• New Jersey is home to many volunteer organizations.New Jersey state contour against blurred USA flag image by Stasys Eidiejus from Fotolia.com
  
  Whether taking care of displaced animals, homeless persons or at-risk children, volunteering provides important social services that improve the lives and well-being of many people and animals. New Jersey is home to a variety of charitable organizations, large and small, that offer a myriad of volunteering opportunities for both adults and children.
  
  

United Way of Central Jersey

• The United Way offers a wide range of volunteering possibilities both white-collar and blue-collar. Volunteers use their administrative skills helping in the United Way office or making phone calls asking for donations. More high energy options include helping rebuild houses and buildings, or canvasing the streets for donations or to sign up volunteers. The United Way services a number of community, youth and senior organizations in the central New Jersey area including the Adult Day Center of Somerset County, the Passaic County Historical Society, the Give the Kids A Break organization in Hackensack, and the Teen Parents Empowerment Program.
  
  United Way of Central Jersey
  32 Ford Avenue
  Milltown, NJ 08850
  732-247-3727
  uwcj.org
  
  

Pass It Along

• The organization, Pass It Along, provides youths in and around Sparta, New Jersey, with a wide range of volunteering activities. Their mission includes involving youths in the community which the organization believes influences a healthy, ethical lifestyle. A wide range of events and activities for the young volunteers includes performing music for senior centers, working at soup kitchens, environmental programs, helping special-needs children train for the Special Olympics and creating crafts with lonely seniors. The organization has a relationship with Habitat for Humanity and The Nature Conservancy, giving youth volunteers even more opportunities. Although primarily for youth volunteering, the organization needs adults to serve as mentors.
  
  Pass It Along
  60 Blue Heron Road, Suite 100
  Sparta, NJ 07871
  973-726-9777
  passtitalong.org
  
  

The Volunteer Center of Gloucester County

• The Volunteer Center of Gloucester county offers volunteering opportunities for individuals and groups. These opportunities include one day service as well as short term assignments. The center matches prospective volunteers with charitable activities such as book bag drives, food kitchens and food drives. The center provides volunteer activities for businesses where their employees work together. This enhances workplace relationships and also does a service for the community. The center also has volunteer opportunities for young people including wrapping holiday gifts for underprivileged members of the community, winter children's coat drives, customer service at thrift shops and helping to prepare arts and crafts for parties and special events.
  
  The Volunteer Center of Gloucester County
  1400 Tanyard Road
  Sewell, NJ 08080
  856-415-9084
  gloucestercountyvolunteers.org