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

August 2025

Peta & Rose

Meet our August volunteers of the month: Rose Harman and Peta Madry. Rose and Peta are both familiar faces to those who patronize, volunteer or support the Meal Center. Rose was our first volunteer of the month back in the summer of 2019. She is still a constant presence in the kitchen and is famous for her salads, camaraderie, and stylishness at the Meal Center on Wednesdays and Thursdays. Rose also continues to volunteer at a nursing home and for her church. She is fun-loving, caring, and good with people, which makes her a favorite with both volunteers and patrons. Peta is our former kitchen manager and now can be found working in the kitchen on Thursdays or whenever Mark needs her. She has also taken over a group of her own from St. David's Church which serves dinner on the fourth Tuesday of each month. She loves the people and in turn is beloved by patrons, staff and volunteers. She has many connections in the community which aid in providing donations to the Meal Center. Thank you, Peta and Rose, for your continued dedication to the hungry in the New London Community.

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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