Volunteer center
One of the areas of our organization's activity is volunteering. Volunteers are people who are ready to sacrifice their own time, share their professionalism, knowledge, reputation and connections for the benefit of society, without material compensation for their work.
Almost every undertaking cannot be done without the help of volunteers – sincere, kind, proactive, responsive people. Volunteers of the “wise age” provide support to elderly people within the framework of the “Equal to equal” direction, give communication and valuable support, provide all possible assistance.
Volunteers of different ages participate in creative workshops, volunteer events, provide information by phone, help with the delivery of food packages and the organization of events/lectures. With the support of volunteers, minor repairs of household items are carried out, and assistance is provided in the local area of lonely elderly people.
Volunteers of our center gain new acquaintances and communication, support, as well as the opportunity for self-realization, feel their importance and contribution in the development of our region and Community
- Zparticipation in the center’s events, community and cultural work: assistance in organizing lectures, creative workshops;
- Zproviding consultations on various aspects of a healthy lifestyle;
- Zhousehold assistance to clients – minor repairs of plumbing, furniture, household appliances, umbrellas, irons, etc.;
- Zprovision of free initial legal advice;
- Zassisting project coordinators in providing targeted assistance;
- Zparticipation in the distribution of charitable aid;
- Zproduction of knitted goods, handicrafts, handmade cards;
- Zaccompanying elderly people with limited mobility (running errands, communicating on the phone, congratulating on holidays)
You can also become a volunteer,be useful to society as a whole!
We are happy to share great news 💓🥖 The "Food Security" project has started in our community 🌾 Thanks to a grant, we purchased equipment, and thanks to caring community members, we collected food: ✔️ more than 40 kg of flour ✔️ 15 liters of sunflower oil ✔️ 15 kg of sugar Today we had our first test bake of challah 🙌 Our volunteers from Volunteer Center RVC worked with the equipment for the first time and, despite their lack of experience, they did a brilliant job! 💪 A 12-liter dough mixer helped knead 8 kg of dough, and the result exceeded expectations: ✨ 7 kg of baked goods = 20 fragrant, delicious challahs They say the first pancake is always lumpy, but that's definitely not about us 😄 A huge thank you to our volunteers for their golden hands 🤲 and their time, as well as to all members of the Jewish community for their support and products ❤️ Tomorrow these challahs will decorate Shabbat in our Hesed or end up on the holiday tables of our wards 🕯️🍞 The project is just beginning - and there are still many good deeds ahead 💫 🫶Join us, let's do good deeds together!🫶 Read more see 👉https://vox.jct.md/proekt-food-security-produktovaya-bezopasnost-pervie-shagi-i-perviy-rezultat #RVC
🌳🌴Today, as part of the "Caring Connection" project, an online event dedicated to the holiday of Tu B'Shvat was held. Elderly participants from both banks of the Dniester River discussed the traditions and symbols of the holiday, shared childhood memories, and personal stories. 🫶For many, this meeting was a return to the values once passed down by their mothers—a love of Jewish traditions, respect for roots, and a sense of community. 🫶Events like these don't just unite; they create a living connection between people, cities, and generations. 🌿 For more information about the event, see 👉 https://vox.jct.md/tu-bi-shvat-kotoriy-soedinil-berega-i-serdtsa #CaringConnection #TuBiShvat #JewishCommunity Volunteer Center RVC
🕯️ This week, online events were held for the older generation of our community to commemorate Holocaust Remembrance Day. The "Documents and Testimonies of the Era" meeting featured a discussion of authentic facts and documents. Volunteer Center RVC volunteers also prepared a touching event, discussing the fates of people, those who managed to survive, and the Righteous Among the Nations, who preserved their humanity in the darkest times. The meeting took place on the eve of Shabbat, and, as is tradition, the volunteers addressed the weekly Torah portion, Beshalach—a chapter about the journey from slavery to freedom, about taking a step forward even when it's scary. This theme resonated deeply with the lives of our participants. These meetings became not only a day of remembrance but also a moment of support, warmth, and connection with the community. We remember. We are here. And we are grateful for every story you preserve. 🕯️ More information about the events 👉https://vox.jct.md/pamyat-kotoraya-prikhodit-v-dom
