Opportunities From: Shalom Austin

Volunteers will prepare and individually package approximately 200 meals for Our Shared Kitchen's mobile meal delivery service.

Meal preparation takes place at Our Shared Kitchen's commercial kitchen space, in Northeast Austin.

More detailed instructions will be provided as the date approaches. 

Menus are created based on the number of volunteers, so a three-day cancellation notice is required via an email to Joan (joan.maniere@shalomaustin.org). 

Our Shared Kitchen volunteers must have a food handlers certificate. These typically take 1-2 hours and cost $10-$15. If you do not currently a certification in food handling, click here to learn more: FOOD HANDLERS CERTIFICATE 

Serve and join in on a Shabbat dinner for approximately 50 of our neighbors at Community First! Village on Friday, October 10 as we usher in Shabbat and celebrate Sukkot. 

Please include how many people will be attending with you in the "Notes" section when you register. 

Arrive to set up at 5:00 PM for a 5:30ish dinner. Arrival instructions will be provided as the date approaches.

For questions, contact Joan at joan.maniere@shalomaustin.org

Thank you! 

Volunteers will prepare and individually package approximately 200 meals for Our Shared Kitchen's mobile meal delivery service.

Meal preparation takes place at Our Shared Kitchen's commercial kitchen space, in Northeast Austin.

More detailed instructions will be provided as the date approaches. 

Menus are created based on the number of volunteers, so a three-day cancellation notice is required via an email to Joan. 

Our Shared Kitchen volunteers must have a food handlers certificate. These typically take 1-2 hours and cost $10-$15. If you do not currently a certification in food handling, click here to learn more: FOOD HANDLERS CERTIFICATE 

If you would like to make a monetary contribution of any amount to the Jewish Family Service Food Pantry, you can CLICK HERE TO DONATE

If you would like to make an online purchase of food pantry items, you can CLICK HERE TO ORDER FROM THE AMAZON WISHLIST

Thank you for your support of the Food Pantry!

Patio Pals is a friendly visiting program (that can be done virtually or by phone, too) that offers companionship to socially isolated community members-typically, Adult 60+ who live alone. Patio Pal volunteers are paired up with their Pals based on shared interests (and commute time). The volunteer and the community member (or the case manager of that individual) will determine the setting and the frequency of the visits. 

Responding to this opportunity will add you to the pool of volunteers for the Patio Pals program. Once you respond to this opportunity, be on the lookout for an email from Joan. 

Mah-jongg Mavens is an on-demand mobile mah-jongg program in which volunteers facilitate the game for a resident or group of residents at different retirement living communities. Volunteers have the option of sticking to one place of residence or rotating throughout the different locations. 

Responding to this opportunity will add you to the pool of volunteers for the Mah-jongg Mavens program. Once you respond to this opportunity, be on the lookout for an email from Joan. 

Kabbalat Shabbat in Retirement Living Communities (in partnership with The Shuk) is a volunteer led program with an intergenerational focus. While a Shabbat program is provided, volunteers have the option of creating their own program that best fits their style. Kabbalat Shabbat takes place once a month and with the goal of making recurring visits at the same retirement living community. The Kabbalat Shabbat boxes are supplied (and replenished) by Shalom Austin JFS and The Shuk and contain candlesticks, candles, matches, grape juice, cups, and Shabbat program printouts.

Responding to this opportunity will add you to the pool of volunteers for the Kabbalat Shabbat program. Once you respond to this opportunity, be on the lookout for an email from Joan. 

Join our Ozrim (helpers) team and volunteer for a few hours a week or more to help teachers in a classroom. It is a very special way to contribute your time and loving arms in service to our community.

*Ozrim are never left alone with a class of children.

*All the training you need to feel comfortable in the classroom.

*Volunteers are background checked

Click below to make a monetary contribution to Dignity Grows. Just $18 will help fill a Dignity Grows Tote for a neighbor in need. Thank you!

DONATE HERE

Thank you for your interest in volunteering with Austin Jews and Partners for Refugees (AJPR). Responding to this opportunity will add you to the pool of volunteers for AJPR. Be on the lookout for an email from an AJPR volunteer lead with more information. 

For questions, contact Shalom Austin Volunteer Director, Joan at joan.maniere@shalomaustin.org

Thank you for your interest in donating furniture. Please submit this form HERE if you have items to donate, and an AJPR representative will be getting back to you, shortly. 

Join an AJPR representative at the AJPR storage warehouse (78745, Ben White/I-35) to organize as well as deliver some household goods to Endeavors (78741, East Riverside area) or to a household. Occasionally this will include furniture pickup from a donor. Locations will vary.

RAISE is an employment preparation and social skills training program, through Shalom Austin JFS, for adults with disabilities who are seeking employment but face challenges finding and retaining work. Volunteer job coaches are paired with employees for a three-hour work shift, once a week. Shalom Austin JFS is currently seeking volunteer job coaches to serve as weekly coaches or to be a substitute coach on an as needed basis. To apply to be a participant or to submit a volunteer job coach interest form, please follow this link: https://shalomaustin.org/jfs-raise/

Create a Shabbat or Holiday gift box for a Jewish patient in a local hospital. Every week, Rabbi Amy Cohen, Community Chaplain at Shalom Austin, visits patients and brings them a beautifully decorated Shabbat box. Additional recipients of these boxes include, Jewish soldiers, Jewish residents in retirement communities, and homebound older adults throughout Austin. This is a wonderful way for volunteers to contribute to the mitzvah of Bikur Cholim (visiting/comforting the sick) and Kehilla (community). 

The boxes and instructions for the assembly and decoration will be provided. 

This is a great idea for a B'Mitzvah project, a team building work event, and more.

Register here, and we will get you started on the next steps.