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In honor of World Pride, join the EDCJCC for an evening of learning and serving. Volunteers will hear from Friendship Place about their approach to ending homelessness in DC and the unique challenges faced by LGBTQIA+ individuals, then prepare nourishing snacks for the clients served by Friendship Place’s drop-in center.
Celebrate the start of summer with Housing Up! Volunteers will spend the evening playing games and doing crafts with the children of Housing Up's Partner Arms program. Partner Arms serves families who are overcoming homelessness in northwest DC. Games and crafts are a favorite at Partner Arms and gives kids the chance to have fun …
In Washington, D.C., nearly 40% of homeless youth identify as LGBTQ+. In honor of World Pride, join the EDCJCC for an evening of learning and serving. Volunteers will hear from Friendship Place about their approach to ending homelessness in DC and the unique challenges LGBTQIA+ individuals face in accessing stable housing. Then volunteers will prepare …
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Join us to volunteer with DC Central Kitchen, a close partner organization that uses volunteer help to transform 3,000 pounds of otherwise wasted food into 5,000 healthy meals for schools, homeless shelters, and social service agencies. Volunteers will work in their professional kitchen to chop vegetables, sort fresh produce, mix salads, portion meals, and more! …
Join Rodef 2100 for community service and volunteering at the Arlington Food Assistance Center (AFAC)! We will be organizing and packing food at the center with Temple Rodef Shalom members. We have 7 slots open for this shift and will organize rides from the metro. *Updated to June 29th*
Food & Friends is the only community-based organization in the D.C. region providing home-delivered medically tailored meals, medically tailored groceries and medical nutrition therapy to our neighbors living with cancer, HIV/AIDS, and other serious illnesses. Join WHC members on the first Friday of each month as we prepare food for Food & Friend’s clients. Volunteer …
Clean up the Anacostia River in style! Join the EDCJCC and Living Classrooms to clean up trash and debris from the river while paddling in a kayak. You’ll be guided by staff certified in paddling education and CPR/First Aid. Participation is open to children ages 5 and up, and they must be accompanied by an …
Join the EDCJCC at the Capital Jewish Museum to learn about the history and current work of local organization Food & Friends, featured in the Lillian and Albert Small Capital Jewish Museum’s special exhibition LGBTJews in the Federal City. Support their work by making birthday bags for people with life-challenging illnesses. The bags we decorate …
Help replenish the blood supply in the DC metro area! It’s safe, easy, confidential, and extremely rewarding. The EDCJCC partners with Inova Blood Services to bring skilled technicians and top-of-the-line equipment for our quarterly blood drives. A few facts about donating blood: -One blood donation can save four lives -All donations stay in the Washington, …
Every day, blood donors help patients of all ages: accident and burn victims, heart surgery and organ transplant patients, and those battling cancer. In fact, every two seconds, someone in the U.S. needs blood. It is likely that you or someone you know will need a blood transfusion in your lifetime. Due to recent drastic …
Join fellow knitters and crocheters to make handmade goodies for a great cause! Our goal is to contribute as many warm winter items as possible to distribute to individuals experiencing homelessness in the DC area. All levels of knitters and crocheters are welcome. Don’t know how to knit or crochet? We’ll teach you! What should …
Join the NSP Justice Team for a havdalah to welcome the new week followed by a neighborhood stroll where we will meet neighbors in the community, and watch for/document behavior by police and ICE agents in the area, if any incidents occur. This is a revival of the occasional neighborhood cop watch strolls hosted by …
