Asian Arts Initiative
Phone: 215-557-0455
E-mail: info@asianartsinitiative.org
Website: http://www.asianartsinitiative.org
Address: 1315 Cherry Street , 2 nd Floor East
Philadelphia , PA 19107
Mission : The Asian Arts Initiative is grounded in the belief that the arts can provide an important political and cultural voice for the Asian American communities in Philadelphia . We are a community arts center where artists and everyday people explore and express our diverse experiences as Asian Americans.
Opps: E-mail for volunteer opportunities.
Francis Myers Recreation Center
Phone: 215-685-2698
E-mail: N/A
Website: http://www.phila.gov/recreation/teen_centers.html
Address: 58th St. & Kingsessing St .
Philadelphia , PA 19143
Mission : The Francis Myers Recreation Center is part of the Teen Centers. The Teen Centers provide a wide range of recreation and social programs for youth, ages 14 to 24. They offer educational and cultural programs, youth development training, mentoring workshops and job readiness courses, in addition to the sports and fitness programs offered at other recreation facilities. Outreach services are also provided to recruit and engage youth in the community who may be at risk.
Opps: Contact for volunteer opportunities.
Habitat for Humanity
Phone: 215-765-6000
E-mail: volunteer@habitatphiladelphia.org
Website: http://www.habitatphiladelphia.org
Address: 1829 N. 19 th Street
Philadelphia , PA 19121
Mission : Habitat Philadelphia is an independently chartered affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International, which developed our model of partnership housing. We don't build houses for needy families, we build houses with them. They put in 350 hours of work on the construction site alongside thousands of volunteers. Volunteers are one part of what makes the houses we build affordable. The other part is a zero-interest mortgage that allows homeowners to pay back the cost of their house through monthly payments that they can afford.
Opps: Contact for volunteer opportunities.
Intercultural Family Services, Inc.
Phone: 215-386-1298
E-mail: ifsi@ifsinc.org
Website: http://www.ifsinc.org
Address: 4225 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia , PA
Mission : Through culturally competent services, we stabilize, strengthen, and unite families and diverse communities using public and private partnerships.
Opps: Contact for volunteer opportunities.
Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia
Phone: 215-832-0878
E-mail: info@philafederation.org
Website: http://www.jewishphilly.org
Address: 2100 Arch Street
Philadelphia , PA 19103
Mission: To create a compassionate, informed, open, engaged and vibrant Jewish community - a community that respects its members' diversity... that is proud of its religious and cultural heritage... and that embraces and embodies Jewish values of education, social justice and caring for those in need. Toward that end, we provide comprehensive health, social, cultural and educational services to Jews in need in the Greater Philadelphia area and nationally. Each year, millions of dollars are raised through the Federation Allied Jewish Appeal campaign to support these regional and international programs and services.
Opps:
1. Mentor new Americans
2. Help in the food pantry
Kingsessing Recreation Center
Phone: 215-685-2695
E-mail: N/A
Website: http://www.phila.gov/recreation/teen_centers.html
Address: 48th St. & Kingsessing St .
Philadelphia , PA 19143
Mission : The Kingsessing Recreation Center is part of the Teen Centers. The Teen Centers provide a wide range of recreation and social programs for youth, ages 14 to 24. They offer educational and cultural programs, youth development training, mentoring workshops and job readiness courses, in addition to the sports and fitness programs offered at other recreation facilities. Outreach services are also provided to recruit and engage youth in the community who may be at risk.
Opps: Contact for volunteer opportunities.
McVeigh Recreation Center
Phone: 215-685-9897 or 9898
E-mail: N/A
Website: http://www.phila.gov/recreation/teen_centers.html
Address: D & Ontario Sts.
Philadelphia , PA 19134
Mission : The McVeigh Recreation Center is part of the Teen Centers. The Teen Centers provide a wide range of recreation and social programs for youth, ages 14 to 24. They offer educational and cultural programs, youth development training, mentoring workshops and job readiness courses, in addition to the sports and fitness programs offered at other recreation facilities. Outreach services are also provided to recruit and engage youth in the community who may be at risk.
Opps: Contact for volunteer opportunities.
Nationalities Service Center of
Philadelphia
Phone: 215-893-8400, ext. 124
E-mail: randrawos@nationalitiesservice.org
Website: http://www.nationalitiesservice.org
Address: 1300 Spruce Street
Philadelphia , PA 19107
Mission : Services: Elimination of barriers by language and cultural difference and promotion of the assets of difference in our community; legal representation of aliens before Immigration and Naturalization services; and teaching of English to non-English speakers. Counseling Services: Counseling, case management for at-risk populations and interpreter services for purpose of problem solving and service delivery; services are for ages 13 and up. Fixed Fee. Migration Services: Legal Assistance, form preparation and document translation. All Ages. Language bank available. Philadelphia , Montgomery and Delaware County residents only. Sliding Fee Scale.
Opps:
1. Handyman
2. Clerical
3. Friends of the Elderly
4. Graphic Designers
5. Drivers
Police Athletic League of Philadelphia
Phone: 215-291-9000 ext. 119
E-mail: N/A
Website: http://www.phillypal.com
Address: 2524 E. Clearfield Street
Philadelphia , PA 19134
Mission : The basic mission of PAL is to offer young people a viable and constructive alternative to the temptations of "street life" which can lead to a life of crime, alcoholism, drugs, vandalism, and delinquency. PAL provides the environment to keep boys and girls active, interested and busy through its supervised, multi-faceted recreational, societal and educational programs to develop leadership traits and build good citizens for tomorrow. PAL is dedicated to instilling in our youth a value system that recognizes the need to respect and protect the human and property rights of others and to uphold and obey the laws of our city, state and nation.
