Partner Agencies Listed by Category

Below is a list of non-profit and governmental agencies that are registered with the Volunteer Center Serving Howard County. Please click on a social issue below to learn about local agencies addressing the issue.

For more information regarding available volunteer opportunities, please contact the Volunteer Center at 410.715.3172 or call the agency directly. Please let the agency know that you received this information from the Volunteer Center website!

Animal Welfare/Wildlife

Arts and Culture

Children & Youth

Community Building/Crime and Safety

Consumer Protection/Victims' Rights

Disabilities Issues

Disaster Preparedness and Response

Economic Development

Education/Literacy and Tutoring/Mentoring

Environmental Issues

Families and Parenting

Health and Wellness Issues

Homelessness and Hunger

Race & Ethnicity

Recreation

Seniors

Transportation

Women Issues

African Art Museum of Maryland
Mission: The museum encourages understanding of African art and culture.
Contact: 410.730.7205 or africanartmuseum@aol.com
Website: www.africanartmuseum.org


Candlelight Concerts
Mission: to enrich the quality of life by presenting world class concerts and educational programs in Howard County as Maryland’s premier performing arts series.
Contact: Holly Thomas at 410997.2324 or info@candlelightconcerts.org
Website: www.candlelightconcerts.org


Chesapeake Arts Center
Mission: Chesapeake Arts Center provides opportunities for culturally diverse and rewarding experiences in the literary, visual, and performing arts.
E-Mail: Josh Feist at 410.636.6597 or joshf@chesapeakearts.org
Website: www.chesapeakearts.org


Columbia Archives
Mission: The mission of the Columbia Archives is to collect, preserve and make available to the public, the documentation of the history of the planned community of Columbia and the life of its visionary founder, James Rouse.
Contact: Barbara Kellner at 410.715.3103 or columbia.archives@columbiaassociation.com
Website: www.columbiaassociation.com


Columbia Association Art Center
Mission: to provide artistic experiences in the visual arts for all ages and interest levels and to join with local arts organizations in creating diverse offerings.
Contact: Liz at 410.730.0075 or art.staff@columbiaassociation.com
Website: www.columbiaassociation.com


Columbia Association Community Services
Mission: to enhance the quality of life for people living and working in Columbia and to ensure that Columbia remains an open integrated and caring community.
Contact: (410) 715-3000 for more information
Website: www.columbiaassociation.com


Columbia Festival of the Arts
Mission: to present an annual celebration of the arts that builds community through shared participation and celebration, engages participants in a broad spectrum of art forms and cultures, and encourages interaction among artists and audiences.
Contact: Nichole Hickey at 410.715.3044 or info@columbiafestival.com
Website: www.columbiafestival.com


Columbia Orchestra of Howard County
Mission: to foster a lifelong appreciation of music
Contact: Ted Griepentrog at 410.465.8777 or execdir@columbiaorchestra.org
Website: www.columbiaorchestra.org


Friends of the Patapsco Female Institute, Inc.
Mission: to preserve and maintain the building known as the Patapsco Female Institute, and to collect, preserve and display the records of its use and of the persons active in its history.
Contact: M. Lee Preston, Jr. at 410.465.8500 or fpfi@prodigy.net
Website: www.patapscofemaleinstitute.org


The Friends of the Patapsco Valley & Heritage Greenway, Inc.
Mission: To connect people with the natural, environmental, historic, cultural, and recreational assets of the Patapsco in ways that interpret, preserve, and enhance those assets and peoples awareness, understanding and appreciation of them.
Contact: 410.480.0824 or patapscofriend@comcast.net
Website: www.patapscoheritagegreenway.org


Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts and Culture, Inc.
Mission: The Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts and Culture, Inc. is an independent nonprofit organization formed to manage and operate programs and facilitaties in Glen Echo Park, a national park and former amusement park located in Montgomery County. The park hosts numerous resident visual arts organizations, a restored Dentzel carousel, a children's theater, a puppet theater, and a social dance program.
Contact: Emily Mah at 301.634.2223 or emah@glenechopark.org
Website: www.glenechopark.org


Historic Ellicott City
Mission: HEC Inc. is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the preservation, education and restoration of Howard County, particularly the Historic district of Ellicott City.
Contact: Claire Fulton at 410.730.3877 or fultoffun@comcast.net
Website: www.historicec.com


Horowitz Visual & Performing Arts Center at Howard Community College
Mission: Howard Community College creates an environment that inspires learning and the lifelong pursuit of personal and professional goals. The college provides open access and innovative learning systems to respond to the ever-changing needs and interests of a diverse and dynamic community.
Contact: Janelle Borderick at 410.772.4587 or jbroderick@howardcc.edu
Website: www.howardcc.edu


Howard County Arts Council
Mission: to serve the citizens of Howard County by fostering the arts, artists and art organizations.
Contact: Coleen West at (410) 313-2792 or info@hocoarts.org


Howard County Center of African American Culture
Mission: To preserve and exhibit the history and culture of African Americans of Howard County, the country and elsewhere.
Contact: Peggy DeShields at 410.715.1921 or hccaamd@juno.com


Howard County Library
Mission: To promote lifelong learning and enrichment through access to information, a knowledgeable staff, and services in a free and open environment. We bring people together to stimulate the free exchange of ideas and a sense of community.
Contact: 410.313.7792 or plittk@hclibrary.org
Website: www.hclibrary.org


Howard County Poetry and Literature Society (HoCoPoLitSo)
Mission: To enlarge the audience for contemporary poetry and literature and the world literary heritage through public readings, residences and special events.
Contact: Pamela Simonson at 410.772.4568 or hocopolitso@yahoo.com
Website: www.hocopolitso.org


Howard County Tourism Council
Mission: To develop, increase and promote tourism in Howard County by featuring the county’s unique sites, services, products and people.
Contact: Ed Lilley at 410.313.1900 ir edward@visithowardcounty.com
Website: www.visithowardcounty.com


International Center for Artistic Development, Inc.
Mission: To promote the understanding and appreciation of the arts through the development of public programs for the diverse peoples and cultures of the world.
Contact: Dr. Camellia Blackwell at 301.604.4484 or icadcabt@yahoo.com


Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History and Culture
Mission: The museum seeks to realize its mission by collecting, preserving, interpreting, documenting and exhibiting the rich contributions of African American Marylanders from the state’s earliest history to the present and the future.
Contact: 410.333.1138 or Sullivan@maamc.org
Website: www.africanamericanculture.org


United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Mission: Museum memorializes the victims and educates the public about the Holocaust.
Contact: 202.479.9737 or pgarver@ushmm.org
Website: www.ushmm.org


WAMU 88.5 FM
Mission: to engage and challenge the listening public with thoughtful news programming and community partnerships that broaden perspective and deepen understanding of important current events, culture, and ideas.
Contact: Anthony Washington at 202.885.2816 or awashington@wamu.org
Website: www.wamu.org


The Volunteer Center Serving Howard County
info@volunteerhoward.org
10221 Wincopin Circle, Columbia, MD 21044
(410) 715-3172

AFS – Intercultural Programs
Mission: AFS – USA works toward a more just and peaceful world by providing international and intercultural learning experiences to individuals, families, schools and communities through a global volunteer partnership.
Volunteer Opportunities: Host Families
Contact: Richard Davis at 443.745.2475 or rdavisA4L@gmail.com
Website: www.afs.org


