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BELOW PLEASE SEE A MESSAGE FROM THE MALTA HOUSE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

I want to thank all of Malta House's volunteers for your patience and understanding while my staff and I were working to implement programmatic changes to our residential, outreach and nursery programs which greatly limited the number of volunteer opportunities that were available.

To re-engage our volunteers, we have developed a volunteer survey that will allow us to match areas of expertise and interest to the available volunteer opportunities.

Please visit ttps://forms.gle/AsbzyR8Nuwyyq5DW9 to take the survey. Once completed, a members of our staff will reach out to you to discuss next steps.

UPDATE: Malta House Nursery
We have made significant progress toward getting the Nursery at Malta House licensed with the State of Connecticut. With just a few more steps to go, we anticipate being licensed by the end of June! Being a licensed nursery requires us to follow all the rules and regulations set forth by the State, hence limiting the volunteer opportunities in the nursery. Realizing that this was the most popular choice of our volunteers, we are actively exploring new opportunities for volunteers to continue to be able hold and love our babies – see below.

UPDATE: Community Outreach Program
The Community Outreach will be held once a month on a Saturday from 10 am to 12 pm at Malta House. During this time, we need volunteers to help distribute diapers, wipes, and formula to those in the community who come to Malta House for help. We will send out a sign-up to those interested in helping Eli, our Community Outreach Program Manager.

NEW: Wellness Weekend Babysitting

Malta House is excited to offer our moms a much-needed break for a few hours on Saturdays by having volunteers babysit during the hours of 10 am to 2 pm in our Community Room. This will allow our moms some free personal time! We will send out a sign-up to all interested volunteers. Volunteers will be notified on the Friday before if there are no babies to watch.

THANK YOU for your interest in volunteering at Malta House. I look forward to seeing you at the home soon!

Lisa Casagrande Koeppel
Executive Director
Malta House


ALL PAST AND NEW VOLUNTEERS PLEASE COMPLETE THE SURVEY BY VISITING https://forms.gle/AsbzyR8Nuwyyq5DW9

If you have an issue with the survey please contact Claudia at cescalante@maltahouse.org

Interested in Volunteering? Please contact:
Joan Howard
203.857.0088
joan_howard@goodcounselhomes.org

Volunteering at Malta House

There are many ways you may volunteer here at Malta House!

The following opportunities are available to you; be sure to choose the ones you are most interested in!

Interested in Volunteering? Please contact:
Joan Howard
203.857.0088
joan_howard@goodcounselhomes.org

Nursery

  • Nursery Hours are from 7 AM – 6 PM. We are seeking a minimum requirement of two hours once a month.
  • If your gift is with infants and young children, the Malta House nursery will feel like home to you. Our babies come to the nursery as early as 6 weeks old and up to one year of age. Having a hand in molding a child’s development is an awesome and exciting responsibility. The rewards abound. The Nursery Supervisor provides guidance and training for all who lovingly embrace our babies, so one should not hesitate to “share the love”.

Interested in Volunteering? Please contact:
Joan Howard
203.857.0088
joan_howard@goodcounselhomes.org

Mother Mentor

  • Mother Mentor volunteers have a unique opportunity to positively influence the life of a young mother and her baby. As a responsible adult, your experience will lead a mom to recognize the countless possibilities that lie before her. Through this partnership, the two committed parties may foster professional growth, interpersonal relationships and possibly career development.
  • A mentor may share with a mentee information about her own career path, as well as provide guidance, motivation, emotional support, and role modeling. A mentor may help with exploring careers, setting goals, developing contacts, and identifying resources.

Interested in Volunteering? Please contact:
Joan Howard
203.857.0088
joan_howard@goodcounselhomes.org

Meal Prep

  • Prepare meals for our moms to assist them on their busy school and work days.
  • If you like cooking family-style meals, this is the place for you! In our new kitchen we offer a spacious open environment for you to prepare a home-cooked meal or teach a cooking class.
  • For those feeling a need to give back to the community, but cannot spare the time away from home, you may consider preparing a meal for our mothers! Dinner would be a wonderful gift after working or being in school all day. Nothing fancy – just a simple casserole and salad will more than fit the bill!