📖 In 2025, we launched the "Faces of Our Community" project. This project is a series of living stories about members of our Jewish community. About those who lived long lives, preserved traditions ✡️, endured trials, served people, raised children, prayed, worked, and loved ❤️. These are not official biographies or dry chronicles. These are personal stories—about childhood and family 👨👩👧👦, about war and peace, about faith and doubts, about synagogue and home 🕍, about joys and losses. About how Jewish life continued—despite everything. 🖼️📝 We carefully collect memories, words, intonations, photographs—to preserve living human memory, pass it on, and remind: community is not an abstract concept. These are real faces, destinies, voices. 🤝 These stories are important not only as testaments to the past. They inspire, unite, and help us feel a connection between generations. They speak of the roots that make up the present, and of the people without whom there would be no future 🌱. 💬 We believe: as long as these voices are heard, the community is alive. And we invite you to meet those who have become its face. 💙 This project was born from a simple and very human desire—to hear. To hear those who lived long lives, witnessed loss and joy, built, preserved, cared, and continued to move forward, even when things were difficult. 🕊️ The stories of the heroes of the "Faces of Our Community" project are not about big dates and achievements. They are about choice, loyalty, memory, and inner strength. About people who didn't always speak for themselves, but always did more than their share. 🎙️ We carefully record these voices, understanding that they are the living history of the community. As long as these words are spoken, as long as names and faces are preserved, the connection between generations remains unbroken. ✨ Let these stories become a point of support, a reminder of roots, and a quiet source of inspiration—for those who read today and for those who discover them tomorrow. 🔗 You can learn more about the stories of our fellow tribesmen at the link 👉 https://vox.jct.md/litsa-nashey-obshchini-209 Volunteer Center RVC
Today, a memorial service was held at the monument to the victims of fascism, dedicated to International Holocaust Remembrance Day. This date is observed worldwide in memory of the millions of innocent Jewish men, women, and children murdered, as well as all victims of Nazism during World War II. The memorial ceremony was attended by the first President of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic, Igor Nikolaevich Smirnov, the Chairman of the Government of the PMR, the Chairman of the Supreme Council, the Head of the State Administration of Tiraspol and Dnestrovsk, as well as leaders and representatives of state authorities and administrative bodies. Representatives of youth and public associations of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic and members of the Jewish community of Tiraspol also attended. Those gathered honored the memory of the victims of the tragedy with a moment of silence and then laid flowers and memorial stones at the foot of the monument—a symbol of respect and eternal memory for those who did not return from the horrors of the Holocaust. This rally demonstrated that the memory of tragic historical events must not be lost, and that it is our shared responsibility to preserve it for future generations, so that the evil of the Holocaust, which shook humanity, will never be repeated. For more information, see https://vox.jct.md/pamyat-silnee-vremeni Volunteer Center RVC
✨ In December, the online project "Literary Living Room" hosted a heartfelt meeting with Oleg Sosnin and Alla Melnichuk. 📖 They discussed the role of the Jewish people in culture, poetry, and the history of their native land, and read poems by Pasternak, Mandelstam, and other authors. The poems about the city, its streets, and its fate were especially touching. ❤️ For our participants 65+, such meetings offer live communication, inspiration, and a feeling of warmth, even online. 🤍 Thanks to the guests and our volunteer, Valery Kupershmidt, for this atmosphere! 🌿 For more information about the event, see 👉👉https://vox.jct.md/literaturnaya-gostinaya-vsrecha-napolnennaya-slovom-pamyatyu-i-vdokhnoveniem Volunteer Center RVC #RVC
❄️ Winter is no reason to stop! The Active Walking project continues even on frosty days. Our participants meet, walk, drink warm tea, share news, and support each other. 👣 Under the guidance of a trainer, we continue moving, learn how to use smartwatches, track our steps, heart rate, and well-being. And most importantly, we enjoy communicating and caring for each other. 💚 Together it's warmer, easier, and more joyful! For more information, see 👉https://vox.jct.md/zima-ne-povod-ostanavlivatsya Volunteer Center RVC #RVC #AktivnayaKhodba #HoffmanProject
