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Administrative Office Assistance
(Robin Road Office, Turrell Childcare Center, Frisch Court Office)

  • Mailings - Stuffing, Labeling, Stamping as determined by mailing calendar
  • Data Entry/Typing/Filing/Phone Calls
Baby Basics Program
  • Sort donations at our Englewood site on two Thursdays a month
  • Organize a community drive to collect formula, diapers, and baby essentials for low-income families with children
Community Drives
  • Organize community drives for back to school supplies, camp supplies, and holiday gifts for children in our care
  • Coordinate a fundraiser to support agency programs
Outdoor Gardening
  • Healing Garden at 148 Prospect Street, Ridgewood
    • March planting and clean-up
    • September planting and clean-up
  • Turrell Childcare Center - 200 Robin Road, Paramus
    • Children's garden spring clean-up
Residential Group Homes
(Paramus, Ridgewood, Bogota, and Park Ridge)
  • Mentoring
    • Training program to mentor a teen or young child in our foster care program
  • Job Mentors, any profession, for job shadowing and to teach skills to teens preparing for the job market
  • Tutoring
    • Tutor children in Reading, Math, Science, English, after school
  • Renovation and Repair Work
  • Cooking
    • Prepare in-home bi-weekly meals for children
  • Conduct a life skills workshop
  • Coordinate field trips
  • Organize holiday activities
  • Staff assistance
Special Events
  • Assistance with various duties at our annual fundraisers Spring and Fall
  • Organize an event on the agency's behalf
The Depot Gift Shop
  • Salesperson for our all-volunteer gift shop in Midland Park - Weekdays or Saturdays
Transitional Living Program
  • Job Mentors
    • Job shadowing
    • Workshops on preparing for the job market
  • Host Family
    • Become a host family and sponsor post-graduate young adults from our transitional living program
Turrell Child Care & Early Learning Center
  • Classroom assistants in each of the 13 classrooms
  • Sanitation of Toys and Play Equipment
  • Reading Programs
Recruitment
  • Become an ambassador for the agency and recruit foster and adoptive families for the children in our care
Other
  • Decorating in our office space
  • Facilities assistants
For more information contact the Volunteer Office at 201-261-2800 or email at volunteer@cafsnj.org
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