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Serves as a recreational and social meeting place for developmentally disabled campers during the winter. Activities include arts & crafts activities, adapted games, and monthly trips to places such as the Bronx Zoo, local bowling alleys, movie theaters, SportsWorld, Liberty Science Center, Van Saun Zoological Park, and Minor League Baseball Games. Provides one-on-one supervision for each child by a volunteer counselor.
Provides advocacy, community service information, congregate and home-delivered meals, education programs, recreation programs, and volunteer opportunities to senior citizens.

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Volunteer Recruitment/Placement
Congregate Meals/Nutrition Sites
Caregiver Counseling
Senior Centers
Caregiver Consultation and Support
Home Delivered Meals
Provides a volunteer organization to serve on a variety of assignments in about 60 countries around the world. Projects include: Education, youth and community development, environment, health, community economic development, and agriculture. The agency provides volunteers with language, cross-cultural, and technical training.
Offers volunteer opportunities to anyone in the community 14 years of age or older.
Offers friendship, guidance, and encouragement to isolated mothers striving to become better parents and/or gain self-sufficiency. Training and support are available for the program.
Coordinates the following six volunteer programs, geared towards serving elderly/disabled individuals in Warren County:- Chore Corps- Essential Medical Transportation- Bill Payer- Volunteer Shopping- Friendly Visitor- Telephone ReassuranceVolunteers assist the elderly and disabled individuals, so that they can remain in their homes/community while preserving their highest level of self-sufficiency.

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Volunteer Recruitment/Placement
Friendly Visiting
Telephone Reassurance
Housekeeping Assistance
Homemaker Assistance
Representative Payee Services
Promotes and develops youth volunteerism. Involves young volunteers working together with adult volunteers, assisting existing local organizations in a wide range of service opportunities, including preparing meals for families in need; visiting nursing homes, etc.

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Volunteer Recruitment/Placement
Youth Community Service Programs
Older workers can supplement retirement incomes and are given the opportunity to continue to use their varied skills and experiences in service to their community. The Seniors Program is designed to provide part-time subsidized training for persons 55 or older. The seniors will be placed in community based non-profit organizations while in training to upgrade skills for unsubsidized employment.
Provides resources to obatin volunteer opportunities, while promoting and encouraging indivduals and familes to help non-profit organizations in the community.
Pairs specially trained volunteers with at-risk third and fourth grade children in the classroom in the fight against childhood obesity. By encouraging physical activity and modeling healthy eating, the program helps children adopt healthy behaviors.
Provides volunteer opportunities in Monmouth and Ocean Counties, and coordinates volunteer provision to local organizations in need of volunteers.

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Volunteer Recruitment/Placement
Community Foundations
Operates as a civilian volunteer component of the US Coast Guard. Teaches boating safety classes. Performs boating safety checks. Patrols the waters and coastline on sea, in the air, and on land.
Promotes voluntarism, developing the potential of women, and improving communities through the effective action and leadership.
Offers individuals with developmental disabilities a range of tailored supports and services, including fee-for-service options, individual advocacy, IEP support, person-centered planning sessions, service planning, social work services, transition planning for high school graduates, a three-year college experience, an Independent Living Program for those living independently, and the DDD Supports Program featuring community-based supports, inclusion, prevocational services, and volunteering opportunities.

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Volunteer Recruitment/Placement
General Benefits and Services Assistance
Specialized Information and Referral
Special Education Advocacy
Provides educational and employment services for income-eligible participants who are seeking to achieve specific personal, educational, and professional self-sufficiency goals. Available services include:Educational Services: - Adult Basic Education - English as a Second Language - Adult Literacy - Computer Literacy - Financial Education courses. Employment Services: - Career & Skills Assessments - Job Training - Job Placement & Referral - Professional Development Workshops & Activities

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Literacy Programs
Career Counseling
English as a Second Language
Computer Literacy Training Programs
Volunteer Recruitment/Placement
Job Search/Placement
Job Training Formats
Recruits and trains seniors for volunteer opportunities, including foster grandparents, senior companions, and retired and senior volunteer program. It is a network of national service programs for americans 55 years and older.

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RSVP Program
Volunteer Recruitment/Placement
Senior Companion Program
Foster Grandparent Program
Pairs senior volunteers with pre-school, kindergarten and first grade children to advance their literacy skills. It is the only in-classroom program of its kind in Monmouth County and is currently in 19 underserved public schools. Volunteers visit the same classroom each week during the school year to read to a small group of children and share their love of literature. Reading Buddies
Recruits youth, ages 11 through 18, for volunteering in supervised community service projects. Members come together from throughout the county to volunteer community service projects. Summer intensive programs place volunteers at non-profit organizations over two 4-week sessions. Weekend projects take place throughout the year. Transportation is provided to and from volunteer sites.

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Volunteer Recruitment/Placement
Youth Community Service Programs
Connects people with opportunities to serve and operating model volunteer programs. Building capacity for effective volunteering, and participating in strategic partnerships that meet community needs.

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Volunteer Recruitment/Placement
Places volunteers in not-for-profit organizations whose missions match their skills and interests. Also assists corporations in planning volunteer events for employees.

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Community Foundations
Volunteer Recruitment/Placement
Fundraises for the community and social services through campaigns in the workplace, and special event activities. Coordinates with local state and federal governments in joint funding ventures. Directs funds to agencies that provide services to residents in the community who are in need.

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Volunteer Recruitment/Placement
Community Foundations
Provides a hands on approach to enable youth to develop the knowledge, attitudes, and skills they need to become contributing citizens to their communities. The goals of the 4-H Development Program are to provide informal educational programs, encourage responsibility, and improve community partnerships and collaborations.

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Youth Enrichment Programs
Youth Community Service Programs
Volunteer Recruitment/Placement
Seeks out volunteers, student interns, youth looking for summer work, and individuals needing to fulfill court community service obligations.

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Volunteer Recruitment/Placement
Court Ordered Community Service Referral Programs
Provides a clearinghouse for volunteer services in Burlington County. Recruits and places volunteers by matching their interests and skills with the needs of the public and private agencies and community organizations.
Allows seniors to be included in volunteer opportunities with the community. Seniors have the freedom to choose what non-profit, faith based organizations, government agencies, health centers, schools and senior centers. They are able to volunteer whenever they choose.