The Front Desk volunteer meets & greets ISS’s walk-in clientelle, answers all inbound phone calls, assists with some data entry. Tuesdays & Thursdays from 9:30am to 12:30pm and Fridays from 12:30pm to 3:30pm.
The Norfolk County Sheriff’s Department seeks volunteers age 55+. As a mentor, you will have the opportunity to be placed in a one-on-one meetup to build a rapport and relationship that will be of great help to a pre-release inmate. Based on certain similarities and needs you are matched with a pre-release inmate. The “match…
Provide quality customer services to those needing our assistance; organize, sort or stock donated food items, including loading and unloading vans, freezers and shelves; prepare food bags for distribution to clients according to the individual need of each client and client family. Monday-Friday, 9:30-12:30 (a minimum of one 3-hour shift per week).
Speak to our tech club students about your career path in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics at our various program sites. We hope your stories will help them become inspired about tech careers. Remember that elementary and middle school students respond well to hands-on, interactive, show-and-tell type information and presentations. Show them the equipment you…
Kids in Tech seeks talented and enthusiastic STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics) related professionals to join our diverse team and serve as a volunteer teaching assistants for our after school tech club program. In our clubs, kids learn comprehensive technology skills. By working with Kids in Tech, you help turn kids into young…
In this bucolic landscape two hours west of Boston, a small staff grows genetically diverse plants that are adapted to the region’s climate and support healthy ecosystems. Volunteers work under the supervision of staff in our seed room, in our outdoor gardens, or in our greenhouses. Schedules and activities vary with the season. This volunteer…
The Lawrence Newcomb Library is a learning and research resource located at Garden in the Woods. The library contains thousands of volumes that document current and historical knowledge and best practices in native plants, conservation, botany, horticulture, landscape architecture, and related fields. These resources are available on a reference basis to our members. Library volunteers…
As part of the New England Plant Conservation Program (NEPCoP), Plant Conservation Volunteers (PCVs) hike the wilds to search for rare plants, monitor and document plant populations, and perform other tasks that augment the work of our staff and other botanical professionals throughout the region.
Hosts greet students year-round on various dates and times, at Garden in the Woods, Nasami Farm, and many other program locations throughout New England. If you like to work with people, enjoy plants, gardening, or the natural world and have time to volunteer, you might make a great host. Hosts offer simple logistical support to…
Our volunteer guides offer visitors a personal introduction to Garden in the Woods, Native Plant Trust, and the beauty and importance of native plants. Guides lead tours from mid-April to mid-October. Tours take about one hour and follow a mile-long trail through the woodland. Throughout the season, guides lead both informal drop-in tours at regular…