Volunteer Opportunity Details:

Work directly with our patients and psychiatric, nursing and social work staff to provide recreational activities that enrich and enhance our patients' existing treatment programs in both our inpatient and transitional living programs. Perhaps you are an exercise enthusiast or board game lover or gifted storyteller. We invite you to share some of your natural talents or unique interests!

Let us know what interests and hobbies you have and we will design a volunteer opportunity with you and the patients in mind. All volunteers will be oriented to the hospital and its procedures and protocols for working with psychiatric patients.

This opportunity is sponsored by: Silver Hill Hospital

We need volunteers who are free at these times Weekdays Weekends This volunteer opportunity is available to the following types of volunteers Adults (26-54) Young Adults (18-25) Adults (55+)

Contact Person: Lisa Ruggiero, Volunteer Manager, (phone), (email) View all agency contacts

Address:

208 Valley Road New Canaan, CT 06840 (See a map)

Directions:

From I-95 or the Connecticut Turnpike, take exit 15 to Route 7 North. Take exit 2 and turn right onto Route 123 North. Turn right again to follow Route 123 North. Follow approximately 4 miles and turn right onto Route 106 North. Follow approximately 2 miles. At stop sign, turn right onto Valley Road. At second stop sign, continue straight on Valley Road. Silver Hill Hospital is approximately ½ mile down Valley Road. From the Merritt Parkway Southbound, take Exit 38 and turn left onto Route 123 North. Follow approximately 2 miles and turn right onto Route 106 North. Follow approximately 2 miles. At stop sign, turn left onto Valley Road. At second stop sign, continue straight on Valley Road. Silver Hill Hospital is located ½ mile on Valley Road. Admissions is located on the East Campus. From the Merritt Parkway Northbound, take Exit 38 and turn right onto Route 123 North. Follow approximately 2 miles and turn right onto Route 106 North. Follow approximately 2 miles. At stop sign, turn left onto Valley Road. At second stop sign, continue straight on Valley Road. Silver Hill Hospital is located ½ mile on Valley Road. Admissions is located on the East Campus. From the Hutchinson River Parkway, follow to the Merritt Parkway and refer to the Merritt Parkway Northbound directions. From Long Island, follow the Whitestone Bridge to the Hutchinson River Parkway to the Merritt Parkway and refer to the Merritt Parkway Northbound directions.

Web Site: http://www.silverhillhospital.org

Last updated on September 23, 2009