Our Mission: "We strengthen the
community by connecting people with opportunities to serve, building capacity for effective volunteering, and
participating in strategic partnerships that meet community needs in Anne Arundel County."
The
Volunteer Center for Anne Arundel County makes it easy for individuals,
families, and groups to volunteer. We can assist you in finding a volunteer opportunity
that utilizes your knowledge, skills, and positive energy.
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Browse through a sampling of our
Current Volunteer Opportunities from our 60-70 Full Partner Agencies. These are
listed in the alphabetical order by agency name. In general, these opportunities are also listed
in our national 1-800-Volunteer database which is one of the many benefits that our Full Partner
Agencies enjoy.
In addition to our Full Partner Agencies, we also
have about 300 Associate Partner Agencies to
whom we refer volunteers seeking opportunities; some of
their volunteer needs are listed as one-time and short-term
volunteer opportunities available in two formats:
Alphabetical
or By Date.
But
whether you are an individual interested in volunteering, a group
needing volunteers, or a business interested in setting up a
volunteer program, visit our
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Volunteer Quick Links
Corporate Volunteering
Support our Military and
Their
Families
United We Serve
Volunteer Center Services for Partner & Associate Agencies
Youth Volunteer Corps
(Summer Serve Program)
Resources
Mentoring & Youth Resources
Anne Arundel County Network
of Care for Families & Children
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The
HandsOn Network never closes! Find Anne Arundel County volunteer
opportunities right from your home computer. Search and receive automated Volunteer Alert
notifications, track service hours, and earn awards.
NEW FLEXIBLE VOLUNTEER PROGRAM! Take charge of your
very own community project by becoming a FLEX Program Project Leader for The Volunteer Center. Project leaders
combine their love of volunteering with their leadership skills to lead projects at non-profit agencies and
parks that meet real community needs. Project Leader Training
is held periodically at The Volunteer Center. For more information
about the Program contact Sarah Litts at 410-897-9207 or
sarahlitts@volunteerannearundel.org.
Click Here for an application
form and more information.
FOR INDIVIDUAL VOLUNTEERS
Skills Bank
The Volunteer Center For Anne Arundel County (Volunteer Center) Skills Bank is a collaborate
initiative that will provide a means for our nonprofit partners to connect with volunteers who
have specific skills required by the nonprofit to meet their organizational needs. Examples include:
- Designing an organization’s website
- Conducting Statistical research
- Training on human resource issues
- Providing expert carpentry skills
- Translating program materials into another language
- Presenting workshops to students
Download an application today!
FOR VOLUNTEER GROUPS
FLEX Volunteers
The FLEX Volunteer Program is designed to help nonprofit organizations enhance their
use of volunteers of all ages and abilities, as well as leadership volunteers, in time
limited and recurring projects for the agencies.Projects could include, but would not
be limited to, annual events and agency-specific recurring activities or projects.
The FLEX Program Manager will perform training on project-based volunteering for agencies,
and work with them in identifying FLEX Volunteer Project Leaders. We will train and mentor the
FLEX Volunteer Leaders in consultation with the agency, and perform evaluations based on
feedback received from all parties.What we contribute:
- Opportunity to develop new recurring projects and enhance existing ones.
- Training of FLEX Volunteer Leaders to manage agency projects.
Download an application today!
If there are any questions about FLEX Volunteers, contact Sarah Litts at (410) 897-9207 or
SarahLitts@volunteerannearundel.org.
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Publications & Guides
(PDF File Downloads)
New 2012 Youth Volunteer Opportunities Guide
Volunteer Voice Newsletter
WNAV Volunteer Voice Podcast (click volunteervoice)
2010-2011 Youth Resource Guide
1. Introduction to Guide
2. Guide (complete)
Weekly Press Release
Current E-Newsletter
Follow us on Twitter
and
Face Book
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Groups and Individuals Needed for Snow
Patrol: The Department of Aging and Disabilities is partnering
with the Volunteer Center For Anne Arundel County and the Citizens
Corps Council to recruit and deploy church youth groups, families
(and individuals),
scouts, and high school groups as well as adult organizations for
the "Snow Patrol". Isolated seniors with medical needs and
individuals with disabilities need assistance with removing snow and
ice during winter storms so that driveways and sidewalks can be
accessed by caregivers or so that the affected seniors can reach the
street to be provided transportation for medical care, etc. This is
a call for groups and individuals to register with the Volunteer Center for the Snow
Patrol. Volunteers need to contact us now and must pre-register in
order to help residents with disabilities and medical needs during
this winter's storms. A background check is required.
CLICK HERE to download
registration information and forms;
contact Bill at
bill@volunteerannearundel.org or call 410-897-9207 for more
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NEW LEADERSHIP VOLUNTEER PROGRAM!
The Leadership
Volunteer Program is a grant funded consultation/support
program for nonprofit organizations. Its purpose is to
develop volunteer leaders to run volunteer programs
within participating organizations. We will provide training, consultation,
problem solving and mentoring to tackle recurring volunteer
recruitment and management issues for
your organization. Effective development of this program is
intended to free up organization staff/volunteer coordinator
time while expanding the organization's ability to utilize
untapped resources of volunteer talent and time within our
community.
