Student Service-Learning Opportunities
Student Service-Learning Opportunities
Year-Round Service Learning Opportunities for Students (Virtual/In-Person):
- PGCPS Book Review Service Hours, Office of Library Media Services, 301-386-8208.
- The Chesapeake Climate Action Network (CCAN) is the first grassroots, nonprofit organization dedicated exclusively to fighting global warming in Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C. Our mission is to build and mobilize a powerful grassroots movement in this unique region that surrounds our nation’s capital to call for state, national, and international policies that will put us on a path to climate stability. To volunteer, please contact Meredith Prescott @ meredith@chesapeakeclimate.org.
- Grace Helping Hands, Inc., a local 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization serving Prince George's County and surrounding areas. We provide hygiene kits and feminine products to homeless women and children through shelters and community organizations. For more information, visit the Grace Helping Hands website.
- Meals-on-Wheels is looking for volunteers and students for their Teen Ambassador Program. Please contact volunteer@mowcm.org or 443-573-0925.
- Strong Families Initiative (SFI) is a family-ministry program that works closely with select parishes, local schools, and community-based organizations. Student's volunteer activities will include peer mentoring, community projects, resource building, and arts and crafts activities. Please contact carolina.turcios@cc-dc.org for more information.
- Prince George's County Mental Health Champions - The Children's Mental Health Campaign of the Department of Parks and Recreation is seeking youth volunteers to help manage its social media platform. For more information, email pgworkgroupcmhm@gmail.com.
- Junior Tennis Champions Center (JTCC) Game on! is offering service-learning hours for students. For more information, please contact volunteer@jtcc.org.
- City of Hyattsville, assisting at city events, city-wide trash-debris removals, non-native invasive plant removal, tree and other plantings, tending & weeding food forests, engaging with Senior and residents w/Disabilities, food & diaper distributions, administrative tasks (shredding documents, preparing materials for city events), serving as friendly hosts at city elections, etc. The city recognizes and participates in national days of service. Contact Colleen Aistis at caistis@hyattsville.org, 301-985-5057.
- Disabled Veterans National Foundation - This partnership would involve students volunteering their time to assemble our general and women's signature comfort kits at our warehouse.
- Luv Michael - Luv Michael is a 501 (c) (3) charity with a mission to train, educate, and employ autistic adults. Students can earn up to 40 hours of service by completing our program. If you are interested in learning about earning these service hours, click here
- Maryland Natural Resources Conservation Service - Earth Team Volunteer Program
- Blood Donor - American Red Cross
- Give Blood. Donating blood makes a big difference in the lives of others. Visit the American Red Cross and learn more.
- Maryland Responds Medical Reserve Corps
- Virtual Volunteer Opportunity - Library of Congress
- Volunteer online at By the People, the Library of Congress's crowdsourcing project. By the People invites you to make documents more searchable for everyone by transcribing, reviewing, and tagging digitized images of manuscripts and typed materials from the Library's collections. This work improves search and discovery of this important content. Read more or get started now!
- Virtual Volunteer Opportunity - Zooniverse.org
- Join Zooniverse.org and become part of a global community of people-powered research. The main ways to volunteer are helping with data classification, being a beta tester for projects yet to launch, and being a moderator for a project. Read more information or sign up to volunteer.
- The following WE@home resources emphasize well-being, social and emotional learning, service-learning, and fostering resiliency.
- M-NCPPC (Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission) Volunteer Opportunities
Want to give back? Volunteer! Opportunities to volunteer with the Maryland National Capital Park and Planning Commission's - Prince George's County Department of Parks and Recreation are almost unlimited. Help out at a one-day special event or assist on an ongoing basis. Students can even earn service-learning hours by volunteering with our organization.
- Prince George's County Memorial Library System (PGCMLS) - Volunteer opportunities
- Anacostia Watershed Society Service Opportunities are available throughout the fall. Go to the Our Events tab for more information!
- Maryland Tutoring Program Needs Volunteers. We're looking for volunteers ages 16 and up interested in working one-on-one with students on Saturday mornings from 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. in Riverdale, MD. Latino Student Fund (LSF) staff provide lesson plans and guidance, so all tutors have to bring is enthusiasm and dedication. We have permanent tutors assigned to a student and expected to come every week, and floaters who we call on only when we need extra tutors (which is most weeks).
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