Volunteer Opportunities
Special Opportunity. Volunteers needed for Women’s Center of Greater Danbury
Volunteers are needed for their annual dinner on April 5, 2019. Volunteers are needed to check in and greet guests, helping with the auction and checking guests out.
Please contact Linda Cummins, Special Events Manager at 203-731-5200 if you are available to volunteer that day.
Looking for Volunteers?
Are you a not-for-profit agency in the Greater Danbury Area looking for volunteers to help with the services you provide? We may be able to connect you with volunteers looking for places where their help is needed and appreciated. To list your volunteer service opportunity here, please complete the Volunteer Request Form.
Are you a Volunteer looking for places that need your help?
Check out the table below for current opportunities. Please contact the organization directly to arrange for the service, then remember to complete the community service reporting form.
Organizations in the Greater Danbury Area looking for volunteers:
Organization and Address | Contact Information and Website | Volunteer Description |
Ives Concert Park | Phyllis Cortese pcortese@ivesconcertpark.com www.ivesconcertpark.com |
Seeking Ives Ambassadors |
Pathways Danbury Youth Ministries, Inc. (PDYM) 13 Rose Street Danbury, CT 06810 203-205-0962S.A.Y. Yes! Afterschool Center |
Clara Perkins, Director Perkins-Clara@jerichopartnership.org or Everette Hutchins ehutchins@pdymct.org |
Tutors are needed Mon-Thurs between the hours of 3-5pm. Days and hours are flexible. You choose the day and time that works in your schedule.
Tutors are needed for male and female students in grades 9-12 for the following subjects: math, science, reading, social studies and Spanish. |
Pathways Danbury Youth Ministries, Inc. (PDYM) 13 Rose Street Danbury, CT 06810 203-205-0962 |
Ced Rice crice@pathwaysacademy.org or Mensah Robinson mrobinson@pathwaysacademy.org |
Instructors are needed for computer science (coding class) for male students in grades 6-8 on Mon-Thurs 2-3pm or 3-4pm or on Friday 9-12:30pm.
An Instructor for the computer science club is also needed on Thurs 4-5pm. These days and times are not flexible! |
Danbury Youth Services 91 West Street Danbury, CT |
Joseph Dobbins Program Director 860-375-4376 dys.programdirector@gmail.com www.danburyyouthservices.org |
Mentors and volunteers needed for after school programs to tutor and help with homework. No prior experience. Some positions must clear a background check. |
Ben’s Bells Project 32 Stony Hill Road Bethel, CT 06801 |
Tricia Guiry Community Relations Manager 203-501-9999 ct@bensbells.org |
Help is needed to make the pieces for Ben’s Bells. Beads are made out of clay for the beautiful Ben’s Bells wind chimes. |
Danbury Youth Services 91 West Street Danbury, CT |
Joseph Dobbins Program Director 860-375-4376 www.danburyyouthservices.org |
Volunteers needed for after school programs from K – 8th grade. Girls, bike and homework help groups. No prior experience, Must clear a background check. |
Danbury Animal Welfare Society 147 Grassy Plain Street Bethel, CT 06801 |
Please email volunteer@daws.org if you are interested | Volunteers needed for both cats & dogs in several volunteer positions. Foster Volunteers, Clinic Volunteers, Adoption Counselors, Dog Walkers/Socializers, Cat Socializers, Dog & Cat Photographers, and Administrative Work. Volunteers should be personable, be passionate about animals, good judgment, commitment can range, |
Danbury Schools and Business Collaborative 63 Beaver Brook Road Danbury, CT 06811 |
Ellen Meyst Executive Director 203-797-4845 contact@dsabcmentors.org |
DSABC is seeking mentors for Danbury Public School students. Mentors meet with their student one hour per week during the school year. Mentors serve as a positive adult role model providing moral support and encouragement. |
EverWonder Children’s Museum 31 Pecks Lane Newtown, CT 06470 |
Paul Wegner, Volunteer Coordinator 203-364-4009 volunteers@everwondermuseum.org www.everwondermuseum.org |
Seeking volunteers for Museum Educators and Program Assistants. These volunteers help us on the museum floor and assist with field trips or birthday parties. |
Chocolate For Heroes | Maria Hughes, Founder heroes@chocolateforheroes.com 203-242-0510 |
Volunteers needed for Friday, Saturdays and/or Sundays to help groom, train and maintain two miniature horses. |
CLICC (Connecting through Literacy: Incarcerated Parents, their Children and Caregivers) | Joy Haenlein, Program Director
203-918-0375 or jhaenlein@gmail.com |
Volunteers needed to mentor a local child for one hour a week for a year commitment. Child mentors will help children read books they have chosen to read with the parent and then write the parent letters about what they are reading. A one year commitment is required and volunteer must complete the CLICC training and the passing of a background check is required. Our goal is to increase communication between parent and child and strengthen their relationship. Mentors who complete 1 year of service are paid a $500 stipend as a thank you. |
Brookfield Craft Center | 286 Whisconier Road Susan Ludwig 203-775-4526 sludwig@brookfieldcraft.org |
Volunteer opportunities throughout the year in our studios and gallery. |
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