Artspace is a hub for students of all ages, young children to adults, who wish to develop, appreciate, and nurture a love for the arts.

Artspace is currently seeking volunteers who have time to give and experience with the following things:

• painting interiors
• gardening
• event set-up and take-down (gallery events, recitals, etc)
• cataloguing music/digital music database management
• basement organization and clean-out (it’s not gross, just cluttered, we promise!)
• graphic design/logo development
• art materials organization and caretaking

Click here for more information.

DIAL/SELF is a community-based non-profit agency that has been serving the youth and communities of Western MA since 1977. They provide a wide array of services that foster youth empowerment and community service. Over the course of the last four decades, more than 40,000 area youth have been served by the agency in Franklin, Hampshire and Hampden Counties and the North Quabbin region.

They also help to mobilize people, agencies and resources to address diverse community needs through meaningful volunteer service. Click here to see their list of current needs. 

The Food Bank of Western Massachusetts is looking to fill food sorting shifts (ages 16+) Monday – Thursday, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. at The Food Bank in Hatfield, MA.

Volunteers need to complete a virtual Volunteer Orientation first: https://www.foodbankwma.org/get-involved/volunteer-opportunities/

Once you’ve completed both short videos, you can sign up for a shift (included in the link above).

The Survival Center can always use volunteers. The tasks given to the volunteers varies but often they assist with sorting clothing and putting new items out on the floor at the thrift store. If you are interested in volunteering for the Survival Center, please drop by the center during business hours and fill out a volunteer application. For more information on volunteer opportunities, call the Survival Center at (413) 863-9549.

The Franklin County Community Meals Program operates four meal sites and three food pantries in Franklin County.

Each week, volunteers assist in stocking the pantry shelves, distributing bags and boxes of fresh produce and household staples at  meal sites and pantries, and connecting them with food donations.

In addition, volunteer groups take turns preparing and serving free meals at meal sites in Greenfield, Orange, and Turners Falls.

Click here to learn more about volunteer opportunities.

Manna Community Kitchen, serves over 1,000 meals per week between St. John’s kitchen and Edwards Church in Northampton. They provide high-quality food to hungry neighbors. Click here for more information on how to volunteer.

The Stone Soup Café is a pay-what-you-can gourmet hot luncheon served by volunteers every Saturday afternoon in the All Souls Church in downtown Greenfield.

They seek volunteers for a variety of shifts to prepare food, wash dishes, pack and deliver meals. 

Click-here to learn more about volunteering.

Click here to learn more about volunteer opportunities through the United Way of Franklin & Hampshire Region.