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Branford Rotary's Annual 5k in partnership with JB Sports and Soundview Y. Volunteers always welcome to help register runners/walkers, hand out T-shirts to registrants, distribute water, serve snacks and assist with parking.Contact: Terence Elton (Chair of Rotary Service Committee) at eltontd@gmail.com

Camp Totokett is a free one-week summer day camp for children in grades K-8 from the Greater New Haven area. It is held annually at Killam’s Point in Branford, CT, on waterfront property owned by the First Congregational Church of Branford. Campers are paired one-on-one with high school or college Mentor who supports them in activities including fishing, swimming, arts and crafts, kayaking, scavenger hunts, camp-wide talent shows, and everyone's favorite Birthday Day!Mentors receive 40 hours of community service! Please email Hailey Nelson (Director) if you are interested: camptotokett@gmail.com

Every Wednesday Senior Center in East Haven we host a Family Night meal dedicated to families with kids to enjoy a free meal and kid friendly crafts from 5-6:30PM.Volunteers can help set up, serve, clean or do crafts from 4-7PM. With more additions coming in 2025!*Volunteer Orientation required for all new people interested*

Help choose books that go out to families and state-wide organizations through our Books for Kids program

Help us keep our historic venue shining! If you take pride in a clean space and want to make a real impact, this is the perfect opportunity. Volunteers can sign up at their convenience to tackle various cleaning tasks that keep our museum welcoming and in tip-top shape for visitors.As part of our Cleaning Crew, you’ll dive into tasks like:- Sweeping and dusting to keep our exhibits and spaces spotless.- Sanitizing high-touch areas to ensure a safe environment.- General upkeep to maintain the museum’s charm and appeal.- Participating in other cleaning tasks that help our museum sparkle!Whether you have a few hours to spare or want to dedicate a full day, your contribution is invaluable.

This lively role involves greeting and assisting visitors, managing ticket sales, running our charming museum store, and ensuring our private events run smoothly. You'll be at the heart of our operations, welcoming locals, tourists, and members, and creating memorable experiences for all who walk through our doors.If you have a bright personality, love interacting with people, and can keep things running like clockwork, we want you!Complete a volunteer application at https://shorelinetrolley.org/volunteer, call us at (203) 467-6927 or email store@shorelinetrolley.org

Volunteers will assemble literacy packets that go out mother and families across the state through our Books for Babies program

Mentors are paired one-on-one with our campers to ensure their safety and fun the week of camp. Mentors serve as role models for our campers by modeling and actively participating in all camp programming including fishing, kayaking, swimming, arts and crafts, and more. Mentors earn 40 hour of community service for volunteering!

First Congregational Church of Branford founded Camp Totokett in 1996.  Since its founding the camp has been held annually at Killam’s Point, the Church’s waterfront property in Branford. Camp Totokett is a free one week summer camp for children from the Greater New Haven area. Camp offers a respite from stress, trauma and responsibilities which these children face daily. Recognizing the impact of trauma and stress on children, Camp has begun to offer camp to a small number of refugee children, relocated to New Haven through Integrated Refugee Immigration Services (IRIS).Camp seeks to promote individual, family and community building by bringing together diverse urban and suburban groups.  Camp serves strongly as a bridge spanning geographic, socioeconomic, racial, and religious lines.  Campers and volunteers alike develop new understanding, compassion, lasting friendships and respect for one another.The camp staff is comprised mainly of community volunteers, including high school and college students, teachers, nurses, physicians and clergy. Volunteers are always welcome and are needed to make camp possible each summer.  High school students who have completed Grade 9 are eligible to serve as Mentors and adults who either like to work with children in a specific age group setting or have other skills in areas of waterfront, fishing, arts and crafts, or music are encouraged to become a part of camp.Contact camp staff at camptotokett@gmail.com for more information. 

Welcome to Branford Parks and Recreation DepartmentWe are proud to provide you with our activities / events throughout town.The Recreation Department is committed to providing recreational opportunities through programs and facilities for all of its residents, toddlers through seniors, to experience positive leisure time and promote physical and emotional enrichment. The Branford Recreation Department offers a wide variety of athletic and recreational activities for all ages. Some of the programs offered range from sport tournaments, children’s after school programs, theatre, holiday events, toddler programs, dancing, karate, duplicate bridge, walk the Branford trails, craft classes, bus trips, sports clinics, as well as summer camps, gymnastics, swimming and diving lessons, and much, much more. Additional information is available in brochures and fliers. The best way view these is visit our website at www.branfordrecreation.org and to create a house hold to be added to our email blast list.

Founded in 2004, The Diaper Bank of Connecticut (DBCT)'s flagship diaper distribution program centralizes the fundraising and distribution of free diapers to low-income families in Connecticut through existing service providers, including hospitals, local food pantries, soup kitchens, childcare centers, social service agencies, and shelters. Recognizing that an inadequate supply of diapers puts families with young children at an increased risk for physical and mental health issues. DBCT has to date distributed more than 42 million free diapers through its extensive Diaper Distribution Network(DDN) of 165+ agencies throughout the state. The Diaper Bank of Connecticut works: 1) To ensure that families living in poverty have an adequate supply of diapers, period supplies, and incontinence products; 2) To raise community awareness that “basic human needs” include diapers, period supplies, and incontinence products and that these needs are not being met for families living in poverty; 3) To advocate for policy reform so that diapers, period supplies, and incontinence products are included in the definition of, and provision for, the “basic human needs” of families. Having access to diapers improves babies’ overall health, reducing instances of diaper rash, urinary tract infections and other medical problems. It also has been shown to improve mothers’ mental health and family dynamics- by relieving a recurring, continual stressor. By providing diapers to families, we help them on a path toward economic stability. Parents cannot use childcare without an adequate supply of diapers, so many who can’t afford diapers end up missing work or school. This will make them less reliant on public assistance programs in the future, all while improving babies’ health and home lives.