" SS:SSS -'";SSSS 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. OFFICE SUPPLIES, TABLE FILES, LIGHTS, BOOK- SHELVES, DESKS, CHAIRS, ETC. Michigan Farm Worker Ministry Coalition is an inter- faith coalition focused on the concerns of farmworkers. The coalition meets with farm- worker groups with summer organizing programs in Michigan and also works with the United Farm Workers on their year-round public educa- tion program, with regard to the issue of pestisides sprayed on crops, and other issues of concern. The coalition needs, for farmworker organizing groups, office supplies, table files, lights, bookshelves, desks, chairs, furniture, office equipment, such as computers, typewriters, copiers and a fax machine. information and referral ser- vices to victims of domestic violence and their abusive partners. Respond's primary program is its court-ordered referral system for abuse part- ners in Wayne County District and Circuit courts. The agen- cy also receives referrals from hospitals, social service agen- cies, corporate employee assistance programs, crisis lines, shelter programs and self-referrals. Respond, Inc. needs a plain paper top copier, Xerographic paper, manila file folders, a 30-cup coffee maker, legal pads and donated part- time secretarial services. CARDBOARD LARGE BOXES. Food Bank of Oakland County supplies donated food to 70 emergen- cy food pantries, shelters and soup kitchens in Oakland County. The Food Bank needs cardboard boxes large enough and strong enough to contain about 40 pounds of canned goods. TABLE TOP COPIER, XEROGRAPHIC PAPER, MANILA FILE FOLDERS, LEGAL PADS, COFFEE MAKER, SECRETARIAL SER- VICES. Respond, Inc. provides HAVEN Help Against Violent bounters Now HAVEN HAVEN, Oakland County Counseling Agency and shelter for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault, has schedul- ed orientations for prospective volunteers in June. Volunteers are needed as first response advocates to pro- vide crisis intervention for survivors of sexual assault and domestic violence. Volunteers are also needed to work the crisis line at the shelter which is located in the Pontiac area. HAVEN has a number of other programs in which women and men volunteer their time. For further information about volunteer opportunities, contact Jane Balousek at 334-1284. FAMILY TO FAMILY - - FAMILY TO FAMILY 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. Lovely couple from Baku in their mid-sixties. She was a medical assistant and he was a mechanic. They enjoy music and reading. They are trying very hard to improve their English. 46 FRIDAY, MAY 31, 1991 Wonderful couple from Kishinev, mid-fifties/early-sixties. He was a radio engineer who likes to play chess and she was a kindergarten teacher who enjoys singing and baking. They both speak Yiddish and are most anx- ious to improve their English. 11.1. " 'N.. •\ SliEl Kesher is the Hebrew word for "link." The purpose of this p 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. t " ■ %,:%- " - .1%1- 'N.1. 1%. SS:SSSS'SSSS OPPORTUNITIES 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. Family Service Detroit Wayne County 220 Bagley, Suite 920 Detroit, MI 48226 Corine S. Mann, Vice President (313) 961-1584 Farmington Nursing Home 30405 Folsom Rd. Farmington Hills, MI 48236 Sally Jacobs 477-7400 Farmington Youth Assistance 32789 W. 10 Mile Road Farmington, MI 48336 Jean Alspector 489-3434, 788-1000 F.O.C.U.S., Inc. (Friends Offering Challenge, Understanding & Service) 2902 Cochrane Detroit, MI 48216 Sherie Lewis, Volunteer/Tutor Volunteer 961-8715 A Friend's House Adult Day Care Center 28111 Imperial Warren, MI 48093 Suzanne Szczepanski - White (313) 751-6260 (M-W-F) FAMILY-TO-FAMILY Friends of Northville Regional Psychiatric Hospital NRPH/ Community Relations 41001 Seven Mile Road Northville, MI 48167 Carol Park, or Marilyn Rusche 882-3825 342-1800 (Carol Park) Gateway Counseling Center 26327 John R Madison Heights, MI 48071 Sheila D. Richmond (313) 545-5926 Georgian Bloomfield 2975 N. Adams Rd. Birmingham, MI 48009 Barbara Snyder, Activities Director/ Volunteer Coordinator 645-2900 Growth Works, Inc. 271 S. Main Street P.O. Box 115 Plymouth, MI 48170 Susan Davis 455-4095 The Hamilton Nursing Home 590 E. Grand Blvd. Detroit, MI 48207 Linda D. Young, Activities Director (313) 921-1580 VOLUNTEER 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. Jewish Family Service and