Volunteer Opportunities in Bristol, CT

Bristol Health Hospice Care

Bristol Health Hospice Care offers support and companionship to hospice patients and their families. Their trained volunteers provide non-judgmental support, engage in activities like reading and playing cards, and help caregivers in various ways.

Salvation Army Bristol Corps

The Salvation Army Bristol Corps operates a soup kitchen that has been serving the community since 1982. The kitchen provides hot, nutritious meals to residents in need and has expanded its services over the years, including a recent renovation to better serve the community.

Plainville Community Food Pantry

The Plainville Community Food Pantry is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing essential resources such as food, energy assistance, clothing, crisis intervention, and referral services to individuals in need since 1972. Their mission focuses on empowering families and maintaining dignity through a client-centered approach.

Portland Food Bank

The Portland Food Bank provides non-perishable foods, toiletries, holiday food baskets, Christmas gifts, and occasionally winter jackets and clothing to Portland residents. It operates with the support of volunteers and community donations.

Ansonia Nature Center

Once a small family-owned dairy farm, the park is laced with two and one-half miles of nature trails. The land encompasses 156 acres of wooded hills and grassy fields bisected by streams, a two-acre pond, wet meadows, and an upland swamp. The site is a wonderful microcosm of a typical Connecticut landscape that provides sanctuary to many species of New England flora and fauna. A portion of the park has been dedicated to recreational soccer fields, as well as several acres reserved for community gardening and a large playscape for younger children.

Volunteer information: The Ansonia Nature and Recreation Center welcomes new volunteers who are willing to help with environmental education, animal care, birthday parties, trail maintenance, mailings, special events, and more! Volunteers are an essential part of the Nature Center. We work with students from many different schools, helping them to meet their required volunteer hours or to develop their SAE projects. We also provide internship experience for those seeking a college degree. Whether you are a student in high school, or a retired resident of our community, whatever your interest or availability, we offer a variety of exciting opportunities throughout the year. Please note: Individuals under the age of 14 must be accompanied by an adult while preforming their volunteer hours unless they are enrolled in the Junior Rangers program.

PawSafe

PawSafe is a 501(c)(3), tax-exempt, nonprofit organization focused on animal rescue and adoption in Connecticut and New York. Founded in 1995, the organization offers various volunteer opportunities to assist with adoption events and animal care.

Friends of the New Haven Animal Shelter

Friends of the New Haven Animal Shelter is dedicated to enhancing the lives of animals in their care through volunteer efforts. They require a minimum commitment of 8 hours a month for volunteers and provide various tasks such as animal handling and assisting at adoption events.

Habitat for Humanity of Greater New Haven

Habitat for Humanity of Greater New Haven is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the elimination of poverty housing through the creation of home ownership opportunities for low-income working families. The organization builds and rehabilitates homes in the Greater New Haven area to create safe, decent, affordable houses that revitalize neighborhoods.