Volunteer Services

Short-Term Opportunities

Recent Requests:

These requests for volunteers were recently submitted.  Please consider one of these volunteer opportunities and respond soon.   

Once a Month Shopping: An older adult woman on Milwaukee’s Northwest side (84th and Appleton area) needs to go grocery shopping and do errands once a month. These activities will also provide her with the opportunity to get out into the community and interact with another person.  Female, non-smoking volunteer preferred.  Volunteer must have a valid Wisconsin Driver’s License, appropriate automobile insurance and a reliable, safe personal vehicle.

Weekly Visitor: A 62 year old male client who lives in a group home in Franklin has very few contact opportunities with other people. He would enjoy someone who could visit for an hour every week or so and he would like to play cards too! A male volunteer is preferred

Weekly Visitor: A 62 year old woman living in Glendale would also like someone to visit who enjoys card playing. She would also like to go out once in awhile for a cup of coffee. A female volunteer in their 30’s or 40’s is preferred.

***If you are interested in one of the above volunteer opportunities, please call Susie Gruenberg, Director of Volunteer Services, at 414-225-1390 asap for a volunteer application packet.

Serving Older Adults

The Driving Club: Volunteer drivers take JFS clients to and from medical appointments, grocery stores or other short essential errands. Drivers can take assignments on a regular or occasional basis to match personal schedule preferences.

Musicians and Singers: Entertain and brighten the day for JFS older adult clients. Share a performance, highlight a talent or lead sing-a-longs for elderly residents. Good opportunity for individuals (youth or adults) and groups.

Packers & Movers: Do you like to pack and unpack? Do you own a van or a truck? Occasional help is needed when a JFS client is moving. Be an on-call volunteer to help a client pack or unpack their household items. If you have a van or a truck, occasional help is needed with the moving of larger household items. Be on the "Movers" list!

Personal Shopper: Every once in awhile a JFS client needs to go clothing shopping, shop for a niece's birthday gift or buy a new set of dish towels. Volunteers can brighten an older adult's day with a one-time trip to a mall or a specialty store. Add your name to the on-call Personal Shopper list!

Shopping Friend: Be a grocery shopper or run errands for an older homebound adult who can no longer partake in these activities. Volunteers needed on a regular or occasional basis.

Serving People with Exceptional Needs

Activity Assistants: Bring friendship and joy to the lives of developmentally disabled adults or adults with chronic mental illness. Work with professional staff to help with local outings to sports events, picnics, special events, holiday parties and other organized activities. Volunteers needed on a monthly or occasional basis.

JFS Clients

Group Projects: Help JFS clients as part of your group's interests, synagogue's Mitzvah Day or family's interests. Short or long-term projects for groups of people who want to volunteer together can include activities such as collecting items for holiday baskets, escorting a group on a field trip, or doing a fall clean-up. JFS can work with your group to plan the "right" project.

B'Nei Mitzvah and Teen Opportunities: Teens can volunteer to make cards for special occasions or gift items for holidays, create fleece blankets to keep older adult clients warm at heart, or perform for clients in a group setting. Supply drives, Shabbat phone calls and "special boxes" are just a few of the other volunteer opportunities for teens. Call us to talk about your interests.

Services for JFS

Pathways To Wellness Program - The Healing Experience Assistant: Greet and register participants, hand out and collect evaluation forms and add your organization skills to the Pathways To Wellness - Healing Experience Sessions. Two or three hour opportunities are available for scheduled sessions.

Special Events: Volunteer to help with the many roles and responsibilities of a JFS special event. Classic car events, program anniversaries, annual meetings or auctions all need volunteers for a one-time, fun and festive experience. Be a JFS Special Event Volunteer!