Volunteer Opportunities

There are many ways you can help.

If you want to work behind the scenes, for example in our administrative office please contact us to discuss opportunities. We are especially interested in volunteers who have skills such as document organizing, graphic design, inventory control or other work a small organization like the NLCMC needs help with. If this sounds like you, please reach out and share your interest with us.

Of course we have a need for ongoing volunteers for our meal service. These jobs also afford a chance to work with the the kitchen "team" and the public. A little bit more detail as follows:

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Meal Preparation

This includes for example, turning donations of fresh vegetables into part of a meal, buttering bread for a dinner side, or portioning out desserts.

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To Go - Meal Packing

Help us get meals out the door to individuals, families and partner organizations

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Clean-up and Dish Washing

An essential part of every meal served

Volunteer Forms

If you are a current volunteer at the NLCMC please follow the link below to access the Volunteer Registration Form, Volunteer Handbook, and Liability Waiver

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Let us know you're interested in learning more about volunteering, and we'll be in touch.

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Volunteer of the Month

February 2026

Diamond Acres

Meet our February volunteer of the month: Diamond Acres. Diamond has been volunteering at the Meal Center for about 3 years. She initially came in on her own (as fill-in for her first year) and is passionate about feeding people. Diamond organized a group from her church, Shoreline Church in Old Lyme, that volunteers for the dinner meal on the 5^th Thursday of the month. Diamond is pictured with her sister, Heaven, whom she has custody of. Heather and her friends from NFA are part of the church group and enjoy helping with meal prep, serving, and clean- up. Both Diamond and Heaven are anchored in their faith and have a strong desire to give back to the community. Besides volunteering with the church group, Diamond volunteers each Friday at the lunch meal. She is also a volunteer EMT at the New London firehouse and leads her church’s homeless ministry in a mission to set up transitional housing for those in need. Thank you, Diamond, for your dedication to the needs of the patrons of the Meal Center

From Our volunteers

Why We Volunteer

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I volunteer because the people that come to the meal center are having rough times, and it can happen to anyone. I feel it is important to help people who are less fortunate, and it is really important to treat people with dignity. We are not just feeding them. I get the satisfaction of knowing I am helping people.

TERRIE

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I volunteer because I can. I had a life and a career where I was fortunate to do well. Now that I am retired I want to spend my time giving a step up in the simple form of a meal to someone who did not have all the advantages I have had in my life.

JIM

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I volunteer because it is a way of giving back to all people who helped me throughout the course of my life. I do it to give back, to pay it forward. Also, I do get personal fulfillment that is wonderful. I feel good about volunteering.

ROBERT

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