VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
Our volunteers have a strong impact in the community.  We match individual interests, skills and experience with productive community opportunities.  We have the application form on-line in Word,  in Acrobat, or as a separate web page!  Either download and mail to us or you can fill out the abridged attached form and one of our members will be in contact with you about opportunities.  Please contact us at 203-899-2442.

With so many programs in the many communities of lower Fairfield County, there are many programs that will match your needs in your home town.  Please scroll down to see more information on our programs.   

After School Alliance
The After School Alliance is a unique collaboration comprised of over 40 organizations striving to improve and expand out-of-school time opportunities. Volunteers will help the children with reading, tutoring and homework for a minimum of one hour per week at different sites.

RSVP Volunteer Mary Bennett at the East Norwalk Library reading to preschoolers from Room to Grow. – Early Childhood Center in Norwalk

American Red Cross                                           

Mid-Fairfield County Chapter – Volunteers are needed to help with the blood drives, staff the canteen, help with registration, escort donors, etc. Special Event volunteers are also  needed on a short term basis.

Greenwich Chapter - Volunteers are needed in all areas of services, from disaster services to transportation to special events.  Training is provided.

Bush-Holley Historic Site, Greenwich            
Be a “Visitor Center volunteer”, greets visitors, give out information about the museum, and complete sales transactions. Must commit to at least one day per week. Or be a “Volunteer Docent” for the school programs, assists with school tours. Initial and ongoing training is provided.

Darien Welcome Center                                     
Volunteer as a ‘Travel Counselor’ at the Darien Welcome Center. Provide information and hospitality services to travelers and promote tourist attractions in Connecticut. Travel assistance varies from simple travel questions to computer searches. Training is provided as well as day trips to places of interest and events in CT; a generous mileage reimbursement is offered.

Friendly Connections                                            
Become a ‘Friendly Caller’ and chat one-on-one with a senior. Your phone call will help a homebound senior stay involved. Share interests or teach a class. Hours are flexible and you may volunteer from home. The agency will set up the interactive discussions through conference calls technology.

Friendly Shopper/Visitor                                   
Assist homebound elderly with a friendly visit or by grocery shopping in Stamford.

Knitting Teams                                                            
Knit scarves, hats, bibs and blankets to be distributed to different organizations in the community.

Lockwood Matthews Mansion Museum, Norwalk      
Volunteer in the Victorian Gift Shop, welcomes visitors or be a guide for the museum. Help is also needed for special events. Hours are flexible. Training and mentoring is available.

Mailing Teams                  
Label and stuff envelopes, plus other clerical duties in different organizations.

New Canaan Historical Society           
Be a Docent for their Early American Life (Colonial) program. Docents give hands-on presentations on different aspects of early American life to school children in four areas of the museum. Costumes, materials and training are provided.

New Canaan Nature Center       
If you are interested in working with nature the New Canaan Nature Center has a variety of opportunities from assisting with animal care, to administrative work to working in their greenhouse and many more. Help is also needed for special events.

Norwalk Museum, Norwalk                                 
Be a museum guide for the Norwalk Museum. Volunteers are needed to help and guide visitors at the museum. Volunteers are needed Wednesday through Sunday, 1-5 pm. Orientation and free parking is available for volunteers.

Norwalk Reads!
Help is needed with book sorting, book distributions and other opportunities at their headquarters in the King Kennedy complex. 

Norwalk Tree Alliance                                           
Help inventory Norwalk's City trees. Learn how to identify and categorize trees to assist in gathering data to assist Norwalk establish a tree management program. Training provided and you’ll work outdoors in teams of three. You will additionally help identify historical trees and sites for needed tree plantings.

Norwalk Senior Center                                            
Meals On Wheels Driver - assisting in the SeniorNet Computer Learning Center; and professionals who are “handy” can help with the “Fix it Program”  Visit their website!

Norwalk Town Hall                                                   
Greet and assist residents of Norwalk.

Nursing & Home Care (Mid-Fairfield Hospice)   
Training is available to volunteers to be Peer Counselor or a Hospice Patient Care Volunteer.  Office assistance is also needed. Time commitment is flexible.

Partnership in Reading
‘Reading Consultants’ provides one-on-one reading time in local schools and libraries. Volunteers must be available to come in at least once a week; training is provided.

PAWS (Pet Animal Welfare Society) 
Receptionist needed in Norwalk during weekdays. Answer phones, greet guests, etc. Flexible schedule. Training is provided. Additional opportunities also available for anyone who loves pets.

RSVP Senior Medical Transportation Assistance Program
provides transportation to medical appointments for seniors in the Westport- Weston Area. Volunteer drivers transport people in need of a ride to their medical appointments. Insurance for drivers is provided by RSVP.

This new program is a collaborative effort between RSVP, The Westport –Weston Departments of Human Services and The Westport – Weston United Way.

Additional volunteer drivers are needed. Please contact: Anie Dubosse RSVP 899-2443.

Silver Hill Hospital                           
Different opportunities available. From office work to gardening to assisting in the gift shop.  Opportunities are tailored to the volunteer interests. Orientation and training is provided.

Stamford Museum and Nature Center.
If you enjoy the company of enthusiastic, friendly, and community-oriented people, join “The Clipping Club” at the Stamford Museum and Nature Center. The club members meet the second Wednesday of each month between 1:30 and 3:30 PM. Contribute your creativity and filing and organizational skills to the museum’s Media Relations and Marketing Department, while you delight in interesting conversations over coffee or tea with new friends.

Stepping Stones Museum            
Assist museum visitors in different functions.  From clerical work to being a Volunteer Docent to assisting the in the Resource Center to leading art and science based activities. Help is also needed for special events. Training is provided for all new volunteers. Flexible schedules.