Needs From: MC Serves!

JCA Senior Community Service Employment Program needs volunteers to help with one-on-one and small group job skill development. Whether your background is social work, human resources, teaching, IT or anything else, we have a mentoring or training opportunity that will fit your experience or interests.  Programs are typically virtual (Zoom or Phone) and schedules are flexible. Please consider the following ideas, but there may be other opportunities available.

Volunteer will need to complete a short application and background check before beginning.

The JCA Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) provides on-the-job training for people with low income age 55 and older who live in Montgomery and Frederick counties, Maryland. Trainees receive minimum wage while working at charities and government agencies to build their skills and resumes while delivering valuable community service. SCSEP is operated under a U.S. Department of Labor grant and in cooperation with Senior Service America, Inc. The SCSEP program is an equal opportunity program.

Germantown HELP provides delivered emergency food to residents of Germantown. We are addressing the increasing need resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic and are looking for more donations of food and funds to help our neighbors in need. 

Non-perishable food, including spaghetti sauce, cereal, canned tuna/meat, mac & cheese, and canned veggies, fruit, & soups.

See more on our website about how you can support us. 

Email info.gtownhelp@gmail.com to plan where and when to drop off donations. We also pick up!

Thanks for your help!

Woks for Washington aims to support the Asian restaurant community in the DC area during COVID-19 by purchasing and delivering meals from restaurants to people in need (homeless shelters & hospitals). Preserving Asian cuisine serves as a major way for the Asian community to continue to share what makes us so diverse with the rest of the world since it's often one of the easiest and most palatable ways (pun intended) in which people can experience our culture. This is an effort to help preserve Asian American culture and cuisine while supporting essential workers and people in need. 

Every donation counts! We're currently in need of more funding to expand our reach.

$10 donated to Woks for Washington is one meal to someone in need or an essential worker!

If you're interested in donating, please visit: https://www.gofundme.com/f/w4wwoks-for-washington

If you're interested in learning and spreading our story, please visit: https://woksforwashington.com/

Not approved for MCPS SSL hours. See guidelines for agencies on how virtual opportunities may be considered for SSL.

Road To Recovery is an American Cancer Society program designed to help improve the quality of life and reduce barriers to care for cancer patients undergoing active treatment by transporting them to and from cancer-related treatment appointments.

The Road To Recovery Volunteer driver can help provide people with transportation to and from their cancer-related treatment appointments. Drivers donate their time and the use of their personal vehicles to help ensure that people with cancer get the treatments they need. Volunteer drivers are also there to show support and provide information and resource referrals coordinated through the American Cancer Society.

Most rides are needed during Monday - Friday, primarily between 7 am and 7 pm. Drivers should have regular availability during that time frame.

Responsibilities include:

Volunteer Driver Qualifications

Drivers must be between the ages of 18 and 84 and have:

For more information or to get started as a volunteer driver, please contact Jen Burdette at jen.burdette@cancer.org or 443-792-9954.

Thank you!

We have various mowers, chain saws, weed whackers, etc that need repair. We are a non-profit conservation organization with more that 60 acres of woodland and fields which we maintain.

Before COVID-19, clients brought their own bags but we are now pre-bagging items and putting them in grocery store carts to minimize contact. We have been helping to serve 60+ households on 2 or more days each week. We need NEW bags and additional items to distribute supplies to our clients. 

DONATE:

Please contact Pat Drumming at pdrumming@rainbowcdc.org or on 301-625-2561 or 240-628-9154 if you can help. She will share information on where and when drop-offs are being accepted. 

Thank you for helping us help our neighbors in need! 

Thank you for your interest at Bethesda Cares and wanting to serve those in need. With the spread of COVID-19, we want to preserve the safety and health of our clients, volunteers, and staff, and have determined it is best to suspend all-volunteer services as we seek to minimize community spread. Additionally, we are not accepting any walk-in/drop off donations at this time.

 In the meantime, we appreciate any support you can give Bethesda Cares in one of the multiple ways: 

 1) Please consider making a financial contribution to Bethesda Cares. Our priorities are shifting every day as the news develops, and our clients’ needs change. Monetary donations allow us to be flexible in obtaining items and supplies that we need to meet this constantly evolving situation. You can donate to Bethesda Cares at this link: https://bethesdacares.networkforgood.com/projects/95412-keep-our-population-healthy

 2) We greatly appreciate  $5-$10 gift cards to Giant Foods, Safeway, or Target (or a similar grocery store) to assist clients with purchasing needed household/ grocery items. Gift cards of any amount to McDonalds, Subway, Dunkin Donuts, or Starbucks are also accepted for our street outreach team to buy a warm meal or drink for clients sleeping on the streets. These can be mailed to: 7728 Woodmont Ave., Bethesda, MD 20814. Please include your name (we keep a record of each gift card donated and distributed).

 3) If you would prefer to donate items (such as canned goods and nonperishable items), let us know, and we will add you to a rapid response list, and reach out to you when specific needs come up. Please email our Developmental Director, Justin Spees to be added to this list:  justin@bethesdacares.org.

Please be safe, take care of your health, and know we truly appreciate your commitment to serving those less fortunate in our community.

Not approved for MCPS SSL hours. While we welcome all donations, students may not earn SSL hours for individual donations or for hosting book drives virtually or from home. See guidelines for agencies on how virtual opportunities may be considered for SSL. 

The teaching assistant for recreation classes will assist teachers to lead a group of students for class activities and training. Sometimes they are in charge of the whole class when the teacher has emergencies. Volunteers will usually assist one or at most two of the classes that need special skills in the following fields: Dance: Gymnastic, Ballet, Modern, etc Performing arts: Vocal, drama, etc Musical instrument: Keyboard, Violin, Chinese Zither, etc Clay Sculpture, Silk Flower Production Painting, drawing Chess, Go Fencing, Martial Arts, Yoga Tennis, Basketball, Volleyball New volunteers will be interviewed by school management team and the current recreation class teacher. Accepted candidates should have certain amount of training in the specific field that who should be able to work without extra training.

Student participation in this service project is at the discretion of the student’s parent/guardian. The nonprofit organization is responsible for maintaining student safety. Parents/guardians should contact the nonprofit directly with any questions and/or concerns.

The teaching assistant for Chinese classes will assist the teachers in the classroom during school hours, to collect and check homework, record and keep attendants list and homework scores, lead review sessions, help students on class work and patrol young kids to hall way and restrooms. New volunteers will be interviewed by school management team, training will be provided

Student participation in this service project is at the discretion of the student’s parent/guardian. The nonprofit organization is responsible for maintaining student safety. Parents/guardians should contact the nonprofit directly with any questions and/or concerns.

We distribute groceries and produce to families affected by the economic downturn due to Covid19 Pandemic around the Suburbs of Baltimore  MD

We are doing it on every Sundays between 3-5 pm

Dates: May-10 to July-19; every Sunday between 1 PM to 3:00 PM

Contact: Mahendra Sapa  at 301-377-3247

Note: Volunteers should have and use personal protection gears recommended by CDC facemask, gloves  and maintain the safety guidelines of CDC while packing and distributing grocery and produces. 

Student participation in this service project is at the discretion of the student’s parent/guardian. The nonprofit organization is responsible for maintaining student safety. Parents/guardians should contact the nonprofit directly with any questions and/or concerns.

RefAmerica UPDATE for Summer 2020 (virtual) and 2021 (in-person):   Hope you all are healthy and staying safe.  Yes, RefAmerica is still looking for local American high school students who want to help promote a warm American welcome for refugees in the United States.  As we will be unable to bring resettled refugee teens to Washington D.C. this summer for the RefAmerica leadership program, we plan to have a certain number of virtual sessions with a RefAmerica group of teen refugees and volunteers in July 2020 to allow participants to begin their cross-cultural experience, to begin to bond, to begin to develop story-telling and public speaking skills, and to receive some mentoring in anticipation of their in-person program in Washington next summer (2021).  If you are a graduating senior, rising senior, or a rising junior, your virtual participation in this program in July 2020 could help lessen the feelings of isolation and frustration experienced by relatively recently arrived refugee teens as they attempt to operate and adapt in a new language and a foreign country during a pandemic lockdown and its aftermath.  Support and insights from American peers will be invaluable to them as they try to get know their new home country and its inhabitants under very trying conditions, and volunteers will gain much from refugee insights as well.