AIPT / IAESTE United States
Mission: IAESTE United States, a division of AIPT, is dedicated to developing global skills in tomorrow’s technical leaders.
Contact: Janet VanCleve at 410.997.3069 or JVanCleve@aipt.org
Website: www.iaesteunitedstates.org


American Red Cross - Central Maryland Chapter
Mission: The American Red Cross works to improve the quality of human life; enhance self-reliance and concern for others; and to help people avoid, prepare for, and cope with emergencies. Their mission is to help prevent and relieve human suffering.
Volunteer Opportunities:
• Mass Shelter Services, Disaster Action Team Members, Disaster Educators, Youth Opportunities Available
Contact: Pam Tice at 410.624.2023 or volunteers@arc-cmc.org
Website: www.redcross-cmd.org


A-OK (Assisting Our Kids) Mentoring/Tutoring Program
Mission: to recruit and train mentors and tutors to work with elementary and middle school students in Howard County public schools, particularly children identified by the school as in need of additional adult support. Volunteers meet with students during school, directly after school, or in formal after school programs until 5:15 pm.
Contact: Chaya Kaplan and Joe Wilmott at 410.730.6030, chayakaplan@verizon.net or jwillmott@verizon.net


The Arc of Howard County, Inc.
The Arc of Howard County supports achieving full community life for children and adults with cognitive and developmental disabilities- one person at a time.
Contact: Linda Congedo at 410.730.0638 x226or lcongedo@archoward.org
Website: www.archoward.org


Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Central Maryland
Mission: To make a positive difference in the lives of children by assisting them in achieving their highest potential as they grow to be confident, competent and caring individuals. To do this, we enroll volunteers to become Big Brothers and Big Sisters to children who will benefit from having the influence of an adult friend and role model.
Contact: Natalie Meade at 410.243.4000 or info@biglittle.org
Website: www.biglittle.org


Bryant Woods Elementary School
Mission: to provide a safe, nurturing environment in which every child will succeed. As a total school community we will work together to develop each student’s individual capability in a safe, respectful environment.
Contact: Winnie Dreier at 410.313.6859 or winnie_dreier@hcpss.edu
Website: www.bwes.hcpss.org


Bryant Woods Montessori Children’s House
Mission: Bryant Woods Montessori Children’s House is an independent, non-profit school which is committed to educating the 3-6 year old child from diverse backgrounds. The school promotes joy in learning and positive character development as well as stimulating the intellectual, emotional, physical and social growth of the child through the implementation of the Montessori philosophy and methodology.
Contact: Jenny Hobbs at 410.730.7525 or directorbwmch@comcast.net
Website: www.bryantwoodsmontessori.com


The Cal Ripken Sr. Foundation
Mission: to use baseball as a tool for helping young people develop positive character traits such as leadership, team work, good sportsmanship and a healthy lifestyle.
Contact: 410.823.0808 x154 or info@ripkinfoundation.org or lynn@ripkenfoundation.org
Website: www.ripkenfoundation.org


Child Health Foundation
Mission: to prevent and treat life-threatening communicable diseases of infants and children in the United States and abroad.
Contact: Rosario Davison at 410.992.5512 or contact@childhealthfoundation.org
Website: www.childhealthfoundation.org


Coalition to End Childhood Lead Poisoning
Mission: to create resources, programs, and policies to prevent childhood lead poisoning and home-based health hazards.
Contact: Michelle LeDonne at 410.534.6447 or miedonne@leadsafe.org
Website: www.leadsafe.org


Columbia Association Community Services
Mission: to enhance the quality of life for people living and working in Columbia and to ensure that Columbia remains an open integrated and caring community. for more information.
Contact: 410.715.3175
Website: www.columbiaassociation.com


Community Action Council of Howard County
Mission: to provide programs and services for low-income residents of Howard County to alleviate the effects of poverty. Head Start is a program this organization is working with in the community.
Contact: Lawrence Hunt at 410.313.6440 or lhunt@cac-hc.org
Website: www.cac-hc.org


Conexiones, Inc.
Mission: to ensure that all Hispanic students in Howard County will graduate from high school and move on to further education.
Contact: Feli Sola-Carter at 410.313.8744 or feli@conexioneshc.org
Website: www.conexioneshc.org


Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America
Mission: to prevent Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis through research, and to improve the quality of life of children and adults affected by these digestive diseases through education and support.
Contact: Laura Luther at 443.276.0861 or rmilanchus@ccfa.org
Website: www.ccfa.org


FIRN - Resources for the Foreign Born
Mission: FIRN's mission is to support immigrants and refugees as they become productive self-sufficient citizens of our community.
Contact: Mary at 410.992.1923 x14 or volunteer@firnonline.org
Website: www.firnonline.org


FIRST BOOK
Mission: to give children from low-income families the opportunity to read and won their first new books.
Volunteer Opportunities:
• Volunteers are needed to help distribute new books to community based literacy programs nationwide.
Contact: Kevin Markham at 202.393.1222 or fbnbbvolunteers@firstbook.org
Website: www.firstbook.org


Girl Scouts of Central Maryland
Mission: Girl Scouting builds girls of courage, confidence and character who make the world a better place.
Volunteer Opportunities:
• Administrative, Board Committee Members, Clerical support, computer technology, fundraising, marketing and outdoor activities.
Contact: Tracy Weeks at 410.358.9711 x. 221 or volunteerservices@gscm.org
Website: www.gscm.org


Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts and Culture, Inc.
Mission: The Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts and Culture, Inc. is an independent nonprofit organization formed to manage and operate programs and facilitaties in Glen Echo Park, a national park and former amusement park located in Montgomery County. The park hosts numerous resident visual arts organizations, a restored Dentzel carousel, a children's theater, a puppet theater, and a social dance program.
Contact: Emily Mah at 301.634.2223 or emah@glenechopark.org
Website: www.glenechopark.org


Guilford Elementary School PTA - After School Program
Mission: The Guilford PTA strives to support Guilford Elementary School, its staff, students and families through communication, education, and family involvement.
Contact: Kris Woodson at 410.880.5930 or kris_woodson@hcpss.org
Website: www.hcpss.org


HC DrugFree
The mission of HC DrugFree is to empower the Howard County community to raise drug-free teens.
Contact: Laura Smit at 443.325.0040 or hcdrugfree@yahoo.com
Website: http://www.hcdrugfree.org/


Howard County Department of Citizen Services
Mission: Department of Citizen Services provides high quality human services to families and individuals. Our focus is senior citizens, youth, people with disabilities, women, consumer based groups and advisory groups to provide leadership for direct assistance, planning, community education and managment of human services. We promote a community wide perspective on service delivery for county residents.
Contact: Regina Jenkins at 410.313.1417 or rjenkins@howardcountymd.gov
Website: www.howardcountymd.gov


Howard County Library - Teen Time Program
Mission: To provide a stimulating after-school environment that will promote learning, cooperation, and responsibility. Teen Time will provide students with the skills needed for a lifetime of learning, economic success, and good citizenship.
Contact: 410.313.7718 or albuernec@hclibrary.org
Website: www.hclibrary.org


