Events
YLD and TOV Beach Clean-up
Join YLD and TOV at our beach clean-up! We'll collect trash at North Ave Beach and log the waste with the Alliance for the Great Lakes. This will be part of one of the world’s largest citizen science efforts to better understand the types of pollutants affecting our lakes.
JUF Teens Summer Portland Service Trip
Join JUF Teens on a 3-4 day service trip in Portland, Oregon. This trip combines meaningful direct service with fun and exploring a new place. When- It will be a 3-4 night trip during the week of June 8-11. Exact dates pending flight confirmation. Cost: Early bird is $1400 through March 15. Regular is $1500....
Together Tuesday Happy Hour with Repair the World Chicago
On Together Tuesday, Repair the World Chicago is bringing people together for a happy hour with a purpose: packing hygiene kits for CHI-CARE, a Chicago organization supporting unhoused neighbors. Together Tuesday is a GivingTuesday activation that invites communities across the country to make generosity visible through simple, local acts of care. Grab a drink, pack...
Celebrate Shabbat with Seniors at The Selfhelp Home
Join JUF Young Leadership Division (YLD) and JUF Tikkun Olam Volunteer Network (TOV) for a Shabbat service and Oneg, a social gathering held after Friday night Shabbat services, with residents of The Selfhelp Home Senior Living Community. The Oneg features light refreshments like challah and wine, but please note it will not be a full...
Volunteer with YLD and TOV this June
Join JUF Young Leadership Division and Tikkun Olam Volunteer Network to support KAM Isaiah Israel’s Food Justice and Sustainability Program. Volunteers will take part in hands-on work to help maintain vibrant growing spaces. Responsibilities vary week to week, but may include cleaning up the gardens, harvesting ripe fruits and vegetables, and assisting with seasonal projects...
Help in a Garden with YLD & TOV
Join the Chicago Park District for a morning at the Community Roots Community Garden! Volunteers will learn about local gardening while taking part in hands-on activities. Depending on the garden's needs, volunteers may help with trash pick-up, weeding, planting, watering, laying mulch and other special projects.
Operation Backpack: School Supplies for Students in Need
Join us in assembling backpacks filled with school supplies for students supported by VOA Illinois. Operation Backpack is an annual drive hosted by VOA Illinois to collect backpacks and school supplies for the youth they serve, including children experiencing homelessness, children of the Veterans served by VOA Illinois, and children in all VOA Illinois youth...
Sort and Pack Recycling with YLD and TOV
Join Reduce Waste Chicago for their Reuse & Recycling Pop-Up. They'll be collecting common household items at the farmers market for reuse, repurposing and specialty recycling. Volunteers will be accepting the collection items, sorting them into proper bins, and packing up the bins when full. *Please note this project is for young adults ages 22-39.
Volunteer Happy Hour
Join YLD, TOV, and Repair the World for Volunteer Happy Hour! Enjoy a night out with like-minded individuals and learn how to get involved in Jewish young adult volunteer opportunities. Bring school supplies for our school supply drive and write cards for students beginning the school year. This event is for young adults ages 22-39....
Deliver Rosh Hashanah food with YLD & TOV
Help deliver Rosh Hashanah food boxes to those in need so they can celebrate the holiday in a dignified way. No car required - volunteers will deliver boxes to units in an apartment building.
Sukkah Squad: Family Volunteer Opportunity
Bring the whole family for a meaningful hands-on mitzvah project. Families will create colorful decorations for the Weinberg Community’s sukkah.
Sort Baby and Toddler Essentials with YLD & TOV
Join YLD and TOV to volunteer with Share Our Spare. Volunteer responsibilities may include making cards, sorting clothes, doing quality checks on toys and books, or packing diaper orders for community distribution.