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Bergen Volunteers

(201) 489-9454
Hackensack

Bergen Volunteers

Bergen Volunteers turns caring into meaningful action by engaging volunteers to meet community needs. Programs include:

  • Mentoring Youth (Mentor program for adolescent youth between 12-21, priority for foster care youth in out-of-home placements)
  • Mentoring Moms and Dads (Mentors for moms, dads, expecting moms and grandparents who could use some more support)
  • CHORE (volunteers offer senior home owners minor home repairs)
  • CHEER (Provides seniors with a weekly grocery shopper)
  • VITA (provides free tax preparation to low-income families and individuals)
  • Making-It-Home (collects gently used furniture for formerly homeless families in need)
  • Redefining Retirement (Volunteer Liaisons connect retirees to volunteer opportunities that fit their availability, skills, and interests)
  • Bergen Reads (trains Reading Buddies to work one on one with students in grades K-4)
  • Campership Fund (Provides day camp scholarships to children age 3-12 living in lower income Bergen County working families)
  • Bergen LEADS (a 10 month civic leadership program for adults who live or work in Bergen County)

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Age Groups
  • Children
  • Adolescents
  • Adults
  • Seniors
Community Services
Basic Needs / Assistance
Community
Employment / Training
Family & Support Services
Seasonal Programs
Health Services
Behavioral / Mental Health
Crisis / Safety
Medical
Treatment Services
Outpatient Services
Treatment Setting
  • In Community
Payment Options
  • DCP&P Contracted Service
  • Free
  • Low Cost / Donation
  • State Funding
  • State-Public Contracted Service
Areas Served
  • Bergen County

Last Updated: 05/17/24

Location

  • 64 Passaic St
    Hackensack, NJ 07601
    Bergen County
    (201) 489-9454

County Served

  • Bergen

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Programs, Events, and Groups

  • Hackensack
    Bergen CHEER (Bergen Volunteers)

    Bergen CHEER provides a helping hand to seniors and those with disabilities to enable them to live safely and independently in their homes.

  • Hackensack
    Bergen CHORE (Bergen Volunteers)

    Bergen CHORE helps Bergen County seniors and those with disabilities remain safe in their homes by offering repair services.

  • Hackensack
    Bergen READS (Bergen Volunteers)

    The Bergen Volunteers’ Bergen Reads program helps elementary public school students learn to enjoy and improve their reading skills in a comfortable and friendly environment.

  • Hackensack
    Mentoring (Long Term)

    Bergen Volunteers’ Mentoring program provides individuals with one-on-one long term support, over a 12 month period.

  • Hackensack
    Mentoring (Short term: Virtual)

    Bergen Volunteers’ Mentoring program provides individuals with one-on-one short-term support. Our staff and volunteers help mentees learn about the resources available within the community while tapping into their strengths to identify and strive towards specific personal improvement goals.

  • Hackensack
    Redefining Retirement (Bergen Volunteers)

    Redefining Retirement is designed to help Bergen County understand and benefit from the asset and valuable resource older adults are and will continue to be. By engaging this population locally in meaningful volunteer work, Bergen Volunteers hopes to encourage and support retirees who want to age in place -- in towns where they have lived for many years.

Bergen Volunteers