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

• Friday, November 17th, 1:00–3:00 pm at GiveNKind in Buffalo Grove. Join Adult Mitzvah Corps at GiveNKind where we will be sorting and packing donated goods. GiveNKind receives excess goods from companies and then distributes them to local non-profits. It’s an environmentally and socially responsible way to manage excess goods. 

• Friday, December 1st, 9:00 am–12:00 pm at JCFS in Skokie. Join Adult Mitzvah Corps at JCFS to help with their Holiday Gift Drive! We will be sorting gifts and matching them with the correct recipient's number. If you are interested in volunteering for this opportunity, RSVP to Tracey Meyers, head of Adult Mitzvah Corps by clicking here, featured above under How to Get Involved.

• Thursday, January 11th, 2:00–3:00 pm at Bernie's Book Bank. We will help sort, sticker, and pack books for under-served Chicago-land children. Bernie's provides access to high-quality, culturally relevant books and strives to create pathways to success through book ownership. If you are interested in volunteering for this opportunity, RSVP to Tracey Meyers, head of Adult Mitzvah Corps by clicking here, featured above under How to Get Involved.