…1 in 17 Americans live with a serious mental illness. National Alliance on Mental Illness

Employment/Volunteer

Volunteer

For Young People

  • Make/bake something for clients for one of the Jewish holidays
  • Share in a Jewish tradition
  • Play games (bingo, softball, softball, putt-tee golf, etc.)
  • Do an activity together (local sights, Oneg Shabbat, Israeli dancing)
  • Send holiday cards

For Youth Groups

  • Plan a holiday celebration (Oneg Shabbat, Purim schpiel, etc.)
  • Put on a fundraiser (garage sale, car wash, etc.)
  • Develop an activity (sports, movies, arts and crafts)
  • Send holiday cards
  • Help with clerical work
  • Help with fall and spring clean-up at a Kadima home
  • Share your talents (music, storytelling, plays, poetry)

For Families

  • Invite Kadima clients for Shabbat dinner or a Jewish holiday meal
  • Help with spring or fall clean-up at Kadima homes
  • Plant flowers at Kadima homes

For Adults

  • Drive clients to appointments, therapy sessions, Shabbat services, or pick up household/office donations
  • Develop a relationship with a client, become a “buddy”
    • make plans together
    • visit or call, especially important for seniors
    • share meals together
    • go together to concerts and sporting events
  • Help at a Kadima outing
  • Share Jewish holidays and traditions
  • Do clerical tasks in the office
  • Help with the annual benefit or ad journal
  • Donate professional services
  • Donate “event” tickets for a Kadima client to attend an event
  • Teach a workshop in an area of your interest to a group of clients in the daytime or evening
  • Help find sources for employment for clients
  • Serve on a Kadima committee

Say “yes” and help. To volunteer, call Kadima at 248.559.8235.