The Greenwich Chapter of this national organization seeks volunteers in several key areas including Health and Safety Services (blood drives, First Aid and CPR instruction, HIV and AIDS instruction, etc.) Youth Services (Safe Rides and other volunteer opportunities for young people and adults) Emergency & Disaster Services (language bank, international services, disaster relief and armed forces emergency services) Volunteer & Community Services (drivers and transportation services, administrative duties at headquarters, etc.). Helping others through the Red Cross is a strong Greenwich tradition.

Since 1978, this nonprofit organization has provided continual research as well as support and nutritional advice to cancer patients. With the collaboration of doctors and cancer researchers, the work of this organization has helped many cancer patients understand and make the most of their treatment. Volunteers are needed to help with ongoing projects throughout the year along with talking to patients, answering phones and doing data entry.

This mission of this wonderful group is to help each person with special needs live in our community as productive, happy, participating members. ARC has a variety of volunteer opportunities such as assisting teachers in the day care centers or accompanying staff with developmentally disabled adults on outings.

Founded by Mary Waterman, a Greenwich resident, in 1996, this dynamic group is now the fourth largest nonprofit organization in the country dedicated to funding breast cancer research. Volunteers are always welcomed and needed in a variety of ways to help in this important cause. Helping with the annual luncheon fashion show is one of the many fun and popular ways to be involved.

This nonprofit group, founded by a local teen, Catherine Eve Agonis, helps raise funds and gives assistance to other nonprofit organizations supporting people who suffer from juvenile diabetes and autism. This group provides volunteers who, not only help organize and staff events, but also take part in the photography, media and administrative aspects as well as meet and greet guests at events.

The Den provides support groups for grieving kids, ages 3 to 18 who have experienced a death of someone near to them. Volunteers are trained as group leaders and hosts. This is one of several programs through The Family Centers in Greenwich where volunteers are needed.

Since 1891, Family Centers has been helping families in lower Fairfield County. They have nine locations in our county. Their excellent programs help strengthen our community. The Den for Grieving Kids and Friendly Connections are only two of their fine programs. Call and discover many ways you may be of help.

The Social Services arm of town government has volunteer opportunities in counseling; language education, crisis management, protective services and outreach to adults, children, elderly, as well as physically and mentally disabled people with limited finances. Volunteers are trained to help people with special needs. Consider being a "Friendly Visitor". Volunteers visit elderly or lonely people and make life brighter for them.

Adult and junior volunteers, dedicated to serving patients and their families, have been part of Greenwich Hospital since 1950. There are over 20 areas within the hospital where volunteers make a difference, from the emergency room, book and art cart, home care/hospice, reception, to floor volunteers and spiritual care. The thrift and gift shops, always busy places for volunteers, raise money for the Auxiliary to use for scholarship funds, LifeLine, Helping Hands and special projects within the hospital. The over 500 volunteers are a wonderful and diverse group of men, women and juniors who are delighted to greet not only patients and families, but also you, as a new volunteer.

This specialized service program of the Greenwich Hospital Home Care Department puts volunteers on the team of managing terminally-ill patients. The training program covers bereavement follow-up and support group work. Hospice care provides a special volunteer opportunity for Greenwich adults to reach out to others.

This local nonprofit group has the mission of relieving hunger and poverty in the poorest areas of the world. They seek out small-scale, self-help projects. Through fund raising, they supply technical and financial assistance. Volunteers who have an interest in developing countries are needed to serve on the Board.

This dynamic human services agency provides a variety of extremely helpful services including counseling and interfaith programs for couples, refugee resettlement, adoption programs, workshops on a variety of topics and many services for the elderly. Supermarketing for Seniors (these are truly Super volunteers) is a program that does the grocery shopping for homebound seniors. "Snow Angels" help with shoveling in emergencies (these are indeed angels).