Howard County Poetry and Literature Society (HoCoPoLitSo)
Mission: To enlarge the audience for contemporary poetry and literature and the world literary heritage through public readings, residences and special events.
Contact: Pamela Simonson at 410.772.4568 or hocopolitso@yahoo.com
Website: www.hocopolitso.org


Howard County Public School System (HCPSS) Extended School Year Program
Mission: to educate students with special needs in a setting that is respectful of diversity , that fosters growth and development while respecting the human dignity of all students.
Contact: Gerald Platt at 410.888.8800 or gerald_platt@hcpss.org
Website: www.hcpss.org


Individual Differences in Learning, Inc.
Mission: IDL is a parent-led, non-profit organization, promoting awareness, understanding and change in the approach to educating and supporting students. Our purpose is to provide information, training and support for teachers, students, parents and others concerned with the education, health and social and emotional well being of different learners. We define Different Learners as those who are highly able, who can learn, yet experience barriers to learning in a traditional school environment. These barriers include specific learning disabilities, Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Executive Function Deficits and even Giftedness and when these barriers are not understood, may result in mental health issues, school failure and social difficulties.
Contact: Katharina Boser at 410.461.5720 or kboser@gmail.com
Website: www.gifteddifferentlearners.org


Jaguars Athletic Organization
Mission: to foster and promote youth activities.
Volunteer Opportunities:
• Help keep score at games
Contact: Angela Marshall at 301.776.6772 or amarshall994@msn.com
Website: www.columbiajaguars.org


Judy Center Partnership
Mission: to promote school readiness by providing comprehensive early childhood services to children and parenting support to parents.
Volunteer Opportunities:
• Mentoring and tutoring, including parents
Contact: Donna Balderston at 410.381.9407 or donna_balderston@hcpss.org


Junior Achievement of Central Maryland
Mission: Junior Achievement will ensure that every child in America has a fundamental understanding of the free enterprise system.
Contact: Kathleen Brennan at 443.394.7211 x224 or kbrennan@jakids.org
Website: http://maryland.ja.org


Kidsave International
Mission: Every child needs a family. Kidsave is a volunteer-driven organization that is working to move older children out of orphanages and foster care and into permanent, loving families. Kidsave helps older children without parents meet people who often end up adopting, mentoring or staying connected to them.
Contact: 202.237.7283 x239 or rebecca@kidsave.org
Website: www.kidsave.org


Make-A-Wish Foundation
Mission: To fulfill the wishes of children with life threatening illnesses and to enrich human experience with hope, strength and joy.
Contact: Lisa Kadish at 410.484.1232 or lkadish@midatlantic.wish.org
Website: www.midatlantic.wish.org


Maryland Cooperative Extension
Mission: Maryland Cooperative Extension extends lifelong continuing educational opportunities to the residents of Howard County. Programs are provided in four basic areas: Agriculture and Natural Resources, 4-H Youth Development, Family Community Sciences and Master Gardeners.
Contact: Carolyn Kulp at 410.313.2707 or ckulp@umd.edu
Website: www.agnr.umd.edu/MCE/index.cfm


Mentoring Matters
Mission: The Institute is dedicated to creating a fundamental change in the community of organizations, programs, professionals and community members that care for our children, youth and families.
Contact: 301.776.4294 or jvalentine8@verizon.net
Website: www.iiiinc.org


National Council of Jewish Women – Howard County
Mission: The National Council of Jewish Women is a volunteer organization that has bee at the forefront of social change for over a century. Inspired by Jewish values, NCJW courageously takes a progressive stance on issues such as child welfare, women’s rights, and reproductive freedom.
Contact: Kristin Goldscher at 443.535.9216 or ncjwhowardcounty@yahoo.com


OJTB (Only Just The Beginning), Inc.
Mission: O.J.T.B. specializes in document preparation and business writing. Our primary services is to help to promote healthy communities and lifestyles within the vulnerable and at-risk populations. We help by expanding disadvantaged individuals’ employment opportunities by connecting them with free work skill training.
Contact: 301.877.5251 or OJTB.ofyourdream@verizon.net


Port Discovery Children’s Museum
Mission: Port Discovery, the “kid-powered” museum in Baltimore, educates children and ignites their imagination in an environment that encourages exploration, discovery and learning through interactive play.
Contact: Nan Bambara at 410.864.2726 or nbambara@portdiscovery.org
Website: www.portdiscovery.org


Project Linus - Howard County
Mission: to provide love, a sense of security, warmth and comfort to children who are seriously ill, traumatized, or otherwise in need through gifts of new, handmade blankets and afghans, lovingly created by volunteer “blanketeers”.
Volunteer Opportunities: Volunteers to sew labels onto the blankets and afghans.
Contact: Arlene Kutz 410.730.8865 or kastle@comcast.net
Website: www.projectlinus.org


Refugee Youth Project
Mission: The Refugee Youth Project seeks to improve the lives of Baltimore’s youngest refugees by supporting their academic needs, and making their acculturation simple and meaningful.
Volunteer Opportunities:
• Mentoring and Tutoring
Contact: Ellen Brown at 410.558.3194 or ebrown@bccc.edu
Website: www.refugeeyouthproject.org


Running Brook Elementary School
Mission: to share the responsibility for fostering optimum achievement to all students.
Contact: 410.313.6893


The Salvation Army
Mission: The Salvation Army, an international movement, is an evangelical part of the universal Christian Church. Its message is based on the Bible. Its ministry is motivated by the love of God. Its mission is to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and to meet human needs in His name without discrimination.
Contact: Pam Carnock at 443.656.3376 or carnock90@aol.com
Website: www.tsabaltimore.org


Talbot Springs Elementary School
Mission: To ensure excellence in teaching and learning so that students are able to participate in a diverse and changing world.
Contact: Principal Rachel Slocum at 410.313.6915
Website: www.howard.k12.md.us/tses/


Therapy Needs, Inc.
Mission: Therapy Needs, Inc., is a Howard County based rehabilitation provider who is partnering with Columbia Association to provide a summer sensori-motor camp. The camp provides a therapeutic setting that encourages children to feel comfortable while challenging them to enhance their sensori-motor skills. We understand that children need to have a fun and enjoyable summer experience.
Contact: Amy Potler at 410.465.7553 x2 or therapyneedsinc@msn.com
Website: www.therapyneeds.com


Thunder Hill Elementary School
Mission: to provide all children with a quality education which promotes life long learning, productive and responsible citizenship and respect for diversity
Contact: 410.313.6922


Ulman Cancer Fund for Young Adults
Mission: To provide support programs, education, and resources free of charge to benefit young adults, their family and friends who are affected by cancer, and to promote the prevention and awareness of cancer.
Contact: Kelly at 410.964.0202 x105 or kelly@ulmanfund.org
Website: www.ulmanfund.org


US Dream Academy, Inc.
Mission: The US Dream Academy’s mission is to empower at-risk children and youth to maximize their potential by providing them with academic, social and values enrichment through supportive mentoring and the use of technology.
Contact: 410.772.7143 or dbooker@usdreamacademy.org
Website: www.usdreamacademy.org


Voices for Children, Inc.
Mission: Voices for Children recruits, trains and supervises volunteers who advocate for abused, neglected and delinquent children in Howard County Courts.
Contact: Janice Schwarz-Lantner at 410.740.0933 or info@voicesforchildren.org
Website: www.voicesforchildren.org


