Volunteer Opportunities
Adolescent Mentoring Program
Mentoring, at its core, guarantees young people that there is someone who cares about them, assures them they are not alone in dealing with day-to-day challenges, and makes them feel like they matter. Research confirms that quality mentoring relationships have powerful positive effects on young people in a variety of personal, academic, and professional situations.
Arc Gloucester
The Arc Gloucester provides services to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities of all ages and their families including but not limited to respite & recreation, day & residential camp, after school, employment-related training, day habilitation, community inclusion and residential services .
Behavioral Health Matters
BHM provides innovative training on mental health, substance use, intellectual disabilities, and co-occurring disorders to service providers, treatment teams, and educators designed to enhance outcomes for service recipients and students. Our live seminars and "CE's on the Go" are offered virtually and in-person (depending on the presenter).
CASA of CGS
CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) of Cumberland, Gloucester and Salem Counties is an organization of volunteer advocates who stand up on behalf of abused and neglected children. Over 1,000 abused and neglected children in our three counties are currently waiting on the critical voice of a volunteer advocate.
Collaborative Support Programs of New Jersey (CSPNJ)
A statewide behavioral health agency incorporated in 1984, CSPNJ has established itself as a respected innovator of housing, Community Wellness Centers, employment, and economic development services that promote the wellness and recovery of people with the lived experience of behavioral health conditions.
Comfort Zone Camp
A nonprofit 501(c)3 bereavement organization that transforms the lives of children who have experienced the death of a parent, sibling, or primary caregiver. Our programs are FREE of charge and include trust building activities and age-based support groups that break the emotional isolation grief often brings.
Garden State Equality (GSE)
Garden State Equality (GSE) is the largest LGBTQ advocacy organization in New Jersey and one of the most successful statewide civil rights organizations for the LGBTQ community in the nation. Our services include advocacy, policy work, and training. All our current work is informed by racial, economic, and disability justice concerns.
Gateway CAP Foster Grandparent Program
Our program provides opportunities for older Americans who are 55 years and older to stay active and engaged while using their past skills and tools in classroom settings. The volunteers are paired with preschool programs that focus on the social and emotional development of young children.
Gateway CAP Wellness Center
Gateway Wellness Center provides community-based outpatient treatment to individuals and families. Our mission is to ensure access to services that promote health and wellness. Mental health professionals will provide participants with holistic approaches and evidenced-based interventions to address assessed and identified needs.
Gloucester Township Special Parents & Kids Network
Gloucester Township's Special Parents & Kids Network (SPKN....Speaking!) is a township supported, parent-directed, parent-to-parent support, education and information resource group that firmly believes that providing events and resources for families who care for special needs individuals is important to enhancing the quality of the lives of those individuals and their families.
Guazabara Insights, LLC
Guazabara Insights, LLC is a health and education services provider whose goal is to raise social consciousness and uplift our communities. We do so through the dissemination of our Cultural and Social Consciousness curriculum, and through community action. Guazabara Insights is also a provider of mentorship and Credible Messenger services throughout NJ State.
Jewish Federation of Southern NJ
We enhance the quality of life for members of our South Jersey Jewish community with disabilities. These individuals should have the opportunity to achieve their highest potential and lead independent and fulfilled lives. Our programs and services create a welcoming, supportive, and safe space for those living with disabilities and their families.
Lutheran Social Ministries of New Jersey
Built on more than a century of grace-filled service, Lutheran Social Ministries of New Jersey (LSMNJ) continues its mission as a not-for-profit organization to serve residents statewide who are hurt, who are in need, or who have limited choices – regardless of religious background or affiliation.
Regional Family Support Planning Councils
The New Jersey Council on Developmental Disabilities established the Regional Family Support Planning Councils (RFSPCs) to provide a way for parents and family members of people with developmental disabilities to come together to exchange knowledge/information and to advocate at the local and state level on issues that directly impact their lives.
Society for the Prevention of Teen Suicide
SPTS was founded in 2005 by two Monmouth county fathers, who each experienced the devastating loss of a teenage child by suicide. We firmly believe that accessible quality education and public awareness about teen suicide can save young lives. Our mission is to reduce the number of youth suicides and attempted suicides by encouraging public awareness through the development and promotion of educational training programs.
Young Life Salem County
Young Life Salem County is part of a world-class organization for adolescents. Our staff and volunteers enter the world of kids, focusing on what matters to them -- fun, adventure, friendship and a sense of significance. In doing so, we earn the privilege of talking to them about something that we think matters most of all -- the truth about God and His love for us.