Volunteering Application

Today's Date*
Date Format: MM slash DD slash YYYY
Name*
First Last
Preferred Gender Pronouns*
Date of Birth*
Date Format: MM slash DD slash YYYY
Email*
Cell Phone*
Alternate Phone
Is it ok to leave a message?*
Address*
Street Address Address Line 2 City State ZIP Code
Best way to reach you*
Best time to reach you*
- Morning
- Afternoon
- Early Evening
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Highest Level of Education*
(Educational background, degrees, and/or special training)
School (if currently a student)
Employment Status*
- Full time
- Part time
- Student
- Looking for work
- Retired
- Not working
Occupation (if currently working)
Current Employer
Congregational Affiliation (if applicable)
Seeking Hours For School/Community/Job?
Interests and/or Hobbies*
Primary Language*
Proficient Languages
VOLUNTEERING PREFERENCES
Have you volunteered at JFCS before?*
- Yes
- No
If yes, when do you volunteer and what did you do?
Please describe your present and previous volunteer work:
What motivated you to volunteer at this time?*
If you wish to work directly with clients, please indicate your client preferences below (select all that apply)*
- Youth (under age 18)
- Adults
- Older adults
- No preference
VOLUNTEER PREFERENCES
Volunteer Role(s) You Are Interested In (select all that apply)*
- Volunteering with Events (annual benefit, mental health conference, caregivers conference)
- Volunteering in the JFCS Office when reopened (admin duties, ride scheduler and office assistant, receptionist)
- Volunteering with Adults (Addiction services, mock interviewer, with Career Service clients)
- Volunteering with Children (ACT lunch buddy, Jewish Youth Mentor, Shalom Baby, PJ Library)
- Volunteering with your Hands (Hag Sameach, food shelf and thrift store)
- Volunteering with Older Adults (volunteer driver, ride scheduler, household financial volunteer, outreach visitor, memory cafe volunteer, QuickFix volunteer, telephone reassurance volunteer)
- Leadership Volunteer Opportunities (JFCS committee, board)
- Undecided (don’t know yet and want to learn more about what is available)
What skills and experience do you have that are relevant to the volunteer role(s) you selected?*
List the days and times you are available for volunteering:*
If you go away for the winter, when and for how long?
How did you learn about volunteering with JFCS Minneapolis? (select all that apply)*
- Volunteered with JFCS in the past
- Family or friend is a JFCS volunteer
- JFCS staff or board member
- Synagogue or other bulletin
- Volunteer Match
- HandsOn Twin Cities
- JFCS e-directions newsletter
- JFCS volunteer quarterly newsletter
- JFCS Directions magazine
- JFCS website
- Other
If other, please specify:
Consent
In making this application to be a volunteer, I understand that Jewish Family & Children’s Service of Minneapolis routinely performs criminal and/or motor vehicle background checks for many volunteers positions. I certify to the best of my ability that the information provided on this application is true and accurate.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

VOLUNTEERING PREFERENCES

VOLUNTEER PREFERENCES