VOLUNTEER & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

Our robust volunteer opportunities engage members of the community in hands-on HELP in supporting our clients.

Looking for more of our community enagegment opportunities? Check out upcoming events, scholarship opportunities and online resources for even more!

Volunteer Opportunities

Are you looking to make an impact here in your community? If you are searching for volunteer opportunities in Mercer County, JFCS offers a range of projects and programs to meet your interests. Whether you can give an hour, a day, or more, our flexible volunteer projects can match the schedules of working adults, families with young children, retirees, and everyone in between.

Volunteering with our Food Pantry & Delivery Programs

Volunteering with Seniors

  • Shop & Drop Volunteer Be matched with a senior who is unable to get out to the store safely and you will coordinate to shop for and safely deliver groceries to their doorstep
  • Friendly Visitor ­be matched with a senior looking for a friendly hello & conversation once a week. 

Volunteering Options for Retirees, Working Adults, Students and more!

  • Front Desk/General Office Assistance
  • Special Events – planning, set up & registration
  • Tzedakah Baskets help create custom Bima Baskets for special events

Interested in an opportunity listed above? Contact our Volunteer & Community Program Coordinator, Eden Aaronson, at 609-987-8100 x113 or EdenA@jfcsonline.org

Are you looking for a fun, interactive team building or corporate service activity? JFCS has options to engage corporate and community groups in impactful service projects.

The JFCS Mobile Food Pantry offers even more opportunities for corporate groups. You and your team can support a distribution stop of the mobile pantry.

OR, participate in a Shop & Stock event for our food pantry. Shop & Stock events can be tailored to your group, with volunteers shopping at the store for needed pantry items then returning to our site to stock the shelves.

See our Shop & Stock Flyer for Details

Interested in an opportunity listed above? Contact our Volunteer & Community Program Coordinator, Eden Aaronson, at 609-987-8100 x113 or EdenA@jfcsonline.org

See how corporate opportunities can turn into lasting partnerships.

Throughout the year JFCS plans special activities tailored to young children and teens that are age-appropriate & educational. These events are perfect opportunities for Bar or Bat Mitzvah service hours or high school community service requirements. In addition, we can customize a project to benefit our clients and meet the goals of a particular service project / Mitzvah project.

Interested in an opportunity for your teen? Contact our Volunteer & Community Program Coordinator, Eden Aaronson, at 609-987-8100 x113 or EdenA@jfcsonline.org

Scholarship Opportunities

Dr. Esther Wollin Memorial Scholarship

The Dr. Esther Wollin Memorial Scholarship Fund offers a scholarship opportunity available to Jewish female students who reside in the Princeton Mercer Bucks community.  Monies from Dr. Wollin’s estate were designated to grant a college scholarship to eligible Jewish female full-time students who will be or are already attending Rutgers University and raised by their Jewish mother in a single-parent household in the Princeton Mercer Bucks Community.  Eligibility is based on financial need.

Submission Deadline: June 1, 2023

Click here to apply.

For more information, contact Joyce at JoyceW@jfcsonline.org or call 609-987-8100 ext. 201.