Interested in Volunteering? Please contact:
Joan Howard
203.857.0088
joan_howard@goodcounselhomes.org

Community Outreach

Our Community Outreach program offers a number of resources to low-income families in the Fairfield County area. We are always looking for helping hands!

  • Diaper distribution on the 1st and 3rd Saturday of each month
  • Distribution of gently used clothing and other donated items on the 2nd Saturday of each month
  • CT Foodshare mobile pantry at Ben Franklin School on the 4th Saturday of each month
  • Receiving and sorting donations Wednesday through Friday of each week

To find out more about how you can help, please contact Laurie Stiles at Lstiles@maltahouse.org, or 203-857-0088.

Interested in Volunteering? Please contact:
Joan Howard
203.857.0088
joan_howard@goodcounselhomes.org

Front Desk Receptionist/Admin Support

  • If you have administrative experience or love being busy answering phone lines, come be a part of our administrative volunteer opportunities! We want to make sure both ends of the phone are having a welcoming experience.
  • Data entry and mailings.
  • Resource Research – housing, career training, job placement services.

Interested in Volunteering? Please contact:
Joan Howard
203.857.0088
joan_howard@goodcounselhomes.org

Tutor

  • Assist mothers in preparing for class exams or certifications.

Interested in Volunteering? Please contact:
Joan Howard
203.857.0088
joan_howard@goodcounselhomes.org

Facilitator

  • Lead classes on topics like personal finance, resume building, cooking, exercise and more.

Interested in Volunteering? Please contact:
Joan Howard
203.857.0088
joan_howard@goodcounselhomes.org

Celebrations

  • Help us celebrate holidays and each mother’s personal development milestones.
  • Birthday and baby showers.
  • Move-in Welcome Homes and Move-out House Warmings.
  • Education graduations, new jobs, obtaining a driver’s license, purchasing a car.

Interested in Volunteering? Please contact:
Joan Howard
203.857.0088
joan_howard@goodcounselhomes.org

Events & Fundraising

  • Malta House is always putting on events for exciting ways to engage with our many supporters! If you have the drive for planning, organizing, or being on your feet and helping us out at one of our events, we would love to have you! Be sure to check out our events page for what is coming up!

Interested in Volunteering? Please contact:
Joan Howard
203.857.0088
joan_howard@goodcounselhomes.org

Social Media Ambassador

  • If you enjoy surfing the web, then we need your help to tag us in pictures or videos you post while volunteer at Malta House.
  • Adding comments of encouragement in our daily posts, and sharing on your page for more exposure, will help lift the image of Malta House as a place where young people belong and share the joy they have for our mission.

Interested in Volunteering? Please contact:
Joan Howard
203.857.0088
joan_howard@goodcounselhomes.org

Malta House Parish & Congregational Ambassador

  • Are you interested in really sharing our mission through public speaking? After being welcomed into our Malta House Volunteer Family, you can share your story with us through your parish or congregation during weekend masses. We will help guide you on this experience!

Interested in Volunteering? Please contact:
Joan Howard
203.857.0088
joan_howard@goodcounselhomes.org

Garden Yard & Maintenance

  • We are desperately in need of volunteers to help with weeding our gardens. Women's organizations, gardening clubs, or anyone with a green thumb, please reach out!
  • We're also looking to start a vegetable garden with lettuce, tomatoes, basil, etc. Looking for a self-starter with a team to teach our moms how to grow, care, and maintain the fresh veggies!

Volunteer Inquiry

Interested in Volunteering? Please contact:
Joan Howard
203.857.0088
joan_howard@goodcounselhomes.org

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