Delivering Good Network
The Delivering Good Network is the Bender JCC’s centralized and sustained effort to engage volunteers in doing critical social action work in our community across give key impact areas: disabilities inclusion, environment, housing, hunger, and immigrants.
Volunteer Opportunities
The Bender JCC’s Delivering Good Network offers many exciting opportunities to volunteer and make a social impact both for the Bender JCC here on our Rockville campus and across the Greater Washington region through our partner organizations.
Volunteer at the Bender JCC
We are collecting PJ Our Way chapter book in partnership with PJ Library. These books will form a Jewish library for the 9-12 year-old Igbo Jewish community in Nigeria.
The Bender JCC will be a donation drop-off site for the Greater DC Diaper Bank. We are looking for unopened/unexpired formula, diapers and wipes. Drop-off in JCC lobby. For Questions, contact Jennifer Radosh at [email protected].
The Delivering Good Network is hosting a drive to collect essentials to support A Wider Circle, a local non-profit whose mission is to advance equity in the greater Washington DC area and to address the root causes of poverty. Our drive is located in the lobby and we will be collecting the following items:
- Non-perishable foods (canned tuna, peanut butter, cereal, etc.)
- Household and personal care items (soap, detergent, cleaning supplies)
If you have any questions, please contact Candice Goldstein at [email protected].
Volunteer in Our Community
The mission of A Wider Circle is to end poverty. Their holistic approach integrates on-the-ground services for the creation of stable homes, workforce development, and neighborhood revitalization. In-person and remote volunteer opportunities are available.
The new Capital Jewish Museum will inspire visitors to connect, reflect and act: connect across families and diverse communities, reflect on the relevance of the past to today, and act on behalf of their communities and values. Volunteers will help facilitate meaningful museum experiences for visitors!
Comfort Cases inspires communities to bring dignity and hope to youth in foster care through Comfort, Community, Character, and Compassion. Volunteers help with processing donations, counting inventory, assembling Comfort Cases, and other miscellaneous tasks.
Greater DC Diaper Bank (GDCDB) works to empower vulnerable families and individuals by providing an adequate and reliable source for basic baby needs and personal hygiene products across the Washington, DC metropolitan area. Come help sort, pack and stack diapers, sort inventory, and organize the Baby Pantry.
The JCA provides the programs and services that support older adults and their families and builds bridges across generations. There are many different opportunities for volunteers to get involved, from career mentoring to the Senior Foster Grandparent Program.
KindWorks is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to creating a kinder world by organizing people to serve our community. Their ever-growing network of volunteers of all ages engage in meaningful activities to provide critical support for a broad range of needs throughout the DC metro area … and beyond!
Manna Food Center strives to eliminate hunger through food distribution, education, and advocacy. Their volunteer opportunities take place in their Gaithersburg warehouse and throughout the community helping to sort, pack, and distribute food. Volunteers ages 11 and older are welcome!
Martha’s Table is committed to creating a stronger, more equitable environment for the DC community. Volunteer your time to help provide healthy food, quality education, and family resources to the thousands of families they support each week.
At Shepherd’s Table, we aim to improve quality of life, create a pathway towards self-sufficiency, and inspire hope for the most vulnerable in our community. We welcome every individual who walks through our door—a population experiencing food insecurity, homelessness, and poverty. Our fresh, delicious meals are curated by professional chefs and designed to maximize nutrition. But it doesn’t end with food– through case management and each program we offer, a fresh meal can be the entry point to a larger journey of healing and empowerment.
So Others Might Eat (SOME) is working to break the cycle of poverty and homelessness through their comprehensive approach, called Whole Person Care, which involves customizing care pathways for individuals that meet their physical, emotional, social, financial, spiritual and behavioral needs holistically. Volunteers of all ages and levels of experience are welcome!
Stepping Stones Shelter Inc. provides hope for the future, strengthens families, and promotes self-sufficiency by offering a continuum of services (emergency shelter, permanent supportive housing, and post-shelter support) to homeless families with children in order to move them from crisis to a stable home environment. Volunteer opportunities include, but are not limited to, donating meals and assisting with childcare.
Support the Bender JCC
We rely on donors to help make many of our programs and services possible, such as inclusion, gallery exhibits, senior programs, ESOL classes, literary events, young family outreach, and much more.
