Opportunities From: Shalom Austin

Volunteer: Organizing/Transporting items furniture and household goods - AJPR

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.


Program: Austin Jews and Partners for Refugees

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.


Program: Austin Jews and Partners for Refugees

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Zip Code: 78745

Allow Groups: No


Volunteer: AJPR Care Kits

Help AJPR provide ongoing support for refugee families. Each kit consists of basic hygiene care, household supplies, and shelf stable food items. This is a great opportunity for mitzvah projects, girl scout troops, BBYO, school projects, a give-back night on Hanukkah, and more. Reach out if you would like help with organizing and coordinating a drive and packing event. joan.maniere@shalomaustin.orgAJPR Care Kits wish list: https://a.co/fH2ZBa7

Program: Austin Jews and Partners for Refugees

Help AJPR provide ongoing support for refugee families. Each kit consists of basic hygiene care, household supplies, and shelf stable food items. This is a great opportunity for mitzvah projects, girl scout troops, BBYO, school projects, a give-back night on Hanukkah, and more. Reach out if you would like help with organizing and coordinating a drive and packing event. joan.maniere@shalomaustin.orgAJPR Care Kits wish list: https://a.co/fH2ZBa7

Program: Austin Jews and Partners for Refugees

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Zip Code: 78731

Allow Groups: No


Volunteer: RAISE Volunteer Job Coach

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/

Program: Community Connections

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/

Program: Community Connections

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Zip Code: 78731

Allow Groups: No


Volunteer: Shabbat Boxes for Chaplain visits

Create a Shabbat or Holiday gift box for a Jewish patient in a local hospital, retirement community residents, or servicemen/women. Every week, Rabbi Amy Cohen, Community Chaplain at Shalom Austin, visits hosptail 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.


Program: Community Connections

Create a Shabbat or Holiday gift box for a Jewish patient in a local hospital, retirement community residents, or servicemen/women. Every week, Rabbi Amy Cohen, Community Chaplain at Shalom Austin, visits hosptail 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.


Program: Community Connections

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Zip Code: 78731

Allow Groups: No