Adult Mitzvah Corps

PURPOSE

Adult Mitzvah Corps is a group of NSCI congregants that get together to volunteer with a charitable organization one weekday a month, and plan an activity that is needed for that organization. Adult Mitzvah Corps has been helping others for 18 years!

WHO WE SERVE

Some of the organizations we have volunteered with include: The ARK, JCFS (Jewish Child; Family Services), CJE (formerly Council for Jewish Elderly), Chicago Chesed Fund, Friedman Place, Refugee One, Cradles to Crayons. We have organized food pantries, served Shabbat lunches, prepared apartments for incoming refugee families, sorted through donated clothing, shopped for winter wear for JCFS clients, packed backpacks for needy school children, matched presents with JCES clients for their Holiday Gift Drive, baked with Adult Day Services clients (a day program for those with Alzheimers), served lunches to Holocaust survivors, escorted nursing home residents to Shabbat services, and more.

HOW TO GET INVOLVED

Email Tracey Meyers here to be added to the volunteer list.

UPCOMING OPPORTUNITIES

• Thursday, March 21st, 10:30 am – 12:00 pm at The Ark: Join the Adult Mitzvah Corps to create Mishloach Manot for Individuals benefitting from The ARK's services. The ARK's mission is to create a safety net for Chicagoland Jews in need by providing vital human services within Jewish values and laws. The ARK's permanent facility will be open, so we will be able to pack the Mishloach Manot bags at The ARK, 6450 N. California, Chicago. If you would like to volunteer, please click here to contact Tracey Meyers. 

• Tuesday, April 2nd, 1:10–2:45 pm, Gidwitz Place for Assisted Living: The Adult Mitzvah Corps and WNSCI will be volunteering during a concert featuring The Wilmetsky Klezmer Orchestra. We will be assisting residents to their seats, helping serve snacks, enjoy the concert, and help escort residents out of the auditorium. If you would like to volunteer, click here.