Address:
151 West 30th Street
New York, NY 10001
Website:
https://www.chailifeline.org/
Contact:
Faige Yudkovsky
Director of Volunteer Services
212-699-6641 (Phone)
fyudkovsky@chailifeline.org
Description of Organization:
Chai Lifeline is an international organization that services families with children with medical needs. Chai Lifeline strives to find ways to bring joy to the lives of the young patients and their families through creative, innovative, and effective family-centered programs, activities, and services; engender hope and optimism in children, families, and communities; educate and involve communities in caring for ill children and their families; provide unparalleled support throughout the child’s illness, recovery, and beyond; offer all services free of charge to ensure that every family has access to the programs it needs; embody the ideals of compassion, kindness, and caring for others inherent in Jewish culture and life.
Bnai Mitzvah Projects or Volunteer Opportunities offered by the organization for children ages 11 - 13:
Volunteer opportunities include assisting families in the hospitals or in their homes, work on toy drives and organize and deliver holiday gift packages, prepare and/or deliver nutritious meals to hospitalized or recuperating children and their families, provide translation services during medical appointments, drive children and parents to medical appointments (requires completed transportation volunteer form), or share your Judaic knowledge and tutor hospitalized or recuperating children.
Minimum Age to Volunteer:
18
Offer family volunteer opportunities?
yes