Located in Greenwich is an incredible round the clock crises care center to help children of all ages in town, or in nearby Fairfield County towns, who are in need of immediate help due to abuse, neglect or family problems or emergencies. This private, nonprofit agency offers crisis counseling and emergency shelter. Volunteers are needed to assist professional staff in working with the youth in residence as well as participate in community education programs in local elementary schools (Child Assault Prevention Program). Training is provided. Volunteers help with fund raising and give administrative support. High school student volunteers are needed for the Youth Corps. These students act as liaisons in their schools for kids in crisis.

With patience, understanding and a few hours, volunteers make a huge difference in the lives of people who can not read, write or speak English. The local chapter of this national organization uses volunteer tutors to help teach reading and writing skills to functionally illiterate adults along with conversational English to foreign-born adults. Tutors work in small groups at Greenwich locations. Programs include Family Literacy, Workplace Literacy, Reach Out and Read (reading to children while they wait for appointments in Greenwich clinics) and Baby Basics (in Greenwich Hospital, teaching expectant mothers what they should know during pregnancy).Volunteers are also needed for writing workshops, the computer center and conversation classes. Training for volunteers is provided.

What a help this is! When someone is confined to home and unable to shop or cook, Meals on Wheels will deliver two meals–one hot and one cold–on each week day for a charge of $8.00. This is an all-volunteer service except for two cooks, a dietitian and an office manager; therefore, volunteers are always needed to help prepare and package food or drive (own car) to deliver these meals to Greenwich residents. Only 1½ hours during weekdays are requested of volunteers. Volunteers bring good food and good cheer to approximately 100 shut-ins.

This is one of the more unusual volunteer opportunities in Greenwich and one that encourages both youth and adult volunteers in helping the homeless of New York City by means of monthly trips with blankets and personal items for the poor on the streets. Interaction with recipients is encouraged. Drivers and donations are always welcome.

This nonprofit organization, founded by retired senior-level business executives, helps other nonprofits manage their organizations through the use of time-honored business practices. Senior executives volunteer to share their skills and experience in fund raising strategies, marketing, public relations, budgeting, strategic planning, and more.

Since 1975, this active group has gathered food and clothing and distributed it to needy residents. Volunteers are needed weekday mornings to sort clothing and canned foods. They are also needed for fund raising, publicity and food drives. More people are availing themselves of this service each year, and Neighbor to Neighbor heartily welcomes new volunteers to its team.

This national, community-based group, rehabilitates homes of elderly, disabled or low-income homeowners on the last Saturday in April. Volunteers of all ages with all kinds of home-building skills (or at least interest- there are plenty of jobs for the non-skilled) are encouraged to get involved with this helping-hands program.

So many people need help preparing to find a job. This program sponsored by the Family Centers is vocational counseling on many needed levels. Volunteers help with career advising, computer training, literacy skills and resume writing.

Just take a look at the whimsical and artistic window displays in this thrift shop and you will know this is a shop managed by cheerful volunteers. It is sponsored by the Women’s Fellowship of the First Congregational Church, but membership in the church is not a prerequisite for volunteering at the shop. Volunteers are needed for merchandising jobs such as tagging, sorting and selling.

Volunteers are involved in all aspects of this well-known nonprofit organization in our Town. Community planning and education are key components of the United Way as well as its funding activities on behalf of 26 community agencies. Some of the planning committees on which volunteers serve include the Youth Services Council, Council on Late-life Issues and the Community Planning Council. Septemberfest and Lobsterfest are annual United Way fund raising events. Volunteer and have fun.

This is so helpful. Now in its 19^th year, trained volunteers offer free tax assistance to anyone who needs help preparing his or her tax returns. Study and open-book exams are part of the training.

Volunteers are needed to provide phone crisis intervention, court advocacy and educational outreach to the community about domestic violence. YNET, which connects the YWCA and Greenwich High School, is a program for student volunteers who are trained to provide dating abuse information and peer support. Volunteers are required to go through some training.