Opportunities From: Open Doors

Volunteer: Express Lane

Take a walk around our grocery store helping people shop for their groceries! You will be in charge of making sure people receive items in correlation with their family size. This is a good opportunity for people with excellent customer service skills and great attention to detail. Take a spin in our mini carts and don’t forget to bag up all the goodies once you’re done assisting each shopper! 

Program: Grocery Pantry

Take a walk around our grocery store helping people shop for their groceries! You will be in charge of making sure people receive items in correlation with their family size. This is a good opportunity for people with excellent customer service skills and great attention to detail. Take a spin in our mini carts and don’t forget to bag up all the goodies once you’re done assisting each shopper! 

Program: Grocery Pantry

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Multiple Shifts Available

Zip Code: 06854

Allow Groups: No

Volunteer: Shop 'til Ya Drop!!!

Help people who shop at our free community closet or sort and process donations from the community. There’s a particular need for volunteers who speak Spanish or Haitian Creole, from basic skills to fluent speakers. Additional organizing hours for groups are welcome!

Program: Community Closet

Help people who shop at our free community closet or sort and process donations from the community. There’s a particular need for volunteers who speak Spanish or Haitian Creole, from basic skills to fluent speakers. Additional organizing hours for groups are welcome!

Program: Community Closet

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Multiple Shifts Available

Zip Code: 06854

Allow Groups: No

Volunteer: Dinner Heroes

Help our meal program team serve dinner to shelter guests and the community!

Dinner volunteers will help distribute takeout meals from the kitchen and will also help the food program team clean up after the meal. 

Program: Kitchen

Help our meal program team serve dinner to shelter guests and the community!

Dinner volunteers will help distribute takeout meals from the kitchen and will also help the food program team clean up after the meal. 

Program: Kitchen

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Multiple Shifts Available

Zip Code: 06854

Allow Groups: No

Volunteer: Donation Station

Help us organize incoming donations and reset the sales floor for the next shopping day. You will be assisting in all of the behind the scenes work that allows shopping days to provide a dignified, clean and pleasant experience for clients.

Program: Community Closet

Help us organize incoming donations and reset the sales floor for the next shopping day. You will be assisting in all of the behind the scenes work that allows shopping days to provide a dignified, clean and pleasant experience for clients.

Program: Community Closet

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Multiple Shifts Available

Zip Code: 06854

Allow Groups: Yes

Volunteer: Breakfast Champions

Help our meal program team serve breakfast to shelter guests and the community!  


Breakfast volunteers will help distribute takeout meals from the kitchen and will also help the food program team clean up after breakfast.

Program: Kitchen

Help our meal program team serve breakfast to shelter guests and the community!  


Breakfast volunteers will help distribute takeout meals from the kitchen and will also help the food program team clean up after breakfast.

Program: Kitchen

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Multiple Shifts Available

Zip Code: 06854

Allow Groups: No

Volunteer: Donate a Housewarming Basket

THIS IS A VIRTUAL VOLUNTEER / DONATION OPPORTUNITY AND A GREAT WAY TO HELP FROM HOME OR IN YOUR OWN COMMUNITY!

**Right now we're particularly in need of the following:

     Bathroom:  Bath mats, bath products (shampoo, conditioner, body wash, soap, razors, etc), loofahs / shower puffs, shower curtains with liners and rings, small garbage cans and liners
     Cleaning supplies:  All cleaning supplies!  List at https://opendoorsct.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Open-Doors-Housewarming-Drive.pdf
     Kitchen:  Can openers, cups and mugs, dish towels and potholders, flatware sets, kitchen utensil sets, pots and pans

Make a housewarming basket for someone moving into a new home! Fill a laundry basket with bathroom supplies, cleaning products, paper goods, kitchen items, clothes hangers and a nice surprise (like a key holder or welcome mat). You can also adopt a room or an entire apartment to help someone moving from shelter into their own home!

Grab your friends, family, faith group, school or place of employment and rally behind a neighbor's fresh start. You can host a month long drive to collect items, sit outside of your local grocery store for a day, or even decide to build a basket by asking friends or family or purchasing yourself for a family in need; the options are limitless.

Please find a list of most needed items here.  If you'd like to hold an online donation drive, check out our Amazon wishlist!

For information regarding donation drop off dates and times please contact Laura Lopez at llopez@opendoorsct.org or 203-866-1057 ext 104.

Program: Community Builders

THIS IS A VIRTUAL VOLUNTEER / DONATION OPPORTUNITY AND A GREAT WAY TO HELP FROM HOME OR IN YOUR OWN COMMUNITY!

**Right now we're particularly in need of the following:

     Bathroom:  Bath mats, bath products (shampoo, conditioner, body wash, soap, razors, etc), loofahs / shower puffs, shower curtains with liners and rings, small garbage cans and liners
     Cleaning supplies:  All cleaning supplies!  List at https://opendoorsct.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Open-Doors-Housewarming-Drive.pdf
     Kitchen:  Can openers, cups and mugs, dish towels and potholders, flatware sets, kitchen utensil sets, pots and pans

Make a housewarming basket for someone moving into a new home! Fill a laundry basket with bathroom supplies, cleaning products, paper goods, kitchen items, clothes hangers and a nice surprise (like a key holder or welcome mat). You can also adopt a room or an entire apartment to help someone moving from shelter into their own home!

