Is there a project you think would benefit the house? Let us know what you want to do. Past projects have included assistance with creating volunteer handbooks and developing activities for the Hattie and Eliza Stowe Educational Center.
Assist with special event planning and promotion.
Familiarize yourself with the content of the house and share that information with visitors. Answer questions, lead tours and welcome guests. Tours can last up to forty-five minutes and should include time for questions. You can choose to portray historical figures in costume. Feel free to make the presentation your own!
The Welcome Home Collaborative includes the maintenance and / remodeling of properties to be used for Transitional Housing for use in the Transitional Housing aspect of our program. The Welcome Home Collaborative will seek to use volunteers and also to use individuals that are either homeless or working poor to remodel and renovate these buildings.…
– Collecting and sorting through donations. – Help one-on-one with laundry (loading, unloading, folding) – Sign in/welcoming. – Watching children/keeping kids entertained (background check required)
Help weed, plant, and upkeep our garden.
Help deliver the vegetables to those in need. Three of the community gardens are located in Mt. Auburn and our main garden is located behind our building.
Serve as a guide for our urban history walking tour program on weekends from June to September.
As a patient visitor, you’ll be paired with one of our patients and you’ll offer companionship and socialization.
Help with tasks like filing, putting together packets of information for patients and families, photocopying, and scanning/uploading documents.