Volunteering & The Women's Association
Through their efforts, the Women’s
Association helps to support the Jewish Eldercare of Rhode
Island (JERI) holiday observances program, friendly visits
to nursing home residents, JSA special projects, and has funded
improvements in the To Life Center Adult Day Services. Annual
membership in the Women’s Association is $15. A lifetime
membership is available for $200.
At the JSA, our Women’s Association
and many volunteers not only make our programs better, in many
cases they make them possible. The JSA Women’s Association
helps to raise funds and coordinate our volunteers that together
complement our entire range of programs and services.
The Women’s Association helps to provide financial support to the
JSA through its membership fees, annual raffle, and the proceeds from their
knit shoppe, which is located at Tamarisk, 3 Shalom Drive, Warwick and at the JSA offices, 100 Niantic Ave., Providence. The knit
shoppe offers beautiful hand knitted children’s sweaters
(for infants through size 4), afghans and lap robes. To arrange an appointment
to see the beautiful knitted wear, call Sylvia Brown at 401-944-8398 or
Dottie Lippman at 401-921-2130. To see samples of our work, look here.
Women's Association Leadership
Sylvia Brown and Marcia Gerstein
Co-Vice Presidents
Gretta Steiner
Secretary
To learn more about the Women’s
Association, call 401-351-4750 or email jsa@jsari.org.
Our Volunteers: Helping To
Put Life Into Living
Every day, JSA volunteers are teaching
day center classes, and visiting nursing home residents to share
conversation and our faith. Sometimes it’s just holding someone’s
hand. Whatever the opportunity, volunteers play a vital role in helping
senior members of our community live full and rewarding lives:
Current Volunteer Opportunities
- Through the JERI Program, we conduct weekly
Shabbat services at nursing homes and Assisted Livings.
We are always looking for volunteers. This is a weekly or biweekly
volunteer opportunity that takes no more than an hour and a
half of your time.
- The Full Plate Kosher Food Pantry is looking for volunteers to deliver bags of food to various parts of Rhode Island. Some of our clients are unable to come to our food pantry, so we bring it to them. We could also use volunteers to work in The Full Plate on Tuesdays and Fridays from 10am to 2pm, to help walk-in recipients pick up their food.
- We also need volunteers to help deliver gifts four times a year to Jewish nursing homes residents. This is a great opportunity for families. Join us for Rosh Hashanah, Purim, Shavout, and Chanukkah.
To learn more about volunteering
at the JSA, call 401-351-4750 or email jsa@jsari.org. | |