We are accepting applications through mid-June and will interview RefAmerica applicants (by phone).  (If you are interested in helping welcome refugee peers, we would suggest that this is an ideal time to focus on the RefAmerica application when you are necessarily at home and practicing social distancing.)  Those accepted into the program can rest assured that so long as they qualify this year, they will have the opportunity to participate with their refugee contemporaries in the in-person program in Washington next year (health conditions permitting), and we will look to our volunteer teen participants this July to provide much-needed moral support to these refugee peers by participating in a few virtual sessions.   

 RefAmerica’s one-month, Washington-based, in-person program scheduled to be held next in 2021 will, as in previous years, will be held in July for  six – ten recently resettled refugee high school students drawn from around the U.S. and six - ten comparably aged American teens from Montgomery County, MD, and surrounding areas.

RefAmerica is a program in leadership, public-speaking, cross-cultural understanding, and the narrative method.  Participants have the opportunity to get to know Washington DC; to learn more about American immigrant stories; to engage in a unique cross-cultural program of sharing traditions, team-building experiences and personal stories; to explore their own roles within a greater American story of immigration and integration; to meet with government and legislative officials, refugee program professionals, and others; and to plan ways to welcome refugees and promote cross-cultural understanding in their home communities.  The goal of RefAmerica is to promote full inclusion of recently arrived refugees in America and provide small groups of participant refugees with the tools both to tell their stories and to help forge for themselves, their families and their fellow refugees, like generations of Americans before them, a new American story.  Volunteer participants in the  July 2021 in-person program are eligible for SSL.   

If you would like to participate in RefAmerica program (in-person July 2021 and virtually July 2020) please email refamericafoundation@gmail.com for an application.

We would also welcome hearing from anyone whose parents might want to host a recently resettled refugee high school student for the month of July 2021 or anyone who is just interested in learning more, helping in fund-raising events, or helping in any other way,

Participation in the summer program is competitive and requires an application, short bio, and resume.  For this volunteer opportunity, we are looking for friendly, outgoing, supportive students with a commitment to and record of community service.  In 2021 (and virtually in 2020), local volunteer participants will join with refugee participants in a wide array of cross-cultural exchange, team-building, and community service activities; build public speaking and leadership skills; and advocate for refugees.  They will offer their refugee contemporaries friendship, welcome, and an introduction to teen life in their new home country.  In 2021, program participants must make a full four-week commitment (including weekends).  In 2020, virtual participation will be 5-8 partial days throughout July (schedule and timing collectively TBD). 

RefAmerica is in its fourth year of bringing refugees and local teens together to tell their stories in a summer program of training, shared experience, and cultural exchange.  Check out  https://twitter.com/refugees/status/998605511833550851 for UNHCR’s animated tweet of Alaa’s story from RefAmerica 2017.  You can also check online for RefAmerica's first-prize essay in the 2018 Dream Builders contest and for various NGO postings about individual refugees who have participated in the RefAmerica program. 

Our wholesale food partners delivers produce to us on a regular basis, and we share it with 2 other community organizations in Silver Spring/Burtonsville. We need volunteers with vans or trucks that can transport 600 - 2,000 pounds of produce from our main location to the other food pantries. A truck or panel van with load capacity of 1,000 pounds is ideal for smaller loads. For larger loads, a 10 foot box truck with a lifegate that can handle 2-4 pallets of produce and other food is best. 

Drivers are needed around 11:30am every week on Tuesdays, and the 2nd Friday of every month. We also need drivers to be on call for "short-notice" deliveries from wholesale partners that can happen at any time. 

We will provide cloth masks and gloves for volunteer drivers (if needed). 

Rainbow Community Development Center provides groceries and hope to more than 1,000 people every week. We need your help to continue serving our growing community of clients.  To make a contribution, please visit us at www.rainbowcdc.org or on Facebook at Rainbow_CDC.  You can also send a check to:

Rainbow CDC
2120-A Industrial Parkway
Silver Spring, MD  20904.

Thank you for your generosity!

We are serving over 1000 cars every Tuesday and Using over 6000 bag to bag the grocery. 

We are in need of bags to bag the grocery (new) 

gloves and mask for volunteers  

healthy snacks and water for volunteers 

push carts to take the food to the cars. 

Friendship Place has an urgent appeal to help us meet new and unexpected needs during the Covid-19 health crisis and for the period after this crisis subsides through $100,000 in new support.

Your support enables us to do this life-saving work for the over 3,300 people Friendship Place serves each year.

Please donate today to help us provide food to families in need, conduct critical street outreach to at-risk people, and prepare for an influx of people for whom this crisis will last for years.

Thank you for all you do to make Friendship Place’s work possible.

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Friendship Place is the premier provider of housing services for people experiencing homelessness in the Washington DC region. Our innovative, customized, person-focused programs produce demonstrative and lasting results. We empower our participants to rebuild their lives, find homes, get jobs and reconnect with friends, family and the community, permanently.

Our goal is to end homelessness in Washington, DC, and to establish a sustainable model which can be replicated across the nation.

In 2019, our programs ended or prevented homelessness for 1,437 people through creative, customized housing solutions. Across all of our programs, Friendship Place served more than 3,305 individuals in 2019.

The Susan G. Komen More Than Pink Walk raises significant funds and awareness for the breast cancer movement, celebrates breast cancer survivorship and honors those who have lost their battle with the disease.

By volunteering, you’ll help make your local event a success, which in turn will help Komen fund breast cancer research, education, screening and treatment. Not only will you make an impact in the fight against breast cancer, you will also have fun, feel rewarded and meet some truly incredible people—survivors, family members, allies and more, all of whom have been impacted by this devastating disease.

Our walk is made possible by our incredible volunteers. These passionate individuals go beyond simply supporting our cause; they get out there and make this important fundraising event a success. 

We are currently accepting volunteers to help with pre-event planning, organization and marketing in the months leading up to our More Than Pink Walk, on Saturday September 12, 2020.

Please visit our site at https://bit.ly/34sON1C to view our volunteer opportunities

Enriching the lives of our patients and their loved ones is our primary goal at Heartland Hospice. To achieve this mission, we seek the compassionate assistance of volunteers and invite them to join us on the journey of a lifetime! Because they are the heart of our organization, we welcome volunteers with various skills/talents and availability to provide the following to our patients and families: companionship and socialization, emotional & spiritual support, reading of materials (sacred scriptures, literature, magazines, mail), music enrichment, arts & crafts, grief support, relief sitting for caregivers, running errands and patient legacy projects.

These opportunities are available throughout Montgomery & Prince Georges' Counties.

A Background Check, 2 References, Tuberculosis Testing (TB) and Opportunity-specific training are required for this role and are provided by our hospice agency. We can accommodate your schedule!

Please review our website for further details by following the link below. An application for volunteering can also be downloaded there:

https://www.heartlandhospice.com/find-an-agency/heartland-hospice-services-of-beltsville/?contentIdString=14460

We would love to make this incredible journey with you! Come join us and thank you for your interest!!

Volunteer Opportunities for our Service Women and Men who served in the Army! Navy! Coast Guard! Air Force! Marines!!

Are you a Veteran searching for a way in which you can honor those brave women and men who served before or alongside you?   At Heartland Hospice, we are always in need of Veterans from each branch of military service to visit with patients and families who are on the hospice journey.  We have an increasing number of patients who are veterans, who desire the companionship of fellow veterans for connection and with whom they can share stories .

Veteran volunteers serve a vital role because of their shared experience and mutual understanding.   Various opportunities for Veteran involvement include:

These opportunities are available throughout Montgomery & Prince Georges' Counties.

A Background Check, 2 References, Tuberculosis Testing (TB) and Opportunity-specific training are required for this role and are provided by our hospice agency. We can accommodate your schedule!

