South Shore Elder Services is looking for kitchen assistants help to bag lunches and count out meals for pick up by Meals on Wheels drivers at local meal sites. They also may help serve Congregate meals. Volunteers are needed for 1-2 hours on weekday mornings from 8am – 10am.
The Center is looking for a volunteer (or a team of volunteers) 55+ to deliver weekly packaged meals to eligible recipients within the community of Quincy and its surrounding towns.
The Norfolk County Sheriff’s Department seeks volunteers age 55+. As a mentor, you will have the opportunity to be placed in a one-on-one meetup to build a rapport and relationship that will be of great help to a pre-release inmate. Based on certain similarities and needs you are matched with a pre-release inmate. The “match…
The stock beds at Garden in the Woods are the in-ground nursery where we grow many of the woodland wildflowers that do not perform as well in traditional nursery settings. Volunteers will get the chance to learn in detail about the species grown in the stock beds, They will learn about how to create the…
Our Philanthropy volunteers assist with a variety of interesting and important projects throughout the year, including research, database maintenance, mailings, and donor/member events.
In this bucolic landscape two hours west of Boston, a small staff grows genetically diverse plants that are adapted to the region’s climate and support healthy ecosystems. Volunteers work under the supervision of staff in our seed room, in our outdoor gardens, or in our greenhouses. Schedules and activities vary with the season. This volunteer…
The garden is 45 acres, of which 15 are cultivated and maintained by the horticulture crew. Horticulture volunteers work alongside staff to practice ecological gardening and manage the Garden in the Woods collection using sustainable solutions. Responsibilities include but are not limited to: weeding, staking, mulching, raking, pruning, cutting back, and planting.
The Lawrence Newcomb Library is a learning and research resource located at Garden in the Woods. The library contains thousands of volumes that document current and historical knowledge and best practices in native plants, conservation, botany, horticulture, landscape architecture, and related fields. These resources are available on a reference basis to our members. Library volunteers…
The Society relies on volunteers to help keep the native plants we sell in peak condition and to help answer customer questions in the plant sales area. The Garden Shop & Native Plant Sales volunteer will help out in the plant sales area and the plant holding area by maintaining plants, assisting customers as needed,…
Our volunteer guides offer visitors a personal introduction to Garden in the Woods, Native Plant Trust, and the beauty and importance of native plants. Guides lead tours from mid-April to mid-October. Tours take about one hour and follow a mile-long trail through the woodland. Throughout the season, guides lead both informal drop-in tours at regular…