Explore our list of serving opportunities under the four domains of Plus Life Local, which include Alleviation + Stability, Youth + Families, Recovery + Redemption and Education + Development. The sign up form will also include all dates and times listed.
SERVANT'S HEART
(Construction)
Servant Heart aids local organizations in rebuilding or updating their property.
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Project Details: Help with painting, tiling, drywall, demo, clean up, and other tasks.
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Dates / Times:
Saturday, Aug. 26th - 8am - 4:30pm
Location: Paterson / Second Location TBD
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PARK CARE / CLEAN-UP
Project Details: Help clean and beautify the park by removing trash, planting and pruning trees.
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Dates / Times: Saturday, Aug. 26th - 9am - 1pm
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Location: Branch Brook Park, Newark, NJ.
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newark ymCA
BACKPACK PREP
Project Details: Prep school supplies and backpacks for the resident children at the Newark YMCA
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Date / Time:
Friday, August 25th, 6pm - 8pm
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Location: TLCC West Orange Campus
ADOPT-A-ROOM
(room Renovation)
Project Details: Adopt-A-Room is a ministry purposed to create beautiful, hospitable environments in the resident spaces at the Newark YMCA. The room renovations includes, assembling furniture, painting, decorating and staging.
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Dates / Times:
Saturday, August 26th - 10am - 3pm
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Location: Newark YMCA
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*Limited sign up quantity **2 rooms to renovate
OPENDOORS
(LETTER WRITING)
Project Details: OpenDoors is a ministry that serves persecuted Christians. Together we can reach those where persecution hits the hardest by letting our brothers and sisters-in-Christ know they're not forgotten through Open Doors' letter writing campaign.
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Current Campaigns:
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Nigeria: Trauma Center (Mail & Online)
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Central Asia: Children (Mail only)
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Colombia: Children's Center (Mail & Online)
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Location:
*Online Campus / Remote Serving Opportunity
NEWARK YMCA POP-UP SHOP
(CLOTHING SORT)
The Newark YMCA Pop-Up Shop provides a fun and complimentary shopping experience for children, teens, and adults living in the Newark YMCA Emergency Residence Program.
Project Details: Sort and prep clothing for pop-up.
Dates / Times / Locations:
Friday, August 25th - 5pm - 8pm (Sorting) - TLCC, West Orange, NJ.
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Saturday, August 26th - 10am - 3pm (Pop up shop) -YMCA, Newark, NJ.
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THE valentine house home restoration
Project Details: Provide a wonderful and welcoming home for people living in The Valentine House recovery program by assisting with various household tasks.
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Dates / Times: Saturday, Aug. 26th, 9am - 3pm.
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Location: Various locations in Northern NJ.
ADOPT-A-ROOM
(SHOPPING)
Project Details: Adopt-A-Room is a ministry purposed to create beautiful, hospitable environments in the resident spaces at the Newark YMCA. This includes shopping for decor and paint supplies and room renovation.
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Dates / Times:
Friday, August 25th - 5pm - 9pm
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Location: Leaving from TLCC West Orange
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*Limited sign up quantity
ADOPT-ONE-VILLAGE
(clothing sort)
Project Details: Sorting clothing for Ghana’s Adopt-One-Village, which provides local education and healthcare services to the Abetifi Kwahu town in Ghana.
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Dates / Times:
Sunday, August 27th - 1:30pm - 6pm
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Location: Adopt-One-Village Warehouse, West Orange, NJ
