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

January 2026

Stacy Harrison

Meet our January volunteer of the month: Stacy Harrison. Stacy has been volunteering with the Wednesday lunch group for about 4 months. Previous to that she had been donating food to the Meal Center for about 1.5 years. While attending a Meal Center fundraiser, Stacy was approached by a board member and invited to volunteer in the kitchen where she offers her support in meal prep. Stacy is a take charge person and has updated the needs of the Meal Center on the white board and solicited donations of these items on social media. She is also known as the “Bean Lady”. Stacy noticed the large quantities of dry beans on hand and took it upon herself to soak about 10 lbs. of beans each week and then cook them so that they are ready to be added to nutritious dishes prepared in the kitchen. Stacy is a New London resident who believes that it is everyone’s civic duty to ensure that the people in the community (including veterans, the elderly, disabled, working parents, etc.) have access to nutritious meals, clean water and a warm place to stay. “When we shore each other up, we all rise” is a statement of her beliefs. Thank you, Stacy, for putting your beliefs into action for the benefit of 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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