Youth and Teens
Mitzvah Miami
Mitzvah Miami is our annual high school service project. Offering the chance for teens to plan and implement a new project each spring. Past projects have included: organizing a Senior Prom for the Senior Citizens at the Michael-Ann Russell Jewish Community Center, cleaning up Miami's beaches, restoring the Jewish graves at a Miami cemetery, and participating in a Reuse, Rethink, Recycle program. All programs are hands-on and include a featured speaker in our community.
J-Serve
J-Serve, our annual volunteer day for youth and teens, gives young adults the opportunity to participate in meaningful projects in our community. In partnership with BBYO and Mitzvah Miami, teens have planted an organic garden and helped clean up the graves in the Jewish section of a Miami cemetery.
J-Reporters
J-Reporters is an initiative for high school and college students where volunteers have the opportunity to report for our Jewish Community. Students submit articles, photographs and video footage of community events that take place throughout Miami – Dade County to The Community Post.
Community Connections
In partnership with Miami Jewish Health Systems (MJHS), youth and teens can visit MJHS on the first Thursday of each month from 4:30 to 7:00 p.m. Volunteers meet at Miami Jewish Health Systems in the May Visitor Center and are greeted by Susan Willenbourg, Director of Volunteers.
Days of Service
Click here to find out about all of the Jewish Volunteer Center's Days of Service.
Young Lion of Judah
The Young Lion of Judah program is a unique program coordinated by the Jewish Volunteer Center of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation for students who are seeking to put more mitzvah in their Bar or Bat Mitzvah.
Participants earn community service hours while helping others in Miami. And upon completion of the program, they also receive special thank-you gifts and a party in their honor.
Search for specific volunteer opportunities in the JVC Volunteer Opportunities database.
Organizations, list your need for volunteers here! Complete and submit our Listing Form so we can add your Jewish nonprofit to our database.
For more information, contact the Jewish Volunteer Center at Volunteer@JewishMiami.org or 786.866.8414.
