Download the file for a list of outreach opportunities. Please feel free to share some of your favorite volunteer opportunities under contact us and I will be happy to add it to the list!
Please be careful dropping clothing off in clothing bins. Some of those items do not make it to people who need it. Also monitor the condition of the clothing you are donating.
Diaper & Baby ItemDrive
Did you know that 1 in 3 families in the U.S. cannot afford diapers and in addition, diapers are not covered by most federally funded public assistance programs.
Collect non-perishable items – great for any age any time. **Try to have food drives not just around the Holidays – Unfortunately hunger happens year-round.
Look for Local Food Pantries to donate to as well as the larger food banks.
Here are a few local food pantries you can donate to:
Every week the SoupMobile collects prayer requests from the homeless & others in need of prayer! You receive an email with the current weeks prayer requests and you pray over them
Connecting high school and college students with senior citizens to combat the epidemic of loneliness. Volunteer virtually, right from your home or dorm. Join a video call from anywhere to do your part to improve a lonely senior’s day.
Provide love, a sense of security, warmth and comfort to children who are seriously ill, traumatized, or otherwise in need through the gifts of new handmade blankets.
My Very Own Blanket is dedicated to warming the heart of every child in the foster care system with a blanket which gives them a feeling of comfort, security, and most of all, a SMILE.
Homeless Solutions has been helping the homeless and working poor in our community. Our goal is to give those we serve the tools and surroundings they need to rebuild their lives and become self-sufficient.
Bake a lasagna and deliver it to a family in need of some extra love and kindness. There are plenty of ways to get involved with Lasagna Love, even if you don’t have time to cook!
Our mission at Market Street is to surround our homeless, hungry and those struggling with addiction with God’s love and everything they need to get back on their feet.
Nourish.NJ creates lasting solutions to the problems of hunger, homelessness and poverty. We offer food, housing, work readiness, medical, social and educational services 365 days a year in a warm, safe and caring environment, free of charge, no questions asked.
We serve men, women, children, the elderly, the working poor, the unemployed, veterans, immigrants, the homeless, and those who are food insecure – no questions asked.
With your help, we can continue helping many of our fellow men, women and children who have fallen on hard times. It is up to all of us to make a difference in the communities we live in.
We envision a community where no one goes hungry for lack of food or funds, where a good meal is a nutritious meal, where our community learns to steward natural and financial resources wisely, and where we make opportunity available to those who seek it. We believe that Food Changes Lives!
When caring people like you donate backpacks, they are given to children in foster care by their foster parents as a gift to welcome foster children into the foster home
Children’s Aid and Family Services https://cafsnj.org/
Children’s Aid and Family Services strengthens families and empowers individuals – children and adults alike – to reach their fullest potential. Motivated by compassion and in partnership with the community, we make positive lasting differences in the lives of those we serve. We provide high-quality, innovative services to children, adults, and their families that advance social, educational, and emotional development and wellbeing.
As parents of children in recovery and animal lovers our small animal sanctuary and our amazing team is committed to bringing recovery and nature together.
The mission of Antler Ridge Wildlife Sanctuary is to provide care and treatment to sick, injured or orphaned wild animals, rehabilitate them back to their wild state so they can be returned to their natural habitat
Marty’s Place Senior Dog Sanctuary® provides a safe, loving and protected environment for senior dogs that do not have homes. Our residents are older – age 7 or beyond – and receive the physical and emotional comfort, companionship, and enrichment they need to thrive in their golden years.
Local Animal Shelters
Check with your local animal shelters to see how you can help.
Show people that you care – it’s not about just doing a good deed – it’s about making a difference.