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Volunteer Opportunities
This list contains a variety of volunteer opportunities with nonprofit organizations throughout Southern Maryland. The entries come from organizations that submitted opportunities and do not represent a comprehensive list of every opportunity available in Southern Maryland. Contact information is provided for each listing. Please contact the organization directly for more information.
(If your nonprofit has volunteer opportunities available for the public, please fill out this form for possible inclusion on this page.)
Available Opportunities
- Clerical tasks such as sorting documents into archival containers for future use and preparing an inventory of facility items.
- Household duties that maintain the Heritage House in an orderly way.
- Light yard work that beautifies the outdoor area around the Heritage House.
Contact Information
Dorothea Smith
Visit the organization's Facebook page for more information.
Available Opportunities
- Helping at the front desk.
- Maintaining the garden.
- Assisting with a program.
- Becoming a volunteer docent.
Volunteer opportunities are available for people of all ages and abilities.
Contact Information
Visit the organization's website for more information.
Available Opportunities
- Acting in a knowledge manager role, which the organization urgently needs to fill.
- Using a knowledge base to create and capture new knowledge.
- Monitoring progress by leveraging analytics to assess the impact, engagement, functionality, and effectiveness of the organization.
- Providing relevant coaching, training, and support to champion a knowledge management culture within the organization.
Contact Information
info@calvertconcept.onmicrosoft.com
Visit the organization's website for more information.
Available Opportunities
The organization needs volunteers to assemble care packages for youth.Contact Information
Visit the organization's website for more information.
Available Opportunities
- Tutoring adult literacy learners at least one hour per week in public locations.
- Routinely updating the organization's website using WordPress.
- Completing various marketing and media tasks.
- Assisting with grant writing and fundraising assistance.
- Planning and assisting with the annual Adult Team Spelling Bee fundraiser.
Tutoring is held for at least one hour once per week in a public location. The time and location are scheduled by both the tutor and the adult learner. All materials are provided for free, and all tutors must attend a two-session tutor workshop.
Contact Information
Linda Heimpel
charlescountyliteracy@comcast.net
Visit the organization's website for more information.
Available Opportunities
- Gathering crafts and materials during program preparation.
- Setting up the library's programs.
- Shelving materials and maintaining book displays.
- Assisting with other library-related activities.
Contact Information
Visit the organization's website for more information.
Available Opportunities
- Learning more about the archaeology and paleontology of the Chesapeake Bay to assist with large educational events.
- Working day projects, participating in beach clean ups, and retrieving fossils and artifacts during scientific outings.
Volunteers must have a willingness to learn and an interest in these topics as well as the environment and health of the Chesapeake Bay.
Contact Information
Paul Murdoch
Visit the organization's website for more information.
Available Opportunities
- Filling a treasurer position.
- Assisting with grant writing.
- Helping with fundraising.
- Managing the box office at the organization's shows.
- Advising on the organization's policies (a Maryland-licensed attorney is needed for this position).
- Filling a charitable events coordinator position.
- Assisting with vendor events.
- Participating in various advisory council positions.
Contact Information
Visit the organization's website for more information.
Available Opportunities
- Entering data into the organization's system.
- Registering clients for the organization's services.
- Receiving and packaging food items.
- Distributing food to clients.
Volunteers can assist at two food pantries; one is located in Baden, Maryland, and the other is located in Accokeek, Maryland.
Contact Information
info@communitysupportsystems.org
Visit the organization's website for more information.
Available Opportunities
- Participating in a feeding shift once per week.
- Cleaning / mucking horse stalls and paddocks.
- Giving food, hay, and water to horses.
- Grooming the horses.
- Assisting with routine maintenance tasks such as fence painting, week whacking, and doing minor repairs.
Contact Information
Visit the organization's website for more information.
Available Opportunities
- Working in the barn, equestrian arenas, fishing piers, kayak launch, office, and/or with the animals
- Supporting the organization's many programs, including field trips for school-age children, equestrian programs, camps, and marketing and veteran advisory teams
- Potentially being placed on the organization's board of trustees
Background checks are required for all volunteers and specific training is provided by the organization.
Contact Information
Visit the organization's website for more information.
