Would you like to give back to your community? Do you have free time? Are you retired and looking for something to do with your free time? Volunteering is a rewarding activity for both you and the people with whom you interact. Volunteering is giving back to the community! and it even may be tax deductible.
The CVPCA has compiled a directory of volunteer opportunities such as tutoring, reading for the blind, assisting in the Montgomery County public schools, ushering at Strathmore, being a Zoo docent, and many other activities. We invite our residents to become involved.
Montgomery County
Organization Contact Description Circle of Hope Therapeutic Riding, Inc 301-916-2040 or email Located in Germantown, the mission is to provide the highest quality, individualized goal oriented equine-facilitated therapy for individuals with physical, mental, emotional and developmental disabilities. Circle of Hope enhances opportunities for increased independence, augmenting traditional therapies with complementary and alternative equine-assisted therapy. Compeer Beth Duffin at (301) 754-1102 ext. 15 Compeer is a pioneer mental-health program that trains and matches volunteers in one-to-one friendship relationships with people recovering from mental illness. The program has been proven to reduce hospitalizations, increase self-esteem and promote independence for people with mental illness. Connection Resource Bank (CRB) Call 301-279-3100 for further information and to volunteer. Montgomery county Public School's volunteer database . CRB assists teachers in planning career days, science fairs, and field trips. When you sign up with CRB you volunteer to share your expertise in whatever way makes you most comfortable. You may wish to be a speaker, tutor, judge, and/or mentor. You can even pick the specific schools you wish to go to. Your contributions enrich instruction and provide hands-on learning experience for the students. Department of Family & Community Partnerships Call 301-279-3100 for further information and to volunteer. Offers opportunities for mentoring, tutoring, career fairs, and volunteer program management training. The Department engages families, businesses, and community groups in collaborative relationships designed to help students succeed. Emergency Preparedness Call or email Michael Goldfarb at 240-777-2621
The Volunteer Center is part of Montgomery County 's Emergency Operations Group. We are active in ongoing preparation and response to emergencies in the county. Get involved now in our Emergency Action Team or Medical Reserve Corps. Or watch for requests for community volunteers in times of need. Gaithersburg Meals on Wheels Call 301-216-4200 needs drivers and dispatchers. Interages, Inc Sara Cartmill at 301-949-3551 x19 tutoring and mentoring programs that match adult volunteers ages 50+ with school age children in Montgomery County. Literacy Council of Montgomery ounty MD volunteer or call 301-610-0030 The Literacy Council of Montgomery County, Maryland is a private, non-profit organization dedicated to helping adults in Montgomery County learn to speak, read, write and understand English. We train volunteers to tutor one-on-one or with small groups of students. Each year, the Literacy Council provides free tutoring to approximately 800 - 1,000 adults in Montgomery County.
Montgomery County Dept of Health & Human Services Call 240-777-3231 or 240-777-1648 assist in a multicultural health promotion program. Montgomery County Hands On Science Contact Mary Shafer at 301-929-2330 or email mshafer@hosoprograms.org The program is looking for Adult Leaders volunteers to teach classes for children in kindergarten through sixth grade. The program sparks an interest in science and math in young children by giving them opportunities to “do science” in an informal setting. see more... Hands On Science is a nonprofit organization sponsored by the Montgomery County Council of PTAs (MCCPTA). Montgomery County Historical Society Call Karen Yaffe Lottes at 301-340-2825 Volunteers are the engine that keeps the Montgomery County Historical Society running. Docent opportunities include leading school tours, library, museums and special events. Weekday docents are needed. Montgomery County Public School System Contact Cynthia Rubenstein, Director, Passion for Learning Inc at 301-562-6014. Several programs are available 1) visiting scientists talk with 3rd, 4th and 5th graders about their science projects; and 2) volunteer tutors work with second graders for one hour a week to improve their reading. Montgomery County Volunteer & Community Services Call 240-777-2600 Bilingual speakers and sign language interpreters are needed. Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) Science Volunteer Project email Sarah Ingraffea Retired scientists and engineers will assist in classrooms to work with teachers to improve student science learning. Montgomery Hospice Call 301-279-2567, ext 190 Provide care for the terminally ill. Montgomery Preservation Inc. Call 301-476-7617 Assist with annual Montgomery County Awards for Historic Preservation program. Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic of Metropolitan Washington Email washingtondc@rfbd.org for more information and to volunteer. Satellite location on the campus of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). For details e-mail Chris Smith . Located at 5225 Wisconsin Avenue NW, Suite 312. There is also an office at 5225 Wisconsin, across from the Friendship Heights Metro Center in addition to a studio on the NIH campus in building 31. The NIH is playing an important role in helping to meet the recorded text needs of students taking science courses. Scientific and medical textbooks require experts to read and describe scientific texts. Subject areas include anatomy & physiology, molecular biology, and nursing. Retired and Senior Volunteer Program RSVP is the nationwide volunteer program for individuals over the age of 55 which is sponsored locally by the Montgomery County Volunteer and Community Service Center. RSVP assists seniors in finding interesting and rewarding volunteer opportunities based on their skills, interests, life experience, geographic preference and time availability Senior Vital Living Program Montgomery County has a wide range of educational and volunteer opportunities for senior citizens Special Needs Library Call 240-777-0960 to request a volunteer application or click on the Volunteer button. Volunteers with basic computer skills are needed to tutor people with disabilities as part of a special program offered at the Special Needs Library in Bethesda. The Computer Assisted Literacy in Libraries (CALL) program provides people with disabilities access to adaptive computers; assists in improving vocabulary, reading and writing; provides access to the Internet and provides e-mail access. Volunteers who are interested should have a basic understanding of Windows. Volunteer Center 301-279-3100 Check out the wide range of opportunities in Montgomery County such as family volunteering, language bank translating for public agencies, and retired & senior program.
Organization Contact Description Adopt-A-Veteran Program Contact the Volunteer Service Office at 410-605-7102 or 800-463-6295 ext 7102 Sponsored by the Department of Veterans Affairs of Maryland. Within the health care system there are veteran patients who are without social supports such as family, friends and other social networks. This program provides the veterans with this important social support system that is key to their recovery. Arena Stage Usher at Arena Stage Usher opportunities at Arena Stage Capital Area food Bank email Capital Area Food Bank
The largest public, non-profit food and nutrition education resource in the DC metro area, our organization can offer a number of different and engaging volunteer opportunities for your members. These opportunities range from facilitating poverty simulations, in which individuals learn first about surviving on a limited income, to virtual volunteering in which volunteers can assist us in our mission from their own homes. Easter Seals of Washington DC & Maryland Either email Carolyn Bull or call at 301-931-8925 ext. 115 A volunteer program funded in part by the Administration on Aging is new to the area, but is a national program called “Family Friends”. Volunteers primarily 55+ are matched to a family who has a child with a disability, special need, or chronic medical condition. Volunteers visit the children and family to offer extra support and spend time with the child with the disability and maybe even their siblings who often feel neglected. Also if volunteers want to they can accompany the family to doctor's appointments as they can often be overwhelming. Jewish Council For The Aging Call Gail Sanders at 301-255-4228 JCA has immediate openings for adult volunteers of all ages who can help operate its nonsectarian information services, the Senior HelpLine, HomeCare Resource Center, and Connect-A-Ride programs. The volunteer program is based in JCA's Rockville, MD office. Kennedy Center Volunteer program at the Kennedy Center Music Center At Strathmore Call the Director of Patron Services at (301) 581-5200.
A 2,000 seat concert hall and music education center is now open. This inaugural season for the Strathmore Signature Series in the new Music Center at Strathmore will be an exciting opportunity to volunteer. National Zoo (202) 673-4699 Volunteer programs at the National Zoo ReSET Contact ReSET or or call the ReSET Executive Director, Bill Mitchell, (703) 922-7085 Retired Scientists, Engineers, & Technicians) - a program to inspire and motivate children within the classroom structure to immerse themselves in the wonders of science and math. Smithsonian Museums Volunteer Service at Smithsonian Volunteer Service at the Smithsonian Wolf Trap Volunteer program at Wolf Trap Volunteer program at Wolf Trap Hillwood Museum and Gardens Contact the Volunteer Coordinator or call 202-686-8500 about volunteering. Opened to the public in 1977 as a public museum, Hillwood features the most comprehensive collection of 18th- and 19th-century Russian imperial art outside of Russia, as well as one of the world's most important collections of 18th-century French decorative arts. These have been beautifully displayed in a grand setting as they were used by Hillwood's founder, Marjorie Merriweather Post, heir of the Post cereal empire and one of America's first businesswomen. Encircled by woodlands in the heart of Washington, D.C., the twenty-five acre estate boasts pleasure gardens and important azalea and orchid collections.
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Date Revised: 10/03/07