VFP-MTV03 Stanton Home Shared-living DISA, 10 Vols, minimum 3 month

Stanton Home is a shared-living community, which acts with the intention to create healthy and joyful interdependence
through day-to-day experiences. Website: https://www.stantonhome.org
To find out more about who we are, watch this video: https://youtu.be/wIMUyaPNkPo

WORK
on-site activities including organic gardening, composting, music, yoga, hiking, weaving, culinary arts, and various activities
throughout the local community including horseback riding, swimming and pottery.
Volunteers serve as a part of the Residential Life at Stanton Home as well as in our Day Program. Volunteers assist with daily living activities and the direct care necessary for the health, safety, and well-being of the people we support.

ACCOMMODATION
Accommodation and Food: Food is provided. Local, fresh meals are made during volunteer shifts, with ingredients often
from the Stanton Home biodynamic farm. A private or shared bedroom and shared bath are provided in one of the residential
houses, our volunteer house or at the farm.

LEISURE ACTIVITIES
Stanton Home is located in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, in the western most part of the state. Great Barrington is a
small rural town, nestled in the Berkshire Mountains. The area is a popular vacation destination, known for outdoor activities,
fall-foliage-viewing, farm-to-table food scene and thriving arts institutions. Great Barrington is a creative hub with a Main
Street and side streets packed with shops, theaters, and restaurants. Located approximately 140 miles north of New York
City and 120 miles west of Boston, Great Barrington and the whole of Berkshire County is known for its natural beauty,
importance in American history, and is considered a traditional picturesque New England town.
Requirements: Volunteers must be at least 18 years old, speak at least intermediate English and have a valid driver's
license permitting driving in the US is required. Volunteers need to have a phone with an active plan to make and receive
calls within the United States. The cost of maintaining a calling plan is a volunteer's responsibility.