Volunteer Howard!

Current Volunteer Opportunities!

Check out our online calendar to find great one-time and flexible volunteer opportunities! Or you can sign-up now with 1-800-Volunteer.org, the Volunteer Center Serving Howard County's new online, searchable, 24/7 accessible volunteer opportunities database! Click here to visit the Volunteer Center's 1-800-Volunteer.org website, or enter your zip code or key word in the search box above.

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Volunteer Opportunities for Teens - May 2008

Access the Volunteer Opportunities for Teens - May 2008 update of our most popular publication and learn about local non-profit agencies with opportunities for young volunteers.

Camp Make A Difference is back!

Would you like to make a difference while still having fun? Join us for an exciting camp experience that includes both volunteer projects and recreational activities (i.e. swimming) and a special activity day at the end of each session. Meet new people, learn about your community, help local agencies, and discover new interests and skills while making a difference and having fun! This program is being offered in partnership with the Columbia Association Camps Program. Age ranges vary by session: Grades 6-8 July 7 - 11 (1 week); Grades 6-12 July 14 - July 18 (1 week). Please visit the CA website for more information and to register.

Guide to Mentoring 2008

Want to volunteer to be a mentor, tutor, or educator and looking for the right volunteer opportunity? Click on our latest Guide to Mentoring to discover wonderful opportunities at local non-profit and governmental agencies!

Volunteer Recognition

Know a great volunteer? Consider nominating them for the Daily Points of Light award! Learn more at www.pointsoflight.org.

Do you know a young hero who should be profiled in the National Service Briefing?
Nominate a young person between the ages of 5-25, who you think deserves to be profiled as a young hero. To submit a Young Heroes nomination, please send the name, age, city, and state of the young person you are nominating, as well as a brief description of their involvement in service to change their community. Self-nominations are accepted. Send nominations to nsbinfo@ysa.org with the subject line NOMINATION.

What will you do when disaster strikes?

Sign-up now as a volunteer in order to make the best use of your skills and talents following a disaster. Contact Pam to learn more about our upcoming disaster volunteer orientations or trainings for Volunteer Mobilization Center volunteers (see schedule below)- she can be reached at pam@volunteerhoward.org or by calling (410) 715-3179.

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Non-Profit Job Opportunities

Volunteer Center VISTA Positions
The Volunteer Center Serving Howard County is seeking 2 exceptional candidates for our VISTA positions, one focused on youth and family volunteer opportunity outreach and the other focused on baby boomer and senior volunteer opportunity outreach. For more information, please click here for the youth/familiy outreach position and click here for the boomer/senior outreach position. Due to a national position freeze, these positions will not begin until July 2008 at the earliest.

Recently updated

Learn about local agencies:
New agencies: FairVote, Guiding Eyes for the Blind, Horowitz Visual & Performing Arts Center at Howard Community College, and Maryland CURE.
Updated agencies: Volunteers for Medical Engineering, Inc.

Agency Services:
Under Volunteer Recognition, learn about the Governor's Day at the State Fair.

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Upcoming Orientations and Trainings

Please RSVP to (410) 715-3179 or e-mail pam@volunteerhoward.org if you plan to attend or for more info! Although the programs below are free, registration is required in order to ensure adequate supplies and materials.
Cancellation Policy: If Howard County Public Schools are closed due to inclement weather or an emergency, the program will be cancelled.

Date	Time	Location	Type of Orientation/Training
June 24 (Tues.)	6:30 - 7:30 pm	Volunteer Center	Disaster Volunteer Orientation - registration required
July 10 (Thurs.)	6:30 - 7:30 pm	Volunteer Center	Disaster Volunteer Orientation - registration required
July 19 (Sat.)	10:30 am - 2 pm	Howard County Library - Miller Branch	VMC Training and Exercise - registration required

Our Mission is to stimulate and expand volunteerism in the community through connecting people to nonprofit and public agencies in order to improve the quality of life for all people in Howard County.

The Volunteer Center Serving Howard County would like to thank the following organizations for funding our services and programs: the Columbia Association, the Columbia Foundation, the Horizon Foundation, Howard County Department of Citizens Services, the Governor's Office for Service and Volunteerism, the Points of Light Foundation & Volunteer Center national Network, and the United Way Community Partnership of Howard County. Thank you for visiting www.volunteerhoward.org!