By having an opportunity to “get your feet wet” and be introduced to the various ways you can contribute to your community and to local business and industry, you can not only make a positive impact on society but also find out what you enjoy doing. You may also discover what you do not enjoy doing, and we consider this all part of the learning process. Either way, our hope is that you will experience the reward of serving your community and begin to develop a stronger sense of personal and social responsibility.
One main resource that we encourage using, for those interested in volunteer opportunities close to home, is www.volunteermatch.org. Through this web portal, individuals can simply search by a specified area of interest or browse through suggested categories of volunteer opportunities in their area. In addition, we maintain a list of web links that directs individuals to the general information or volunteer opportunities page within the website of a number of local and national non-profit organizations. Please view this list of organizations and feel free to connect to the sites below.
- Birthright of Greater Hartford, Inc.
- Boys & Girls Club of America
- Catholic Charities
- Chrysalis Center, Inc.
- Concora
- Connecticut Community for Addiction Recovery (CCAR)
- Connecticut Woman’s Education and Legal Fund
- Connectikids
- CT DAR: CT Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution
- Fidelco Guide Dog Foundation
- Foodshare, Inc.
- Gilead Community Services
- Girl Scouts of Connecticut
- Hands On Hartford (formerly Center City Churches)
- HARC (The Greater Hartford Association for Retarded Citizens)
- Hockanum Valley Community Council, Inc.
- Kidsafe, CT
- Klingberg Family Centers
- Living In Safe Alternatives, Inc.
- Lojeri Productions
- Manchester Area Conference of Churches
- Manchester Initiative for Supportive Housing
- Manchester Police Activities League (MPAL)
- MentorNet
- My Sister’s Place, Inc.
- New England Farm Workers Council
- Notre Dame Americorps
- Nutmeg Big Brothers Big Sisters
- Skiers Unlimited
- The Barnaba Institute
- The Bridge Family Center, Inc.
- The Salvation Army
- Town of Manchester Elderly and Family Services
- True Colors, Inc.
- United Way of the Capital Area
- Urban League of Greater Hartford
- World-Wide Lighthouse Missions, Inc.
- YMCA of Hartford