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Join us
There are many ways you can help.
If you want to work behind the scenes, for example in our administrative office please contact us to discuss opportunities. We are especially interested in volunteers who have skills such as document organizing, graphic design, inventory control or other work a small organization like the NLCMC needs help with. If this sounds like you, please reach out and share your interest with us.
Of course we have a need for ongoing volunteers for our meal service. These jobs also afford a chance to work with the the kitchen "team" and the public. A little bit more detail as follows:
This includes for example, turning donations of fresh vegetables into part of a meal, buttering bread for a dinner side, or portioning out desserts.
Help us get meals out the door to individuals, families and partner organizations
An essential part of every meal served
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We would love to hear from you!
Thank You!
Meet our October volunteer of the month, Corey Hassett: Corey is a very active member of our fundraising committee. She came to volunteer as a friend of board member Beth Highman. Corey helped to organize the Meal Center’s first major fundraising event in many years, A Seat at the Table. Corey generously gave of her time and talent to making this event a success. She is a strong believer in the Meal Center and its mission and has enjoyed the camaraderie of working with the members of the fundraising committee. As a retired healthcare worker she understands the importance of healthy nutritious meals and especially locally grown foods. Corey is dedicated to keeping the community healthy and well-nourished as she sees that as a way out of poverty. Thank you, Corey, for your concern and generous sharing of your expertise to help sustain the New London Community Meal Center.
From Our volunteers
I volunteer because the people that come to the meal center are having rough times, and it can happen to anyone. I feel it is important to help people who are less fortunate, and it is really important to treat people with dignity. We are not just feeding them. I get the satisfaction of knowing I am helping people.
I volunteer because I can. I had a life and a career where I was fortunate to do well. Now that I am retired I want to spend my time giving a step up in the simple form of a meal to someone who did not have all the advantages I have had in my life.
I volunteer because it is a way of giving back to all people who helped me throughout the course of my life. I do it to give back, to pay it forward. Also, I do get personal fulfillment that is wonderful. I feel good about volunteering.
