Community Service

Making Strides Against Breast Cancer:
This is a campaign from the American Cancer Society which looks for support to breast cancer survivors and to the research aimed to find a cure for this disease. “Every step you take lights one more birthday candle.” MAPS is committed to help this cause. Join our marching team now!






Reach Out and Read:

Reach Out and Read (ROR) is a national nonprofit organization that promotes early literacy by giving new books to children and advice to parents about the importance of reading aloud in pediatric exam rooms across the nation.

Doctors and nurses know that growing up healthy means growing up with books. The ROR program provides the tools to help promote children's developmental skills and later school success.

You can donate your gently used books and help little children read. For more information click here.

The Urban League of Essex County:

The mission of the Urban League is to assist African American and other disadvantaged urban residents in the achievement of social and economic equality. The League implements its mission through program services, bridge building, and advocacy.

Because of volunteer efforts, children involved in mentoring programs are doing better in school, and parents can become self-sufficient by working while knowing their child is well care for at the Urban League. Volunteering is easy and fun, with a flexible time commitment. You can learn new skills, meet new people, and make a positive difference in the community. Click here for more information.

 
 
These two websites contain a large number of volunteering opportunities all over the country. They can help you find different organization and programs you can donate time to. To get to them click on the link that's on the side bar or on the tittle of this entry.

Goodwill Rescue Mission:

There are several opportunities to volunteer at the Goodwill rescue mission in Newark. Some of these are:

Food Service Department: Help prepare food for meals, serve the meals and help cleaning. 5 volunteers per shift. Breakfast:  7:00 am – 9:00 am. Lunch: 10:30 am – 12:30 pm. Dinner: 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm.

Property Maintenance: Cleaning up and making repairs. Painting, carpentering, etc. 2 volunteers per shift. Morning: 9 am – 12:00 pm. Afternoon: 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm.

Learning Center: Tutoring for reading comprehension, math, computers, ESL (Spanish only). 2 – 4 volunteers per shift. Tuesdays & Thursdays only: 8:15 am – 9:30 am. Tuesdays to Friday: 9:45 am – 11:00 am. Or 1:00 pm – 2:15 pm. Or 2:15 pm – 2:30 pm.  
Big Brother / Big sister:

Big Brothers Big Sisters helps children reach their potential through professionally supported one-to-one relationships with proven results.

You can get involved today by volunteering or by making a donation.

Community-based mentoring is the traditional Big Brothers Big Sisters relationship, where Bigs and Littles get together on their own to share fun activities they both enjoy. Matches typically meet for one hour a week.

Getting together is a great time for both the Big and the Little. It doesn’t require a special occasion or expensive activities; just a few hours every month to share the simple things you already like to do. Things like….

  • Shooting hoops
  • Playing a board game
  • Sharing a pizza
  • Taking a walk in the park
  • Or just hanging out and talking.
In school-based mentoring programs, Bigs and Littles meet for one-to-one mentoring in the classroom, school library, school computer room, neighborhood community center, or other set location. Bigs and Littles typically meet once a week to read together, play sports or computer games, or simply talk about life and personal issues – just as friends do.

School-based mentoring is not a tutoring program. However, research has shown that of all children matched with a Big in school:

  • 58% improved their school performance
  • 65% showed higher levels of self-confidence
  • 55% had a better attitude toward school
For more information about this program click here.



Wynona's House:

There are several volunteer opportunities at Wynona's House: 

Special Event Planner:
Assist development staff in special event management and coordination. Tasks include:

  • Preparing invitations for mailing.
  • Tracking responses, sourcing sponsors, and generating time line.
  • Coordinating event details.
  • Organizing marketing materials.
  • Generating Thank - you letters, etc.

 

Fund - Raising Assistant :
Assist development staff in a variety of tasks, including:

  • Follow - up phone calls.
  • Letters of inquiry.
  • Research on the web and mail merge.
  • Direct mail campaign and information gathering.
  • Collating directory of prospects and generating an invitee list.

 

Administrative Assistant:
Assist staff in:

  • Typing, filing, and answering phones.
  • Organizing folders and preparing envelopes for mailings.
  • Copying, faxing, and other routine office tasks.

 

Family support specialist:
Assist families accessing the Center’s services with general support, including emotional support, access to information, arranging transportation, providing resources, etc.

 

To volunteer for any of these opportunities or to discuss them, please call to 973-753-1110. or click here for more information.

 

 

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