World Computer Exchange
Mission: To reduce the digital divide for youth in developing countries; to build a global network of partnerships that enhance communities; and to promote the reuse and responsible recycling of computer equipment.
Contact: Tom Graham at 443.745.0066 or tgraham@worldcomputerexchange.org
Website: www.worldcomputerexchange.org


Youth Enrichment Program, Inc.
Mission: To encourage students to recognize and reach their highest academic potential.
Contact: 410.796.0344


YMCA of Central Maryland - Howard County Family YMCA
Mission: The YMCA of Central Maryland is a human service organization dedicated to developing the full potential of every individual through programs that build healthy spirit, mind, and body for all.
Contact: 410.465.4334 or elizabethsprinkle@ymcamd.org
Website: www.ymcamd.org

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Center for Social Change, Inc.
Mission: to serve individuals with developmental disabilities for choice, rights, growth, and independence.
Contact: Daphni McRann at 410.579.6789 or daphni@centerforsocialchange.org
Website: www.centerforsocialchange.org


Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America
Mission: to prevent Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis through research, and to improve the quality of life of children and adults affected by these digestive diseases through education and support.
Contact: Laura Luther at 443.276.0861 or rmilanchus@ccfa.org
Website: www.ccfa.org


Emerge, Inc.
Mission: to support people with medical, mental and physical disabilities in residential supported living and day programs. They believe all people have gifts, talents and abilities and should be fully involved in their community.
Contact: Michael Gahagan at 410.884.4420 x251 or mgahagan@emergeinc.org
Website: www.emergeinc.org


Fido’s For Freedom
Mission: Provides trained Service Dogs or Hearing Dogs to people who are physically challenged, deaf or hard-of-hearing, including on-going support services and training.
Contact: Joe Swetnam at 301.490.4005 or office@fidosforfreedom.org
Website: www.fidosforfreedom.org


Guiding Eyes for the Blind
Mission: The mission of this agency is to promote dignity, security and independence for those thatare blind or visually impaired by providing them with a highly trained Guiding Eyes Dog. Volunteers are needed to assist with training.
Contact: Ken Hanscomb at 845.878.3330 or khsent@msn.com
Website: www.volunteer.guildingeyes.org


Howard County Department of Citizen Services
Mission: Department of Citizen Services provides high quality human services to families and individuals. Our focus is senior citizens, youth, people with disabilities, women, consumer based groups and advisory groups to provide leadership for direct assistance, planning, community education and managment of human services. We promote a community wide perspective on service delivery for county residents.
Contact: Regina Jenkins at 410.313.1417 or rjenkins@howardcountymd.gov
Website: http://www.co.ho.md.us/CitizenServices/CS_HomePage.htm


Howard County Representative Payee Program
Mission: to assist Howard County residents who are unable to manage their limited financial resources due to a disability.
Contact: (410) 730-2026 or colf.mf@horizon.net


Linwood Center, Inc.
Mission: To create opportunities for those who fall within the autism spectrum, through education, vocational training, social awareness, direct support and advocacy.
Contact: Tony Sochurek at 410.465.1352 x223 or tsochurek@linwoodcenter.org
Website: www.linwoodcenter.org


Lorien Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
Mission: to dedicate quality compassionate health care in a cost effective manner while preserving every person’s dignity and human rights.
Contact: Kristin Mills at 410.531.5300 x1221 or kmills@lorienhealth.com
Website: www.lorienhealth.com/columbia


The Metropolitan Washington Ear
Mission: to provide a comprehensive array of reading and information services for blind, visually impaired, and physically disabled people who cannot effectively read print.
Contact: Donna Hunsicker at 301.681.6636 or volunteer@washear.org
Website: www.washear.org


National Federation of the Blind of Maryland - Howard County
Mission: The National Federation of the Blind of Maryland, an affiliate of the National Federation of the Blind, is a non-profit organization of blind persons. We provide advocacy services for the blind, special training programs for parents of blind children, job referrals and placements for the blind, public education programs, scholarships to blind students, and help the newly blind to acquire special techniques for maintaining productive lives. We also provide special programs and services to persons facing diabetic complications.
Contact: Sharon Maneki at 410.715.9596 or nfbmd@earthlink.net
Website: www.mfbmd.org


Therapy Needs, Inc.
Mission: Therapy Needs, Inc., is a Howard County based rehabilitation provider who is partnering with Columbia Association to provide a summer sensori-motor camp. The camp provides a therapeutic setting that encourages children to feel comfortable while challenging them to enhance their sensori-motor skills. We understand that children need to have a fun and enjoyable summer experience.
Contact: Amy Potler at 410.465.7553 x2 or therapyneedsinc@msn.com
Website: www.therapyneeds.com


Volunteers for Medical Engineering, Inc.
Mission: To increase the independence and quality of life for people living with diabilities through engineer-created designs and equipment modifications..
Contact: Theo Pinette at 410.554.9134 or info@vmesolutions.org
Website: www.vmesolutions.org


The Volunteer Center Serving Howard County
info@volunteerhoward.org
10221 Wincopin Circle, Columbia, MD 21044
(410) 715-3172

Disaster Preparedness & Response

Adventist Community Services Disaster Response
Provides assistance to communities during times of disaster by distributing goods and materials to those in need. Much of our assistance is in coordination with federal and state organizations. ACS also provides training to ensure we provide effective management of our local and regional distribution centers and warehouses.
Volunteer Opportunities:
· Clerical staff to support collection and distribution.
· Sorters, packers, loaders
· Forklift operators
Contact: Kitty Juneau at (301) 774-3474 or cjuneau@hotmail.com
Website: www.chesapeakeacsdr.org


American Red Cross – Central Maryland Chapter
Provides relief to victims of disasters and help people prevent, prepare for, and respond to emergencies. For nearly a century, the Central Maryland Chapter has worked diligently to fulfill that mission on behalf
of residents in Central Maryland. Monthly orientations and information sessions available.
Volunteer Opportunities:
• Mass Shelter Services
• Disaster Action Team Members
• Disaster Educators
• Youth Opportunities Available
Contact: (410) 624-2024 or volunteers@arc-cmc.org
Website: www.redcross-cmd.org


Animal Welfare Society of Howard County
Volunteers are needed to provide shelter, emergency services, information, referrals, and advocacy
for thousands of stray and unwanted pets.
Contact: B. J. Engel at 410-465-4350 or shellypaws@aol.com
Website: www.petfinder.com


Days End Horse Farm
Volunteers are needed for barn help to ensure quality treatment of horses through rehabilitation and humane treatment.
Contact: DeEtte Gorrie at (301) 854-5037 or (410) 442-1564 or deette@defhr.org
Website: www.defhr.org


Howard County ARES/RACES
Provides emergency communication through the use of HAM radios. Information on license classes available.
Contact: Edward Kuespert at w3bxs@comcast.net


Howard County Composite Squadron – Civil Air Patrol
CAP provides invaluable emergency support in a wide variety of fields, including search and rescue, disaster relief, emergency air transport, counter-drug operations, and aerial surveillance.
Volunteer Opportunities:
• Support for search and rescue missions
Contact: Elza Redman at (410) 531-3310 or credman@tristartech.net
Website: www.mdcap.org


