Volunteer Opportunities

Lead a group of poker players at our Lieberman Center for Health and Rehabilitation once a week who want to have fun.

Facilitate a discussion about events around the world on morning or afternoon at Lieberman Center for Health and Rehabilitation.

Would you like to become a trusted guide for Older Adults in the Glenbrook Hospital Emergency Department?

As an EDEN (Emergency Department Eldercare Navigator) Volunteer you will provide the caring and compassion and we will provide training in all the following:

• Listening to and communicating
• Patient advocacy
• Common health issues among older adults, with an emphasis on Alzheimer’s Disease and related disorders
• Stress reduction techniques and applications for dementia sufferers
• Familiarity with Glenbrook Hospital’s Emergency Department
• Confidentiality and Ethics

EDEN Volunteers will select days to be “on call” to meet patients at the Glenbrook Emergency Department between the hours of 6 a.m. and 10 p.m.

For more information or if you would like to apply please, visit EDEN Project's page or fill out our application and return to volunteers@cje.net.

Volunteer and their dog may visit residents at one of our facilities.

Handlers/dogs must be certified by Therapy Dogs International (TDI) or other accredited program

The hours are flexible

A unique opportunity to make regular calls and/or visits to older adults 55+ living in the Chicagoland area.

Must be 18 years or older.

Calls can be made from your home or a CJE location.

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Volunteers will deliver meals to homebound seniors. Each route takes 1-2 hours to complete. Volunteer drivers must have their own vehicle, valid driver’s license and insurance. Volunteer runners will need to transport themselves to and from Lieberman Center for Health and Rehabilitation in Skokie.

Minimum age of 18.

Opportunity for friends and family to deliver together.
Monday thru Friday between 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Lead sing-alongs, perform for elderly residents. Vocal, musical or artistic performers welcome.

Assist with friendly visiting, facilitate conversations between clients, families and staff members or translate written documents.

Our greatest need is for fluency in Russian and English.

Establish a special one on one friendship with a resident in one of our long term care facilities; assist with letter writing, reading, conversation, going for walks, playing games, etc. Visit residents of CJE facilities (Lieberman Center for Health and Rehabilitation in Skokie, and Weinberg Community in Deerfield)

Assist with filing, photo copying, scanning and basic administrative support once or twice a week for two hour shift.

Lead arts and crafts activity, current events discussion, sports discussion, music appreciation, book discussion, travelogue, storytelling, card game (poker or bridge), trivia game, scrabble, Wii game and more.

Bring residents from their rooms to organized activities, to appointments in their facility or outdoors for fresh air.

Volunteers are needed at Lieberman Center in Skokie to make phone calls to older adults who are participants in the Home-Delivered Meals program.

Volunteers needed to serve treats (free ice cream, cookies and beverages) to our Lieberman Center residents and their visiting family members in Skokie.

Monday thru Friday from 1p.m. - 3 p.m.

Volunteers needed to assist staff with planned activities for our clients

• Downtown Adult Day Services - Tuesdays and Thursdays 9 – 3:30 pm
• Evanston Adult Day Services – Weekdays – flexible hours
• Lieberman Center in Skokie – Sunday through Friday – flexible hours
• Weinberg Community in Deerfield – Sunday through Friday – Flexible hours

Special delivery takes on new meaning when mail is hand delivered to our residents at Lieberman Center in Skokie by volunteers.  Interaction and informal visiting is encouraged.

Mondays thru Saturdays after 1 p.m.

Conduct Shabbat Kiddush programs at CJE locations that provide life enrichment for older adults who otherwise would not be able to celebrate Shabbat. Kiddush programs take place mid-day on Friday in Evanston and Friday afternoon in Skokie.  Familiarity with some Hebrew prayers and songs is necessary.  A commitment of at least two Fridays a month, for approximately an hour, is preferred.  

Adults, teens and children along with parents are welcome.

Sell gifts and sundries in gift shop located at the Lieberman Center for Health and Rehabilitation Services in Skokie.  Must be comfortable ringing up merchandise (training available) and making change, enjoy socializing and assisting elderly adults with purchases.

Sunday through Friday (hours are flexible but afternoons are a priority).
 

Assist with serving lunch at one of the locations:

• Downtown Adult Day Services – Tuesday and/or Thursday
• Evanston Adult Days Services – Monday through Friday (one or more times per week)
• Robineau – Monday through Friday (one or more times per week)
• Independent living community in Skokie.