Please review our website for further details by following the link below. An application for volunteering can also be downloaded there:

https://www.heartlandhospice.com/find-an-agency/heartland-hospice-services-of-beltsville/?contentIdString=14460

Thank you for your interest!

Heartland Hospice's Vigil Volunteer Program is designed to connect volunteers with a compassionate, loving presence with hospice patients who are actively dying.  As patients begin to draw closer to death and make their final Transition, Vigil Volunteers comfort patients emotionally and spiritually, ensuring that they do not die alone.  Vigil Volunteers receive specialized training to familiarize themselves with the signs and symptoms of approaching death and how to provide support to patients, in addition to loved ones and caregivers, if present at the time.   Volunteers can sit with patients for varying lengths of time, including day, evening or overnight, as available.

Vigil Opportunities are available throughout Montgomery & Prince Georges' Counties and invite volunteers to offer the following in the way of presence and care:

~ reading poetry, prayers and devotions that have meaning for the patient

~ providing soothing music and peaceful sounds of nature through voice, instrument or electronic device

~ storytelling with family and loved ones present during vigil visit

~ ensuring patients are comfortable and pain-free 

~ sitting quietly while holding a patient's hand

A Background Check, 2 References, Tuberculosis Testing (TB) and Opportunity-specific training are required for this role and are provided by our hospice agency. We can accommodate your schedule!

Please review our website for further details by following the link below. An application for volunteering can also be downloaded there:

https://www.heartlandhospice.com/find-an-agency/heartland-hospice-services-of-beltsville/?contentIdString=14460

Thank you for your interest!

Bereavement Volunteers are called and trained to provide outreach to caregivers and family members who have recently experienced the loss of their loved one through death.  Outreach involves making phone calls and/or supportive visits to those in grief, whom our hospice follows for at least thirteen months after their loss has occurred.  Working closely with the Bereavement Coordinator, volunteers can also assist with a variety of other tasks and projects, including assembly of bereavement mailings and designing and facilitating major events, such as our annual Grief Camp & Celebration of Life Ceremony, and participating in community-based programs, such as grief & loss support groups and workshops. 

These opportunities are available throughout Montgomery & Prince Georges' Counties.

A Background Check, 2 References, Tuberculosis Testing (TB) and Opportunity-specific training are required for this role and are provided by our hospice agency. We can accommodate your schedule!

Please review our website for further details by following the link below. An application for volunteering can also be downloaded there:

https://www.heartlandhospice.com/find-an-agency/heartland-hospice-services-of-beltsville/?contentIdString=14460

Thank you for your interest!

Community Food Rescue is accepting donations of unused food from local restaurants. Food is then donated to shelters and others in need.

Visit https://www.communityfoodrescue.org/donate-food/ and create a profile.  

Questions? Contact cheryl@communityfoodrescue.org

We're looking for individuals who have experience and expertise in various college courses to serve as virtual tutors for our Scholars. Generation Hope Scholars are teen parents that are pursuing a college education to make a better life for themselves and their child.  

Time Commitment:  As needed, typically once a week for about an hour. You will be contacted by our Tutoring Coordinator when your help is needed. 

To sign up as a tutor, please complete the volunteer form below and upload your resume where indicated! 

GENERATION HOPE VOLUNTEER FORM

About Generation Hope: Generation Hope is the only community-based nonprofit organization in the DMV region focused on college completion and early childhood success for two populations that are dismissed regarding their potential and dreams for the future: teen parents and their children. Founded in 2010, Generation Hope selects teen mothers and teen fathers who have displayed academic achievement and a desire to go to college to become Scholars in the Generation Hope Scholar Program.  Once accepted, Generation Hope provides each Scholar with three supports that we believe increase the likelihood that they will obtain their college degree; up to $2,400 per year in tuition assistance, one-on-one mentoring, and case management. Additionally, Scholars receive an increased network of support from the extended family that the program provides to them and to their young children. This support stays with Scholars until they earn their two or four-year degree. Our tutors are a critical piece of this support, as they help make it possible for our Scholars to thrive in higher education.

The health, social, and economic implications of this pandemic are already being felt and could be staggering to our region. The Community Foundation has established and provided initial funding for the COVID-19 Emergency Response Fund to support emergency preparedness and response efforts that will help mitigate the impact on disproportionately affected communities in our region. Through this fund, we are focused on addressing lost wages, relief for small business and gig economy workers, expanding access to medical services, and meeting the unique needs of people experiencing homelessness, among other needs. 

Complete the form to donate here.

Shepherd’s Table has a wish list on Amazon in case you’d like to use it to support the organization. Please find the wish list at  https://www.shepherdstable.org/donate/ (bottom left under “Donation of Goods”).

VOLUNTEER

 The food bank is in urgent need of volunteers to pack and sort food at our warehouse, and to assist in off site distributions. The health and well-being of our volunteers is our highest priority, and we are taking all precautions to ensure safety for those who volunteer.
CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP TO VOLUNTEER.


GIVE FUNDS

The COVID-19 emergency makes getting access to nutritious food even harder for people experiencing food insecurity in our area. Your support is needed now more than ever to provide food to kids, families, and individuals who need help. 
DONATE TO HELP YOUR NEIGHBORS TODAY


DONATE FOOD

The food bank is accepting non-perishable, shelf stable foods only at this time. Food donations can be dropped off Monday – Friday 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM at the CAFB warehouse in Washington, DC. A no-touch donation box will be provided in the Agency Box parking lot for those who are more comfortable with that option. For restaurants and hotels with produce and dairy to donate, please sign up at MealConnect.org.

Generation Hope serves 91 teen parents and their children in the Washington, D.C. area. Among them, 51% are Hispanic/Latino, 34% are African American. Nearly all are considered low income, and Generation Hope is also proud to serve several Dreamers.

In light of COVID-19, many Scholars are facing additional financial strain and have expressed a need for additional support. Generation Hope’s Emergency Fund exists to ensure that Scholars are not forced to drop out of college when facing critical financial need. These critical needs are only amplified by the COVID-19 crisis, and we would be so grateful for your support so that we can meet as many of them as possible. When you give to Generation Hope, you partner with us in decreasing poverty, investing in education, and making a long-lasting impact on families. Your gift will change the life of a Generation Hope Scholar and their child.

To make a financial donation to Generation Hope please go to http://supportgenerationhope.org/give-now/ . When prompted, you may state that you would like your donation to go directly to the Emergency Fund for Scholars.

Feel free to reach out to susanne@supportgenerationhope.org if you have any additional questions or concerns.

High Intermediate ESL/ESOL Instructor

ESL Program, Briggs Center for Faith & Action

Wednesdays and Thursdays, 9:30-11:30 am, September 2020 - May 2021

Class location Westmoreland Church, 1 Westmoreland Circle, Bethesda, MD 20816 

Please contact Stacey Fannon, Program Manager, at csfannon@gmail.com for more information.

The Briggs Center for Faith & Action is a 501c3 charitable and non-sectarian religious organization in Bethesda, MD. We enlist, empower and involve people who share a passion for social justice and a common purpose of serving the disadvantaged and marginalized.

As a foster parent, you may give a mother cat and her kittens a place to live until the kittens are old enough for the entire family to return to the shelter for adoption. You may be able to take a litter of kittens (or puppies) that have no mother for up to 8 weeks. You could care for a cat with an upper respiratory Kittens infection until he feels better, or help rehabilitate a dog with a broken leg that is healing. You might take home a rabbit to make room for new arrivals in our small-mammals area. We have lots of animals that need your care, especially older cats who truly benefit from spending time away from the shelter before they find their forever homes. Supplies and care. We furnish all the supplies you need, including food, litter, bedding, toys and enrichment items, and medical care. Foster parents are responsible for traveling to and from the shelter for medical care and foster care appointments. The frequency of appointments varies depending on the reason an animal is being fostered.

