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Center for Community Engagement

CENTER FOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

Do you want to make a difference in the community? If so, you’ve come to the right place! The opportunities are endless – from volunteering your time, to donating essential items for the most vulnerable, to standing up for those who may not have a voice. However you choose to engage, every act of kindness makes a difference to the people in our community and goes toward the greater good. Join us in our mission toward tikkun olam, repairing the world.

SJJCC’s Center for Community Engagement (CCE) has three pillars:

NIKKI SCHWARTZ MEMORIAL COMMUNITY NEEDS BANK  LINDA AND GERALD MARSDEN SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY PILLAR    VOLUNTEERISM

Each pillar addresses social responsibility and social justice issues, uses action to impact our society where needed most, and provides volunteers with meaningful opportunities to give back. We are an educational portal and connection point for those who wish to engage and help individuals and communities in need.

 

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“I feel that it is as important for me to be given the opportunity to give back on MLK Day as it is for the recipients of what we do. I felt the vibrations in the room, from the youngsters rushing to keep us supplied to the people at every station. Keep it up!” Harold C.

Susan Berman

Associate Executive Director, Community Engagement

(516) 484-1545 x202

Susan received a master’s from Touro College and is an experienced community organizer with high impact volunteer engagement in the greater Jewish community. Prior to joining SJJCC, Susan was working…

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Tue, Feb 04, 2025

7:00pm - 8:30pm

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