Available Opportunities
- Assisting with manual labor tasks
- Moving and sorting bags of clothing donations
- Recycling items
- Helping the organization's shop run smoothly
The organization's thrift shop seeks volunteers for Monday, Thursday, Friday, and/or Saturday from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. The thrift shop also needs volunteers for every other Sunday of each month. Individuals, families, youth groups, clubs, students who need service learning hours to graduate, and all other people are welcome to volunteer.
Contact Information
Visit North Beach's website for more information.
Available Opportunities
Historic Sotterley has many opportunities for you to show off and volunteer your talents. Want to try something new? We will train you. You can choose how often you wish to help, whether it be a few hours, a half day, once a week, once a month, or once a year. We are a small nonprofit with a mighty load, and every bit helps. We will work with your schedule and greatly appreciate any time you would like to spare! Let's chat about how you can support your community!
The following are just some of the ways you can help, whether a pro or beginner:
During our open season, you can greet visitors at the visitor center or give guided house tours to our guests. Try your hand at gardening either with the Garden Guild, who take care of our beautiful colonial revival gardens or with our Growing for Good program to help with all aspects of the produce grown on-site from seed to delivery (the produce grown on site is donated to the local food pantries). Education, collections, or specific project-related items. Are you a handy wo/man? We have close to 95 acres to maintain. We have special events that require extra hands the day of, in the planning, or with cleaning up. Do you have office skills you would like to use? The list goes on.
Contact Information
Visit the organization's website for more information.
Available Opportunities
Housing Options and Planning Enterprises, Inc. needs volunteers to assist with office duties, including reception, filing, copying files, assisting clients, and some marketing.
Contact Information
Visit the organization's website for more information.
Available Opportunities
- Compassionate care - provide companionship and a supportive presence for patients and respite for caregivers in their homes and at facilities
- Vigil support - support patients and families in the final days and hours of life
- Grief support - provide a caring presence to grieving individuals by phone or in person
- Military - support veterans and their families through visits or honor salutes
- Administrative - provide office support at one of our locations
- Licensed cosmetologists - provide haircuts and grooming to patients in their homes
- Community outreach - participate in community events and assist with fundraisers
- Integrative arts - licensed massage therapy, aromatherapy, healing touch, reiki, pet therapy, musicians, compassionate touch, and fine artists
Contact Information
volunteers@hospicechesapeake.org
Visit the organization's website for more information.
Available Opportunities
- Outdoor cleanup
- Cleaning out old mulch from the outdoor runs and replacing it with new mulch
- Several events are scheduled for the remainder of 2024. We could use help at our Dickinson Jewelers, Vintage By the Bay, Adopt a Pet at the Farm, Rock, Rescue & Roll, and Holiday Bingo.
- Daily cleaning and chores at the rescue, including laundry, sorting and organizing things, etc.
Contact Information
Visit the organization's website for more information.
Available Opportunities
- Assisting with monthly community outreach activities.
- Helping with biweekly food outreach activities at local schools and churches.
- Helping with a monthly young leaders institute for middle school students.
The organization offers many workshops and training sessions for volunteers.
Contact Information
Visit the organization's website for more information.
Available Opportunities
- Greeting food pantry clients and taking their curbside orders.
- Assembling and placing food in a wagon before taking it to the clients' vehicles.
- Developing a comprehensive plan for a grand opening ceremony for the new food pantry, which will open in summer 2025.
- Designing a template for a client satisfaction survey, which will be used after the new food pantry opens.
- Reviewing a nascent communications and marketing plan and providing detailed recommendations for improving the content's breadth and quality.
- Researching new corporate and private foundation grants that the organization is eligible for and preparing grant applications.
The food pantry has volunteer opportunities available every Tuesday from 9 a.m. - 2:30 p.m., on the second Wednesday evening of each month from 4:15 - 7 p.m., and on the last Saturday of each month from 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Contact Information
Peggy McKelly
Visit the organization's website for more information.
Available Opportunities
- Helping with the food pantry program by organizing food, distributing food to clients, stocking shelves, packing food bags, and providing support to clients while they navigate the food pantry.
- Participating in the distribution center by stocking items and helping families secure clothing, furniture, and household items.
- Supporting the main office by assisting with marketing efforts, entering data into a system, and coordinating resources.