Time Commitment: Fostering may last anywhere from two weeks to several months, depending on the pet’s needs. If you are interested in fostering with MCASAC, please follow these steps:

*Criteria: Be of age. The primary caregiver of the foster animal must be at least 18 years old. Be in the area. Foster volunteers must be able to get to our shelter in Derwood Maryland on a regular basis. Please consider the potential commute before applying to foster. Please note that MCASAC cannot accommodate those seeking to fulfill court-ordered community service.

for more information please contact: fostermcasac@montgomerycountymd.gov  

Are you committed to raising or guiding a girl to be herself in a world of conformity?

Do you understand the challenges of 21st century parenting and wish there were more supports for parents and guardians?

Would you like to help shape programs and resources designed to help parents and guardians help their girls to pursue their dreams and live purposeFULL lives?

Please consider applying to be a member of the PurposeFULL Parenting Program Advisory Council.

Please contact our Executive Director for an exploratory conversation.

www.BePurposeFULL.org/purposefull-parents/

The G.R.OWN Foods program for girls is in need of some experienced and Master gardeners to provide periodic instruction and guidance to our group of girl gardeners in Silver Spring.

We are also in need of carpenters to help construct raised garden beds for our garden plots in Silver Spring.

G.R.OWN Foods stands for Girls Raising Our OWN Foods, and we strive to help girls get outside and learn to tend and grow a garden for their own consumption, and sell produce in their own booth in a local farmer's market.

We want to encourage healthy food choices and use gardening as a way to understand the food chain.  Importantly, we hope to work with our girls to help establish a more reasonable pace of life by practicing patience and understanding the patterns and timing of seed-time-harvest.

If you have experience with seasonal or year-round vegetable, herb, and fruit gardening, and think you could provide hands-on instruction to a small group at your convenience, we would love for you to work with us.  Workshops would take place at our garden plot in spring/summer weather-permitting, as well as indoors at library or other community-based locations in Silver Spring, Maryland.

For the fall season, we could use some expertise in how to create small indoor gardens, and how to preserve the soil and prepare the ground for winter.

In spring, we would like to learn about how to select seeds, grow seedlings, prepare fertile ground for planting, planting strategies, and various types of gardening - in and out of soil.

We are also in need of carpenters to teach our group how to build raised beds for gardening as well as indoor gardening shelves.

We hope to partner with Home Depot or Lowe's for donations of gardening and building supplies.  We would be happy to have an adult volunteer to take on establishing that partnership and soliciting donations on our behalf.

https://bepurposefull.org/2019/10/14/girls-raising-own-foods/

Solutions in Hometown Connections is a fiscal sponsor for Homes Not Borders and is posting this opportunity on their behalf.

Homes Not Borders (www.homesnotborders.org) - a new nonprofit in downtown Hyattsville - is ready to launch its carpentry training program for refugees in the area, but we need some more teachers, assistants and just people to help out in our workshop. If you are skilled in the area of carpentry or woodworking (professional or just as a hobby) please consider lending a few hours (like just 2-4 hours, day or evening) a week at our workshop - 4318 Hamilton Street. If interested please email laura@homesnotborders.org

Born2Love, Inc. is a start-up nonprofit organization. Through love, we engage in community outreach to influence wealth creation, promote self-empowerment, and encourage a purpose-filled lifestyle. Our goal is to offer life-empowered workshops, housing/employment resources, and access to life necessities such as food and clothing.

Born2Love, Inc is seeking a Grant Research and Fund Development Support volunteer. The volunteer will develop research and draft grants to submit for funding to support the work of the organization.

The ideal candidate is highly organized, with meticulous attention to detail and a passion for writing, data, and research. They have the skills and confidence to work both collaboratively and independently, with the ability to manage their time effectively. They enjoy connecting the dots and creating new opportunities to secure financial support for B2L’s important work. They are knowledgeable about past and present civil rights issues, with a demonstrated commitment to advancing racial equity personally and professionally. They are a thoughtful team player whom values and respects racial differences, ethnicity, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, ability, and socio-economic circumstance. They actively work to foster an equitable and inclusive experience for everyone involved in their work.

Essential duties:

Time Commitment: Minimum 8 hours/ weekly

We’re currently in need of a motivated, results-oriented, and problem-solving intern to assist with our community outreach efforts.

Essential duties:

-Provides direct administrative support to co-founders

-Establish a working relationship with co-founders, volunteers, and community agencies

-Adhere to organizational promises, needs, and mission statement

-Monitor incoming requests from volunteers and community agencies

-Maintains organization database, confidential records, mailing lists

-Helping to assemble event invites, event materials, event marketing, and company newsletters

Education and Experience requirements:

-Must have GED with 5 years of professional experience

-Excellent reading, writing, editing, and proofreading skills

-Must be able to communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing

-Ability to work independently and collaboratively in fast-paced environments

-High level of professionalism and proficiency in G-Suite, Microsoft Suite, and all social media platforms

-Video/photo editing and web development is a plus

*In this role, the intern will perform various administrative support duties from a remote location.

This position will provide endless networking and career expansion opportunities.

Young Women of Society operates with in kind donations. That prevents us from planning workshops if donations are limited. Going forward we would like to plan and secure events with guarantee funding. We need someone to research and provide assistance in applying for grants to move the organization forward. The volunteer do not need grant experience. 

Seeking a French speaker who is willing to lead/facilitate a discussion group in French so that our members can practice their conversation skills with other French speakers.  

We are looking for drivers to help take our older members to medical appointments and other errands.  

We also need volunteer help with minor outdoor assistance or tech support.  A gig could include reading to a member or doing a home visit. 

We match your interest to the requests for assistance.     

Unlike some volunteer placements, we are fluid and allow for flexibility in our volunteer's scheduling.  

Our requests vary by the week.  Our volunteers can pick and choose their gigs according to their schedules.

Ideally this is best for a Chevy Chase or nearby resident to make these round trips easier.  

     RefAmerica is an effort of love which relies on the power of personal stories to build cross-cultural understanding.  Now in its fourth year, RefAmerica’s leadership and public speaking program brings recently resettled refugee teens from around the United States to join with local American counterpart volunteers and American host families for one month in the summer (this year:  June 26 – July 26).  We seek to provide participant refugees with the tools both to tell their stories and to help forge for themselves, their families and their fellow refugees – like generation of Americans before them – a new American story.  Our goal is to help foster a warm American welcome for, and full inclusion of, refugees resettled in the United States. 

     RefAmerica is about sharing traditions, team-building, learning about the narrative method, and building leadership and advocacy skills.  Participants visit key Washington sites and share their individual stories and their group’s story at speaking events; in meetings with government, think tank, and international organization representatives; and on Capitol Hill.  We celebrate Thanksgiving in July, prepare a meal for host families from refugee family recipes, tackle a ropes course together, and help set up apartments for soon-to-arrive refugees.  Please Google RefAmerica to get a further sense of what we do.

     We are a successful fledgling organization eager to move to the next level, and we could use your help… both in the lead-up to July and during the summer program.  If you have skills in website design, social media or videography or have creative ideas about fundraising or event organization, if you might be interested in recruiting host parents or other volunteers or engaging in Congressional or other forms of outreach, if you might have organizational or substantive expertise to share with RefAmerica or its participants or know of a possible audience or venue for our group to share their stories, or if you might want to attend and help with some of our events or might be able to help with local transportation for our participants, please consider joining our RefAmerica family and help foster a warm American welcome for refugees.

The Washington Ice Dogs provides a team ice hockey experience to individuals with developmental disabilitles.  Volunteers will provide on-ice coaching support to players in small groups or 1:1 at weekly practices.   

SAMFSN is a non profit 501 3(c) tax-exempt organization, supported and operated by a team of dedicated volunteers to support veterans and military families The two primary focus areas for SAMFSN are outlined below 1) Advance Cultural Diversity: Conduct programs and events that help promote AAPI goals of cultural diversity, Walk Together, Embrace Differences, Build Legacies. Help create awareness and advance cultural diversity within all branches of the U.S Military. 2) Civilian Transition Services to Veterans: SAMFSN has setup civilian transition services that are available for all active duty and civilians. Please refer to our website for the online USAJobs training and the mentoring services that are available. All services are FREE to veterans and military personnel. 

