Volunteer Matching

Clean, set up cat cages, and provide cats with food and water at Baltimore Humane Society.  Baltimore Humane Society provides care to thousands of animals each year and provides low-income pet owners with services such as low-cost spay and neuter, vaccines, and more.

Socialize and handle cats at Baltimore Humane Society to improve the animals’ mental and physical health. Baltimore Humane Society provides care to thousands of animals each year and provides services such as low-cost spay and neuter, vaccines, and more.

Help plant trees, clean up (including trash removal), and maintain lots and parks throughout the city. The 6th Branch uses the leadership and organizational skills of military veterans to lead community service projects in Baltimore City.

Collect, donate, and inventory athletic equipment to Leveling the Playing Field.  Leveling the Playing Field provides donations of used and excess sporting equipment to programs and schools serving low-income communities.

Clean and maintain the Oliver Community Farm and/or Johnston Square Community Farm through The 6th Branch. The farms provide pounds of produce to East Baltimore residents. The 6th Branch utilizes the leadership and organizational skills of military veterans to execute aggressive community service initiatives in Baltimore City.

Help with food distribution at Community Crisis Center, Inc. Community Crisis Center, Inc. provides emergency food and toiletries to families, adults, and children in the Reisterstown area.

Assist with community outreach projects at Helping Up Mission, including assembling sandwiches and hygiene kits for those experiencing homelessness. Helping Up Mission is a 24/7 shelter for men, women, and children experiencing addiction, homelessness, or poverty.

Help Ukrainians improve their English in a free online conversation process, through ENGin, while also connecting cross-culturally. Volunteers are also invited to participate in Jewish learning and reflection sessions monthly. ENGin matches English speakers with Ukrainians interested in learning English through cross cultural exchanges and online speaking practice.  Effort will be taken to match Baltimore-based volunteers with participants in Odesa, our partner city.

This opportunity is supported by the Associated’s Baltimore-Odesa Partnership and the Jewish Connection Network.

Interested volunteers can apply directly through ENGin, in partnership with Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA) here: ENGin program

Support and advocate for children in the Baltimore County foster care system at CASA of Baltimore County. CASA of Baltimore County provides advocates for children in foster care who have been abused, neglected or abandoned and ensures they receive support and needed services.

Deliver meals to Meals on Wheels clients during the week who are homebound and/or isolated. Meals on Wheels enables people to live independently in their homes by providing food and other needed services.

Deliver meals from the Meals on Wheels kosher packing site to clients during the week who are homebound and/or isolated. Meals on Wheels enables people to live independently in their homes by providing food and other needed services.

Help deliver donations  to service partners (nonprofits and schools) throughout Baltimore City and County on an as-needed basis. Individuals would pick up and deliver based on their availability. The Louise D. & Morton J. Macks Jewish Connection Network’s mission is to empower individuals to explore and deepen their own Jewish journeys, inspiring them to form lasting connections to a diverse, inclusive and vibrant Baltimore Jewish community.