There are many ways you may volunteer here at Malta House! We invite you to become a part of our Malta House Family!

*All volunteers must have a background check done and be VIRTUS trained. To get more information on how to begin the process, please click here.

The following opportunities are available to you; be sure to choose the ones you are most interested in!

Nursery

• Nursery Hours are from 7 AM – 6 PM. We are seeking a minimum requirement of two hours once a month.
• If your gift is with infants and young children, the Malta House nursery will feel like home to you. Our babies come to the nursery as early as 6 weeks old and up to one year of age. Having a hand in molding a child’s development is an awesome and exciting responsibility. The rewards abound. The Nursery Supervisor provides guidance and training for all who lovingly embrace our babies, so one should not hesitate to “share the love”.

Mother Mentor

• Mother Mentor volunteers have a unique opportunity to positively influence the life of a young mother and her baby. As a responsible adult, your experience will lead a mom to recognize the countless possibilities that lie before her. Through this partnership, the two committed parties may foster professional growth, interpersonal relationships and possibly career development.
• A mentor may share with a mentee information about her own career path, as well as provide guidance, motivation, emotional support, and role modeling. A mentor may help with exploring careers, setting goals, developing contacts, and identifying resources.

Meal Prep

• Prepare meals for our moms to assist them on their busy school and work days.
• If you like cooking family-style meals, this is the place for you! In our new kitchen we offer a spacious open environment for you to prepare a home-cooked meal or teach a cooking class.
• For those feeling a need to give back to the community, but cannot spare the time away from home, you may consider preparing a meal for our mothers! Dinner would be a wonderful gift after working or being in school all day. Nothing fancy – just a simple casserole and salad will more than fit the bill!

Community Outreach

Our Community Outreach program offers a number of resources to low-income families in the Fairfield County area. We are always looking for helping hands!

• Diaper distribution on the 1st and 3rd Saturday of each month
• Distribution of gently used clothing and other donated items on the 2nd Saturday of each month
• CT Foodshare mobile pantry at Ben Franklin School on the 4th Saturday of each month
• Receiving and sorting donations Wednesday through Friday of each week

To find out more about how you can help, please contact Laurie Stiles at Lstiles@maltahouse.org, or 203-857-0088.

Front Desk Receptionist/Admin Support

• If you have administrative experience or love being busy answering phone lines, come be a part of our administrative volunteer opportunities! We want to make sure both ends of the phone are having a welcoming experience.
• Data entry and mailings.
• Resource Research – housing, career training, job placement services.

Tutor

• Assist mothers in preparing for class exams or certifications.

Facilitator

• Lead classes on topics like personal finance, resume building, cooking, exercise and more.

Celebrations

• Help us celebrate holidays and each mother’s personal development milestones.
• Birthday and baby showers.
• Move-in Welcome Homes and Move-out House Warmings.
• Education graduations, new jobs, obtaining a driver’s license, purchasing a car.

Events & Fundraising

• Malta House is always putting on events for exciting ways to engage with our many supporters! If you have the drive for planning, organizing, or being on your feet and helping us out at one of our events, we would love to have you! Be sure to check out our events page for what is coming up!

Social Media Ambassador

• If you enjoy surfing the web, then we need your help to tag us in pictures or videos you post while volunteer at Malta House.
• Adding comments of encouragement in our daily posts, and sharing on your page for more exposure, will help lift the image of Malta House as a place where young people belong and share the joy they have for our mission.

Malta House Parish & Congregational Ambassador

• Are you interested in really sharing our mission through public speaking? After being welcomed into our Malta House Volunteer Family, you can share your story with us through your parish or congregation during weekend masses. We will help guide you on this experience!

Garden Yard & Maintenance

• We are desperately in need of volunteers to help with weeding our gardens. Women's organizations, gardening clubs, or anyone with a green thumb, please reach out!
• We're also looking to start a vegetable garden with lettuce, tomatoes, basil, etc. Looking for a self-starter with a team to teach our moms how to grow, care, and maintain the fresh veggies!