YEAR OF SERVICE

Each year Heartbeet Lifesharing welcomes approximately eight volunteers from the United States and around the world. Volunteers live and work together with adults with developmental disabilities and share in all aspects of community life, including work on our farm and in the garden, preparing meals and cleaning house, helping with personal hygiene, and taking part in outings to cultural and social events in the local area. Flexibility, enthusiasm, patience, respect for others, and openness to different lifestyles and different ways of seeing the world, are all essential qualities for a successful volunteer experience.

A year of service provides the opportunity to develop social skills, to care for other human beings and for the land in healing and nourishing ways, to learn new skills in the areas of cooking, crafts (papermaking, felting and weaving), biodynamic gardening and farming and more. For some it may be a time to reflect on your life choices, to change directions and find inspiration. For young people from abroad it is a chance to meet a new culture and enhance English language skills. For all it can be a life-changing experience that will provide nourishment and inspiration for future life and work. Volunteers do not receive a salary, but room and board expenses are covered and they receive a modest monthly stipend.

To read about other's experiences

Requirements

• 18 years of age or older
• In good physical and mental health
• Good social skills
• Valid drivers license

Americorps

Heartbeet Lifesharing is an Americorps site and offers an Education Award to eligible volunteers. For more information you can visit the Americorps website www.Americorps.org or contact us directly.

For more information about volunteering at Heartbeet Lifesharing or to apply, please contact:

Rachel Schwartz / Admissions Coordinator
Phone and Fax: 802-472-3285
Email: info@heartbeet.org
Heartbeet Lifesharing
218 Town Farm Rd.
Hardwick, VT 05843

Click here to volunteer (This application is only relevant for U.S. applicants or people who are not coming through an international program).

COWORKERS

Heartbeet is looking for people interested in joining the community for more than one year. We welcome people from all backgrounds and with a wide variety of interests and skills. An interest in working with adults with special needs and in the anthroposophical ideals of the community is important. As a young, pioneering community the opportunities for taking initiative and being creative abound. If you are interested in exploring the possibilities, please contact us at our office at 802-472-3285!

We are currently looking for someone (or two) to take over our one-acre vegetable garden. Whoever would take this on would need to be willing to work with adults with special needs, live in one of the community homes, and to take part in the wider mission and life of the community.