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VOLUNTEER
PROJECT SHEET
The Hebrew word `sherur means service. Project Sherut provides
in-kind goods and services to community service organizations.
each week, we will publish requests for needed items. Persons
interested in helping to meet these needs should contact Miriam
!merman at The Jewish Community Council at 962-1880. Also,
organizations or groups in need of in-kind services should con-
tact The Jewish Community Council.
FOLDING CHAIRS, TABLE
CLOTHS, WORD PRO-
CESSOR, LADDER, LAWN
MOWER, VCR, ETC. The
Creative Arts Center of North
Oakland County is a vibrant
arts organization whose pur-
pose is to create arts education
within the community, to build
community in Pontiac and
North Oakland County. The
arts center is the only arts
organization in North Oakland
to offer programming for peo-
ple with special needs. Creative
Arts Center needs 5 folding
chairs, 10 linen tablecloths in a
dark color, 5 dish towels, a word
processor or small computer, a
large ladder, a large Rolodex
and cards, a snow shovel, a
lawn mower, a small television,
a VCR and camcorder and new
kitchen utensils.
PERSONAL GROOMING
ITEMS, SEWING MATERIALS,
ARTS MATERIALS, SMALL
GIFTS. Adult Well-Being Ser-
vices, is a private, non-profit
organization providing in-
novative social work and men-
tal health services for elderly,
mentally ill and developmental-
ly disabled adults throughout
Southeast Michigan. Services
are provided at centers where
clients participate in classes
and activity groups. They also
receive supportive services, in-
cluding information, referral,
counseling and therapy. Adult
Well-Being Services needs per-
sonal grooming items, sewing
materials, art materials and
small gifts for seniors.
CRAFT MATERIALS, DUR-
ABLE TOYS. Downriver Guid-
ance Clinic is a private, non-
profit mental health and
substance abuse services for
both children and adults, it of-
fers a 24-hour children's crisis
intervention service and several
other specialized services.
Downriver Guidance Clinic
needs craft materials for adult
day treatment programs and
durable toys for the children's
waiting rooms.
Kesher is the Hebrew word for
"link." The purpose of this
page will be to present a selec-
tion of opportunities which link
members of our community to
agencies and individuals that
can benefit from the energy, g
resources and spirit we
possess in abundance.
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JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE
SPECIAL FRIEND
The Special Friend Program of the Jewish Family Service seeks
to match interested adults with children in need of role models
and companionship. if you would like to make a difference in the
life of a child, please call Marcy Schneider, Program Manager,
Volunteer Service Department, Jewish Family Service and
559-4046. Your time is the most valuable gift you can give.
Two brothers, one eight year
old, one five year old from a or-
thodox home. Both children are
bright, articulate and would
benefit from a caring, consis-
tent male figure.
Seven year old boy, who is
bright and very likeable needs
the on one attention that a male
role model could provide. Very
active child with a variety of
hobbies.
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Wing Lake
Developmental Center
6490 Wing Lake Rd.
Birmingham, MI
Betty Desmonde,
Volunteer Coordinator
851-2000
Children's Immune Disorder
(C.I.D.)
604 W. McNichols
Detroit, MI 48203
Suite 1140
Southfield, MI 48075
(313) 398-4TSA
Patricia A. Priebe
(313) 342-3430
Michigan Commission
for the Blind
1200 6th Street
Michigan Plaza Bldg.,
15th floor,
North Tower
Detroit, MI 48226
Jim Braun or Leamon Jonis
256-1524
Kiwanis — Windshire
Program
25150 Evergreen, #103
Southfield, MI 48075
Charles F. Fox
353-8810
Kenny R.E.H.A.B.
21700 Northwestern Hwy.,
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OPPORTUNITIES
(313) 569-8180
Mary Kennedy
Affirmations Lesbian/Gay
Community Center
195 W. 9 Mile Rd., Suite 110
Ferndale, MI 48220
Ms. Janet Stevenson or
Mr. Michael Petroni
(313) 398-7150
East Michigan Environmental
Action Council
21220 W. Fourteen Mile
Birmingham, MI
Linda Eberly
258-5188
The Children's Center
101 E. Alexandrine
Detroit, MI 48201
Ellen Grumeretz
831-5535
FRIDAY, JANUARY 25, 1991
VOLUNTEER LINK
This weekly feature highlights some organizations in the Jewish
and general communities that rely on volunteers. Opportunities
for a nearly limitless range of volunteers will be highlighted.
Orchard Children's Services
30215 Southfield Rd.
Southfield, Ml 48076
Orchards Children's Ser-
vices is a child welfare agency
serving over 500 children in
their own homes, and in foster
homes.