- Assisting with community outreach initiatives by participating in fundraising events, organizing donation drives, or assisting with community workshops and educational programs.
Contact Information
Visit the organization's website for more information.
Available Opportunities
- Tutoring adults who have not yet completed their education and may need assistance with foundational academic skills.
- Tutoring people who need to learn high school and GED academics.
- Tutoring new United States residents who need to learn English as a new language.
- Assisting with citizenship classes for new United States residents.
Volunteers are able to choose the times they tutor and the subjects they teach. Each volunteer is placed with a student who wants to learn what they want to teach.
Contact Information
Susan Brookbank
Visit the organization's website for more information.
Available Opportunities
Front Desk Administrative Assistant: You will be the first point of contact for visitors and clients. Your key responsibilities include:
- Greeting and assisting guests in a friendly and professional manner
- Managing incoming calls and directing them to the appropriate personnel
- Scheduling appointments and maintaining the calendar for office staff
- Handling correspondence, including emails and mail distribution
- Maintaining the front desk area, ensuring it is organized and welcoming
Contact Information
(443) 975-7628
info@lovingcareseniors.net
Visit the organization's website for more information.
Available Opportunities
The organization needs volunteer attorneys to take cases in Southern Maryland. Volunteer attorneys must be in good standing, and the organization provides training and malpractice insurance for all volunteers.
Contact Information
Travis Jennings
Visit the organization's website for more information.
Available Opportunities
- Assisting with the organization's annual events.
- Being trained to facilitate monthly peer-to-peer support meetings.
- Helping carry out education and advocacy projects such as training specific groups, leading equity-focused workshops, attending meetings with partner organizations, and more.
Contact Information
Paul Quade
Visit the organization's website for more information.
Available Opportunities
The organization needs volunteers to assist with administrative, marketing, graphics, communications, social media, or other behind the scenes tasks.
Contact Information
Visit the organization's website for more information.
Available Opportunities
- Manning the shelter building's front desk.
- Helping with light clerical duties.
- Handling donation intakes given to the shelter building.
- Setting up for evening meal times.
Contact Information
Visit the organization's website for more information.
Available Opportunities
- Handling donations that have been submitted by the public.
- Sorting donations to determine whether they are acceptable to sell in the thrift shop.
- Pricing items received in donation intakes.
- Stocking the thrift shop's shelves.
- Operating the cash register.
While the thrift shop is open to the public on Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays, volunteer opportunities are available every day. The organization would like to open the thrift shop on Thursdays, but it needs more volunteers to help. The thrift shop is staffed from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. and open from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Volunteers can work full shifts or give any amount of time and effort they can.
Contact Information
Visit the organization's website for more information.
Available Opportunities
- Preparing for, setting up, facilitating, and cleaning up after events and workshops.
- Organizing, labeling, and refreshing workroom materials and sorting workroom donations.
- Picking up, organizing, sorting, and labeling donation items in the donation sorting area.
- Assisting in the office by organizing files, entering data into a system, and possibly taking phone calls.
- Identifying and drafting grant applications for the organization's programs.
- Organizing, planning, and executing fundraisers at any stage of the process; this may include sending invitations, sitting at a table during an event, and helping with marketing and advertising tasks.
Contact Information
Visit the organization's website for more information.
Available Opportunities
- Intake Worker: This is the first point of contact for survivors seeking help or services from our organization. Their responsibilities include assessing the recipient's needs, gathering relevant information, and determining eligibility and appropriate courses of action. There are two openings for this position.
- Community Engagement Coordinator: This position focuses on building and maintaining relationships between our organization and the community. It works to increase community members' awareness, understanding, and participation in the organization's mission and activities.
- Volunteer Coordinator Assistant: This role supports the volunteer coordinator in managing and coordinating volunteer activities within an organization. It typically involves a range of tasks, including recruitment and onboarding, scheduling and coordination, training and support, and event planning and execution.
- Social Media Assistant: Responsible for managing and creating content for an organization's social media platforms. They develop strategies to increase brand awareness, engage with the target audience, and drive traffic to the website.
- Grant Writer: Research, write, and submit grant proposals to secure funding for our organization. Identify potential funding sources, craft compelling narratives, and manage the entire grant application process.
