All of the organizations that we support are doing good work and need volunteers. This is a wonderful way to give back to the community. On this page you will find a listing of many such opportunities. The list changes as new information arrives, so please visit this page frequently to learn about new things you can do to help.
The Crisis Ministry of Princeton and Trenton
(1) The Crisis Ministry is seeking weekday morning volunteers in their Trenton location to do intake in their food store. Volunteers will work one-on-one with clients, welcoming them to Crisis Ministry and updating their files, one morning a week from 8:50 AM to noon , with the first week of each month off. Contact our volunteer coordinator Elizabeth Ferguson at cmvolunteer(at)gmail.com. (2) The Crisis Ministry is also seeking volunteer tax preparers for its Free Tax Prep/Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) program. Volunteers work one-to-one with clients to fill out and electronically file tax returns on Thursday and Friday afternoons or Saturdays starting in February 2010. Please contact Yak-Fa Cheung at afkayafkay(at)gmail.com. Training and supervision is provided.
To learn more, please download this Opportunity List and visit the Crisis Ministry website. Then reach out and help your neighbors! To follow up, please contact Elizabeth Ferguson cmvolunteer(at)gmail.com
The ISLES/PUMC Affordable Housing Project
Princeton United Methodist Church has launched a partnership with ISLES, a Trenton-based not-for-profit to help refurbish affordable housing in the Old Trenton neighborhood and is looking for volunteers. The team spends one Saturday each month working on one of seven historic units being rehabilitated by Isles, an organization with more than 15 years of experience in developing affordable housing. Photos of our Church members at work in Trenton in April through the present can be found on this page. Information on dates, times and location of construction events can be found in the News section of this website or by contacting the Outreach Chairperson at outreach(at)princetonumc.org We ask that you do this so that we can send you (via e-mail) the details about this trip and preparations you'll need to make. Thank you.
International Students Inc. (ISI)
International Students Inc. (ISI) needs fifty Personal English Practice Tutors/Friends for international students and spouses in the Princeton area. It only takes one hour per week at your convenience. Prayerfully consider this wonderful opportunity to share the Gospel with the nations. For more information please visit our News Section or contact: John and Aruna Desai, Campus Directors: jdesai45(at)verizon.net or call 609-924-0763). You may also visit the ISI Website for information about the work of this organization.
Trenton Area Soup Kitchen
A Team of members of our church help out at the Soup Kitchen on the fourth Tuesday of each month (look for dates, times and info in the News Section). We leave the church at 9:30 a.m. and return around 1:30 p.m. Activities include food preparation and serving from behind a cafeteria-style counter. There is a sign-up sheet in the Sanford-Davis Room (it includes the schedule for months to come) or you can contact the Church Office (see the Contact Us Page). To learn more about the work of the Trenton Area Soup Kitchen, please visit their website.
