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Description:* Mission: "To enable all young people, especially those who need us most, to reach their full potential as productive, responsible and caring citizens." * Boys & Girls Clubs of Hudson County provides a safe haven filled with hope and opportunity, ongoing relationships with caring adults, life-enhancing programs, and more for boys and girls who would otherwise be left to find their own recreation and companionship in the streets, or at home with no adult care or supervision. * Programs focus on: Character & Leadership, Education & Career, Health & Life Skills, The Arts, Sports Fitness & Recreation, a Summer Camp, and other special initiatives. * Volunteering just one or two hours each week can make a real difference in a young person’s life, and in your life too! The benefits include: Positively impacting the lives of Hudson County youth, Becoming a role model, Developing relationships with our members, Helping to provide a fun and safe environment for young people, Demonstrating your commitment to helping the community, Gaining valuable life experiences and skills, and Meeting new people. Volunteers at Boys & Girls Clubs of Hudson County get the training and support they need to be a successful part of our clubs and the lives of our members. Whether your interest is in athletics, technology, the arts or any other programming skills, we have a role for you to play in our mission. * http://www.bgchc.org; * Volunteer form at http://www.bgchc.org/help/documents/AdultVolunteerApplication.pdf

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Description:* Mission: to help homeless pregnant women by providing a loving family environment in a safe and secure shelter. * Good Counsel provides love, support and tools needed for stability and success, providing a stable Christian home for any pregnant homeless woman, including the mentally ill and those suffering from substance abuse, for the duration of their pregnancy and up to a year afterwards. Our assistance includes educational and vocational assistance and professional counseling, a 24/7 crisis pregnancy hotline, referrals to regional assistance programs, a life skills program for mothers, transitional support for those leaving the program, technology training programs, post-abortive counseling, and the support and Christian environment of our homes for mothers. * We are always ready to welcome great volunteers! Donors and volunteers can join Good Counsel and help our families get a new start in life in a variety of ways, from the smallest details to the most complex. From fundraising and friend-raising to teaching, mentoring and sharing time and talents, plenty of volunteer opportunities exist in both the Good Counsel offices and residences. We are also in need of prayer volunteers. Please be aware that Good Counsel will conduct background checks of our volunteers at our sole discretion. * http://www.goodcounselhomes.org * Volunteer form at http://www.goodcounselhomes.org/volunteer

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Description:* Mission: The Hoboken Shelter’s mission is to be a community partnership that transforms lives by providing meals for the hungry, shelter for the homeless, & services to support people to become housed. * We shelter 50 people nightly, serve 200 meals daily, and provide such support services as food, shelter, case management, counseling, job and life skills training, creative arts workshops, and emergency homelessness prevention grants. These services help our homeless guests develop the skills needed to gain employment, achieve independence, and re-integrate into the community. The shelter is owned and operated by Communities of Faith for Housing, Inc., a non-profit housing corporation made up of ministers and laity from houses of worship, as well as several Hoboken community leaders. * Volunteers can help in various areas. For our daily dinner, you can come and serve dinner 6-8:15pm, donate food for 100 guests, donate money for a dinner, or donate frozen meats. For Friday lunch, clothes distribution, and showers, you can come from 11am-3pm to sort clothes for distribution, serve lunch, or clean up. You can make, wrap, and deliver sandwiches for lunches. You can sort food and clothing donations Monday through Thursday, 11am-3pm. You can coordinate collection of supplies (see our website for a list of needed items). You can come before dinner, at 6-7pm to mentor, tutor, and play board games with our guests. Or you can fundraise for the shelter. Your support makes a difference! * http://www.hobokenshelter.org

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Description:* Mission: Encouraging the growth of persons through the building of a healthy spirit, mind and body, the Hoboken-North Hudson YMCA is dedicated to promoting good health, strong families, leadership, community development and global understanding. * The YMCA offers a variety of programs, including financial aid and scholarship assistance. Other Youth and Teen programs include After School Child Care, Music/Drama, Holiday Camp, Summer Day Camp, Photography and darkroom, Leaders Club, Teen Center, Sports Clinics, Art Classes, Yoga, Weight Training, Hip Hop dance and Salsa, and other sports classes and events. Adult programs include numerous sports/fitness events and classes, morning babysitting, and other special events and lectures. * Volunteers are welcomed in the following areas: Marketing and Public Relations, to work with YMCA administrative staff to develop and implement ongoing marketing and PR for all YMCA programs and services; Special Events Staff, to help at health fairs, music & art festivals, fundraising events, and more; and Coaches, who can help guide a team to victory and leave a lasting impression on a young person by instilling in them values and mission of the YMCA. A background check is required for all volunteers. * http://www.hobokenymca.org

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Description:* Mission: HOPES' mission is to provide community services that respond to the social, educational, and training needs of its residents in an effort to overcome barriers and fight the causes of poverty. * HOPES provides community services to a wide range of individuals and families. Early Childhood Services include legal representation for students and advocacy for school reform and improvement; early childhood education and development; health and nutrition programs; family and community partnerships; child wellness services; childcare; and parenting workshops. Youth Services include after-school activities with technical learning and development of hands-on skills; and summer computer classes. Adult Services include job search assistance; professional development workshops; and adult classes in ESL, computer literacy, and adult basic education, including reading/writing and math classes. Senior Services include assisted transportation, information and assistance accessing relevant services and entitlement programs, educational services, and home visits. Community Assistance Services include assistance applying for entitlement programs. * http://www.hopes.org