Howard County Fire & Rescue Auxiliary
Auxiliaries support local fire stations and staff in a variety of tasks from fund raising to managing canteens when needed.
Contact: Charlotte Redman at (410) 531-3310 or credman@tristartech.net


Howard County General Hospital
Provides the highest quality care to improve the health of our entire community through innovation, collaboration and unsurpassed service.
Volunteer Opportunities:
• Drivers with 4-wheel drive vehicles willing to assist in an emergency or disaster including snow emergencies. Copy of driver’s license and proof of insurance will be required.
Contact: Volunteer Services, HCGH at (410) 884-4580
Website: www.hcgh.org


Howard County Mental Health Authority
Insures the availability of quality mental health services and to provide leadership in the county on mental health issues through education, prevention, community, and interagency partnerships to better serve the broader community. Volunteer Opportunities:
• Mental Health Care Professionals willing to serve on the County’s Mental Health Disaster Action Team. Quarterly meetings.
Contact: Donna Wells at (410) 313-7350 or info@hcmha.org
Website: www.hcmha.org


Humane Society of the United States
Following a disaster, HSUS may support local humane and animal organizations that may be able to use less skilled volunteers without formal disaster training and experience.
Volunteer Opportunities: Seeking trained volunteers with disaster-related experience to become members of HSUS animal response teams. Training available. HSUS highly recommends that interested individuals serve at their local Animal Welfare Society.
Contact: 301.258.8276
Website: www.HSUS.org


Maryland Food Bank
To supply grocery products to charitable food providers so that these organizations can feed individuals and families in need.
Volunteer Opportunities:
· Office staff to support food collection and distribution.
· Sorters and packers
Contact: Vanessa Reed at (410) 737-8282 X 232 or vanessa@mdfoodbank.org
Website: www.mdfoodbank.org


Maryland Search and Rescue
A certified professional Search and Rescue program with the Appalachian Search and Rescue Conference, Inc., (ASRC) based in Charlottesville, Virginia. The Conference represents nine volunteer search and rescue units in Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia, which provide all-weather, wilderness lost-person and downed-aircraft search and rescue services in the mid-Atlantic region when requests for assistance are made by local, state or federal authorities.
Volunteer Opportunities: Looking for 14-21 year olds with an interest in high adventure and desire to learn wilderness survival skills. Training available.
Contact: joinmsar@yahoo.com
Website: www.msar616.com


The Salvation Army
Mission: The Salvation Army, an international movement, is an evangelical part of the universal Christian Church. Its message is based on the Bible. Its ministry is motivated by the love of God. Its mission is to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and to meet human needs in His name without discrimination.
Contact: Pam Carnock at 443.656.3376 or carnock90@aol.com
Website: www.tsabaltimore.org


Volunteer Center Serving Howard County
Serves as a general clearinghouse for volunteerism. Following a disaster, at the request of Howard County Department of Citizen Services, the center will coordinate the registration and referral of spontaneous volunteers.
Volunteer Opportunities: Community members willing to learn the process of registering and referring spontaneous disaster volunteers. Training provided.
Contact: Pamela Simonson at (410) 715-3179 or pam@volunteerhoward.org
Website: www.volunteerhoward.org

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AIPT / IAESTE United States
Mission: IAESTE United States, a division of AIPT, is dedicated to developing global skills in tomorrow’s technical leaders.
Contact: 410.997.3069 x66 or jlambert@aipt.org
Website: www.iaesteunitedstates.org


City of Laurel
Mission: To promote volunteerism across the City by providing citizens with meaningful short and long-term opportunities to support City government services, programs, and activities.
Contact: Carreen Koubek at 301.725.5300 or ckoubek@laurel.md.us
Website: www.laurel.md.us


Greater Baltimore SCORE Chapter 3
Mission: to provide professional guidance and information, accessible to all, to maximize the success of America’s existing and emerging small businesses.
Contact: Shelly Silver at (410) 764-1214 or score.balt@erols.com
Website: www.scorebaltimore.org


Green Building Institute
Mission: The Green Building Institute educates the public and the building and design professionals on how to adopt and use sustainable building practices and technologies in their home, offices and other structures.
Contact: Hannah C. Wood at (443) 733-1234 or info@greenbuildinginstitute.org
Website: www.greenbuildinginstitute.org


Maryland Office of Tourism
Mission: To develop welcome center volunteer program that will further enhance the professional services provided by welcome center staff to visitors in Maryland.
Contact: Jennifer Jones or Margie Long at 410.767.6296 or jjones@visitmaryland.org
Website: www.visitmaryland.org


Restaurant Association of Maryland
Mission: The Restaurant Association of Maryland is the State Trade Association operated for the purpose of promoting, protecting and improving the Foodservice industry. We believe it is also a great vehicle for exposure to a competitive career mentoring and development.
Contact: 800.874.1313 or lspinelli@marylandrestaurants.com
Website: www.marylandrestaurants.com


SCORE - Counselors to America's Small Business
Mission: SCORE provides resources and expertise to maximize the success of existing and emerging small businesses. SCORE volunteerss are successful business professionals who volunteer their time to counsel small business owners. They share a belief that small business owners are more likely to succeed if they have a mentor to guide them.
Contact: Eileen Steets Quann at 410.962.2233 or eileenq@fastrak.com
Website: www.score.org


SERRV International
Mission: The mission of this agency is to promote the social and economic progress of people in developing regions of the world by marketing their products in a just and direct manner.
Contact: Mary Ann Grossnickle at 1.888.821.1114 or maryanng@serrv.org
Website: www.serrv.org

African Art Museum of Maryland
Mission: The museum encourages understanding of African art and culture.
Contact: 410.730.7205 or africanartmuseum@aol.com
Website: www.africanartmuseum.org


AFS – Intercultural Programs
Mission: AFS – USA works toward a more just and peaceful world by providing international and intercultural learning experiences to individuals, families, schools and communities through a global volunteer partnership.
Volunteer Opportunities: Host Families
Contact: Richard Davis at 443.745.2475 or rdavisA4L@gmail.com
Website: www.afs.org


AIPT / IAESTE United States
Mission: IAESTE United States, a division of AIPT, is dedicated to developing global skills in tomorrow’s technical leaders.
Contact: Janet VanCleve at 410.997.3069 or JVanCleve@aipt.org
Website: www.iaesteunitedstates.org


Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay
Mission: The Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay is a regional nonprofit dedicated to the restoration and preservation of the Bay and its tributaries.
Contact: Lou Etten at 410.377.6270 x18 or letten@acb-online.org
Website: www.alliancechesbay.org


A-OK (Assisting Our Kids) Mentoring/Tutoring Program
Mission: to recruit and train mentors and tutors to work with elementary and middle school students in Howard County public schools, particularly children identified by the school as in need of additional adult support. Volunteers meet with students during school, directly after school, or in formal after school programs until 5:15 pm.
Contact: Chaya Kaplan and Joe Wilmott at 410.730.6030, chayakaplan@verizon.net or jwillmott@verizon.net


At: LAST, Inc.
Mission: to provide assistive technology to individuals with disabilities through the state of Maryland at a lower cost. In addition, they train professionals and parents on how to use the technology to ensure its implementation in the lives of those who need it.
Contact: Laura Neidlinger at 410.381.2667 or communications@matcoop.org
Website: www.matcoop.org


Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Central Maryland
Mission: To make a positive difference in the lives of children by assisting them in achieving their highest potential as they grow to be confident, competent and caring individuals. To do this, we enroll volunteers to become Big Brothers and Big Sisters to children who will benefit from having the influence of an adult friend and role model.
Contact: Natalie Meade at 410.243.4000 or info@biglittle.org
Website: www.biglittle.org


Bryant Woods Elementary School
Mission: to provide a safe, nurturing environment in which every child will succeed. As a total school community we will work together to develop each student’s individual capability in a safe, respectful environment.
Contact: Winnie Dreier at 410.313.6859 or winnie_dreier@hcpss.edu
Website: www.bwes.hcpss.org


Bryant Woods Montessori Children’s House
Mission: Bryant Woods Montessori Children’s House is an independent, non-profit school which is committed to educating the 3-6 year old child from diverse backgrounds. The school promotes joy in learning and positive character development as well as stimulating the intellectual, emotional, physical and social growth of the child through the implementation of the Montessori philosophy and methodology.
Contact: Jenny Hobbs at 410.730.7525 or directorbwmch@comcast.net
Website: www.bryantwoodsmontessori.com


Columbia Archives
Mission: The mission of the Columbia Archives is to collect, preserve and make available to the public, the documentation of the history of the planned community of Columbia and the life of its visionary founder, James Rouse.
Contact: Barbara Kellner at 410.715.3103 or columbia.archives@columbiaassociation.com
Website: www.columbiaassociation.com


Community Action Council of Howard County
Mission: to provide programs and services for low-income residents of Howard County to alleviate the effects of poverty. Head Start is a program this organization is working with in the community.
Contact: Lawrence Hunt at 410.313.6440 or lhunt@cac-hc.org
Website: www.cac-hc.org


Computer Seniors of America
Mission: to provide basic computer instruction for the senior population in Howard County.
Volunteer Opportunities:
· Instructors to teach basic computer skills to seniors
Contact: Victor McGonegal at 301.490.4576 or trimserve@aol.com
Website: www.computerseniors.org


Conexiones, Inc.
Mission: to ensure that all Hispanic students in Howard County will graduate from high school and move on to further education.
Contact: Feli Sola-Carter at 410.313.8744 or feli@conexioneshc.org
Website: www.conexioneshc.org


Dyslexia Tutoring Program
Mission: to teach low-income dyslexic youth and adults to read. This is accomplished through professional assessment and tutoring by volunteers whom we have trained in the Orton-Gillingham Method of reading, writing, and spelling.
Contact: Lakisha Overton at (410) 889-5487 or loverton@maday.org
Website: www.dyslexiatutoringprogram.org


Federation of Galaxy Explorers
Mission: This organization seeks to inspire and educate kids in space related science and engineering.
Volunteer Opportunities:
Fundraising, Administrative, Marketing
Contact: Kari Tytler at (877) 761-1266 or karib@foge.org
Website: www.foge.org


FIRN - Resources for the Foreign Born
Mission: FIRN's mission is to support immigrants and refugees as they become productive self-sufficient citizens of our community.
Contact: Mary at 410.992.1923 x14 or volunteer@firnonline.org
Website: www.firnonline.org


FIRST BOOK
Mission: to give children from low-income families the opportunity to read and won their first new books.
Volunteer Opportunities:
• Volunteers are needed to help distribute new books to community based literacy programs nationwide.
Contact: Kevin Markham at (202) 393-1222 or kmarkham@firstbook.org
Website: www.firstbook.org


The Friends of the Patapsco Valley & Heritage Greenway, Inc.
Mission: To connect people with the natural, environmental, historic, cultural, and recreational assets of the Patapsco in ways that interpret, preserve, and enhance those assets and peoples' awareness, understanding and appreciation of them.
Contact: Betsy McMillion at 410.480.0824 or patapscofriend@gmail.com
Website: www.patapscoheritagegreenway.org


GTV - Howard County Government Information Channel
Mission: To provide news and information about Howard County Government and the community in a non-partisan manner to the public. The channel increases citizens awareness of the activities of local government and its’ relationships to the general population. Channel programs are also designed to raise citizens awareness of the community at large.
Contact: 410.313.5726 or 9tv@co.ho.md.us


Guilford Elementary School PTA - After School Program
Mission: The Guilford PTA strives to support Guilford Elementary School, its staff, students and families through communication, education, and family involvement.
Contact: Kris Woodson at 410.880.5930 or kris_woodson@hcpss.org
Website: www.hcpss.org


HC DrugFree
The mission of HC DrugFree is to empower the Howard County community to raise drug-free teens.
Contact: Laura Smit at 443.325.0040 or hcdrugfree@yahoo.com
Website: http://www.hcdrugfree.org/


Historical Electronics Museum
Mission: to educate, inspire, and excite the interest of students and the general public by presenting to them their electronics heritage through collection, preservation, and display of significant artifacts and literature and the commemoration of the creativity and dedication of pioneers and ll workers in the field of electronics.
Contact: 410.765.9617 or tiffany.davis@ngc.com
Website: www.hem-usa.org


Howard Community College
Mission: Howard Community College creates an environment that inspires learning and the lifelong pursuit and professional goals. The college provides open access and innovative learning systems to respond to the ever-changing needs and interests of a diverse and dynamic community.
Contact: Lynn Coleman 410.772.4918 or lcoleman@howardcc.edu
Website: www.howardcc.edu


Howard County Antiques Farm Machinery Club
Mission: To promote and educate residents about Howard County Agricultural history.
Contact: John Frank at 410.531.2569 or jsrstar@comcast.net
Website: www.farmheritage.org


Howard County Library
Mission: to promote lifelong learning and enrichment through access to information, a knowledgeable staff, and services in a free and open environment. We bring people together to stimulate the free exchange of ideas and a sense of community.
Contact: 410.313.7881 or plittk@hclibrary.org
Website: www.hclibrary.org


Howard County Library - Teen Time Program
Mission: to provide a stimulating after-school environment that will promote learning, cooperation, and responsibility. Teen Time will provide students with the skills needed for a lifetime of learning, economic success, and good citizenship.
Contact: Carmen Albuerne at 410.313.7718 or albuernec@hclibrary.org
Website: www.hclibrary.org


Howard County Public School System (HCPSS) Extended School Year Program
Mission: to educate students with special needs in a setting that is respectful of diversity , that fosters growth and development while respecting the human dignity of all students.
Contact: Gerald Platt at 410.888.8800 or gerald_platt@hcpss.org
Website: www.hcpss.org


Individual Differences in Learning, Inc.
Mission: IDL, Individual Differences in Learning Association Inc., is a parent-led, non-profit organization, promoting awareness, understanding and change in the approach to educating and supporting students. Our purpose is to provide information, training and support for teachers, students, parents and others concerned with the education, health and social and emotional well being of different learners. We define Different Learners as those who are highly able, who can learn, yet experience barriers to learning in a traditional school environment. These barriers include specific learning disabilities, Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Executive Function Deficits and even Giftedness and when these barriers are not understood, may result in mental health issues, school failure and social difficulties.
Contact: Katharina Boser at 410.461.5720 or kboser@gmail.com
Website: www.gifteddifferentlearners.org


