Criteria for Volunteering

The Cleopatra Jones Crusade, Inc. is a non-profit organization that concentrates it's efforts in bringing awareness to and working in at-risk communities. Many times it is necessary to recruit volunteers to work along with staff on a project in order to obtain the desired impact.

The following are the guidelines for volunteering in the community:

1) Each volunteer should work in the community to make it better and make a positive impact.
2) Each volunteer should choose an agency that has a positive mission statement and vision
3) A volunteer should never work in an agency they feel is not making positive CHANGES in the community.
4) The Cleopatra Jones Crusade does not condone working in any agency that is not promoting a positive impact in the community.
5) The Cleopatra Jones Crusade does not condone violence or explicit acts of violence towards any person
6) The Cleopatra Jones Crusade will not be held liable for any person who volunteers in the community and does not uphold the mission of the crusade.
7) The Cleopatra Jones Crusade is making a suggestion to people to volunteer in the community and people can choose when and where they volunteer.
8) Volunteers freely choose the agency/organization where they will volunteer and the work agreement is between the agency/organization and the volunteer.

Expected Outcomes from volunteering:

1) Volunteers will have a feeling of accomplishment and goodwill
2) The community will receive positive impact from the efforts of the volunteers activity
3) The community and the volunteer will both benefit intrinsically from volunteer activities

It is important for people to volunteer in their communities and make the community better for all the residents of that community. The mission and vision of the Crusade is to create and promote positive CHANGES that will profoundly affect people's lives. Volunteering in the community is not an opportunity to take advantage of anyone but rather to help others change their negative circumstances and grow as human beings. We hope all who volunteer in the community understand their help is needed to make positive change a reality and their behavior should reflect making a positive impact.

Cleopatra Jones Day - A Worldwide Initiative

The Cleopatra Jones Crusade, Inc. was created to honor the memory of Cleopatra Jones, a civil rights leader, and her crusade to make positive CHANGES in the community. Mrs. Jones was an activist in the pure sense of the word. She stood against injustice and poverty issues within the Westchester County community and worked with many politicians to promote change. 

June 11th is the day the Westchester County Board of Legislators choose as Cleopatra Jones Day in Westchester County, New York. It is a day to honor Mrs. Cleopatra Jones for her many contributions and her 50 years of service to the community.  The Crusade is a movement to follow the legacy of Cleopatra Jones by volunteering in the community and promote different events to celebrate our individuality. This year The Cleopatra Jones Crusade will be campaigning for volunteerism all over the world on June 11th.

In Atlanta, Georgia some volunteers will work at Salvation Army Red Shield on Luckie Street from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm at a meet, greet,and eat with the homeless. During this time it is the planners hope that we both volunteers and clients alike will engage in conversation to learn from one another. If you are in the Atlanta area and cannot find a place to volunteer, come and join us..... we would love to have you!