Grab your friends, family, faith group, school or place of employment and rally behind a neighbor's fresh start. You can host a month long drive to collect items, sit outside of your local grocery store for a day, or even decide to build a basket by asking friends or family or purchasing yourself for a family in need; the options are limitless.

Please find a list of most needed items here.  If you'd like to hold an online donation drive, check out our Amazon wishlist!

For information regarding donation drop off dates and times please contact Laura Lopez at llopez@opendoorsct.org or 203-866-1057 ext 104.

Program: Community Builders

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Multiple Shifts Available

Zip Code: 06854

Allow Groups: Yes

Volunteer: Pickup Please!

There are some wonderfully generous donors to Open Doors who cannot deliver their donations, and there are times of year when pickup requests are more than our team can handle!  Sign up to be a pickup volunteer with your availability and we'll reach out to you to coordinate a shift.

As a pickup volunteer, you'll use your own transportation to pick up donations (like food drive and clothing drive collections, silent auction items for our annual gala, etc) from our community and bring them to Open Doors.  We'll help with all the communication and logistics!

We're particularly looking for volunteers who can pick up from the following towns:

GreenwichStamfordDarienNorwalkWestportNew CanaanRidgefield

This is a great way to make a difference, help support the people we serve AND catch up on your favorite podcasts or do some car karaoke all at the same time.

Program: Community Builders

There are some wonderfully generous donors to Open Doors who cannot deliver their donations, and there are times of year when pickup requests are more than our team can handle!  Sign up to be a pickup volunteer with your availability and we'll reach out to you to coordinate a shift.

As a pickup volunteer, you'll use your own transportation to pick up donations (like food drive and clothing drive collections, silent auction items for our annual gala, etc) from our community and bring them to Open Doors.  We'll help with all the communication and logistics!

We're particularly looking for volunteers who can pick up from the following towns:

GreenwichStamfordDarienNorwalkWestportNew CanaanRidgefield

This is a great way to make a difference, help support the people we serve AND catch up on your favorite podcasts or do some car karaoke all at the same time.

Program: Community Builders

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Flexible

Zip Code: 06854

Allow Groups: Yes

Volunteer: Community Conversationalists

Represent Open Doors at community events and help people learn more about us! Some events are focused on volunteer opportunities while others are geared toward the services we provide.

Program: Community Builders

Represent Open Doors at community events and help people learn more about us! Some events are focused on volunteer opportunities while others are geared toward the services we provide.

Program: Community Builders

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Flexible

Zip Code: 06854

Allow Groups: No

Volunteer: Donation Drive

THIS IS A VIRTUAL OPPORTUNITY AND A GREAT WAY TO HELP FROM HOME OR IN YOUR OWN COMMUNITY!

Hold a donation drive at your workplace, school, or other community spot, or join us for one. We can always use nonperishable food, new underwear and socks, toiletries, and cleaning supplies; other donation drives are held seasonally or as needed.

If you'd like to hold an online food drive, please visit https://opendoorsctdonate.org and purchase some of our most-needed items!  To donate other essential items online, please check out our Amazon wishlist!

 

For information regarding donation drop off dates and times please contact Erin McDonough at emcdonough@opendoorsct.org or 203-866-1057.

Program: Community Builders

THIS IS A VIRTUAL OPPORTUNITY AND A GREAT WAY TO HELP FROM HOME OR IN YOUR OWN COMMUNITY!

Hold a donation drive at your workplace, school, or other community spot, or join us for one. We can always use nonperishable food, new underwear and socks, toiletries, and cleaning supplies; other donation drives are held seasonally or as needed.

If you'd like to hold an online food drive, please visit https://opendoorsctdonate.org and purchase some of our most-needed items!  To donate other essential items online, please check out our Amazon wishlist!

 

For information regarding donation drop off dates and times please contact Erin McDonough at emcdonough@opendoorsct.org or 203-866-1057.

Program: Community Builders

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Multiple Shifts Available

Zip Code: 06854

Allow Groups: Yes

Volunteer: Donation Drive

Hold a donation drive at your workplace, school, or other community spot, or join us for one. We can always use nonperishable food, toiletries and personal items, and housewarming items for people moving to new homes; other donation drives are held seasonally or as needed.


Your donations make an incredible difference for the people we serve!

 

For information regarding donation drop off dates and times, please contact Erin at emcdonough@opendoorsct.org

Program: Community Builders

Hold a donation drive at your workplace, school, or other community spot, or join us for one. We can always use nonperishable food, toiletries and personal items, and housewarming items for people moving to new homes; other donation drives are held seasonally or as needed.


Your donations make an incredible difference for the people we serve!

 

For information regarding donation drop off dates and times, please contact Erin at emcdonough@opendoorsct.org

Program: Community Builders

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Flexible

Allow Groups: Yes