Judy Center Partnership
Mission: to promote school readiness by providing comprehensive early childhood services to children and parenting support to parents.
Volunteer Opportunities:
• Mentoring and tutoring, including parents
Contact: Donna Balderston at 410.381.9407 or donna_balderston@hcpss.org


Junior Achievement of Central Maryland
Mission: Junior Achievement will ensure that every child in America has a fundamental understanding of the free enterprise system.
Contact: Kathleen Brennan at 443.394.7211 x224 or kbrennan@jakids.org
Website: http://maryland.ja.org


Maryland Cooperative Extension
Mission: Maryland Cooperative Extension extends lifelong continuing educational opportunities to the residents of Howard County. Programs are provided in four basic areas: Agriculture and Natural Resources, 4-H Youth Development, Family Community Sciences and Master Gardeners.
Contact: Carolyn Kulp at 410.313.2707 or ckulp@umd.edu
Website: www.agnr.umd.edu/MCE/index.cfm


Maryland Science Center
Mission: to stimulate and cultivate awareness, interst, and understanding of science fro all residents of and visitors to Maryland through excellent and exciting educational programs and exhibits, and to be a regional resource and national model for science education.
Contact: 410.545.5894 or twashington@marylandsciencecenter.org
Website: www.marylandsciencecenter.org


Mentoring Matters
Mission: The Institute is dedicated to creating a fundamental change in the community of organizations, programs, professionals and community members that care for our children, youth and families.
Contact: 301.776.4294 or jvalentine8@verizon.net
Website: www.iiiinc.org


National Federation of the Blind of Maryland - Howard County
Mission: The National Federation of the Blind of Maryland, an affiliate of the National Federation of the Blind, is a non-profit organization of blind persons. We provide advocacy services for the blind, special training programs for parents of blind children, job referrals and placements for the blind, public education programs, scholarships to blind students, and help the newly blind to acquire special techniques for maintaining productive lives. We also provide special programs and services to persons facing diabetic complications.
Contact: Sharon Maneki at 410.715.9596 or nfbmd@earthlink.net
Website: www.mfbmd.org


Our House, Inc.
Mission: The mission of Our House is to provide the opportunity for at-risk adolescents to become productive members of their communities by participation in a rigorous residential program of “hands-on” instruction in carpentry and other construction skills during the days, academic and life skills classes in the evenings, and weekly community service projects. It is the expectation that each student during his enrollment at Our House develop positive attitudes, will practice constructive behaviors, will receive training in a viable trade, will attain the educational competence in reading, writing and mathematics necessary to pass the GED, and will learn independent living and life skills in order to become a contributing tax-paying member of society.
Contact: 410.418.8268
Website: www.our-house.org


Quality Language Foundation
Mission: to provide foreign language instruction to children when they will most benefit, from ages 2 - 10, and to build a workforce of excellent instructors through recruitment and training.
Contact: Kim Larsen at 301.471.8880 or klarsen@qlprograms.com
Website: www.qlfoundation.org


Refugee Youth Project
Mission: The Refugee Youth Project seeks to improve the lives of Baltimore’s youngest refugees by supporting their academic needs, and making their acculturation simple and meaningful.
Volunteer Opportunities:
• Mentoring and Tutoring
Contact: Ellen Brown at 410.558.3194 or ebrown@bccc.edu
Website: www.refugeeyouthproject.org


SCORE - Counselors to America's Small Business
Mission: SCORE provides resources and expertise to maximize the success of existing and emerging small businesses. SCORE volunteerss are successful business professionals who volunteer their time to counsel small business owners. They share a belief that small business owners are more likely to succeed if they have a mentor to guide them.
Contact: Eileen Steets Quann at 410.962.2233 or eileenq@fastrak.com
Website: www.score.org


St. Stephens Academic Enrichment Program
Mission: to help children in Elementary and Middle School excel academically, at home, and in the community.
Contact: Mrs. Pat Rainey Watkins at (410) 540-9188 or raineyp@comcast.net


Talbot Springs Elementary School
Mission: To ensure excellence in teaching and learning so that students are able to participate in a diverse and changing world.
Contact: Principal Rachel Slocum at 410.313.6915
Website: www.howard.k12.md.us/tses/


US Dream Academy, Inc.
Mission: The US Dream Academy’s mission is to empower at-risk children and youth to maximize their potential by providing them with academic, social and values enrichment through supportive mentoring and the use of technology.
Contact: 410.772.7143 or dbooker@usdreamacademy.org
Website: www.usdreamacademy.org


United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Mission: Museum memorializes the victims and educates the public about the Holocaust.
Contact: 202.479.9737 or pgarver@ushmm.org
Website: www.ushmm.org


World Computer Exchange
Mission: To reduce the digital divide for youth in developing countries; to build a global network of partnerships that enhance communities; and to promote the reuse and responsible recycling of computer equipment.
Contact: Tom Graham at 443.745.0066 or tgraham@worldcomputerexchange.org
Website: www.worldcomputerexchange.org


The Volunteer Center Serving Howard County
info@volunteerhoward.org
10221 Wincopin Circle, Columbia, MD 21044
(410) 715-3172

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Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay
Mission: The Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay is a regional nonprofit dedicated to the restoration and preservation of the Bay and its tributaries.
Contact: Lou Etten at 410.377.6270 x18 or letten@acb-online.org
Website: www.alliancechesbay.org


The Friends of the Patapsco Valley & Heritage Greenway, Inc.
Mission: To connect people with the natural, environmental, historic, cultural, and recreational assets of the Patapsco in ways that interpret, preserve, and enhance those assets and peoples' awareness, understanding and appreciation of them.
Contact: Betsy McMillion at 410.480.0824 or patapscofriend@gmail.com
Website: www.patapscoheritagegreenway.org


Green Building Institute
Mission: The Green Building Institute educates the public and building and design professionals on how to adopt and use sustainable building practices and technologies in their homes, offices and other structures.
Contact: David Woolley-Wilson at 443.733.1234 or dave@greenbuildinginstitute.org
Website: www.greenbuildinginstitute.org


Howard County Environmental Alliance
Mission: The Howard County Environmental Alliance is currently in the process of coordinating efforts to develop their organization.
Contact: 410.313.1913 or geacker@umd.edu


The Howard County Conservancy
Mission: To protect the open spaces, rural environment and agricultural resources of Howard County, to promote the preservation and improvement of the natural environment and to engage in and promote the scientific study of and education relating to agricultural resources and the natural environment.
Contact: 410.465.8877 or hcconservancy@hcconservancy.org
Website: www.hcconservancy.org


Howard County Forestry Board
Mission: HCFB members act as advocates of sound forest management practices, and promote conservation of Maryland's forest resources. Board activities include educational programs, planting of school forests, and timber harvest plan reviews.
Contact: Steve Parker at 410.313.7251
Website: www.hcforest.sailorsite.net


The Loading Dock
Mission: To increase the supply of decent affordable housing for lower to moderate income families by facilitating the reuse of materials that would otherwise be thrown away. At the same time we are saving important environmental resources by taking reusable materials out of the waste stream.
Contact: 410.558.3625
Website: www.loadingdock.org


