Volunteer Opportunities

St. Luke’s LifeWorks and BREAD & ROSES depend on volunteers and donations to provide everything beyond the bare essentials for their clients – your efforts and talents are always welcome. Below is a general list of the areas where they need help. Please call their Director of Voluntary Services, Wally Frey: 388-0175 (email:Wfrey@stlukeslifeworks.org) to arrange a volunteer placement for you or your group!

Much Needed Volunteer Opportunities!

• Volunteer Drivers for BREAD & ROSES
• Volunteer Cooks for BREAD & ROSES
• Mentoring children or adults – including formal training
• Direct Staff Assistance in the Family or Women’s Housing programs

Ongoing – timing and frequency flexible
(minimum once per week preferred)

• Meals – Provide and serve dinner once per month, or weekday breakfast (from once per month to once per week) at 8 Woodland for Women’s Housing and Gilead House or at McKinney House or Bread & Roses; Provide and serve occasional weekend breakfast or dinner
• Educational enrichment – painting, cooking, sewing, etc.
• Help in The Children’s Community (their on-site daycare center) - high school and adults
• Pick-up and delivery – prepared meals at area homes for McKinney House; project supplies (primarily painting) for volunteer projects, Food Bank runs
• Administrative assistance of all types
• Deliver inter-agency mail and donations between theirƒ programs and facilities in Stamford
• Staff xCHANGE (sorting and stocking, helping clients during "shopping" hours). The xCHANGE is a store where clients shop using scrip earned in their residential program to purchase donated merchandise (housewares, toiletries, games, clothing)
• Reception Desk assistance
• Adult tutoring for computer, GED degree (as needed and when facilities are available)

Project or "one-time" opportunities

• Special Interest Activities for clients in various residential programs (sewing, writing, movie nights, self-esteem, self-defense, reading, games, field trips, etc.)
• Painting and improvement projects throughout agency
• Yard and outdoor clean-ups – weather permitting
• Hands on assistance with gardening, painting, skilled carpentry
• Donation of licensed and professional services (from plumbers/electricians to accounting or medical skills. CPA’s, CFP’s, LLD’s, - they need you!)