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Community Service Opportunities
“The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.”
– Mahatma Gandhi
For more information, reach out to your counselor, Kerry Schur, or Lisa Roush in the career center.
The following alphabetical list of community service opportunities for our region is provided to help students and families as they develop ideas for Answering A Call to Citizenship. (This list is not exhaustive and is provided for reference only).
Animal Shelters & Therapeutic Assistance Programs Animal Welfare of New Milford 860-354-1350
East Coast Assistance Dogs 914-693-0600 ext. 1950
Little Britches 860-350-5050
Town of Woodbury 203-263-4750
Art
After School Art Program 860-868-0740
Village Center for the Arts 860-354-4318
Washington Art Association 860-868-2878
Churches
Bridgewater Congregational Church 860-354-8283
First Congregational Church of Washington 860-868-0569
Roxbury Congregational Church 860-355-1978
St. John’s Church 860-868-7309
Fire Departments
Bridgewater FD 860-354-9937 (CHIEF)
Roxbury FD 203-994-1253 (CHIEF)
Sherman FD 860-354-9273
Washington FD 860-868-7403
Food Banks
Ct Food Bank 203-759-1919
Loaves & Fishes 860-350-6612
Donation Centers
Goodwill – New Milford 860-354-9182
Goodwill – Brookfield 203-775-6861
Thrift Mart of New Milford 860-350-2153
Historical Societies
Bridgewater Historical Society 860-354-7827
Bridgewater Grange #153 860-355-4793
New Milford Historical Society 860-354-3669
Sherman Historical Society 860-354-3083
Land Trusts
Bridgewater Land Trust 860-354-9219
Promise 860-350-8226
Roxbury Land Trust 860-350-4148
Steep Rock Association 860-868-9131
Libraries
Bridgewater 860-354-6937
Burnham 860-354-6937
Gunn Memorial 860-868-7586
Roxbury 860-350-2181
Sherman 860-354-2455
Museums
Gunn Historical Museum 860-868-7586
Institute for American Indian Studies 860-868-0518
Nursing homes
Village Crest 860-354-3207
Parks & Recreation Departments
Washington 860-868-1519
Bridgewater 860-355-9133
Public Schools
Washington Primary 860-868-7331
Burnham 860-350-1597
Booth Free 860-350-6563
Sherman 860-355-3793
Town Fairs
Bridgewater Fair 860-354-4730
Holiday in the Depot-Washington 860-868-1519
Roxbury Tractor Parade 860-354-7484
Senior Centers
Washington 860-868-0735
Roxbury 860-210-0056
Bridgewater 860-355-3090
New Milford 860-355-6075
As of 11/22/2022