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If your agency wants to be highlighted, please email a paragraph describing your organization, location, volunteer needs and contact information to vac@hscct.org

Family & Children's Agency needs some volunteers: 1) to shop for after school snacks (approximately one hour per week). The Agency has an account with Shop Rite and will provide a weekly shopping list. Days and times are flexible. 2) to make home-baked goods or provide snacks (breads, muffins, cookies, fruit, pretzels or any snack of your choice - please refrain from using nuts) for approximately 40-50 clients for two programs. 3) to provide lunch for homeless adults at their Community Connections site on Sundays. Lunch may be a simple meal of a sandwich and a piece of fruit or a heated casserole. Food may be dropped off at 11. This a great way to get the whole family involved. Volunteers may commit to one time donation, or volunteer on a scheduled basis. If interested, contact Kim Kristof, Coordinator of Volunteer Services, at (203) 523-5715.

Person to Person provides emergency assistance to families in New Canaan, Darien and Stamford. They need volunteers for their Emergency Food Pantry, Community Clothing center, van drivers and Reception Center. Training for all areas is provided and flexible hours are available. Volunteer opportunities are available for regular weekly shifts, or for one day projects or events. Person to Person is located at 1864 Post Road, in Darien. Please call Kathleen Bordelon: 203-656-4631 ext. 152 or learn more at www.p2pdarien.org

The mission of Earthplace, The Nature Discovery Center in Westport, is to educate the community about nature and the environment. There are many opportunities for adults and older teens to assist with the following activities: sales help in the volunteer-run gift shop, trail and grounds maintenance, publicity, caring for animals, collecting and testing water samples through Harbor Watch/River Watch and assistance at public events and fundraisers. Contact info@earthplace.org or (203) 227-7253 for more information.

Notre Dame Convalescent Home, a 60-bed nursing facility in Norwalk needs volunteers who are interested in assisting with the following: bingo, crafts, musical entertainment, cards and other games, socializing one-to-one with residents, cooking and Bible study. These activities take place 10:30-11:30 a.m. and 2:30 -- 3:30 p.m., Monday through Saturday. Please call the recreation director at (203) 847-5893 ext. 126 for information..

FISH, an organization that helps Norwalk residents reach their medical appointments (without charge) within Norwalk, needs volunteer dispatchers and drivers. Dispatchers, taking calls in their own homes, receive requests for rides and schedule the drivers. Drivers, using their own cars, transport the clients. Mileage may be reimbursed; FISH carries driver and passenger insurance. Dispatchers work from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m; drivers from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Volunteers can choose the day they prefer to work. FISH operates Tuesday through Friday. Call (203) 229-9727 between 9:30 a.m. and 1 p.m., Tuesday through Friday for information.

Circle of Friends is a volunteer organization, established by Beth Israel Synagogue in Norwalk that reaches out to children, teenagers and adults with special needs and involves them in a full spectrum of cultural and social experiences. Adult and teen volunteers are needed for the social group for adults with special needs once a month on Tuesdays from 6:30 - 8 p.m. Contact The Circle of Friends at 203-293-8837 or circlefriendsct@gmail.com

STILL NOT SURE WHAT TO DO? For information on VAC, volunteer opportunities or any HSC programs, visit our web site at www.hscct.org. At bottom of page click on "Volunteer Now" button. Then click on "Volunteer Corner". There are additional links for Youth Volunteer Opportunities, "Volunteer Match" and "Volunteer Solutions". VAC is a partnership of The Human Services Council and