1) Volunteer Veteran for Veterans Day : Every year during November we celebrate Veterans Day at multiple locations in Maryland and Virginia.  SAMFSN honors veterans and first responders every year with prayers in multiple prayer locations in MD and VA. Please send an email support@samfsn.org if you want to help out as a Veteran volunteer. We invite Veterans and Active duty personnel who can speak to young kids and answer their questions about serving in the military Some veterans bring model air planes  and other job aids to show the kids what they can do as part of their daily work in the ARMY, NAVY or Air Force. This community service will be provided at location in MD and VA locations

Age: 18 yrs and above and must travel to event sites on their own

2) CFC ( Combined Federal Campaign): SAMFSN is a CFC member. Our CFC ID is 86806. We support CFC events from September to December in multiple locations in DC, MD and VA. We need help to host these events. Locations are usually in federal offices in the DC area. Most events will take a half day. Volunteers will need to register with us and come on their own to the CFC locations. This community service will be provided at MD, DC and VA locations

Age: 18 yrs and above and must travel to event sites on their own

3) Outreach to Veterans: Volunteers with outreach skills who can help us contact Veterans, conduct and host events in army base locations and provide civilian support to veterans. Any past experience with Veteran issues will be an advantage. SAMFSN has developed very effective USAJobs training. We need help to reach out to veterans and provide this online training. This is remote online work.

We also need volunteers with analysis skills who can help define processes and procedures for a non-profit. Volunteers with good writing, editing and online research skills. Remote work is possible. Part time/weekend work is also possible. This community service is provided onsite and remotely

Age Limit: 18 years and above

SAMFSN is a non profit 501 3(c) tax-exempt organization, supported and operated by a team of dedicated volunteers to support veterans and military families The two primary focus areas for SAMFSN are outlined below 1) Advance Cultural Diversity: Conduct programs and events that help promote AAPI goals of cultural diversity, Walk Together, Embrace Differences, Build Legacies. Help create awareness and advance cultural diversity within all branches of the U.S Military. 2) Civilian Transition Services to Veterans: SAMFSN has setup civilian transition services that are available for all active duty and civilians. Please refer to our website for the online USAJobs training and the mentoring services that are available. All services are FREE to veterans and military personnel. 

1) Wreaths For America: (Approx around Dec 15th) SAMFSN participates in this event every year. Since 2015 we have been participating at the Baltimore National Cemetery rather than at Arlington Cemetery. We invite families to lay wreaths and flowers on grave stones of fallen soldiers. Since we always don't have seem to have enough wreaths we request families to bring roses to lay at the grave stones once the wreaths run out so that we can cover as many grave stones as we can. Please send an email to support@ samfsn.org. If you want to help out as a volunteer or participate in this event as a family. Age Limit: From 10 years  and over. Each volunteer will get 4 hours of SSL. This community service will be provided at the Baltimore National Cemetery

You can help Marylanders with Disabilities

at the Division of Rehabilitation Services (DORS)

DORS vision is that the State of Maryland is the best place in our nation for persons with disabilities to live, work and raise a family and individuals with disabilities are welcome, fully included and actively participate in all Maryland communities. The mission of DORS is to provide leadership and support in promoting the employment, economic self-sufficiency and independence of individuals with disabilities.

The office is located at: 11002 Veirs Mill Road, Suite 605, Wheaton MD 20902

Help the team in the field with clerical duties including, but not limited to:

Skills needed:

Requirements:

The Wheaton DORS office is looking for volunteers to contribute during the hours of 8:00 am – 5:00 pm Monday – Friday.

Interested? Please complete the application on the Division of Rehabilitation Services Volunteer Page at

http://dors.maryland.gov/Brochures/Volunteers.dochttp://dors.maryland.gov/Brochures/Volunteers.doc

Or you may contact us at volunteer.dors@maryland.gov or 410.554.9288.

Thank you for considering DORS!

If you are a college student or 20-something who wants to help promote a warm American welcome for refugees in the United States, you may be interested in volunteering as a RefAmerica counselor, management team member and near-peer mentor.  In summer 2020,  RefAmerica will again be running its one-month (June 26 – July 26) summer program for:  six - ten recently resettled refugee high school students drawn from around the U.S. and six - ten comparably aged American high school students from Montgomery County, MD, and surrounding areas.

RefAmerica is a program in leadership, public-speaking, cross-cultural understanding, and the narrative method.  Participants have the opportunity to get to know Washington DC; to learn more about American immigrant stories; to engage in a unique cross-cultural program of sharing traditions, team-building experiences, and personal stories; to explore their own roles within a greater American story of immigration and integration; and to plan ways to welcome refugees and promote cross-cultural understanding in their home communities.  Participants visit key Washington sites and share their stories at speaking events, in meetings with government, think tank, and international organization representatives, and on Capitol Hill.  The goal of RefAmerica is to promote full inclusion of recently arrived refugees in America and provide small groups of participant refugees with the tools both to tell their stories and to help forge for themselves, their families and their fellow refugees, like generations of Americans before them, a new American story.  We rely also on the power of personal narrative to help foster a warm American welcome for refugees.

A RefAmerica counselor/management team member would help chaperone and coordinate team activities; communicate and coordinate with venues, host parents, event guests, donors, and participants; help with speech prep, participate in team activities; help with event set-up and fund-raising; serve as a near-peer mentor,and more.   We are looking for someone who can volunteer part-time in June and August and full-time in July. We are particularly interested in considering outgoing, responsible and reliable individuals with volunteer, counseling, and cross-cultural experience and with strong people skills and compassion.  We are happy to assume the supervision and reporting responsibilities for a college internship.

The Teacher Supplies Foundation, a new 501(c)3 whose sole purpose is to reimburse teachers for their out of pocket expenses, needs to spread the news that we are up and running. In search of an experienced professional familiar with boosting online presence via Wix websites and more on a volunteer basis only at this time. When funding increases a permanent part-time role/position is possible.

Koiner Farm is accepting applications for regular farm volunteers for the 2020 growing season (Mar 22 - Nov 22).  Volunteers will work alongside experienced urban farmers doing everything from preparing the soil, to laying drip irrigation lines, to turning active compost, to planting, weeding, watering and more.

Farm volunteers are expected to work on the farm 2 to 3 hours per week.  Koiner Farm is located in downtown Silver Spring, just 2 blocks from the Silver Spring library and 0.8 miles from the Silver Spring Metro station.

Our volunteer schedule is filling up quickly - space is limited.  Apply today.

See you on the farm!

Male and female volunteers needed to help in the daily activities of our Bridal Boutique. Assistance needed carrying our designer wedding gowns and replacing them to their correct places after customer appointments. No Stock room experience needed. Work in an environment that is friendly and comfortable surrounded by other volunteers, and high school and college students. Volunteer help needed 2 to 4 hours a day or per week. Must have own transportation or be familiar with taking Metro to Twinbrook Station. Hours required varies by day. All age groups can apply! 

Fairytale Brides is seeking someone who can help manage the daily operations of our non profit Bridal Boutique. This person will help to manage volunteer service hours using the Volunteer Scheduler Pro as well as managing emails pertaining to same. This is vitally important to ensure that our Boutique has adequate coverage during our business hours by backing up volunteer hours with confirmation emails/phone calls. This position also helps daily operations by teaching new volunteers the essentials and important issues of volunteering that are covered in our Volunteer Manual i.e. customer service, follow-up phone calls to customers, managing new gown deliveries, inventory documentation, ability to train new staff. 

Commitment to our organization a must. Seeking an individual who understands the importance of their role within our organization.

VisArts makes the visual arts accessible to all through education, gallery exhibitions and resident artists. Interns will assist the staff in the development and delivery of educational programs: office work, data entry, mailings, organizing and cleaning. Occasional teaching assist, marketing, and special events will be available.

Please apply online on our website. https://www.visartscenter.org/jobsinternshipsvolunteer-opportunities/

*MCPS students can earn SSL hours during non-instructional hours, such as afterschool, weekends or on no school days In high school.