Opps: Volunteer at any of PAL's 24 centers throughout Philadelphia
:
1. City-Wide Tournament Education Coach
2. Computer Lab Instructor
3. Tutor (PAL Homework Club)
4. Program Facilitator (Homework Club)
5. After-School Program Helpers
6. Track and Field
Rivera Recreation Center
Phone: 215-685-9887
E-mail: N/A
Website: http://www.phila.gov/recreation/teen_centers.html
Address: 5 th St. & Allegheny Ave.
Philadelphia , PA 19140
Mission : The Rivera Recreation Center is part of the Teen Centers. The Teen Centers provide a wide range of recreation and social programs for youth, ages 14 to 24. They offer educational and cultural programs, youth development training, mentoring workshops and job readiness courses, in addition to the sports and fitness programs offered at other recreation facilities. Outreach services are also provided to recruit and engage youth in the community who may be at risk.
Opps: Contact for volunteer opportunities.
Ronald McDonald House of Philadelphia
Phone: 215-387-8406
E-mail: prmh@philarmh.org
Website: http://www.philarmh.org
Address: 3921-3925 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia , PA 19104
Mission: A commitment by caring people to provide an affordable home-away-from-home and support services that offer compassion, hospitality and a setting where other families, volunteers and staff can support families of ill or injured children receiving medical treatment in nearby hospitals.
Opps: Contact for volunteer opportunities.
The SafeGuards Project at The LGBT Health Resource
Center
Phone: 215-496-9560
E-mail: N/A
Website: http://www.safeguards.org/index.asp
Address: 1211 Chestnut Street , 8 th Floor
Philadelphia , PA 19107
Mission : The mission of The SafeGuards Project & The LGBT Health Resource Center is to enhance the health of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals and communities. We seek to advance the knowledge of health issues affecting these communities and to develop programs that promote healthy change on an individual, group, and institutional level. We accomplish this through community-based participatory research, collaborative programs, and advocacy.
Opps:
1. Healthcare professionals
2. Daytime office help
3. Computer assistance and data entry
4. Special event planning
5. Community outreach
6. Small group facilitation
Shepard Recreation Center
Phone: 215-685-1992
E-mail: N/A
Website:
http://www.phila.gov/recreation/teen_centers/Shepard_Teen_Center/shepard_teen_center.html
Address: 57th St. & Haverford Ave.
Philadelphia , PA 19143
Mission : The Shepard Recreation Center is part of the Teen Centers. The Teen Centers provide a wide range of recreation and social programs for youth, ages 14 to 24. They offer educational and cultural programs, youth development training, mentoring workshops and job readiness courses, in addition to the sports and fitness programs offered at other recreation facilities. Outreach services are also provided to recruit and engage youth in the community who may be at risk.
Opps: Contact for volunteer opportunities.
The Southeast Asian Mutual Assistance Association
Coalition (SEAMAAC)
Phone: 215-476-9640
E-mail: N/A
Website: http://www.seamaac.org
Address: 4601 Market Street
Philadelphia , PA 19139
Mission : The Southeast Asian Mutual Assistance Association Coalition (SEAMAAC) is a United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania member agency serving the Cambodian, Ethnic Chinese, Hmong, Laotian and Vietnamese communities in the greater Philadelphia area. SEAMAAC's mission is to enable Southeast Asians (Cambodians, Chinese, Hmong, Laotian and Vietnamese) to thrive in the Philadelphia area.
Opps: Contact for current opportunities.
UC Green
Phone: 215-573-4684
E-mail: info@ucgreen.org
Website: http://www.ucgreen.org
Address: 4013 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia , PA 19104
Mission : The mission of UC GREEN is to enable, promote,
coordinate, and support, with its Partners , projects that
realize a cohesive vision of greening in University City 's
diverse urban neighborhoods by:
locating and administering funds for neighborhood greening
projects in UC
coordinating seasonal collaborative UC greening programs
providing technical support and horticultural education programs
promoting and coordinating "recycling" of garden-related
materials
initiating/encouraging horticultural businesses in UC
Opps: Contact for volunteer opportunities.
The Village of Arts & Humanities
Phone: 215-225-3949
E-mail: village@villagearts.org
Website: http://www.villagearts.org
Address: 2544 Germantown Avenue
Philadelphia , PA 19133
Mission : The Village's mission is to build community through innovative arts-based programs in education, land transformation, construction and economic development. In all of its projects and activities, the Village seeks to do justice to the humanity of people who live in inner-city North Philadelphia and similar urban situations.
Opps:
1. Teaching or assisting with arts workshops for youth, ages
6-18
2. Tutoring youth
3. Urban gardening
4. Producing crafts
5. Conducting community health education
6. Assisting in the teen theater program
7. Helping in the education and administrative offices
West Philadelphia Community Center
Phone: 215-474-4283
E-mail: N/A
Website: N/A
Address: 4601 Market Street, Suite 476
Philadelphia , PA 19139
Mission : In partnership with the Crime Prevention Association and the Private Industry Council, this program focuses on academic enhancement, parenting skills, and career exploration. Services: G.E.D. preparation, access to free day care (through the Department of Public Welfare), parenting skills education, exploration of different careers, computer skills education, individual and group counseling, health education and services, parent and child activities/trips.
Opps: Contact for volunteer opportunities.