🕎✨ During Hanukkah week, members of our community's senior generation attended a concert by the Viorika ensemble. The evening was a true gift—filled with music, dancing, and lively conversation. Familiar melodies evoked warm memories as the ensemble's history unfolded before their eyes. The concert brought joy, smiles, and a sense of celebration, and the Hanukkah light lit not only the candles but also their hearts. For more information about the event, see 👉https://vox.jct.md/muzika-kotoraya-obedinyaet-pokoleniya-hanukalnaya-vsrecha-s-ansamblem-viorika Volunteer Center RVC #RVC
🕯️ Hanukkah is the light we give to each other. During this holiday season, our volunteers visited lonely elderly members of the community 🏠, bringing fragrant Hanukkah donuts 🍩, warm words, and the attention they so desperately need. We also created and distributed food packages 🛍️, thanks to the help of caring community members. A special moment was the greeting of our elders together with children, teenagers from AJT, AJT Junior, and the Mishpacha Family Club ✨ Warm socks 🧦, cards drawn by children 🎨, and Hanukkah gingerbread 🍪, which the children baked and decorated together, became true symbols of care. Every gift is a sign that a person is remembered, thought of, and loved 🕯️ This is how the light of Hanukkah reached those who especially need it 💛 For more information, see 👉https://vox.jct.md/khanukalniy-svet-v-kazhdom-dome-kogda-zabota-stanovitsya-prazdnikom #RVC #AJT Volunteer Center RVC
✨ Hanukkah week in our community ✨ Volunteers have hot and bright days 🕯️ We fry Hanukkah donuts for lonely elderly people 🍩 We create and decorate candle holders for home comfort 🎨 And ahead are the festive weekdays: donut delivery and food distribution to those who need support 🤍 Hanukkah is the light, care, and warmth that we give to each other 💛 For more information about the events, see 👉 https://vox.jct.md/hanukkah-nedelya-svet-kotoriy-mi-sozdayom-vmeste Volunteer Center RVC #rvc
🕎The run-up to Hanukkah is always especially busy. This holiday of light and miracle deserves to be celebrated beautifully, mindfully, and in a warm, family atmosphere. To ensure nothing is forgotten and preparations don't turn into a rush, our volunteers have lovingly compiled a handy checklist for everyone preparing for Hanukkah. 🕎It covers the most important and enjoyable tasks: decorating the house, preparing the Hanukkah candles, and preparing candles in advance—at least 44 will be needed over the eight days. It's important to choose gifts for loved ones, prepare coins and sweets for Hanukkah gelt, think about your holiday attire, and plan your participation in the Community's Hanukkah events. 🇮🇱Family traditions occupy a special place on the checklist: gathering together, remembering the story of Hanukkah, lighting candles, frying fragrant donuts, and, of course, playing dreidel—after all, it's moments like these that create a true holiday feeling and pass on traditions from generation to generation. ✨Let this checklist be your guide and reminder that Hanukkah isn't just about chores and preparation, but above all about light, unity, joy, and the warmth of human hearts. ✨ Volunteer Center RVC #rvc
🔥 We're looking for those ready to change the world together! Our volunteers have returned from Chisinau after the prestigious "Volunteer of the Year 2025" award, where six representatives of Transnistria and their coordinator were awarded the title of "Support of the Republic"! 🏆 This is recognition of their enormous heart, strength, and kindness—and we are immensely proud of each of them. But most importantly, their team is still small, but the number of things waiting for kind hands is growing. Our volunteers are already: 🧶 knitting warm clothes for those who especially need care, 💻 holding online meetings to support the lonely, 🤝 helping the elderly and creating an atmosphere of human warmth, ✨ participating in events that change people's lives for the better. And we need new heroes—people who want to make a difference, give attention, and become part of a truly warm and friendly team. 💛 If you've ever thought about becoming a volunteer, now is the time! We'll teach, support, help, and welcome those who are ready to do good into our family. 👉 Join us. Goodness starts with you! 77521135 Anna Learn more about the event. 👉https://vox.jct.md/volontyor-goda-2025 Volunteer Center RVC #RVC
🍏🍐 The harvesting continues! The Jewish community of Transnistria is once again bustling and fragrant—Hesed volunteers have prepared over 20 kg of apples and pears for drying! The friendly team washed, peeled, and thinly sliced the fruit. The holidays are just around the corner, and these healthy treats are a wonderful way to delight our dear elders. 💙 If you have any fruit, bring it to Hesed. Together, we're doing a great good deed! Learn more: https://vox.jct.md/mi-prodolzhaem-delat-zagotovki Volunteer Center RVC #RVC