Description

Elite Soccer Youth Development Academy (ESYDA) is looking for student (11th & 12th) and adult tutors to assist in academic guidance to elementary and middle school students.

This program is located at:

12301 Old Columbia Pike

Silver Spring, MD 20904

Key responsibilities include:

We ask volunteers to commit to tutoring for as much of the school year as possible. Tutors are also needed to help during the summer months.

To learn more and to apply, contact kendell.battle@esyda.org with you name and phone number.

We have many and varied opportunities for people to help us care for our campus landscape while spending time in the great outdoors. When you come to volunteer, we’ll ask you to really get your hands dirty--weeding, raking, pruning, planting trees, shrubs, and flowers, cleaning up landscapes, mulching, or replenishing footpaths--and you will feel like you have accomplished something special when you are done. We always come up with fun, active projects that enhance the beauty of campus and engage you with nature and your fellow volunteers.
 
Our volunteers come from a variety of places--service organizations, fraternities and sororities, academic departments, university alumni organizations, and local high schools. No matter what your background, the Arboretum & Botanical Garden wants to benefit from your hard work.
 
No experience is necessary, but the work involves physical labor, such as bending, lifting, and digging.

Our Journey Through is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization looking for a Grant Writer for grant proposals.

Our mission is to mentor and teach single parents seeking a pathway to success and an affordable safe-haven from which they can grow and reach self-sufficient.

Please contact Shirley Ford at 301-792-7224 for details.  Thank you.

This is an opportunity to gain experience doing digital media and communications for a small non-profit organization working to improve the food in the Montgomery County Public Schools in Maryland. The intern will work directly with the Executive Director and will have the opportunity to attend meetings with the organization's Board of Directors, as well as developing social media campaigns for various issues and events. Time commitment: 15 hours/week. At least one half-day a week must be done at the organization's office in Rockville and the rest can be done from home. Qualified candidates will be interviewed until an intern is selected. The internship period can be adjusted to the intern's availability, although we would prefer interns who can commit to a minimum of three months. Internships are available year-round, so do not hesitate to inquire about other possibilities.  

Responsibilities 

Required Qualifications 

Desired Qualifications (Not required) 

To apply, please send a cover letter and resume to info@healthyschoolfoodmd.org. Please indicate desired start and end dates of internship and number of hours per week you can commit to working (during work week M-F).  

This is an opportunity to gain experience doing fundraising and development for a small non-profit organization working for healthier food in the Montgomery County Public Schools in Maryland and in the state of Maryland. The intern will work directly with the Executive Director and will have the opportunity to be involved in meetings with the organization's Board of Directors and will be an important participant in grant-writing and fundraising activities and strategy as well as the coordination of special events. Time commitment: 15 hours/week. At least one half-day a week must be done at the organization's office in Rockville and the rest can be done from home. Qualified candidates will be interviewed until an intern is selected. The internship period can be adjusted to the intern's availability, although we would prefer interns who can commit to a minimum of three months. Internships are available year-round, so do not hesitate to inquire about other possibilities.

Responsibilities

Required Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

To apply, please send a cover letter and resume to info@healthyschoolfoodmd.org. Please indicate desired start and end dates of internship and number of hours/week you can commit to working (during work week M-F).

This is an opportunity to gain experience doing research for a small non-profit organization working for healthier food in the Montgomery County Public Schools in Maryland and in the state of Maryland. The intern will work directly with the Executive Director and will have the opportunity to be involved in meetings with the organization's Board of Directors. Time commitment: 15 hours/week. At least one half-day a week must be done at the organization's office in Rockville and the rest can be done from home. Qualified candidates will be interviewed until an intern is selected. The internship period can be adjusted to the intern's availability, although we would prefer interns who can commit to a minimum of three months. Internships are available year-round, so do not hesitate to inquire about other possibilities

Responsibilities

Required Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

To apply, please send a cover letter and resume to info@healthyschoolfoodmd.org. Please indicate desired start and end dates of internship and number of hours/week you can commit to working (during work week M-F).

This is an opportunity to gain experience doing research for a small non-profit organization working for healthier food in the Montgomery County Public Schools in Maryland and in the state of Maryland. The intern will work directly with the Executive Director and will have the opportunity to be involved in meetings with the organization's Board of Directors. Time commitment: 15 hours/week. At least one half-day a week must be done at the organization's office in Rockville and the rest can be done from home. Qualified candidates will be interviewed until an intern is selected. The internship period can be adjusted to the intern's availability, although we would prefer interns who can commit to a minimum of three months. Internships are available year-round, so do not hesitate to inquire about other possibilities

Responsibilities

Required Qualifications

To apply, please send a cover letter and resume to info@healthyschoolfoodmd.org. Please indicate desired start and end dates of internship and number of hours/week you can commit to working (during work week M-F).

Join a fantastic Volunteer Staff at Fairytale Brides on a Shoestring. Assist in the administrative duties associated with planning, initiating, and implementing a comprehensive marketing plan including posting wedding gowns for sale and advertising boutique events to the community. Assist with managing social media sources such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Google +, and communicating with leads. Perform a variety of clerical assistant tasks such as office organization, responding to telephone, etc. Perform other related duties as needed. Fairytale Brides on a Shoestring Boutique is a non-profit 501(c)3 Bridal Boutique in the DC-VA-MD area, with prices up to 75% off retail wedding dresses. Our primary mission is to offer reduced-price designer bridal gowns and accessories , and donate our net proceeds to scholarships for Rockville H.S. students to attend Montgomery College, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and Alzheimer's Association, Johns Hopkins Breast Cancer Center at Suburban Hospital and other charities in  and other charities in Montgomery County. Please visit our website for more information : www.fairytalebrides.org, Facebook.com/fairytalebrides.org Contact Donna Vaccarezza if you are interested or want to learn more about this exciting internship volunteer opportunity 154 Congressional Lane, Rockville MD 20852 Phone: (301) 468-2000 Business experience/Degree in Sales and Marketing, Fundraising. Must work all Saturdays or at least one Saturday or Sunday a month.

Join a fantastic Volunteer Staff at Fairytale Brides on a Shoestring Boutique. Volunteer to be an Online Sales/Marketing Coordinator who can commit some of your time to postings of online sales of bridal, bridal accessories on retail sites. Online Experience important, willing to learn, enthusiastic and reliable. Fairytale Brides on a Shoestring Boutique is a non-profit 501(c)3 Bridal Boutique in the DC-VA-MD area, with prices up to 75% off retail wedding dresses. Our primary mission is to offer reduced-price designer bridal gowns and accessories for women, and donate our net proceeds to Johns Hopkins Breast Cancer Center at Suburban Hosp, Alzheimer Foundation, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and other charities in Montgomery County. Please visit our website for more information : www.fairytalebrides.org Contact us if you are interested or want to learn more about the volunteer opportunity: 156 Congressional Lane, Rockville MD 20852 Phone: (301) 468-2000 Requires at least 4-8 hours per week commitment

Join a fantastic and super friendly Volunteer Staff at Fairytale Brides on a Shoestring Boutique. Volunteer to be a Bridal Consultant/Receptionist who can commit time (up to 4 hours) to be at the boutique during the week and weekends. Please see boutique hours on our website www.fairytalebrides.org. Must be willing to work all or at least one Saturday ( 10 am to 3pm) or Sunday (1 to 4 pm) per month. Retail sales experience is helpful, but we also are looking for volunteers willing to learn, are enthusiastic and are reliable. Fairytale Brides on a Shoestring Boutique is a non-profit 501(c)3 Bridal Boutique in the DC-VA-MD area, with prices up to 75% off retail wedding dresses. Our primary mission is to offer reduced-price designer bridal gowns and accessories for women, and donate our net proceeds to scholarships for Rockville H.S. students to attend Montgomery College, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and Alzheimer's Association, Johns Hopkins Breast Cancer Center at Suburban Hospital and other charities in Montgomery County. Please visit our website for more information : www.fairytalebrides.org Contact us if you are interested or want to learn more about the volunteer opportunity 156 Congressional Lane, Rockville MD 20852 Phone: (301) 468-2000 This volunteer opportunity is also for high school students - Student Service Learning (SSL)

