Volunteering for Children’s Cove may require volunteers to travel throughout the Cape and the Islands to bring awareness to child sexual abuse and Children’s Cove mission. Some of these awareness events could include orchestrating an informational table at a community event, going to local schools or community centers and providing resources, or organizing awareness of…
Volunteers lead tours through the greenhouses and gardens and staff our reception area and exhibition gallery. They develop thematic tours, provide hospitality for events such as the opening of the Spring Bulb Show, and assist with exhibitions. (Please note, however, that volunteers do not engage in any hands-on horticultural work.) Volunteer training sessions are held…
A volunteer’s primary tasks consist of putting out horses and hay in the morning, cleaning the animals living areas- paddocks and stalls. This means shoveling and scooping lots of poop, scrubbing water buckets and refilling them in the stalls and paddocks, cleaning feed buckets, sweeping areas, replacing bedding, and setting up the stalls for the…
Volunteers at The Carle are interested in sharing their love of museums, art-making, and children’s books with guests of all ages. Volunteers enjoy benefits, such as discounts in The Carle Bookshop, appreciation events during the year, and opportunities to attend professional development workshops. For the best experience, we ask that volunteers commit to one shift…
Volunteers at Nonotuck engage with children in the classroom, reading books, playing with toys, doing art activities and helping with lunch, etc. Doing a little clean-up, such as wiping off tables or sweeping up after lunch is an occasional activity. Volunteers go outside to the playground with the class and need to dress accordingly. Volunteers…
Our office staff at our child care center is part time. We need someone to be in the office to answer the phones and to open the door for visitors. There is very little activity, so this is a great opportunity for someone who would like to read or knit or do personal work on…
Help with daily operations of the beautiful hospital Gift Shop. Greet and assist customers, stock gift items and use cash register. The Gift Shop is a project of the Friends of Cooley Dickinson and supported by volunteers. Proceeds support significant hospital projects, such as the Childbirth Center renovations.
Build a connection with your community, one cup of coffee at a time. We need your warm smile and helping hands. Serve coffee, sandwiches and desserts to patients, visitors, and staff. Shifts available mornings or afternoons during the week. The Coffee Shop is a project of the Friends of Cooley Dickinson and supported by volunteers.…
Reduce anxiety and improve the patient experience. Assist with transport by wheelchairs, escort patients and visitors, and answer questions at a Check In Desk. There are three possible locations where volunteers make a difference every day.
Volunteers help in addressing the community issues of education, health, environmental and human service needs. The RSVP Volunteer Program in Berkshire County provides recruitment, training and placement of persons 55 years of age and over as volunteers. The program enables volunteers to use their time and lifetime experience to meet new people, help others, be…