Agency - The Volunteer Center

The mission of The Volunteer Center is to be the leader in strengthening our communities by connecting people to volunteer service and providing resources to support nonprofit organizations.

Description:
The Volunteer Center impacts the community through a range of services. The Recruitment and Referral Program connects community volunteers to serve nonprofits in the greater Danbury/New Milford areas. This program works with nonprofit agencies to help assess their volunteer needs and recruits volunteers to help fill those needs. Volunteers can be individuals (students to seniors); members of a group (coworkers, family, students, scouts, faith community or civic clubs). We work with potential volunteers to find meaningful volunteer opportunities for them. We assist in meeting volunteer needs for one day special events, short term needs, or for the long term. We also disseminate volunteer management information to nonprofit agencies. The Western CT Business Volunteer Council provides leadership in meeting community needs through mobilization of employee volunteers. This program also manages special projects to benefit low-income children and seniors in the community: Spring Buddy Baskets, the Back-to-School program and Holiday Fruit Baskets. We manage the Seniors Add Valuable Service (SAVE) Program for the City of Danbury which allows financially-eligible senior homeowners in Danbury the opportunity to volunteer 100 hours and receive up to a $600 real estate tax credit.

History:
The Volunteer Center has been serving the greater Danbury area since 1975 and had been a partner agency with United Way since 1982. As of April, 2011 we have joined our operations with and become a department of the United Way of Western Connecticut.

Contact people:

Priscilla Behling, Associate Director, (203) 797-1154, (email) Janice Lasecki, Senior Program Associate, (203) 797-1154, (email)

Address:

85 West Street Danbury, CT 06810 (See a map)

Web Site: http://www.uwwesternct.org

Last updated on April 25, 2013