Alleviating Hunger & Homelessness in Our Community
MUF’s FY2012 Signature Project Site
Signature Project Coordinator:
Katharina Pietraszek
973-514-1081
katharinap@ymail.com
Why a Signature Project?Sharing Our Values in the World Community is one of MUF’s Strategic Plan Priority Areas. By creating a Signature Project we hope to consolidate and focus our volunteer efforts towards alleviating a targeted problem in our community.
Signature Project Opportunities
It's a SuperBowl Sunday Signature Project Event
Download a Project Flyer Here
On-going Volunteer Opportunities
Activity |
Volunteers needed |
Frequency |
Beneficiary |
Eric Johnson Dinner |
Adult, youth |
1 st & 3 rd Wed 5-7 pm |
Diner made and served to 10-12 people with AIDS |
Prepare and serve a Birthday Dinner |
Adults, teens,
families |
2 nd Saturday each month
4:30-7pm |
Diner served to 65 individuals at Homeless Solutions
Hanover Ave
|
Legislative Advocacy |
Adults |
As needed
|
UU Legislative Ministries of NJ |
Assist with sheltering homeless families |
Adults |
4 x/yr |
Cook a meal or staff a 2 hr shift for Interfaith Council for Homeless Families
|
Self-Directed Volunteer Activities
Activity |
Beneficiary |
Conduct a Neighborhood Food Drive
(see Neighborhood Food Drive ) |
Morris County Interfaith Food Pantry |
Donating furniture to
Interfaith Furnishings of Morris County
973- 361-1666
Free pick-up. |
Furniture dispersed to individuals via referrals from 23 social service agencies, including Morris Habitat for Humanity and Catholic Charities. |
Please complete a “Volunteer Activity Evaluation Form” upon completion of each volunteer activity. We want to keep track of the impact our volunteer work is doing.