St. James’s parishioners have existing relationships and leadership roles with several charitable organizations in the Greater Hartford area, and help connect volunteers from St. James’s to participate in annual and ongoing activities.
- MLK Day of Service is a national event held every January, where Americans across the country come together for a day of service, picking up the baton handed to us by past generations and carrying forth their efforts. St. James’s participates by providing volunteers to many of the local activities organized in the Greater Hartford area. Information regarding serving opportunities with St. James's in January of 2023 will be forthcoming.
- Church by the Pond is literally a church without walls. Services are held outdoors in Bushnell Park at 2 p.m. every Saturday, rain or shine, hot or cold, sleet or snow. Church by the Pond is a church service of Christ Church Cathedral. The St. James’s community joins in this activity by preparing lunches and participating in the Eucharist at Bushnell Park.
- Foodshare is the regional food bank serving Hartford and Tolland counties, and is the largest anti-hunger organization in the Greater Hartford area. They connect surplus food to our neighbors who struggle with hunger through a network of 300 food pantries, meal programs, and Mobile Foodshare sites such as the one at St. James's. Foodshare delivers non-perishable items to St. James's on the third Thursday of each month, and volunteers deliver the food to neighborhood families who qualify.
- Journey Home CT is a non-profit organization that leads the effort to end homelessness in the Capital region of Connecticut.The group provides donated furniture, kitchen supplies, small appliances, and more, to help ease the transition back into a home again. Home makeovers are then organized by volunteers using your donations.
- The Hartford Catholic Worker community has housed the homeless, fed the hungry, provided furniture for the poor, and worked with the children in a disadvantaged neighborhood in North Hartford since 1993. Their work is done from the heart because their community is not funded through any church or government. Volunteer opportunities are wide-ranging.