Click Here for a brochure
describing this program as well the FLEX volunteer program above. |
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Good & Ready:
Visit www.gethandson.com (Good & Ready) to see all the amazing
resources available to you to get ready for hurricanes and other disasters that might occur in your community.
This site has fun ways to check to see if you are prepared for an emergency, and ways for you to win prizes
while helping you and your neighbors prepare! Also visit our Volunteer Center Disaster Preparedness Page for more useful information to help protect you
and your family as well as information about helping with disaster recovery. Visit one of Good & Ready's
partner organizations like the
Red Cross,
FLASH and
Ready.gov for
additional resources relating to emergency response. We all know that the more we're prepared to face a
difficult situation, the less anxious we become. Log on to Gethandson.com and get Good & Ready.
Don't forget to check out the Facebook page and
follow Good & Ready on Twitter for more great tips.
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Nonprofit Leadership
Development Courses:
The following
courses are given on the Arnold Campus of Anne
Arundel Community College in partnership with the
Volunteer Center for Anne Arundel County. For more
information about registration or about any noncredit course call
the college at 410-777-2325 or E-mail
iscenter@aacc.edu. Registration for each course is
$40 including $5 supplies/lab.
Course PRS-355,
Introduction to Mentoring, 9:00-11:00 am, Sat., Nov. 19, 2011;
9:00-11:00 am, Sat., Mar. 3, and 7:00-9:00 pm, Wed., Mar. 28, 2012:
Participants will be introduced to
mentoring will identify the qualities of effective mentors and good
listeners. You will develop a realistic understanding of the role of
a mentor and begin to explore effect approaches to mentoring.
Course CMD-374, Planning a
Volunteer Program, 6:00-9:30 pm, Wed., Mar. 28, 2012: Discuss
how to conduct needs assessments. Explore the vision, mission and
purpose of volunteer programs. Learn how to write position
descriptions and budgets.
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"Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth.
Renew your lease today: VOLUNTEER!"
- Anonymous
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Attention Donors!
The Volunteer Center is listed with GuideStar/JustGive Charities. To go to our GuideStar page,
Click Here. Your donation will help us continue to send willing individuals and groups to volunteer
with more than 290 agencies to meet the community needs.
The start of this holiday season reminds us of the many local families in need of support and services just at the
time when the nonprofits who can help meet those needs are facing their own struggles. Yet, we are also seeing
volunteers reaching out to assist those in need – offering food, special care and compassion.
Here are a few examples of how
the Volunteer Center has been connecting people with opportunities to serve others in Anne Arundel County:
- We help children in danger of dropping out of school by
recruiting tutors and mentors for more than 40 local programs.
- By Recruiting over 300 volunteers and joining forces with 60 agencies for County Executive
Leopold's Annual Homeless Resource Days which provided each year more than 400 local homeless individuals and
families, or those at risk of being homeless, with medical care, substance abuse resources, mental health
counseling, housing and job assistance, and much more.
- We send volunteers to community assistance programs, food banks and shelters because
financial stress and unemployment can lead to psychological despair and homelessness.
The Volunteer Center invites you to share your giving heart with your neighbors and your community by supporting
volunteering. In these challenging times when our community is more dependent than ever on volunteers, the
role of the Volunteer Center For Anne Arundel County in mobilizing volunteers is more crucial than ever!
Since the Volunteer Center opened in 2001, we have referred more than 15,000 volunteers to over 340 nonprofit,
governmental and faith-based agencies creating nearly $2 Million of added value to our County in volunteer time per
year. The bottom line is volunteering isn't just nice, it's necessary to solving some of our toughest local
challenges. In this time of goodwill, the Volunteer Center needs your support to recruit, train and deploy people
who want to play a part in meeting our community's critical needs. You can make a secure donation from this
website by clicking on the Volunteer Center for Anne Arundel County "Donate" (upper) button or the Just Give
"Donate Now" (lower) button.
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Another easy way to help support the Volunteer Center or any other cause you care about is through a new search
engine powered by Yahoo! called GoodSearch, which will make a donation to your favorite charity or school
with every search. It doesn't cost you a thing — the money comes from the advertisers. We are asking you to
support the Volunteer Center by using
GoodSearch. Every time you do a search you contribute about a penny to The Volunteer Center! We need all
the pennies we can generate because we are no longer supported by Anne Arundel County funding.
The Volunteer Center For Anne Arundel County is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit
organization, donations to which are tax deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law.
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The VCAAC is an affiliate of the
Hands on Network and Points of Light Institute
and part of a network of
more than 350 volunteer organizations.
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It is against the law for organizations that receive federal financial assistance from the
Corporation for National & Community Service to discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin,
disability, sex, age, political affiliation, or, in most programs, religion. It is also unlawful to retaliate
against any person who, or organization that, files a complaint about such discrimination.
In addition to filing a complaint with local and state agencies that are responsible for resolving discrimination
complaints, you may also bring a complaint to the attention of the Corporation for National & Community
Service.
If you believe that you or others have been discriminated against, or if you want more information, contact:
Fay Mauro, Volunteer Center For Anne Arundel County Inc., 410-897-9207, 410-222-4589 (FAX),
fay@volunteerannearundel.org or Office of Civil Rights and Inclusiveness Corporation for National Service,
1201 New York Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. 20525, (202) 606-7503 (Voice); (202) 565-2799 (TDD)
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