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Serving Others with Dignity and Purpose

Jewish Family & Career Services relies on volunteers to help us expand possibilities for each person and every family to meet life’s challenges with confidence. As a volunteer with JFCS, you will play an important role in ensuring our clients are served with dignity and purpose. Explore the ways in which you can volunteer with JFCS, below.

Sonny & Janet Meyer Food Pantry

If you want to make an impact in your community, consider donating to the JFCS Sonny & Janet Meyer Food Pantry. Below is a list of our most commonly requested items. You can also visit our Amazon Wish List and ship items directly to JFCS.

Questions? Contact Food Pantry Coordinator Sandee Golden.

Tomato Paste
Canned Diced Tomatoes
Pasta Sauce
Cereal
Graham Crackers
Crunchy Peanut Butter
Salt
Flour
Sugar
Tea Bags
Baking Soda
Baking Powder
Maple Syrup
Gefilte Fish
Borscht
Canned Beets
Canned Carrots
Granola Bars
Oatmeal – Canisters
Oatmeal – Instant
Sugar Free Items
Gluten Free items
Feminine Hygiene Products
Mouth Wash
Toothbrushes
Bar Soap
Laundry Detergent
Hair brushes
Combs

Volunteer Opportunities with JFCS

We will be happy to work with you to select the right volunteer opportunity that matches your availability and interests. Below, please see a list of the most urgent volunteer needs:

See Our Current Volunteer Opportunities

To discuss becoming a volunteer with JFCS, contact Volunteer Coordinator, Sophia Fayne – sfayne@jfcslouisville.org

JFCS Family to Family Volunteering
- Family to Family is a three-step volunteer opportunity in which your family can grow together through service. Click here to learn more.
JFCS Friendly Visitors
- Friendly Visitors: Make a meaningful difference in someone’s life by spending time with an older adult in our community. Through friendly visits, volunteers provide companionship, connection, and support that help reduce social isolation and foster a stronger sense of belonging. A simple conversation, shared story, or regular visit can brighten someone’s day and create lasting friendships while strengthening our community.
JFCS Friendship Closet Shopper
- Spend your Monday evenings making a direct impact on the lives of JFCS clients by helping them “shop” in our Friendship Corner. This welcoming resource is stocked with clothing, household essentials, and other needed items. Volunteers assist clients in finding items that meet their needs while providing a warm, supportive experience that helps individuals and families feel valued, respected, and cared for.
JFCS Oral History Interviewers
- Help preserve treasured stories, memories, and life experiences by serving as an Oral History Interviewer. Volunteers receive training and a set of thoughtfully prepared questions to guide meaningful conversations with participants. Through these interviews, you’ll help capture personal histories, celebrate individual legacies, and create lasting connections that honor and preserve our community’s rich stories for future generations.
JFCS Telephone Reassurance Program
- Volunteers with the JFCS Telephone Reassurance Program are able to make phone calls to JFCS clients to provide companionship and thoughtful conversation in times of uncertainty and stress.
The Carole & Larry Goldberg Family Mitzvah Program
- The JFCS Family Mitzvah Program was established to provide fun, family-oriented mitzvah opportunities for families to participate in together. This program is a great way to teach young children about the importance of performing mitzvahs. Family mitzvah events are scheduled throughout the year often around the Jewish holidays of Rosh Hashanah, Passover, and Hanukkah.
  
  We also offer support in planning Family Mitzvah Projects beyond our pre-scheduled opportunities. Available projects include assembling meal bags for the Food Pantry, creating handmade fidgets for JFCS Clinical Services clients, and preparing hygiene kits for Food Pantry recipients.
The Doris L. & Theodore B. Meyers JFCS Shabbos Friends Program
- The JFCS Shabbos Friends Program was established to provide the Jewish Sabbath to Jewish seniors living in local assisted-living facilities and nursing homes each month.
  
  Shabbos Friends Visitors: First Friday of every month you will host Shabbat services at a local assisted living facility with older Jewish adults.
The Marjorie & Robert Kohn Pledge 13 Program
- JFCS offers bar and bat mitzvah students the opportunity to participate in the Marjorie and Robert Kohn Pledge 13 Program as part of their preparation for this important milestone.
  
  The Pledge 13 Program encourages students to put Jewish values into action through meaningful mitzvah and volunteer experiences with JFCS and other community organizations. Participants commit to completing a minimum of 13 hours of community service, fostering a lifelong commitment to helping others and strengthening the community.
  
  Upon completing the program, students receive a Certificate of Achievement and a small gift from JFCS, which can be presented during their bar or bat mitzvah celebration in recognition of their dedication and service.
  
  JFCS proudly partners with Jewish Learning Experience (JLE) and The Temple to offer this program. Students who are not affiliated with these partners are also welcome to participate, and JFCS can work with families to develop an individualized service plan tailored to their interests and needs.
The Sonny & Janet Meyer Food Pantry
- Volunteers with the JFCS Sonny & Janet Meyer Food Pantry are able to collect and sort non-perishable food items and personal care items to create food distribution bags and/or make deliveries of pre-packaged food bags to JFCS clients in need.