"Voluntary Services for the Blind has consistenly received excellent volunteer referrals from the Volunteer Center. The staff is very friendly and helpful and fully appreciates our needs."
Claudette A. Tallon
Volunteer Coordinator

"Patti's [Cohen-Hecht] endless energy and contagious enthusiasm for working with volunteers really helped me to understand the concepts presented in the Volunteer Center's volunteer management training series. I especially appreciated her interactive teaching style and the opportunity to network with other volunteer coordinators in the community. I've applied the knowledge to my position as volunteer coordinator, and I'm happy to report that I am actively engaging and retaining wonderful volunteers to work with the families we serve—and in numerous capacities."
Rebecca Blonski, Volunteer Coordinator, Families Network of Western CT, Inc.

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Nonprofits: Wishlist

 

Nonprofits Wishlist Form

Does your organization or your clients have a need for an item?

The Volunteer Center assists Western Connecticut nonprofit organizations with special requests for your office or your clients. Below is our current list of “wishes” from local nonprofits. If you would like to request "Wish List" items, please contact The Volunteer Center at 203-797-1154 or email: volunteers@volunteerdanbury.org.

Thank you

New spiral notebooks and pencils needed at a literacy school in Danbury for students who are eager to learn English.

Copy paper or old letterhead needed by nonprofit agencies. Old letterhead will only be used within the office.

Trial size toiletries are needed at area shelters. Their clients can use shampoos, lotions, powder, disposable razors, sewing kits, and toothbrushes and toothpaste.

Coffee products (ground, instant, regular or decaf) are needed for distribution at an area food pantry. These items are always in demand.

Computer software for kids will be used in the computer lab of an after school program serving low income children. The kids are ages 7-17.

Animal shelter can use cat and dog toys as well as bath towels, baby size blankets, or paper towels.

Cell phones, inkjet and toner cartridges will be recycled by a local nonprofit agency.

Preschool program can use wooden puzzles, blocks and books for their play groups.

Gift cards for clothing or health and beauty items will be given to teen girls living in a therapeutic group home. These girls have little or no contact with their families.

New diapers and baby wipes are needed for a program distributing these items to low income families.

Nonprofits: Post your wish list needs here.

 

"The New Fairfield Senior Center has appreciated the opportunity to work with the Volunteer Center. Posting volunteer opportunities has been made very convenient. We've heard from a number of people. Currently we have a student helping here who found us through the site."
Kathy Hull, New Fairfield Senior Center

"We very much appreciate the help of the Volunteer Center in coming to our aid last fall  during our Barn Sale. Through your assistance we obtained two young men to direct and oversee our parking lot throughout the sale. These young men were courteous , very efficient, diligent, and during two very long,hot days never complained. It was truly a wonderful service to us. Thank you."
Anne Maitland and Rita Guariglia, Literacy Volunteers on the Green

 
 

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