Tired of the same old community service?  Check out these awesome programs and take helping others to the next level.  Learn to be a philanthropist, a leader or an advocate and help make your community a better place.  Interested in other volunteer opportunities?  Contact Michal Greenbaum at 973-929-2966 to connect with charitable organizations.

  • Mitzvot of MetroWest
    Pre-Bar/Bat Mitzvah students and their families have the opportunity to meet representatives from over 25 organizations and learn about a variety of hands-on mitzvah projects. Incorporating acts of kindness is an important component of the Bar/Bat Mitzvah celebration. This program introduces families to the number of ways social action can enhance the festivities.
  • Diller Teen Fellows
    The Diller Teen Fellows Program is a leadership development program. Now operating in 14 other communities in the United States, Canada, and Israel, the goal of the Diller program is to develop future generations of Jewish leaders who will be committed to the Jewish people, Israel, and community service.
  • Iris Teen Tzedakah
    The Iris Teen Tzedakah Program gives teens an opportunity to make a difference in our local community and around the world through philanthropy. Learn how our Jewish community responds to those in need locally, globally and in Israel. During this two year program you will learn how to affect change through charitable giving. 
  • Panim el Panim Seminar
    Attending a PANIM el PANIM Seminar is an amazing opportunity to spend four days in Washington, DC exploring public policy, politics, community service and activism through a Jewish lens.  Together with your group, as well as with dozens of Jewish teens from across the United States, you will learn how to make a difference in your home community, this country and around the world.   
  • J-Serve
    J-Serve is the annual day of service for Jewish youth throughout the world. It is a day on which Jewish teens join their counterparts in other faith communities, other cities and other countries in giving of their time to serve the communities in which they live.  Want to help plan this day?  Join the teen committee.  We need your ideas and energy to make this the greatest J-Serve in the country!
  • Mitzvah Mania
    Want to learn about local volunteer opportunities?  Have some free time and want to make a difference?  Want to learn how you as a Jewish teen can make a difference?  Join us for some great volunteer opportunities this summer. 
  • T'NT Together (Temple and Teens Together)
    Temple Sinai in Summit offers 8th-12th graders the opportunity to engage in service to the congregation and in special community service projects to help those in need.  For more information, please contact our colleague Rabbi Gershon at Temple Sinai. 
  • Rosenberg Project Kavod
    JCC MetroWest offers this program to 9th-12th graders to promote good relations amongst MetroWest Jewish youth and inner-city youth.  The program creates awareness, acceptance and breaks down barriers between Jewish teen and inner-city teens.  Participants are educated in the similarities of being a teenager through discussions and activities around life skills.  For more information, please contact our colleague Eliza Millman at the JCC.
  • Special Needs Volunteers
    The JCC has a huge special needs department that runs programs for children, teens and adults.  Their programs run every week, multiples days of the week and they really need dedicated teens to "buddy" up with their special needs adults and teens.  These individuals look forward to the time they spend with their volunteers and treat them as great friends.  There are many days and times available for the volunteers.  For more information, please contact our colleague Eliza Millman at the JCC.