Volunteers are needed to
provide services which direct-
ly benefit the children:
1. Playroom Assistants
2. Committee members to
operate a Children's Cloth-
ing Corner
3. Mentors for teens in resi-
dences
4. Education Advocacy Spe-
cialists to assist with secur-
ing school assistance in
Detroit Public Schools.
Skills needed:
— Playroom assistants must
like children and be avail-
able 2:30 to 5:30 p.m.
— Mentors must be stable
individuals who can give
a lengthy commitment of
at least one year
— Education Advocacy Spe-
Specialists would preferably
have an education back-
ground, and be comfortable
meeting with school officials
and advocating for a child.
Estimated
time commitment:
Positions 1, 2 and 3: 3 to 4
hours per week. Position 4: 6 to
8 hours occasionally to follow
one or two children over a
period of a year (not in agency).
Initially, there would be 6 to 8
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
A rotating listing of organizations offering volunteer opportunities.
Each week, some of these opportunities will be highlighted in
depth in the Volunteer Link section of this page.
Big Brothers Big Sisters
20755 Greenfield, Suite 801
Southfield, MI 48075
Cynthia Almas,
Dev't/Comm. Dir.
Mt. Clemens: 465-2146 or
759-0140
Inkster: 274-7833
Pontiac: 338-6657
Detroit: 569-0600
Cultural Arts Division —
City of Southfield
25630 Evergreen
Southfield, MI 48075
Marlowe Belanger
3 5 4-4 71 7
Heartline Inc.
8201 Sylvester
Detroit, MI 48214
Mary Ellen White
(313) 923-4200
Complete Home Health Care
30 Oak Hollow
Southfield, MI
Delores Reynolds,
Volunteer Coordinator
Young Audiences of Michigan
P.O. Box 32/1014
Detroit, MI 48232
Young Audiences of Michi-
gan is a non-profit agency
bringing artists to sites for per-
formances of all age levels.
Volunteers are needed for
preparation of bulk mailing
envelopes and input of mailing
lists into the computer.
Skills needed are:
— Word processing
— Typing
— Computer literacy
Estimated time commitment:
Several hours per week,
indefinitely.
Contact: Colette S. Gilewict
at 843-6940.
Leader Dogs for the Blind
1039 Rochester Rd.
Rochester, MI 48307
Leader Dogs for the Blind
trains dogs to be guides for and
bring independence to the
blind. The Leader Dog Puppy
Program breeds and raises
pups to be formally trained for
guide dog work.
Volunteers are needed to
raise puppies in their homes for
one year, acting as host
families. The volunteers provide
love and caring for the pups,
and prepare them for formal
training.
Contact: 651-9011.
Birmingham, MI 48009
961-1840
646-1040
Operation Transition
Operation Transition c/o
Community Placement
140 Elizabeth Lake Rd.
Pontiac, MI 48341-1000
Sinai Hospital Guild
6767 W. Outer Drive
Detroit, MI 48235
Lynette Thompson
Nanci Swain, Director
Amy Brown,
Director Volunteer Services
493-5300
452-8961
Pontiac Area
Lighthouse Caregivers
P.O. Box 430425
Pontiac, MI 48343
Rosellen Loye, Director
335-2462
Volunteer Committee —
Detroit Institute of Arts
c/o Auxiliary Services
5200 Woodward Ave.
Detroit, MI 48202
Trudi Wineiman,
Volunteer Chairman
833-0247
Project: Capture A Rainbow
P.O. Box 06775
Detroit, MI 48206
Deborah Franklin
356-1360
898-7549
Common Ground
751 Hendire
Royal Oak, MI 48067
Recording for the Blind, Inc.
Science Library
Wayne State University
Detroit, MI 48202
Liz Christopher
hours of training.
Contact: Virginia Fakhouri at
258-1278.
Detroit, MI 48226
Mort Abramowitz
Denise L. Eddins & Lynn Jahn
Tourette Syndrome Assn.,
Metropolitan Detroit Chapter
2219 E. Lincoln
Royal Oak, MI 48067-4029
LINK
543-3050
Jean Lowmaster
Accounting Aid Society
One Kennedy Square,
Suite 1435
Sheltering Arms
1658 E. Lincoln
833-0048
Space — Room to Grow for
Changing Families
30233 Southfield Rd.,
Suite 100
Southfield, MI 48076
Karol Mokley or Marcia Green
258-6606
Vista Maria
20651 W. Warren
Dearborn Heights, MI 48127
Donna M. Biess,
Manager of Agency Relations
(313) 271-3050