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Women United is committed to ensuring families have access to healthy food, women-led households are financially stable, and caregivers are supported in holding healthy relationships to give children a secure start in life. Our legacy partnership with Dr. Reginald Mayo Early Childhood School continues with a primary focus on building literacy skills for enrolled children and their families.
Your gift and volunteerism impact women today and provide hope for the future.
Cook at home and deliver to local women’s shelter! Volunteers are needed to prepare meals to support women and families in local shelters. You prepare the meals in your own home for approximately 20 people, then drop them off at a local women's shelter. Our lead volunteer will be in touch with schedule and more details.
Wednesday, 10/14: 8:45 AM - 9:45 AM or 9:45 AM - 10:45 AM Volunteers will be guest readers to preschool-aged children (ages 3-5) at the Dr. Mayo School in New Haven. You will be reading a fall-themed book provided by the school. Shift #1: 8:45 AM - 9:45 AM Shift #2: 9:45 AM - 10:45 AM SELF CONTAINED CLASSROOMS: We will be reading to students of all abilities. Some readers will be assigned to "Self Contained Classrooms". These are classrooms comprised of neurodiverse students that learn, communicate, play, a
This volunteer opportunitiy is on hold until next garden season (June-August). ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Support the Mayo School garden during summer break by helping tend garden plots in outdoor classrooms this summer! You will register to support the garden for one week (shifts run from Monday to Sunday). The garden season is from June 29th to August 30th. The commitment includes watering 2-3 times/week and weeding as needed. You should bring glov