service 2022

Assist Global Links by sorting and packing medical supplies to help improve healthcare in communities with need. Ages: This program is for adults & teens only. Accessibility: The space is wheelchair accessible. Please contact sbodow@globallinks.org in advance if you use a wheelchair and plan to participate or if you have any other access needs. This […]

Join Repair the World’s PeerCorps program and the The Second Floor at the JCC for a teen service project in Schenley Park. Teens will assist with the beautification of the fence and area surrounding the memorial trees to commemorate the 11 lives lost on 10/27/2018. Ages: This project is for middle and high schoolers only. […]

Join the Black Urban Gardeners & Farmers of Pittsburgh Co-op and House of Manna for an afternoon of trash pickup, tree pruning, and grass cutting outside the House of Manna building. This will be the site of the new Freedom Foods Co-op, a cooperatively run grocery to serve the Homewood community. Ages: This program is […]

Join CeaseFirePA, Squirrel Hill Stands Against Gun Violence, and Bend the Arc: Jewish Action Pittsburgh to talk to voters about the importance of voting their values on gun safety. We will engage voters to make a plan to vote on November 8 and help them navigate questions on mail in voting, early in person voting, […]

In loving memory and honor of Dan Stein, z”l, the JCCs in collaboration with Vitalant will be running a blood donation drive. In the Squirrel Hill JCC location, the donation drive will be open from 9am to 3pm in the gymnasium of the JCC Robinson Building, 5738 Darlington Road, Pittsburgh PA 15217. The group code […]

Join the National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW) to assist in labeling donated books that are distributed to families who come through the children’s rooms at local courts. This project is being led in memory of Joyce Feinberg, z”l, who volunteered with NCJW for over 20 years. Ages: This project is for all ages. Accessibility: […]

Join the Mallinger family and AgeWell at the JCC as we continue our work beautifying the Levinson Patio to welcome the gathering of older adults there. This event is being hosted in memory of Rose Mallinger, z”l, who was an active participant in AgeWell programs. Ages: This project is for teens and adults only. Accessibility: […]

Join the Friendship Circle in assembling activity supply kits for upcoming birthday parties for friends, Friends at Home group get togethers, and other Friendship Circle events! This project is for all ages and the space is wheelchair accessible, both from the back and front door. Project can be adapted as needed for all ability levels. […]

Join Repair the World Pittsburgh for a teen service project in the Sheridan Ave. Orchard. We will be doing some basic garden maintenance and continue laying a pathway to make the orchard wheelchair accessible. This project is for teens only. Accessibility: The majority of the garden/orchard has uneven ground and is not yet ADA compliant. […]

Join Repair the World and Grounded for raised garden bed construction, garden bed filling and planting, and sealing a picnic table at a community lot in Wilkinsburg. No experience necessary! Ages: This project is for all ages. Accessibility: Parts of the site are not wheelchair accessible; there is a sloped driveway and uneven terrain. That […]

Join the Atlantic Coast Conference in holding this week as a time of advancing marginalized voices and fostering a culture of inclusivity across the Pitt athletics department for all of their student athletes. Pitt Athletics will do this in honor of the memory of a loyal fan, Richard Gottfried, z”l, and encourage students across their […]

Join the Jewish Cemetery and Burial Association (JCBA) on 10/23 from 10 AM – 12 PM or 1:30 – 3:30 PM for a cemetery clean up in memory of Marc Simon’s parents, Sylvan & Bernice Simon. This clean up is being planned in partnership with Marc Simon. This project is for all ages. Accessibility: The […]

Together with Kesher Pittsburgh, we’ll paint stones with messages of love and hope. As we go our separate ways, we’ll deliver them to various neighborhoods around the city, leaving them to brighten the days of all those who encounter them. Ages: This project is for families with children only. Accessibility: The space is wheelchair accessible, […]

Join Repair the World and Jewish Family and Community Services to make grounding bracelets. Make one for yourself and one for a member of a local immigrant or refugee family or a person who has to attend the 10.27 trial. Event takes place on Oct. 23rd from 11am to 2pm. Register and learn more at: […]