Where: Montgomery County and other DMV areas convenient to Washington DC.   When: June 26 - July 26, 2020.    If you will have extra room in your home and heart this coming July, please consider becoming a summer host parent to a refugee high schooler who will be participating in RefAmerica.  Each refugee teen has been resettled with his/her family somewhere in the United States within the past three years through the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program.  You would welcome your refugee son or daughter into your home and family for a month (July 2020) as he/she participates with local Montgomery County (and surrounding area) youth in RefAmerica's cross-cultural leadership and public-speaking program in the nation’s capital.  Host families are also invited to participate in fun and interesting events.  RefAmerica provides participant refugees with the tools both to tell their stories and to help forge for themselves, their families and their fellow refugees – like generations of Americans before them – a new American story.  Please join RefAmerica, under fiscal sponsorship of sister program New Story Leadership, in fostering a warm American welcome for refugees. Host families will be asked to permit a background check and a home visit and to sign a hosting agreement. They will receive a RefAmerica program and hosting briefing.  Family settings with school or college-aged children are preferred but not required.  Please email refamericafoundation@gmail.com for further information.

Lead local workshops, seminars and events to help entrepreneurs meet their goals and achieve success. SCORE offers 8 to 10 workshops per month on topics of interest to small and start up businesses, ex. Business Plans, Financing, Marketing, Networking, Accounting, Government Contracting and more. 

Bring Bikes to the World to your community by volunteering to manage a collection drive for unwanted bikes. We supply the tools, training, and truck. Please consult our website for further details including accessing our Collection Guide. To schedule a bike drive in your community contact office@bikesfortheworld.org to set up a date and time when we can support your effort.

Provide information to visitors and telephone callers; greet and escort patients and visitors entering the hospital; assist in accommodating families and loved ones of patients in various areas throughout the hospital, including Aquilino Cancer Center and the Rehabilitation Hospital; serves as assistant to the sales associate in the Gift Shop and other customer service duties as needed. 

Assist hospital staff in various administrative offices with, filing collating papers, answering phosnes, computer input, Xeroxing, facing, making/breaking down charts, etc.

Under the supervision of the clinical staff, provide fresh water, ice & & juice to patients; refill gloves containers; restock nurse servers and thermometer probes; fill out menus for patients; help patients with TV and lighting controls; assist staff with other duties as directed. 

ARCH is looking for a website designer willing to share their talents in updating our website design and content. 

Looking for a tutor for high school age boys to meet once a week in a group setting. Part of our focus is to prepare the boys for college.  Some are interested in SAT prep, while others have specific classes they need some help with.  Most boys are in the 11th grade.  They are a great group of guys but you will need to bring a bit of patience with you.  Please dont hesitate to contact us with any questions.

Assist the pharmacy staff with their responsibilities and contribute to the overall operation of the pharmacy department. 

Donations Needed:  

Lead4Life, Inc. is in need of hygiene products for the youth and adults that we serve that are also members of the homeless population of Montgomery County. We believe it takes a village to make a difference...will you help us make a difference in some young people's lives!? 

A little about Lead4Life, Inc.:  

 Lead4Life, Inc. (L4L) was founded in 2008 in an effort to reduce the number of youth entering the juvenile justice system, the number of out-of-home placements, and the youth recidivism rate. L4L’s programs are developed utilizing restorative practices, strength-based and Positive Youth Development models. These programs help youth and families address negative behaviors that all too often result in involvement with our criminal justice system. 

L4L staff, mentors, and volunteers work together to empower individuals to develop positive life, social and competency skills, enabling them to become productive community members. Services such as alternative to detention programs, diversion, and grassroots mentoring are provided both in the community and in youth detention facilities. 

How Can You Help? 

HOST A HOLIDAY SUPPLY DRIVE: 

Schedule a single day event for your organization to collect hygiene items and they can be dropped off at the Lead4Life office or our staff will come and pick them up. We also welcome monetary donations to help us purchase supplies as well. 

 ITEMS THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL: 

We would like to collect the items below: We have researched the most needed and beneficial items to the homeless population we serve  

Middle school and high school students are eligible to earn SSL hours for their help with hosting a drive, while under the direct supervision of a school sponsor in a public space.

Drivers deliver 5 to 11 sets of meals (one box lunch and one frozen dinner) to homes and apartments on one of 6 routes in Chevy Chase, Bethesda and Potomac.  Each route takes 1 1/2 to 2 hours, starting between 9 and 9:30 in the morning.  Volunteers sign up for one day a week, generally for the same day and same route each week.  Our volunteers work individually and also in teams of two--one driving and one delivering to the door.  Deliveries are only on weekdays, and exclude some holidays.

Our volunteers personally deliver meals to the persons who need them, and they find this work extremely rewarding.

EAYSAM is looking for a Grant Writer position who will be responsible for researching, writing and coordinating  grant application process; management of proposals for our Sports Association.

The gym volunteer would be responsible for putting out training equipment, setting up and removing tables, greeting customers by the door at our information table, operate our point of sale systems, help track inventory of shirts and uniforms. Help keep gym clean during shift.

Montgomery County's Adopt A Road (AAR) program encourages residents and businesses in the County to participate in a community activity by keeping our roadsides litter free.  Currently there are more than 5,000 volunteers who have adopted over 450 road segments in an effort to Keep Montgomery County Beautiful. You can be a part of this program too! 

Your participation will help reduce trash and litter along County roads and maintain a clean and attractive environment.  Ultimately it helps protect the Chesapeake Bay.  Litter that is washed into storm drains, travels to nearby creeks, streams, major rivers, and eventually can reach the Bay.

With the amount of trash littered on the roadside every day, and budget constraints within the County resulting in less mowing and road cleaning, your involvement has becoming increasingly important. AAR allows residents to demonstrate community pride, make a positive statement for a clean and attractive community, and have a better understanding of storm water pollution. Help make Montgomery County a “Greener” place to live!

An application must be filled out in order to participate, visit: https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/dot-dir/AdoptARoad/index.html 

RMHCDC has volunteer opportunities for both individuals and groups. Opportunities are available at our Ronald McDonald Houses, one located in DC and one on the campus of Inova Fairfax Hospital, and in our Ronald McDonald Family Rooms, located at Children’s National and Inova Children’s Hospital. For further information on volunteering and to submit an application, please visit the "Get Involved" page on our website, http://rmhcdc.org/.

Our Ronald McDonald Family Rooms are a quiet oasis within the hectic hospital environment where parents and other caregivers can go to make a cup of coffee, do a load of laundry, check email, or just sit quietly for a few minutes. Volunteers greet and assist families, help with any programming scheduled in the room, and help stock and maintain the room. Volunteers work 3-hour shifts and shifts are available between 9 AM and 9 PM seven days a week. Volunteers must commit to at least two shifts a month. Volunteers must be 18 years old, must obtain a medical clearance, including a TB test, and undergo a background check. Volunteers will be cross trained by Ronald McDonald House Charities and CNMC.

We all depend on relationships and human interactions to meet our needs for connection and nourish our souls- with family, coworkers, teammates, members of our churches, and friends.  These relationships are just as essential for the people Jubilee supports.  Central to Jubilee's mission is responding to the loneliness experienced by many of the people we support and at the same time helping them find avenues to share their gifts with the broader community.

At Jubilee, there is a circle of friends around each home.  It includes the people who live in the home, their families, the counselors who work in the home, and friends.

Please consider joining a Jubilee circle of friends.  Each circle of friends is connected to a single home.  If you are not already connected to people supported by Jubilee, consider joining the circle of friends for the home that is closest to where you live.

As a member of a circle of friends, you might:

To learn more or join a Jubilee circle of friends, please contact:

Monicquea Chance

Volunteer Coordinator

301-949-8628 ext. 170

mchance@jubileemd.org

Administrative Assistant-

Are you looking for something meaningful which will help support the lives of many people. We would love to have your assistance. In this position, you will have the opportunity to help coordinate mailing, email correspondence, data management, media and social networking.   You may also wish to participate in coordinating activities with the community activities director. Experience is helpful but not necessary.

