community service
Community Service
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Get involved and help make a difference in someone’s life. Local non-for profit agencies that FLNNC members are involved with include:
Children’s Aid & Family Services: Children’s Aid and Family Services is one of northern New Jersey’s leading non-profit providers of human services and child welfare programs. Children’s Aid and Family Services was founded in 1899 as a child protection and adoption agency, and has placed over 10,000 children for adoption.
Today, many of those served have suffered from more severe physical and emotional abuse and neglect, and have more serious behavioral and mental health issues, as well as social and learning challenges. As a result, they need more specialized treatment while living in the agency’s care in either a therapeutic group home or family foster home. In addition to placing children for adoption and foster care, the agency provides a range of community services to support vulnerable children and families. These services include early childhood education, eldercare, social skills groups for children, parenting workshops, substance abuse prevention education, and Baby Basics.
Information on Volunteering: For information on how to volunteer with the agency, contact Karen Winick, Senior Manager, Volunteers and Community Relations at (201) 261-2800 x222 or email kwinick@cafsnj.org
Information on Fundraising and Making Donations: Contact Liz Mason in the Development office at (201) 261-2800 x317 or email lmason@cafsnj.org
Oasis: A Habitat for Women and Children – The Franklin Lakes Community has served meals at Oasis for some time. OASIS is in a new facility on Mill Street in Paterson. There is some gated parking as well as street parking for volunteers.
Donations to Oasis: Clothing, toys, book donations can be brought to OASIS any day of the month. Contact Chris Ordway (ENOrdway@aol.com) to see if someone from FL will be going to serve lunch and can take your donations!
Serve Lunch at Oasis: If you are interested in serving lunch at Oasis on a Tuesday, contact: Christine Ordway at ENOrdway@aol.com. If you are interested in serving lunch on a Thursday, contact Carolyn Vegliante at cvegliante@mac.com. If you are available another day of the week, contact Jean Gavigio (volunteer coordinator at Oasis) at gaviglio@verizon.net
Other Volunteer Opportunites at Oasis: There are other volunteer opportunities available at OASIS such as tutoring after school students, babysitting in nurturing center as well as the 3-5 year old room, sorting holiday gifts, serving lunches during the summer, etc. Volunteers must be 16 years of age. The contact at OASIS for volunteering is Jean Gaviglio, gaviglio@verizon.net
Eva’s Soup Kitchen: If you are interested in serving lunch at Eva’s Soup Kitchen, please contact Louise Bender at loudieb@optonline.net
Meals on Wheels: If you are interested in volunteering to deliver Meals on Wheels in Franklin Lakes, please contact Gina Venner at gvenner@aol.com
Franklin Lakes Valley Hospital Auxiliary: Reinstated in 2007, the Franklin Lakes Branch of The Valley Hospital Auxiliary has nearly 100 members, and in a just a short time has become very active in providing interesting programs to the community and raising funds for the hospital. The Branch runs meetings with highly informative speakers, boutique fundraisers, casino nights, a bridge group, theater outings and luncheons. In addition, members receive Branch Buzz, a newsletter that reports on Branch activities and other areas of interest.
Volunteering: Please contact Christine Ordway at enordway@aol.com if you are interested in joining the group of women who volunteer on the second Thursday of the month at Kurth Cottage; options are waitressing or kitchen help. There are other volunteer opportunities available in all areas of the hospital not only for yourself but for your children who are at least 16 years old as well as your dogs (therapy dogs).
Friends of the Franklin Lakes Library: Become a friend of the Franklin Lakes Library!
Meet new people and have fun
Plan author luncheons
Sponsor children’s art show
Raise money for library’s wish lists and programs
Support our local library