Ways to Pledge
Check out these amazing opportunities to repair your world and give hours to the pledge:

Volunteer Type: -All- Advocacy and Human Rights Animals Arts and Culture Children and Youth Community Disabled Disaster Relief Education and Literacy Environment Health and Medicine Homeless and Housing Hunger and Poverty Immigrants and Refugees International Israel Justice and Legal LGBT Politics Race and Ethnicity Religion Seniors Sports and Recreation Women Other

Hours Needed: -All- 1 2-5 6-10 11-15 16-20 Over 20

 

Energy Star Change a Light Pledge Environment Where: Your place When: Anytime Hours: 1 Here's a bright idea - change your lightbulbs to environmentally friendly ones.

HIAS Young Leaders Volunteer! Immigrants and Refugees Where: Washington, DC; Los Angeles; Chicago; New York, New York When: Ongoing Hours: 2-5 Contact: 202-857-6619 (Stephanie) HIAS Young Leaders DC are a dedicated community of young Jewish professionals and graduate students who aid in HIAS' mission of refugee resettlement through event planning, direct service, and advocacy/education.

Tov - JUF Tikkun Olam Volunteers Chicago Community Where: Chicago When: Anytime Hours: Over 20 Contact: (312) 357-4762 or tov@juf.org TOV provides individual and group volunteer experiences to people of all ages. Our volunteer advisors will work hard to find the best match to meet your needs and interests.

Jewish Coalition for Service Other Where: All over When: Ongoing Hours: Over 20 Contact: www.jewishservice.org Find the perfect organization to spend a week, a month, or a year volunteering with.

JDC's Jewish Service Corps International Where: Africa, Asia, Europe, former Soviet Union When: 2007-2008 Hours: Over 20 Contact: volunteer@jdc.org Spend next year living and working in a Jewish community overseas!

Hillel's Gulf Coast Alternative Break 2007 Disaster Relief Where: Gulf Coast, USA When: Winter - Spring 2007 Hours: Over 20 Contact: Abbey Greenberg, agreenberg@hillel.org Spend a week in the Gulf Coast repairing homes and building community in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Check the registration site to see if your school is participating!

Solving Global Warming - The Tipping Point Environment Where: Your place When: Anytime Hours: 1 Contact: Natural Resources Defense Council There are lots of small steps you can take to save energy and reduce pollution - such as weatherproofing your house. Check out some of these simple steps.

Genocide Intervention Network Advocacy and Human Rights Where: Washington, DC When: Immediately Hours: 2-5 Contact: jobs@genocideintervention.net Make "never again" a reality. Immediate volunteer opportunities in our Washington, DC office. E-mail for more information.

JUST for a Day Community Where: Los Angeles, CA When: November 12, 2006 Hours: 6-10 Contact: agreenberg@hillel.org Join more than 1,000 students who will take to the streets and beaches of Los Angeles on November 12 when Hillel launches JUST for a Day, a one-day social-justice blitz that will make a difference in lives of Angelenos.

Hadassah's Mitzvah Day Community Where: Wherever When: Chanukah, 1 or more days Hours: 6-10 Contact: communityoutreach@hadassah.org Hadassah offers opportunities to make a difference in your community through a variety of programs, including community centers, hospitals, schools, shelters, and soup kitchens. Volunteers distribute clothes to women who are going back to work, read to children in shelters and hospitals, and create programs for the elderly.

Nechama - Jewish Response to Disaster Disaster Relief Where: New Orleans When: Weekly, Dec 17 - Jan 13 Hours: Over 20 Contact: nechama.org Not a Vacation, a Life Changing Experience: Four Winter Deployments to New Orleans!

American Jewish World Service International Where: Africa, Asia, South America When: 3-12 months, ongoing Hours: Over 20 Contact: ajws.org Help alleviate poverty, hunger and disease in the developing world.

STAND Advocacy and Human Rights Where: Your campus When: Ongoing Hours: 11-15 Contact: standnow.org Start a STAND Chapter on your campus to help protect the people of Darfur.

Save Darfur Advocacy and Human Rights Where: All over When: Ongoing Hours: 2-5 Contact: savedarfur.org Help stop the Genocide by participating in a Save Darfur Rally.

Jewish Funds for Justice Hunger and Poverty Where: New York, Philadelphia, Los Angeles When: Ongoing Hours: Over 20 Contact: internship@jewishjustice.org Intern with the Jewish Funds for Justice and help build a just, fair and compassionate America.

Hazon Israel Where: Israel When: May 1 - 8, 2007 Hours: Over 20 Contact: Hazon Ride a bike, save the planet on the Arava Institute/Hazon Israel Ride.

Oxfam America International Where: Wherever When: Anytime Hours: 1 Contact: oxfamamerica.org Skip a meal (in your dining hall or on your own) and donate the funds saved to anti-poverty work.

United Jewish Communities Other Where: Your local Federation When: An upcoming Sunday Hours: 2-5 Contact: Find your local Jewish Federation Volunteer for a Federation Super Sunday event near you.

Wilderness Society Environment Where: Your place When: Anytime Hours: 1 Contact: action.wilderness.org Sign a petition to protect our public spaces and wildlife refuges

Stop Global Warming Environment Where: Your place When: Anytime Hours: 2-5 Contact: stopglobalwarming.org Take these steps in your home and help stop global warming.

MAZON Hunger and Poverty Where: Your community When: 1-5 hours, anytime Hours: Contact: mazon.org Help bring food to the table of hungry people in your neighborhood.