✨ Join the kind Hanukkah campaign! ✨ On the eve of Hanukkah, we invite everyone to bring their light to the common cause. Our volunteers are collecting food for the most needy members of the community, as well as ingredients from which we will bake donuts for the lonely elderly. Bring the products from the list - and become part of the great commandment of tzedakah and good deeds: • flour • pasta • cereals • sugar • oil • canned fish • factory-made sweets • vegetables and fruits Every package, every jar, every kilogram is another candle of light that is lit in the home of those who need care. Let's multiply the Hanukkah light together! Your participation is real support and a warm gift to those who are especially difficult now. Information by phone 77521135 You can donate at the link https://jct.md/donate/ #rvc Volunteer Center RVC
🌿 The "Active Walking" project continues to unite cities and people! Our participants from across Transnistria go on walks individually, in pairs, or in large groups. Group meetings are led by a trainer, and volunteers and community workers help those who need support. After all, movement is life, and every step brings benefits! 🏞 To ensure that walks are not only beneficial but also inspiring, we select a variety of beautiful locations. In November, participants visited the embankment, Catherine Park, the Tiraspol Fortress, and observed majestic swans in a pond—an experience that warms the soul and improves health. The project continues—and many new routes are still to come! For more information, see 👉https://vox.jct.md/proekt-aktivnaya-khodba-prodolzhaet-rabotat-i-rasshiryat-vozmozhnosti-dlya-uchastnikov Volunteer Center RVC #RVC
This week, our Literary Living Room hosted poets from Bender, Larisa Stoilova and Muza Goncharova. The guests read their poems—landscapes, philosophy, love, civic poetry, and even works for children. 🌟 Despite the online format, the atmosphere was very warm and soulful. ❤️ Our listeners thanked the poets for the opportunity to chat and listen to their works. Thanks to the guests for the inspiration, and to our volunteer, Valery Kupershmidt, for organizing! 💛 Learn more about the event 👉https://vox.jct.md/literaturnaya-gostinaya-s-poetessami-iz-bender-tyoplaya-onlayn-vsrecha-dlya-nashikh-uchastnikov Volunteer Center RVC #RVC
"Kind Warmth" campaign for Kindness Day ❤️ On November 13, International Kindness Day, we held a special "Kind Warmth" campaign. Volunteers from Tiraspol, Bender, and Rybnitsa knitted warm socks and slippers, which were sent to our beneficiaries in various cities. Special thanks to the Golubchikov family, where three generations knit together! Even a 12-year-old boy contributes because he understands the importance of helping others. 🧶 For our seniors, such gifts are more than just protection from the cold. They are a piece of heart and care, especially important on the eve of winter, when the heating situation remains uncertain. ✨ Join our volunteer movement! You can: - knit a warm item yourself; - or bring yarn, and our volunteers will knit it for you. Every skein of thread and every pair of warm socks is another kind heart warmed by your care. 💛 Thank you to everyone who makes the world a warmer place! For more information, see https://vox.jct.md/aktsiya-dobroe-teplo-kogda-zabota-stanovitsya-chastyu-bolshogo-dela Volunteer Center RVC #RVC
👉This week, an online event was held for all participants of the "Caring Connection" project in Transnistria, dedicated to Kristallnacht. This topic is especially close to our elderly participants—their families survived the Holocaust, the ghetto, evacuation, and the loss of loved ones. We watched videos, listened to eyewitness accounts, and discussed the importance of remembering and speaking out. As long as memory lives, evil cannot prevail. Learn more about the event👉 https://vox.jct.md/pamyat-kotoruyu-nevozmozhno-steret #RVC #jdc Volunteer Center RVC
🌿Today, Hesed hosted a meeting of volunteers for the "Handicrafts" project. In two hours, the participants cut fabric, sewed, and stuffed soft seat cushions for children. We thank our partners, the IntercenterLux and Odema factories, for providing the materials. Now autumn walks will be even cozier! ☕💛 For more information, see 👉https://vox.jct.md/teplo-ruk-i-dobrikh-serdets Volunteer Center RVC #RVC
The latest meeting of the Active Walking project participants took place on the picturesque banks of the Dniester River in Bender. Tiraspol residents came to visit Bender residents—together they honed their Nordic walking techniques, shared their successes, laughed, joked, and simply enjoyed time in good company. 💬 ⌚ At the end of the meeting, each participant received a smartwatch, purchased with funding from the Hoffman grant. This watch will help track steps, measure heart rate, and inspire them to move forward! And mastering the new gadget was another rewarding experience—after all, it's never too late to learn and be active! 💪 For more information, see 👉https://vox.jct.md/proekt-aktivnaya-khodba-prodolzhaetsya-vstrecha-na-beregu-dnestra Volunteer Center RVC #RVC
