Volunteer
Do you want to make a difference? To have an impact? Here you will find information on how you can participate and volunteer with our organization...
JASEB Senior Center and Lunch Program
This program operates Mondays through Thursdays. It is located within the Berkeley Methodist United Church at 1710 Carleton Street in Berkeley. Each day the program offers educational and recreational classes in addition to a nutritious lunch. Each of these positions are supervised by the Senior Center Coordinator.
Kitchen Volunteers – Responsible for setting the tables prior to lunch, serving lunch, packaging home-delivered meals and assisting with cleaning up after lunch.
Home-Delivered Meal Drivers – Responsible for bringing meals to the homes of seniors.
Class Instructors – Responsible for leading seniors through a planned activity, offering instruction, encouragement, and guidance.
Instructor Aides – Responsible for assisting the instructor in leading seniors through a planned activity, offering instruction, encouragement, and guidance.
Drivers – Responsible for picking seniors at their home, bringing them to the senior center at the appropriate time and then bringing the senior home at the conclusion of the day.
Substitutes – Those who can fill-in for the Kitchen volunteer, home-delivered meal driver and driver positions are also needed on an on-call basis.
JASEB Office
Office Work – Assist the office manager or executive director with a variety of clerical tasks including bookkeeping, data entry, records management, mailings, translating materials, and other miscellaneous tasks.
JASEB Newsletter
Quarterly, JASEB staff publishes a bi-lingual newsletter which is mailed to homes throughout Alameda and Contra Costa Counties. The newsletter contains articles of interest to seniors, calendars of senior center activities, and news of JASEB’s programs, services and events.
Newsletter Printing Volunteers – Responsible for printing the appropriate number of copies needed for the newsletter at the JASEB office.
Newsletter Mailing Volunteers – Responsible for collating the newsletter and preparing the newsletter for bulk mailing, usually at the JASEB office.
Other Opportunities
Fundraising Committees
Each of JASEB’s fund raisers uses a group of volunteers to plan and organize the event. These include the crab feed in March, the Bowlathon in the spring, the golf tournament in August and the calendar which is sent out in November.
Community Service Projects
On occasion, groups of volunteers can work on short-term projects such as cleaning/repairing a yard for a senior, help with a mail-out, etc.
Board of Directors
JASEB has a dedicated Board of Directors who set policy, raise funds and plan the direction of the agency. Although many of the seats are for representative of member organizations, additional seats represent the community-at-large. The board meets monthly and board members are asked to serve on committees.
Community Education
Providing information on a subject or interest to groups of seniors. This can also include outreach presentations to seniors or community groups.
Internships
JASEB works with several colleges and universities to provide placement for internships and for community service work.