VOLUNTEER FOR OUTREACH

Through Tuesday, April 7

Donate eggs by the dozen for the food pantry. Last year, we purchased 240 dozen eggs for the food pantry. This year, let’s try to double that!

Sunday, March 8

Stay after Mess Church to pack a week’s worth of brown bag lunches to feed Domus work crew members. These at-risk young men are part of Domus’ program to train them for adult jobs.
This is a great opportunity for families to volunteer together.

Saturday, May 2

Support the homeless in NYC by preparing and delivering breakfast, toiletries, and spring clothing to them. Meet in the Parish Hall kitchen at 6:30 am and once the cars are packed, caravan to Manhattan to deliver the food and other essentials. While much of the event will be staffed by members of the youth group, adult chaperones and drivers are still needed.

Sunday, May 3 – Sunday, May 17

This year’s confirmation class is heading up a project to collect dried pasta, jarred pasta sauces, and pre-grated/shelf style parmesan cheese.  Bins will be available in the glass hallway.

Wednesday, May 6

Sign up to provide part of a meal for 20 women at Inspirica, an Emergency Women's Shelter in Stamford on the first Wednesday of every month. Drop off at the Parish Office by 3:00 pm on the date you chose to volunteer. 

Questions? Contact Ashley Wash here

Sunday, May 17 - Saturday, June 13

Our annual summer clothing and toiletries drive on behalf of the men, women, and children of Liberation House. We ask that the clothing be new, or gently used and clean.  On June 13, volunteers are need to sort the items, so they can be segmented by age and gender, and then delivered to the appropriate Liberation facility

Service provider to 3,000 women, men, families who are currently homeless or in risk of losing their homes, helping them achieve and maintain housing and overall stability in their lives.

Volunteer opportunities: providing monthly meals to women, activities for children.

Men’s shelter in Stamford long associated with Christ Church, which provides financial and other support.

Volunteer opportunities: providing meals and decorating for the holidays

Provider of substance abuse rehabilitation services in residential setting for women and children, as well as in another venue for men.

Volunteer opportunities: Winter and summer clothing drives, activities with residents and their families

Organization which delivers food, clothing, toiletries to NYC homeless in two – four morning and evening runs each year

Volunteer opportunities: clothing distribution, assembling toiletry bags, preparing meals

Organization long associated with Christ Church, which provides food and household supplies to 400+ local families. The facility is housed behind the Tomes-Higgins House.

Volunteer opportunities: working shifts during client shopping hours, acquiring items

Hands on event to provide a designated agency with food to distribute to the hungry globally. It is held in the Parish Hall in early autumn (two hours).

Volunteer opportunities: Measuring, sorting food into packages for partner agency to distribute.

Supports educational opportunities and increases innovation for all Greenwich public schools.

Volunteer opportunities: Mentor and advise students on college & careers; help with marketing, grant writing and strategic planning

Event held in Parish Hall in November to provide a special meal for family clients of Neighbor to Neighbor.

Volunteer opportunities: set up, decorating, meal preparation assistance

Organization housed in Norwalk, which provides weekend and vacation meals to 7,000 food insecure children in Fairfield and Westchester counties.

Volunteer opportunities: participating in packing events held at FITB’s warehouse, which take place multiple times per year. Dates for the events will be communicated, as they come up throughout the year.

Christian based residential house and program in Bridgeport, for men in recovery from drug and alcohol abuse

Volunteer opportunities: Sharing meals and sports watching with the residents, providing gifts for those who are fathers to give to their children at Christmas.

Since 1988 Christ Church Greenwich has had a long-standing relationship with the Diocese of Mount Kilimanjaro (DMK) in Tanzania, East Africa. Through that connection Endupoto Primary School was “born”.

Volunteer opportunities: Participating in annual parishioner school visit, to work with leadership to fulfill their needs

San Marcos Parish (headed by Father Gil) supported by Christ Church and the Episcopal diocese.

Volunteer opportunities: participating in a visit to bring supplies; help plan Father Gil’s trip to Christ Church