The RSVP Center of Essex and Hudson Counties, in partnership with the PSE&G Foundation and Unified Vailsburg Services Organization (UVSO), is planning a disaster kit packing and distribution event where volunteers ages 55 and over will assemble disaster kits to assist seniors in the Vailsburg section of Newark in case of an emergency. RSVP is currently recruiting volunteers to participate in the event.
The event will take place on Thursday, July 21, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the UVSO Teen Center located at 40 Richelieu Terrace in Newark. Disaster kits will contain first aid items, can openers, toiletries, flashlights, water bottles, FEMA educational packets and other essentials that would be useful in the event of an emergency. In addition, PSE&G will provide its “Let’s Get Ready, Planning Together for Emergencies” family guide and bookmarks. The kits will be distributed to homebound seniors in the Vailsburg section of Newark.
Please visit www.jfsmetrowest.org/rsvp for more information. If you have questions or are interested in volunteering for this disaster kit event, please contact Stephanie Grove at 973-637-1766 or [email protected].
RSVP mobilizes members of the community who are 55 years and older to give back to their own neighborhoods by matching individuals with local causes and projects. The RSVP Center of Essex and Hudson Counties is sponsored by Jewish Family Service of MetroWest. Individuals choose where to serve, how much time to give and whether they will share skills they already have or develop new ones. Volunteer activities include reading to children, visiting homebound adults, providing critical disaster preparedness, providing nonprofit clerical support and working in local soup kitchens and food pantries.
RSVP is a nationwide program of the Corporation of National and Community Service, a federal agency that engages more than four million Americans of all ages and backgrounds in service each year through its Senior Corps, AmeriCorps, Social Innovation Fund programs and President Obama’s call to service, United We Serve.
For more information about Jewish Family Service, please call 973-765-9050 or visit www.jfsmetrowest.org.
