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Volunteer Opportunity Websites

For the Jersey City, NJ area, here are websites that list volunteer opportunities and connect volunteers with local organizations.

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    Serve Jersey City

    A local/regional directory provided by The City of Jersey City.

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Service Clubs

Many communities have local service clubs that offer community engagement opportunities, such as Rotary Clubs.

  • Rotary Club of Jersey City

    ARE YOU READY TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN YOUR COMMUNITY, OR IN COMMUNITIES AROUND THE WORLD? We use our knowledge of local issues to identify areas of need, then apply our expertise and diverse perspectives to the problem. Our Rotary members are most likely at work in your community right now feeding the hungry, tutoring children, maintaining parks, and more. You can help.
    Meetings are the 1st Thursday of each month in the evening @6:30 pm MEETING LOCATION OHARAS DOWNTOWN (as of 09/05/24) 172 1st St, Jersey City, NJ 07302 Dinner – $40 per person
  • Jersey City Hudson City Lions Club

    Lions meet the needs of local communities and the world every day because they share a core belief – to serve their community. Lions have a dynamic history. Founded in 1917, we are best known for fighting blindness, but we also volunteer for many different kinds of community projects – including caring for the environment, feeding the hungry and aiding seniors and the disabled.

    Meetings are held the 1st and 3rd Wednesday at 6:30 pm at Gino’s Restaurant, 380 Central Ave. Jersey City, N.J.

Mutual Aid & Grassroots Networks

Many communities rely on grassroots and informal networks to meet urgent needs. There may be opportunities to get involved through mutual aid networks, food distribution efforts, neighborhood action teams, or other groups that aren’t often listed on volunteer platforms.

Local Organizations

Below is a list of a few nonprofit organizations serving popular causes.

Volunteer to Help Children & YouthSee all 12 organizations
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  • Big Brothers Big Sisters of Essex, Hudson & Union Counties

    To create and support one-to-one mentoring relationships that ignite the power and promise of youth, and to be a credible social justice organization embedded in our community.

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  • Hudson County CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates)

    To advocate for the best interests of abused and neglected children.

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  • The Brunswick School

    To provide a safe, nurturing, and inspiring learning environment, and a holistic education that considers children’s physical, cognitive, social/emotional, language and life-skill development and progress.

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Volunteer to Help Environment & ConservationSee all 7 organizations
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  • Canco Park Conservancy

    To restore, beautify and maintain Canco Park, complementing the efforts of the various Jersey City Departments.

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  • Historic Jersey City and Harsimus Cemetery

    To protect and preserve, with honor, our ancestors and veterans in memoriam, while promoting the early American history that took place on these sacred grounds.

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  • Rose Avenue Urban Farm (Deliverance Children’s Ministry)

    To bring the benefits of farming to the Jersey City community.

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Volunteer to Help Health & WellnessSee all 6 organizations
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  • Hunger Free Unity in the Community (UIC)

    To promote food equity in Hudson County through compassionate food distribution and empowering nutrition education.

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    Logo for Jersey City Marathon (Jersey City Road Runners)
  • Jersey City Marathon (Jersey City Road Runners)

    To promote and encourage distance running.

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  • Triangle Park Community Center

    To work toward a community with hope and without violence in the Ferris-Triangle Park section of Greenville, a historically under-resourced area of Jersey City.

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Volunteer to Help EducationSee all 10 organizations
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  • America Needs You (ANY)

    To fight for economic mobility for ambitious, first-generation college students.

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  • Educational Arts Team

    To engage young people with arts based programs, connect their creativity with critical thinking, stimulate their personal growth and academic achievement and to make their learning experiences more meaningful.

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  • Yonkers Partners in Education (YPIE)

    To partner with students to ensure they are ready for, enroll in, and complete college.

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Volunteer to Help Social Justice & EqualitySee all 3 organizations
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  • Hudson Pride Center

    To be a home and voice for the diverse LGBTQ+ community and our allies that advocates for our physical, mental, social and political well­­­-being.

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  • Serve Jersey City

    To increase volunteering opportunities by collaborating with individuals, non-profit organizations, and corporate businesses to participate in meaningful community engagement that helps address Jersey City’s priority concerns through data-driven initiatives.

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