SOMA Kindness: Moms Helping Moms got loads of new donations and could use help at their Wayne warehouse sorting baby clothes and diapers. It’s near the Stirling Hotel & Grill and the Stirling Fountain vintage ice cream shop if you want to make a day of it! https://portal.goldenvolunteer.com/opportunities/YBRGXVlG6S
Teens Allowed
LifeTown in Livingston provides safe and controlled, real-world environments where neurodiverse children and teens can practice core skills, run daily errands and discover real-life work opportunities as part of their educational curriculum. Volunteers act as a “shopkeeper” in the 15 stores in the LifeTown Shoppes, helping with projects, ringing up a purchase and accepting payment, explaining dentist’s and doctor’s offices, and more! Volunteers must be 16 or older, learn more here: https://www.lifetown.com/adult-volunteer
Not local, but lovely, and perfect for those who love to hibernate in winter with a craft. Loose Ends aims to ease grief, create community, and inspire generosity by matching volunteer handwork finishers with textile projects people have left undone due to death or disability. Knit, crochet, sewing, quilting, cross-stitch and much more, Loose Ends welcomes crafters of all sorts, from anywhere in the world. Learn more about becoming a finisher (or submitting a project): https://looseends.org
The Warehouse NJ helps individuals and families who have experienced homelessness successfully transition into new apartments with donated furniture, household items and other essential needs. Help is needed collecting and moving furniture, moving clients in, and organizing collected items. Children age 12 and over are welcome with their family, all volunteers must be able to climb stairs. Learn more: https://www.thewarehousenj.org/volunteer