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Volunteer in Jersey City

Find ways to connect with your community through volunteer opportunities, service clubs, mutual aid groups, and local organizations serving causes that matter to you.

Volunteer in Jersey City

Find ways to connect with your community through volunteer opportunities, service clubs, mutual aid groups, and local organizations serving causes that matter to you.

Diverse volunteers of all ages picking up litter on a path

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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. Serve Jersey City A local/regional directory provided by The City of Jersey City. Help Recommend changes or additions

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. Recommend changes or additions

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. Recommend changes or additions

Local Organizations	Below is a list of a few nonprofit organizations serving popular causes. Explore All 32 Organizations Volunteer to Help Children & YouthSee all 12 organizations 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. Info Hudson County CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) To advocate for the best interests of abused and neglected children. Info 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. Info Volunteer to Help Environment & ConservationSee all 7 organizations Canco Park Conservancy To restore, beautify and maintain Canco Park, complementing the efforts of the various Jersey City Departments. Info 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. Info Rose Avenue Urban Farm (Deliverance Children’s Ministry) To bring the benefits of farming to the Jersey City community. Info Volunteer to Help Health & WellnessSee all 6 organizations Hunger Free Unity in the Community (UIC) To promote food equity in Hudson County through compassionate food distribution and empowering nutrition education. Info Jersey City Marathon (Jersey City Road Runners) To promote and encourage distance running. Info 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. Info Volunteer to Help EducationSee all 10 organizations America Needs You (ANY) To fight for economic mobility for ambitious, first-generation college students. Info 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. Info Yonkers Partners in Education (YPIE) To partner with students to ensure they are ready for, enroll in, and complete college. Info Volunteer to Help Social Justice & EqualitySee all 3 organizations 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. Info 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. Info

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