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Community Groups

Partner with us for creative, educational programs that help our community.

Learn From Us

Our Education and Outreach Team offers programming that includes education, hands-on activities, and a volunteer experience for kids and adults of all ages. Are you looking for a way to incorporate The Ark into your next lesson or unit on tzedakah, what it means to give back, social justice, or tikkun olam? We’d be happy to make a plan that fits the needs of your group.

Group Programs

One goal of our community programs is to help to remove the stigma when it comes to people needing help from their community, and from The Ark. Knowing that any individual or family could be faced with a significant challenge at any time, our community educators facilitate activities and discussions to highlight some of the reasons that someone may need help, and often without warning. We do this by engaging participants in conversation about some of the real challenges that many in our local Jewish community are facing. 

Examples of programs: 

  • Learn about challenges faced by those who are economically vulnerable in our community and how you can help The Ark provide support
  • Plan a Pantry Collection Drive
  • Navigate an interactive budgeting game while discussing difficult choices that people must make with their spending 
  • Create meaningful crafts or cards for our clients while hearing some of their stories