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Volunteer Opportunities

Summer Internship Opportunity

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Please note that the last day to turn your applications in is February 1, 2012

Recent Volunteer Events

Spring Cleaning with Yale Day of Service

Saturday, May 14, 2011

Volunteer John Paulson gets ready to plant perrenials at CMHC

on the May 14 Yale Day of Service.

Please click here to see the Volunteer Brochure

How can volunteers get involved?

The Connecticut Mental Health Center Foundation and the Connecticut Mental Health Center depend on volunteers like you.  Please give your time and talents in any of the following ways:

CMHC Program Support - Volunteers who enjoy working with clients and staff can select from a variety of direct service opportunities at CMHC's 34 Park Street location and other affiliated clinics and programs.  Opportunities include social, recreational, spiritual and arts programs; research projects; and educational and tutoring projects.

Board of Trustees - A core group of dedicated community volunteers give their time and leadership to the CMHC Foundation's Board of Trustees.  The board meets approximately 10 times a year as a full board and also in various standing committees including:  Strategic Planning & Governance, Finance, Development, and Program & Education.  Board members contribute financially and with their time, expertise, and community connections.

Office Support - We are a small staff and can always use people to help sustain our daily operations.  If you like to sort, stuff, mail, and count, we have projects waiting for you throughout the year.

Special Projects - Volunteers with unique talents and interests are always welcome to share their gifts.  Recent volunteers have been involved in landscaping, horticulture, cooking, tutoring, computer skills training, and friendly visiting.

Special Events and Public Programs - We always needs hard-working volunteers who will seek out auction items, recruit special guests and presenters, help with finding venues, planning and decorating, selling tickets, helping with promotion, serving food, or thinking of new and unusual events for us to try!

Contact us

We need your hands, your imagination, and your community connections!  For more information, please contact Sharon DeGenaro, Assistant to the Director, at 203-974-7082 or sharon.degenaro@yale.edu.