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Location: Our Lady Grace Convent, basement   Study Topic:  
Description:* Mission: Share God's love and provision to those who come for help, developing relationships with our poorer neighbors so that we can understand their real needs in the midst of their lifelong struggle in poverty, and meeting needs in a spirit of love, mercy and compassion so that both the giver and receiver may see the face of God. * In Jesus' Name Charities is a collective compassionate and spiritual response to poverty in our community in which people may do small acts of kindness and sharing to comfort and help their neighbors in need. It operates an ongoing emergency food response, and verifies needs and coordinates a network of volunteers and donors to meet those needs. IJN was founded in 1981 when the Hoboken Clergy Coalition formed to respond to the various needs of the poor of Hoboken and is tax exempt as a church organization hosted by Our Lady of Grace Church. * Volunteers can help in the following areas: Core Volunteer Staff - help distribute and organize resources (those with weekday availability are especially needed); Collection Facilitators - mediate collections at your church, organization, or work site, or spearhead a one-time collection; Transportation - help in the delivery of food packages to homebound individuals, or agree to be contacted to move donations between resource banks; Clerical Help - Computer graphic preparation of certain mailings and appeals, forms, and thank you notes designed; Celebrate School Success - sponsor a child's improved report card with a $25 gift certificate incentive; Literacy Volunteer - Participate in our Literacy events and other gatherings and parties, to benefit poor children in the community; Benefactors - Fulfill specific crisis needs that fall beyond the means of the resource banks. * http://www.injesusnamecharities.org

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Description:* Mission: The Jubilee Center exists to equip children from Hoboken's public housing neighborhood with the tools, not only to survive, but to overcome the many barriers they face in their young lives. * The Jubilee Center is an after school and summer safe haven for children in Hoboken's public housing neighborhood; a neighborhood with a history of gang activity, violent crime and drug-related arrests. The Center provides quality after school programming for over seventy students from K-6th grade from 3-6pm during the school year and 8:30am-6pm during the summer. The Center also provides needed activities full time during school breaks throughout the year. The Jubilee Center is a project of All Saints Community Service and Development Corporation, a non-sectarian, non-profit organization. * Programs include: Homework Help and Tutoring, every weekday of the academic year 3:15-4:30pm and Monday through Thursday nights 6-7pm; Enrichment, including dance, voice, poetry, creative writing, cooking and visual arts Monday through Thursday 4:30-5:30pm; Evening Meals; Field Trips and Community Events, which have included potlucks, birthday parties, nutrition workshops for parents, field trips to the Liberty Science Center, Yankee Stadium, and more; Civic Outreach, to hospital patients, an assisted living facility, and fundraising for meal programs; and a seven-week Summer Program. * http://www.jubileecenterhoboken.org

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Description:* Mission: Mustard Seed was founded in 1979 to address the educational needs of the urban community, to stimulate and broaden the experiences of city children, and to educate students in an intercultural, interdenominational Christian setting. Mustard Seed has an intentional mission to the urban poor. * At Mustard Seed School, we teach the whole child: intellectual, physical, social, emotional and spiritual. We do this through a hands-on, experiential education and a unique integration of strong academics, arts, faith and service. Students learn a core knowledge base and develop essential life skills. The school has 149 students grades K-8, and 42 preschool students and in addition to the traditional academic subjects of language, math, science, and social studies, also has activities in music, art, gym, science, drama, library, tutoring, support resources, worship, and other gatherings. * We welcome and encourage volunteers into many aspects of school life. Here are just a few ideas: Help us reach out to families who might not consider private schooling because of financial limitations; Develop relationships with corporations and foundations as we seek grants and sponsorships; Share an artistic, technical, or other talent with students; Help us prepare for one of our many celebrations and/or assist with birthday books; Chaperone or drive for a field trip. What are your passions? * http://www.mustardseedschool.org

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Description:* Party With Purpose (PWP) is a volunteer based not-for-profit founded to make a positive difference in the world by producing unique events to raise money for charitable causes. Over the past seven years, PWP has donated almost $200,000 to help our neighbors in need and had a great time doing it. Our motto is "Work Hard, Play Hard, Give Hard." * Looking to meet some great people and get involved in one of the fastest growing charities in the NYC area? Fantastic volunteer opportunities are available ranging from event planning, sponsorship sales, marcom, pr, finance, etc. Meetings are every 2nd Wednesday of the month at NINE, 333 Washington Street, Hoboken, 6:30-8:00 pm. RSVP is appreciated by not mandatory. Feel free to bring friends. Help us year-round or volunteer for a specific event. Get involved! Party With Purpose brings together successful professionals in the NYC area to accomplish great things and have a great time. * http://www.partywithpurpose.org/

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Location: St. Matthews Trinity Lutheran Church   Study Topic:  
Description:* Four mornings a week, St. Matthew Trinity’s Parish Hall becomes an oasis for those who need a nourishing meal and a place to sit with friends. Supported by donations and staffed by volunteers, the Lunch Time Ministry provides food and a welcome to 25-75 guests each day it is open. Volunteers are always needed. We also need donations of coffee, iced tea, jelly, milk, sugar, hot dog buns, mustard, ketchup, spaghetti sauce, napkins, paper towels, canned soup and fruit, cookies or money to buy groceries. * http://www.stmatthewtrinity.org/socialministries.html