Contact Information
Visit the organization's website for more information.
Available Opportunities
The organization needs volunteers to sand, drill, assemble, stain, and/or deliver beds for kids ages 3 to 17 who do not have beds of their own.
Contact Information
Deborah Faller
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Available Opportunities
The organization needs volunteers to help in its food pantry and clothing bank by working in the kitchen, assisting in the garden, sorting and stocking items, and handling customer service tasks.
Both physically demanding and seated volunteer opportunities are available. The organization can adjust opportunities to the specific needs of volunteers.
Contact Information
solomonsmissioncenter@gmail.com
Visit the organization's website for more information.
Available Opportunities
- Mentors - As a volunteer mentor, you will play a critical role in guiding and supporting youth, helping them develop leadership skills, confidence, and resilience. Mentors will engage with mentees through one-on-one and group mentoring sessions, providing personal and academic support, and fostering growth in STEAM, advocacy, and community engagement. You will act as a positive role model, help set and achieve goals, and build lasting relationships that inspire and empower the next generation of leaders. Training and ongoing support will be provided.
- Outreach Volunteer - You will be at the forefront of spreading awareness about our programs and engaging with the community. Your responsibilities will include distributing informational materials, representing the organization at community events, assisting with social media outreach, and helping to recruit participants and supporters for our programs. You will be essential in building relationships, expanding our network, and ensuring that our services reach those who need them most. This role is ideal for individuals who are passionate about community engagement and have strong communication skills. Training and ongoing support will be provided.
Contact Information
Visit the organization's website for more information.
Available Opportunities
- Setting up before and cleaning up after gallery events, greeting people, and assisting with sales tasks during First Fridays.
- Cleaning, dusting, straightening artwork, and taking inventory.
- Setting up before and cleaning up after community events, assisting with simple crafts activities, and greeting people at events; community event locations vary throughout St. Mary's County.
- Filing, scanning, and copying documents in the office.
Other tasks are available and can be adjusted according to volunteer availability and interests.
Contact Information
Visit the organization's website for more information.
Available Opportunities
The organization needs volunteers to join its committee and assist with events.
Contact Information
Christine Bergmark
Visit the organization's website for more information.
Available Opportunities
- Power-washing residential house exteriors, cleaning out house gutters, painting porches and fences, building grills and sheds, and other maintenance tasks.
- Joining the organization's podcast as a guest speaker.
- Advocating for people with disabilities by sharing what is important to their community, reaching out to legislators, and attending legislative sessions.
- Creating social media and marketing pieces for upcoming campaigns and events.
- Teaching classes during the organization's virtual day program or sharing your hobbies, skills, and creative talents with people with disabilities.
- Writing grant applications to raise funds for the organization's programs.
- Hosting in-person recreational activities such as exercise, sports, and artistic events.
Contact Information
Visit the organization's website for more information.
Available Opportunities
The organization needs volunteers to care and socialize with animals, walk and train dogs, help with customer services and donation support, assist with humane education programs and volunteer orientation, and more.Contact Information
Visit the organization's website for more information.
Available Opportunities
Keep La Plata Beautiful is a collaborative effort by the residents, businesses, nonprofits, and other organizations in the broader La Plata and Charles County community, sponsored mainly by the Town of La Plata. We encourage community sustainability through monthly litter cleanups, public art, native plantings, and other actions promoting environmental stewardship and more sustainable lifestyles and operations. We welcome cooperation with compatible organizations.
Visit the organization's website page for more information.
Available Opportunities
- Serving as the site leader for a hosting church
- Volunteering as a monitor at a host site (monitors are needed for various shifts from 5:30 p.m. - 7 a.m.)
- Providing meals for up to 18 guests (breakfast and dinner are served daily)
- Registering guests in the evenings from around 5 - 6 p.m.
- Driving a county van to transport guests from Lexington Park to a hosting church and returning guests in the morning
- Transporting laundry
- Doing other possible administrative tasks
Contact Information
Visit the organization's Facebook page for more information.
Available Opportunities
- Monitoring and assisting with registration check-ins during annual summits
- Acting as administrative support during event planning
- Helping with vendor opportunities
Contact Information
Visit the organization's website for more information.