Volunteer
Mercy Housing and Shelter Corporation relies on the support of our volunteers in order to achieve our mission. If you are interested in volunteering, download our volunteer application. If you are part of a group or an organization looking for a volunteer opportunity, download our group volunteer application. Please email completed applications to Leah Reyes at lreyes@mercyhousingct.org.
If you are unable to volunteer in person, we are always in need of nonperishable food items, toiletries, laundry detergent, new linens, and cleaning supplies. Find the details on our Wish List.
Volunteer Opportunities
Prepare and/or Serve a Meal
Make someone’s day as you provide a nutritious meal for 100 Friendship Center visitors and/or 40 St. Elizabeth House residents.
Those looking to prepare a meal can use our industrial kitchen or cook their meal offsite.
Volunteer Hours:
- Breakfast: 7:30-9:00 AM
- Lunch: 11:30 AM-1:00 PM
Cooking With Chef
Have fun, learn new skills, and give back to your community as you help our chef prepare a meal for our Friendship Center visitors and St. Elizabeth House residents.
Volunteer Hours: 10:00 AM to 12 Noon.
Run a Drive
The perfect activity for team-building, celebrations, or service learning. Contact Leah Reyes at lreyes@mercyhousingct.org to discuss this opportunity!
Landscaping
Help make our buildings feel like home. Activities include:
- Trimming bushes and vines
- Weeding
- Mulching
- Planting flowers and vegetables
Organize Donations
Help our visitors find what they need in a snap! Activities include:
- Sorting clothing and household goods
- Unloading and organizing food donations
- Swapping out seasonally appropriate clothes
Reading Refresh
Share a love of reading with those we serve! Sort through book donations and swap out books in our libraries with newer options.
Facilitate a Pop-Up Shop
Help provide food and clothing to the most vulnerable in our community. Open our food pantry and host a clothing giveaway!
Run a Resident Activity
Share a skill or have fun while supporting the people we serve! Lead an activity for the residents in our programs. Examples include:
- Bingo nights
- Craft activities
- Workshops about financial literacy, resume building, or goal setting.
Create Kits
Provide safety and comfort to those in need. Create kits filled with supplies to keep individuals and families warm during the winter or cool during the summer.
Holiday Preparations
Make the holiday season bright! Help bring joy to those we serve by:
- Hanging decorations and assembling trees at St. Elizabeth House
- Wrap hundreds of gifts purchased through our Holiday Wish Program for our participants.
Volunteer Voices
Are you considering volunteering at Mercy Housing and Shelter Corporation? Watch the videos below and be inspired by some of our corporate partners!
PWC
Volunteers from PWC held a clothing giveaway for visitors to the Friendship Center.
M&T Bank
Volunteers from M&T Bank organized the food and clothing pantries at St. Elizabeth House.
Volunteer Today!
For more information, please contact Leah Reyes, Donations and Volunteer coordinator at lreyes@mercyhousingct.org
or (860)808-2152