Fundraiser:   Are you looking for something meaningful which will help enhance the lives of many people. We would love to work with you.   We are looking for someone to work with the Executive Director in order to research for potential donors, help develop and coordinate special events, work in social media, and advertising.

Grant Writing: Are you experienced in grant writing? Are you looking for something meaningful which will help support the lives of many people. We would love to work with you. We are looking for someone to work with the Executive Director in order to prepare and submit grants. You may work in your own home.

Web support  

Are you looking for something meaningful which will help enhance the lives of many people. We would love to work with you Help post new information of our Web site and communicate with people who contact our web site.   We can teach how to perform this exciting and very vital opportunity You may work at home

*All volunteers who regularly supports the schools must complete the mandatory Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) Recognizing and Reporting Child Abuse and Neglect Module. To access and complete the module, and for more information on volunteering, please visit the MCPS website at:  https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/childabuseandneglect/

Please contact the school at 301-989-5672 or via email at jade_l_gilchrist@mcpsmd.org.

Puppy Raisers are individuals committed to raising one of our puppies for 16 to 18 months. During that time they will be socializing the puppy and training the puppy in basic service dog skills. No dog training experience is required. We will train you to train the puppy.

Puppy Sitters have a more flexible time commitment; they watch the puppy when a Puppy's Raisers go out of town. Both positions are very much needed! To get more detail please click on the link below. If you are interested, please fill out a volunteer application (http://bit.ly/hdvolunteer) to start the volunteer process.

Click here to learn more about this volunteer opportunity: http://bit.ly/raise-sit.

Montgomery County Foster and Adoptive Parent Services recruits and trains foster parents to become substitute families for children in need who have experienced significant maltreatment. Please call 240-777-1664 or email fprecruiter@montgomerycountymd.gov for more details. You can also visit www.montgomerycountymd.gov/fosterparent to see the schedule for our information sessions. 

Montgomery County residents over the age of 21 are eligible to apply.

Prospective foster parents must be US citizens or legal permanent residents, own or rent their home in Montgomery County, have never been indicated for child maltreatment, have never been convicted of a violent crime, and their financial income exceeds their financial need. We ask that no children attend our Information Sessions due to the content of the presentation.

Do you or someone you know have experience and or interest in fundraising for a non profit? We are looking for hands on enthusiastic members to partner with our staff to help implement the organization's fundraising initiatives. It would be ideal if you have a marketing, PR, or fundraising background and a network in Montgomery county. Ideally looking for someone who has approximately five+ hours a month to help staff with efforts such as: sharing fundraising updates with the board quarterly, participating on committee calls once a month, making donor thank you calls, planning, coordinating and promoting community or donor appreciation events; developing relationships with local Media,  other duties related to helping generate revenue and promoting Primary Care Coalition's mission to help the most vulnerable in our community by providing them access to health care, medicine and other vital resources.

Passion for helping youth, especially minority youth. Background in youth development programs is a plus. We are looking for mentors in the Montgomery County Area

*WHO WE ARE*

Widow Care's Mission

Widow Care’s mission is to provide targeted and accessible content & connections to DC,
Maryland and Virginia residents facing the loss of a spouse, so they can become empowered in their walk through grief and new challenges. We do so by providing peer support groups, social meet-ups, mentorship & education to help members regain stability after tragedy.

There are 680,204 widowed men and women living in DC, Maryland and Virginia. Furthermore, 1 in 3 people over the age of 65 are widowed. While widowhood is so incredibly widespread, few resources exist to aid surviving spouses in their transition into widowhood.

Widowed persons are at an increased risk of depression, social isolation and serious health problems, and we aim to combat this by creating a strong and supportive network comprised of understanding individuals. We encourage members to attend entertaining and enjoyable events, while also encouraging them to find a support system which allows them to speak about their challenges. Our educational programs & local service connections aim to make the transition into widowhood easier by offering pertinent services & education.

Widow Cares Vision

Our founders’ vision for the organization involves widow(er)s helping other widow(er)s. We walk with our members throughout their healing process by offering specialized care & support, and we enable them to "give back" by donating their time or funds to help other widowed persons in the community. We aim to offer the highest level of support by connecting individuals with a multitude of resources, not limited to our own events/programs. We strive to work with other nonprofits, support groups & organizations in our area to ensure ample support.

Widow Cares Core Values

Widow Care incorporates 4 main core values into all of our programs, operations & communications: Compassion, Care, Community & Empowerment.

POSITION DESCRIPTION

What is a Council Member?

Our Advisory Council includes a collection of individuals who bring unique knowledge and skills which augment the knowledge and skills of the formal Board of Directors in order to more effectively guide the organization. The Advisory Council does not have formal authority to govern the organization. Rather, the members serves to make recommendations and/or provide key information and materials to the Board of Directors.

Members of the Council may evaluate the performance of a program, serve as an advocate for the organization to the community, gather input from and serve as a liaison for relevant
constituencies, provide feedback to the organization from the community, provide technical
expertise, provide independent/unbiased sounding feedback, and assist staff in determining important activities.

The possible responsibilities of an advisory council include determining mission and purpose of a program, articulating the goals, means, and primary constituents to be served by a program, ensuring effective planning, monitoring and strengthening of programs and services, ensuring adequate financial resources, and enhancing the organization’s public standing.

Expectations

The council members are expected to participate in the 2 annual in-person Council meetings. The upcoming meeting dates are Saturday, September 21st, 2019 and Saturday, March 7th, 2020. Both meetings will last ~4 hours, taking place from 8:30am-12pm.

In addition to these meetings, Council members are welcomed & encouraged to take-on additional leadership roles by assisting the organization with tasks such as organizing attendees at events, peer-to-peer fundraising, sponsorship outreach or other tasks that are applicable and appropriate for the individualized skillset of that particular member.

The term limit for a council member is 1 year, with the chance to renew the position at the end of their tenure. Council members are required to give a 60-day notice if they will not be renewing their position at the end of their tenure. The term limit for the Chair and Vice Chair of the Council is 2 years.

Chairs and Vice Chairs are required to give a 90-day notice if they will not be renewing their position at the end of their tenure. Widow Care reserves the right to remove any Council member, Chair or Vice Chair at any time, for any reason, if we see fit.

Through TASSC’s Professional Mentor Program, we pair Survivors with local professionals living in the DMV who want to help survivors set career goals, navigate the US job market, network, and get back into their professional fields. We are currently seeking compassionate, creative professional volunteer mentors who can be part of a 3 month professional mentorship with a TASSC mentee. We are seeking individuals who either work in, or have strong connections or knowledge in a variety of professions. We are also open to professionals who would like to offer broader professional mentorship.

We have immediate openings for individuals with the background below:

Requirements:

Provide tax preparation support of IRS Form 990-EZ for first time submittal.

The Victim Assistance and Sexual Assault Program is seeking people to be trained to help crime victims obtain peace orders and orders of protection in the District Courts. Volunteers have to be at least 21 years of age and must be able to volunteer during daytime hours at least one day a week for a minimum of one year following our training program.

Volunteers are needed to assist sexual assault victims and their families through the Victim Assistance and Sexual Assault Program (VASAP) of the Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services. 

Volunteers provide 24-hour crisis counseling and companion services at Montgomery County hospitals and police stations for victims of rape, sexual assault, and domestic violence. Bi-lingual volunteers are encouraged to apply.

All potential volunteers must attend a training program, which covers crisis intervention skills and the specialized knowledge of the emotional, medical and legal issues that victims face. Volunteers must commit to serve for one year, in an on-call capacity, for one 12-hour shift or two six-hour shifts per week. All volunteers must be at least 21 years of age, Montgomery County residents, have a valid driver’s license and immediate access to transportation.

In 2017, VASAP outreach volunteers donated 8,442 hours serving victims of sexual assault and domestic violence in Montgomery County.