Sharsheret is one of the nation’s leading Jewish cancer organizations for many reasons. Our expansive support network helps those who are facing a breast cancer or ovarian cancer diagnosis with one-on-one support as well as a peer support network. We also offer resources for financial assistance and address side effects from cancer treatments. Sharsheret has […]
We organize over 2000 ways for you to get involved every year – from working on service projects at our headquarters to helping us collect materials for food, book, and school supply drives, to joining us for school beautification projects, and much more! Below, you will find a summary of each of our programs –
For 50 years, St. Francis Center has been fulfilling our mission to feed, serve, and walk with the poor as a community of hope in the spirit of Saint Francis of Assisi. Volunteers play a vital role in supporting every aspect of SFC’s daily operations, from working directly with unhoused and extremely low-income program guests,
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The Bags of Love Foundation offers support and hope to children, teens, and young adults battling cancer. The nonprofit provides care packages, scholarships, and financial assistance to those in need. Your generous support and contributions will help us create a positive impact on kids going through cancer. All proceeds will go to helping us achieve
HIAS stands for a world in which refugees find welcome, safety, and opportunity. Drawing on our Jewish values and history, HIAS provides vital services to refugees and asylum seekers around the world and advocates for their fundamental rights so they can rebuild their lives. “You shall love the stranger for you were strangers…”(Deuteronomy 10:19). We
Youth Renewal Fund is the philanthropic and strategic funding partner for the Darca Schools Network in Israel. Darca provides Israeli high school students in lower income communities—regardless of ability, religion, birthplace, geographic or socio-economic status—an excellent education designed to improve social mobility. The schools emphasize academic achievement and the values of tolerance, democracy and active
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Today, we have 36 national board members, over 50 JYCM Kvutzot (local chapters) across the country, over 250 individual members, and an ever-growing national network of teens and Jewish communities plugging into this work. You can learn more about our work here! We are planning all kinds of exciting regional in-person programs, events, workshops, potentially overnight gatherings, and more, for
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Repair the World mobilizes Jews and their communities to take action to pursue a just world, igniting a lifelong commitment to service. Service brings us together to tackle society’s greatest challenges, build stronger communities, and be a force that transforms the world. Jewish tradition reminds us that a person is commanded to work towards justice,
New York Common Pantry reduces hunger and promotes dignity, health and self-sufficiency. New York Common Pantry works toward the reduction of hunger and food insecurity through an array of programs that function to establish long-term independence for those we serve. Our whole-person approach starts with food provision through the distribution of nutritious, fresh food pantry
Every day at The Center, lives are being changed. The athletes gain confidence, morale, and hope from sports — hope that makes it possible for them to live happy, exciting, and full lives! People of all ages find hope at The Center, from pre-schoolers to Paralympians. They love sports just as much as you do.
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