It Takes a Village to run a nonprofit and there are countless ways to get involved. From making home visits to families with babies, to assisting with our basic needs program, to helping with new projects and initiatives, volunteers are the lifeline of our community.
Your skills can help support families as they travel the road of parenthood. See some of our volunteer opportunities below, and please reach out if you are interested in volunteering, have questions, or have ideas on other ways to help.
Home Visit volunteers provide hands-on support to families with new babies in Hilltowns, reducing isolation and bringing the Village right to their door.
Volunteers visit the family every week for two hours, for up to 12 weeks during the first year of a baby’s (or babies’) life. Volunteers provide companionship, play with older children, prepare meals, wash dishes, and help in other ways that an extended family member or neighbor might. Volunteers of all ages and backgrounds are encouraged to join us.
“We want to express our profound gratitude for all you have done for our family over the last two months. Your help was so important to us as first time parents.”
“Such an amazing place and a resource for families of all kind.”
The Village Closet donation and distribution center in Huntington, MA is full of free baby and children’s clothing, diapers, and essential supplies.
Village Closet volunteers sort donations, organize the space, work with families, and gather critical supplies for clients lacking transportation or in crisis.
Sometimes Village Closet items and our food program supplies need a little extra help getting from point A to point B.
Transport Heroes support our programs by picking up donations and delivering critical supplies to families lacking transportation. Drivers choose what area they are willing to drive to, and sometimes they will meet up with other drivers to get items to their final destination.
“I’m not sure what I would have done if I did not find It Takes a Village. It was pretty much a life line for me.”
We can’t support families if they don’t know about us! Help spread the word!
Nursing, public health, development, and other student interns support outreach and our program operations. Past projects have included creating a domestic violence awareness campaign, researching the value of home visiting programs (and doing home visits), initiating a partner agency program to get critical supplies into the hands of at-risk families, and doing diaper, formula and backpack drives. Topics and projects are flexible and based on the students’ course of study or class curriculum.
Does your workplace offer time off for volunteering? Do you need to complete community service in exchange for receiving state benefits? Volunteering can work around your schedule.
Students requiring community service hours, scouting projects, national honor societies, and community service clubs like Project 360 and Key Club have volunteered at the Village Closet and hosted diaper, formula, toy, and coat drives. Students 14 and under need a parent or guardian present while volunteering; students 15-17 need written permission from a parent or guardian.
We welcome business and church groups, as well as volunteer clubs like Kiwanis and Rotary. We can even set aside special volunteer days just for your organization!
Can’t quite commit to the full board? Advisors can serve on subcommittees and/or provide valuable insight to staff and board, without full voting responsibilities. For more information, email us: [email protected].
