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PROJECT SHEET
The Hebrew word sherut 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 contact The Jewish Community Council.
FLASHLIGHTS. Music Hall
Center is a theater for perfor-
ming arts located in the Grand
Circus Park area of Detroit.
Music Hall Center needs
flashlights for ushers.
OFFICE SUPPLIES, STERILE
OR NON-STERILE DRESS-
INGS, FOOD SUPPLE-
MENTS, COFFEE AND SOFT
DRINKS FOR VOLUNTEERS.
Michigan Cancer Foundation
is a non-profit cancer research
and community outreach
organization. Research is con-
ducted at its headquarters
located in Detroit. Patient ser-
vice programs provide medical
supplies, equipment and sup-
port groups at no charge.
Health education activities are
also available. Michigan
Cancer Foundation needs of-
fice supplies, such as yellow
legal pads, white copier paper,
paper clips and pens, any type
of sterile and non-sterile dress-
ings, food supplements and
coffee or soft drinks for
volunteers.
SPORTS OR ARTS AND
CRAFTS MATERIALS, EDU-
CATIONAL MATERIALS, OF-
FICE SUPPLIES. Casa Maria
Family Services provides a
number of programs primarily
for the Hispanic community.
The social adjustment program
provides recreational activities
for children and youth, aged 6
to 18 years. The after school
program is designed for
children 6 to 12 years of age
with working parents. Casa
Maria Academy provides alter-
native education for 30 youth.
Metro Health supplies health-
related services for anyone in
need. Casa Maria Family Ser-
vices needs sports or arts and
crafts materials, educational
materials and office supplies.
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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 at 559-4046. Your time
is the most valuable gift you can give.
Two brothers, one eight-year-
old, one five-year-old from a
Orthodox home. Both children
are bright, articulate and would
benefit from a caring, consis-
tent male figure.
Six-year-old boy from a single
parent family, who is very
bright and also very shy could
benefit from a male role model.
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The Family to Family program, a joint project of the National Coun-
cil of Jewish Women and Women's Division of the Jewish Welfare
Federation, has been successful in connecting many families in the
Detroit area with Soviet Jewish newcomers. We have a special need
now for senior friendship. Your lives would be greatly enriched if
you reached out to welcome these wonderful people. Won't you
please join us in this exciting program? Please contact NCJW
258-6000 to connect with one of the seniors listed below.
Very friendly, outgoing couple in
their mid-sixties from Minsk. She
was a bookkeeper and he was
an engineer. They both enjoy
music and theater and she loves
to cook. They can communicate
reasonably well in English and
speak Yiddish fluently.
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Lovely widow from Moscow. She
was a food industry engineer
and enjoys reading, art and
music. She is most anxious to be
matched.
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,
resources and spirit we
possess in abundance.
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OPPORTUNITIES
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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.
Wellness Networks, Inc.
845 Livernois
Ferndale, MI 48220
Terry Ryan,
Program Administrator
(313) 547-3783
Williamsburg Care Center
21017 Middlebelt
Farmington Hills, MI
Paige Poiniett
476-8300
Woodbridge Citizens
District Council
5101 Trumbull Avenue
Detroit, MI 48208
Ruth A. Rox
831-3405
Wyandotte Youth Assistance
3131 Biddle
Wyandotte, MI 48192
Diane Emery or
Joanne Lanagan
246-4504
Youth Living Centers, Inc.
30000 Hiveley
Inkster, MI 48141
Cindy C. Dailey
(313) 728-3400
YWCA-Interim House
P.O. Box 21904
Detroit, MI 48221
Samuel McKelton,
Volunteer Coordinator
(313) 861-5300
Adult Well-Being Services
1423 Field Avenue
Detroit, MI 48214
Mary Meyer Neff or
Ben Y. Robinson,
Executive Director
(313) 924-7860
Aids Volunteer
Network (AVN)
3750 Woodward, Suite 32
Detroit, MI 48201
Roberta Sharpe
831-4AVN
LINK
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.
Rehabilitation Institute
of Michigan
261 Mack Blvd.
Detroit, MI 48201
This is the largest free-
standing adult hospital in
Michigan providing physical
rehabilitation. It provides
physical, occupational, recrea-
tional and speech therapy, as
well as social work to assist.
physically challenged in-
dividuals return to an indepen-
dent lifestyle. There are also
specialty programs for those
with strokes, spinal cord and
head injuries.
Volunteers are needed to act
as receptionists and clinical
therapists, to work in the gift
shop, visit patients, perform
clerical and fund-raising
duties, to work in the library
and nursing units and to assist
with building maintenance.
Minimum age: 14 years of
age.
Estimated time commitment:
50 hours over a period of time.
There are also one-time-only
opportunities, such as fund-
raising events, entertainment
programs, etc.
Contact: Kathy Zaquroli at
745-9850.
Redford
Geriatric Village
22811 W. Seven Mile Road
Detroit, MI 48219
Volunteers are needed to
assist in the Nursing Home Ac-
tivity department: one-on-one
visits, exercise, games, provide
cakes and serve residents at
the monthly birthday party,
sponsor and plan outings for
residents, teach crafts and
drama.
Estimated time commitment:
1 to 2 hours.
Contact: Norma Cain at
534-1440.
Respond, Inc.
3143 W. McNichols
Detroit, MI
Respond, Inc. provides infor-
mation and referral for victims
of 'domestic violence and their
abusive partners.
Volunteers are needed to
staff the office in the mornings:
answering phones, preparing
court materials for assessment
interviews, typing assessment
interviews for counselors/pro-
bation officers, and other
general office work.
Skills needed: Ability to
prepare an organized and
finished document from rough
interview notes, appropriate
skills for dealing with
telephone inquiries.
Estimated time commitment:
up to 15 hours per week, week-
day mornings.
Contact: Virginia Catanese
at 342-0300.
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Vg YOUTH ORGANIZATION
BBYO — 6600 W. MAPLE RD., WEST BLOOMFIELD, MI 48322
VOLUNTEER ADVISORS ARE NEEDED TO WORK WITH INDIVIDUAL CHAP-
TERS OF LOCAL JEWISH YOUTH TEENS TO GUIDE, CHALLENGE AND
MOTIVATE OUR YOUTH!
B'NAI B'RITH YOUTH ORGANIZATION IS COMPOSED OF 30 CHAPTERS. EACH
CHAPTER, AZA FOR BOYS AND BBG FOR GIRLS, IS COMPOSED OF 12-35
YOUTH, WHO MEET ON A WEEKLY BASIS. OUR PROGRAM IS WELL-
ROUNDED AND DESIGNED TO HELP 9TH-12TH GRADERS GROW AS IN-
DIVIDUALS AND AS JEWS.
ESTIMATED TIME COMMITMENT ABOUT 4 HOURS PER WEEK. CONTACT
ADELE LEWIN (BBG) OR MIRIAM FONER (AZA) AT 788-0700.
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