Resettlement Service 24123 Greenfield Road Southfield, MI 48075 Volunteers are needed for a wide range of activities at the Jewish Family Service. Volun- teers are needed to: — offer transportation services to the aged, the infirmed, and those without vehicles. — serve as Office Assistants. Screening calls, assisting staff, and scheduling pick ups of clients. — serve as Friendly Visitors to provide comfort and com- panionship to seniors and homebound and handicap- ped individuals. — assist homebound seniors with grocery shopping. — make visits to the elderly in nursing homes, as teams, to provide companionship. — serve as Client Advocates for those who need help ap- plying for public assistance. — serve as a Special Friend and role model to a child from a single parent home. — a Tutor to children with lear- ning and reading problems by offering personalized at- tention over a period of time Volunteers for the Resettl- ment Service are needed to serve as: — Conversational English Tutors to new Soviet emigres and provide them with the opportunity to practice their new English language skills. Tutors do not need to speak Russian. — Russian and Yiddish Translators for Soviet emigres and Yiddish- speaking aged who need explaining assistance health problems to doctors and dentists. — Assistants in the Resettle- ment Warehouse, where furniture, household goods and clothes are stored for new emigres. Volunteers are needed to oversee the distribution of goods, assist with incoming donations, and monitor inventory. Skills needed: — for office work, computer skills or willingness to learn — caring, compassion, and patience Estimated Time Commitment: half day per week Contact: Mary Schneider at 559-4046 Vista Maria 20651 W. Warren Dearborn Heights, MI 48127 Vista Maria is a private, non- profit residential treatment center that provides a range of services for young women, between the ages of 13-17, who are involved in delinquent behaviors or who are experien- cing emotional or family problems. Vista Maria offers the follow- ing programs: Interim Place- ment, which is a short-term, transitional shelter care and diagnostic unit, the Vista Residential Program, the In- tensive Treatment for Adolescents Program which helps young women with delin- quency problems, Specialized Foster Care which provides in- tensive social services to girls, foster families and birth families, Living Independently Vista Style, which pairs young women, ages 17-19, with an adult 55 or older in a shared living arrangement, and Educational Therapy. Volunteers are neede to serve as special events assistants, professional ser- vices assistants (sharing marketable skills), activity in- structors, assistant child care workers, craft instructors, and clerical assistants. Skills needed: — Patience and listening skills — Good communicaiton skills — An interest in and sym- pathetic understanding of delinquent and dependent children — Knowledge of the attitudes, behaviors, and needs of delinquent and dependent children — Ability to teach children new skills and hobbies — Ability to facilitate a mutually respectful relationship with paid professional staff — Creativity — Clerical Skills Estimated Time Commitment: varying - minimum of 4 hrs per week. Volunteers must attend an Orientation and commit to at- tend any in-service training, applicable to the position. Contact: Donna M. Biess at 271-3050 Seeking Local Families For New Soviet Emigres Family-To-Family is recruiting local families to be - matched with new Americans from the Soviet Union. Currently, there is a list of 25 families waiting to be paired, and 30 new families are expected to arrive monthly in Detroit. Participants can share in community, Jewish and family experiences with their matches, and maintain regular contact by being "friends." A commitment of one year is expected. To participate in the program, local families should attend an orientation session. The next one will be held 7 p.m., June 17, at Temple Beth El. Others will be 7:30 p.m., June 27, July 16 and 29, at the United Hebrew Schools. Family-To-Family is co-sponsored by the Women's Division of the Jeewish Welfare Federation of Detroit and the National Council of Jewish Women. Since 1989, 250 local families have been matched with Soviet Jewish refugees. To be matched with a new American family or for more information about the program, contact Family-To-Family at 258-6000.