The program includes field trips, workshops and other activities. Mentors commit to spend at least two hours weekly for one year with the young person. They are always looking for volunteers and will help you learn to be a mentor. CJE Needs Volunteers to Deliver Meals. The Council for Jewish Elderly urgently needs volunteers to deliver meals to older adults in Rogers Park.
Volunteers deliver in teams of two and the routes are usually finished in about an hour.
EZRA Helpline Needs Volunteers. EZRA also helps callers participate more fully in Chicago Jewish life by providing information about synagogues, shops, schools, kosher restaurants, and more. Volunteers should be willing to offer about three hours weekly. The Jewish Vocational Service has opened the Career Planning Center in the Bernard Weinger Jewish Community Center on the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Campus in Northbrook. The Center offers a broad range of employment services including job matching, networking, and career and educational planning for community residents.