- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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6 people are interested
Bingo with seniors
ORGANIZATION: Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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6 people are interested
Met Council is one of New York's largest human services agencies, providing more than 100,000 New Yorkers with critical services in their fight against poverty and its effects every year.
Spice up a cold winter afternoon for Met Council's low income senior clients. We are looking for volunteers to help organize and run a bingo game in one of our senior residences. Volunteer duties will include setting up the room, greeting residents, facilitating the bingo game, and - most importantly - socializing with our clients.
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About Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty
Location:
77 Water Street, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10005, US
Mission Statement
The Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty is the voice of the Jewish poor and the first line of defense for our community’s needy. We fight poverty through comprehensive social services and treat every individual with dignity and respect. Our network of grassroots Jewish Community Councils strengthens families and neighborhoods throughout New York City.
Description
In 1972, two major academic studies on the growing number of impoverished Jews in New York City were released. They estimated that the number stood at approximately 300,000 people.
These statistics prompted the formation of the Metropolitan New York Coordinating Council on Jewish Poverty, with support from the American Jewish Congress and the Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York. With funding from the Human Resources Administration, this group selected Rabbi Jack Simcha Cohen as its first Executive Director and Jerome M. Becker as Chair of the organization. The Lower East Side Jewish Community Council and the Concourse Jewish Community Council were established as the first Met Council-affiliated Jewish Community Councils.
Since then, Met Council has continued to grow. Today, Met Council serves over tens of thousands of clients on site and throughout our network of Jewish Community Councils in each of the City’s five boroughs. From affordable housing, capacity building initiatives, career services, crisis intervention, and family violence services, to health insurance enrollment assistance, home care programs, home services, immigrant services, and kosher food distribution, Met Council continues to be the voice of New York’s poor and working poor.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
89 Carlton AvenueBrooklyn, NY 11205
DATE POSTED
December 18, 2009
SKILLS
GOOD FOR
- Teens
- People 55+
- Public Groups
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 14