Detroit
Repair the World Detroit - the hub for Jewish service in your community. Service is a powerful expression of our Judaism—strengthening communities, addressing urgent needs, and creating meaningful change. Through service and learning, we bring joy to Jewish life while making a tangible impact. Join our Jewish service movement.
Volunteers serve with Detroit Repair’s service partner Life Remodeled.
Fellow Rachel (she/they) helps to pack bags with food at her service partner Gleaners Foodbank.
Volunteers serve by transplanting plants during an Happy Hour program with Repair Detroit’s service partner Keep Growing Detroit
PeerCorps Camp teens make cards to be distributed to seniors with well wishes.
Volunteers tend to a community farm.
Upcoming Opportunities
Jul 31
Gesher JOIN Fellows Detroit Service Learning Intro
Detroit
Private Program
Aug 17
PeerCorps Camp Session 2
Detroit
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Whether you’re new to volunteering or a seasoned pro, service is a way to make a real difference, meet like-minded people, and live your Jewish values.
Serve With UsExplore Jewish wisdom – ancient and modern – on today’s most pressing issues. Deepen your understanding of the challenges facing your community, connect with timeless Jewish texts and values, and engage more fully in Jewish life through service and learning.
Deepen Your LearningTake action, earn a stipend, and build community. As a part-time stipended service corps member in Detroit, you’ll volunteer with local nonprofits, address urgent needs, and engage deeply with Jewish values and traditions that inspire social change alongside your peers.
Learn MoreEarn a stipend up to $150 and get hands-on training to lead a Jewish service program for your peers, addressing urgent issues and making an impact in Detroit.
Become A Service AmbassadorDo you have 10+ friends, community members, or co-workers who want to volunteer together? Fill out this form and we will contact you to match you with a local Jewish service project that is right for your group.
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Our Team
Rebecca Steinman-DeGroot
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City Director, Detroit
Rebecca Steinman-DeGroot
she/her
City Director, Detroit
Rebecca (she/her) is a Michigan native and is currently serving as the Director of Education for Dor Hadash, a supplementary Jewish education program of the Detroit Jewish Coalition, for youth and families in the city of Detroit. Rebecca recently moved to Detroit from Los Angeles, where she served as the Associate Director of Education for Limudim, the religious school at IKAR, a progressive spiritual Jewish community in LA. Rebecca has worked in education for over 17 years, as a teacher in the classroom, a tutor, an administrator, a mentor, and as a consultant. Rebecca is also currently in the second cohort of The Jewish Women of Color Resilience Circle and Transformational Leadership Fellowship through Dimensions Inc., a part of the Detroit iEngage Community Educators Cohort through the Shalom Hartman Institute, and is incredibly excited to be working at Repair the World Detroit to create intersectional, inclusive, diverse, and embracing community.
Sarah Cort
she/her
Senior Director of Community Impact
Sarah Cort
she/her
Senior Director of Community Impact
Prior to Repair The World, Sarah’s passion for experiential education and relationship building led to a career as an overnight camp professional. She was the Summer Camps Director at McGaw YMCA Camp Echo for seven years. One highlight of Sarah’s tenure at Camp Echo is her work with families and staff to facilitate and implement the first all-gender cabins. While she spent her summers at camp, she led Taglit-Birthright Israel trips most winters, and was in the first cohort of Birthright Fellows. Prior to her role at Camp Echo, Sarah served as the Director of Education at KAM Isaiah Israel in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago, where she ran the Religious and Nursery School programs. To better meet the needs of that community, she created Shoresh, a Shabbat-based experiential program, where children would attend Religious School on Friday afternoons, ending with family Shabbat services. Sarah has a degree in Early Childhood Education from Indiana University and volunteered for a year in Israel as an OTZMA Fellow, part of the Masa Israel Journey. Sarah is also on the board for Camp For All Kids, which facilitates racial diversity at overnight summer camps in the Midwest. Sarah is a St. Louis native and proud Cardinal’s baseball fan. She has been living in Chicago since 2012.
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