. 

If you have the ability to donate any of these items and you want to help out here's a terrific way to do it.  To find out more, please contact Sylvia Kerslake, Assistant Director of Residential Living, at skerslake@spectrumforliving.org or 201-655-1561.

COVID-19 Opportunities - With Spectrum for Living

Spectrum for Living is a non-profit organization dedicated to the philosophy that persons with developmental disabilities have the same rights as others to a fulfilling and meaningful life. Our programs and services support dignity, independence and encourage each person to reach their personal potential.

During the coronavirus pandemic, their clients are isolated from family and loved ones and some are testing positive.  Staff members are not only busy with the care they always provide during normal programming but have this added level of responsibility.  

At this time, staff is in great need of PPE (gowns, gloves, N95 masks, surgical masks, hand sanitizers.  If you have the ability to donate any of these items and you want to help out here's a terrific way to do it.  To find out more, please contact Sylvia Kerslake, Assistant Director of Residential Living, at skerslake@spectrumforliving.org or 201-655-1561.

COVID-19 Opportunity - Volunteer for Food Pick Up/Drop Off

 
West Bergen Mental Health Center is looking for volunteers in the Northwest Bergen County area (such as Ridgewood, Glen Rock, Ramsey, Mahwah), who would be willing to pick up a prepared, ready to deliver dinner from an area restaurant and drop it off to a client who lives in West Bergen's independent residence program.  All the driver needs to do is pick up the food and deliver it.  Ordering and payment will have been handled directly through the agency.
 
To find out more or to volunteer, please contact Chrissie Lijoi at clijoi@westbergen.org or 201-739-5257.
 

 Making It Home - a program of the Bergen Volunteer Center

The Making-It-Home Program delivers donated furniture to individuals, veterans and disable people moving from emergency shelter to new apartments. We need volunteers able to carry furniture as well as those with trucks so that we can transport the furniture from donors to our storage unit and from the storage unit to clients' new homes.  

This program keeps gently-used furniture from going to the landfill and helps a vulnerable population get a fresh start by providing furniture on which sit, eat and relax.

Contact tfranco@bergenvolunteers.org for more information!