Maryland Environmental Trust
Mission: The Maryland Environmental Trust is a statewide land trust governed by a citizen Board of Trustees. It was created by the General Assembly in 1967. The goal is the preservation of open land, such as farmland, forest land, and significant natural resources. The agency holds over 111,000 acres of privately-held open space throughout Maryland. Their primary tool for doing this is the conservation easement, a voluntary agreement between a landowner and the Trust.
Contact: Beki Howey at 410.514.7915 or METvolunteer@dnr.state.md.us
Website: www.dnr.state.md.us/met/


The National Aquarium in Baltimore
Mission: By connecting people to aquatic life, we make a better world for both.
Contact: 410.576.1015 or llandsman@aqua.org
Website: www.aqua.org


Patapsco Valley State Park
Mission: Patapsco Valley State Park extends along 32 miles of the Patapsco River, encompassing 14,000 acres and five developed recreational areas. The Maryland Department of Natural Resources preserves, protects, enhances and restores Maryland’s natural resources for the wise use and enjoyment of all citizens.
Volunteer Opportunities:
• Staff the Avalon History Center
Contact: Larry Martin at 410.461.9750 or lmartin@dnr.state.md.us
Website: www.dnr.state.md.us/publiclands/central/patapscovalley.html


The Volunteer Center Serving Howard County
info@volunteerhoward.org
10221 Wincopin Circle, Columbia, MD 21044
(410) 715-3172

Arthritis Foundation, Maryland Chapter
Mission: to improve lives through leadership in the prevention, control and cure of arthritis and related diseases.
Contact: Beth Farrell or Ashley Cress at 410.654.6570 x230 (Beth), x227 (Ashley), or mdchapt@arthritis.org
Website: www.arthritis.org


Baltimore City Health Department
Mission: to promote health and well-being of citizens living in the Baltimore Metropolitan area.
Website: www.baltimorecity.gov
Contact: Clarence at clarence.wong@baltimorecity.gov


Cancer Support Foundation
Mission: to serve the needs of survivors and caregivers with any type of cancer currently undergoing treatment or in a hospice situation. CSF is a resource center as well as an agency that can help with financial needs. They also assist with needs ranging from medicine to utility bills. They serve the state of Maryland.
Contact: Cindy Carter at 410.964.9563 or cpcarter@aol.com
Website: www.cancersupportfoundation.org


Caring Communities, Inc.
Mission: A non-profit organization dedicated to increasing opportunities for families of children who have disabilities to receive adequate respite care, or breaks, from the sometimes overwhelming challenges of raising their children.
Contact: Mona Friedman at 410.549.5707 or mona@caringcommunities.org
Website: www.caringcommunities.org


Child Health Foundation
Mission: to prevent and treat life-threatening communicable diseases of infants and children in the United States and abroad.
Contact: Rosario Davison at 410.992.5512 or contact@childhealthfoundation.org
Website: www.childhealthfoundation.org


Claudia Mayer Cancer Resource and Image Center
Mission: to provide Howard County residents living with cancer with the the educational aand aesthetic tools that they need to enhance their quality of life while living with the disease.
Contact: Holli Harbula at 410.740.5858
Website: www.cmcric.org


Coalition to End Childhood Lead Poisoning
Mission: to create resources, programs, and policies to prevent childhood lead poisoning and home-based health hazards.
Contact: Michelle LeDonne at 410.534.6447 or miedonne@leadsafe.org
Website: www.leadsafe.org


Community Action Council of Howard County
Mission: to provide programs and services for low-income residents of Howard County to alleviate the effects of poverty. Head Start is a program this organization is working with in the community.
Contact: Lawrence Hunt at 410.313.6440 or lhunt@cac-hc.org
Website: www.cac-hc.org


Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America
Mission: to prevent Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis through research, and to improve the quality of life of children and adults affected by these digestive diseases through education and support.
Contact: Laura Luther at 443.276.0861 or rmilanchus@ccfa.org
Website: www.ccfa.org


DrugEnsic Systems, Inc.
Mission: to support clients in a state certified drug and alcohol treatment clinic.
Contact: Scott Alpert at 410.365.1228 or drugensic@yahoo.com
Website: www.drugensic.com


Emerge, Inc.
Mission: to support people with medical, mental and physical disabilities in residential supported living and day programs. They believe all people have gifts, talents and abilities and should be fully involved in their community.
Contact: Michael Gahagan at 410.884.4420 x251 or mgahagan@emergeinc.org
Website: www.emergeinc.org


Evercare Hospice
Mission: Evercare is committed to providing the highest quality of care and services to terminally ill patient and their families in the comfort of their homes. We will encourage and support patient and family participation in all care decisions. Evercare Hospice will focus its efforts on the provision of an integrated delivery system, utilizing an interdisciplinary team approach that enhances the terminally ill patient's quality of life during the dying process.
Contact: Marietta Mullen at 410.379.3599 or marietta_s_mullen@uhc.com
Website: www.evercarehealthplans.com


The Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network
Mission: to raise public awareness, to provide advocacy and education, and to advance research on behalf of all of those affected by food allergies and anaphylaxis.
Contact: Emily Greenberger at (410) 499-0532 or egreenberger@msn.com
Website: www.foodallergy.org


Gilda’s Club Greater Washington
Mission: Gilda’s Club Greater Washington will provide a meeting place where men, women and children living with cancer and their families and friends can join with others to build social and emotional support as a supplement to medical care. Free of charge and non-profit, Gilda’s Club will offer support and networking groups, lectures, workshops and social events in a nonresidential, homelike setting.
Contact: Lori Pellnitz at (301) 519-5880 or lapellnitz@yahoo.com
Website: www.gildasclubgreaterwashington.org


HC DrugFree
The mission of HC DrugFree is to empower the Howard County community to raise drug-free teens.
Contact: Laura Smit at 443.325.0040 or hcdrugfree@yahoo.com
Website: http://www.hcdrugfree.org/


Howard County General Hospital
Mission: To provide the highest quality care to improve the health of our entire community through innovation, collaboration and unsurpassed service.
Contact: 410.884.4580 or mpindell@hcgh.org
Website: www.hcgh.org


Howard County Health Department
Mission: To promote, preserve and protect the health of all Howard County Residents.
Contact: 410.313.7526 or mdunkerson@howardcountymd.gov
Website: www.hchealth.org


Howard County Health Department - What is Prevention?
Mission: To provide community support to parents in promoting the health and wellness of Howard County youth.
Contact: Donnell Stewart at 410.313.7675
Website: www.hchealth.org


Howard County Mental Health Authority
Mission: to insure the availability of quality mental health services and provide leadership in teh county on mental health issues through education, precention, community, and interagency partnerships to better serve the broader community.
Contact: 410.313.7350 or wells@hcmha.org
Website: www.hcmha.org


Howard County Relay for Life
Mission: The American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life is an overnight community celebration of life….dedicated to present and former cancer patients, their families and friends. Relay for Life raises funds for the American Cancer Society while declaring that cancer can and will be beaten.
E-mail: Debra Shirk Wilkenlok at 410.997.8700 or hcrelay@hotmail.com
Website: www.acsevents.org/relay/howard


Howard Hospital Foundation
Mission: to raise funds for Howard County General Hospital.
Contact: Beth Tennant at 410.740.7840 or btennant@hcgh.org
Website: www.hcgh.org


Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation - Maryland Chapter
Mission: to find a cure for diabetes and its complications through the support of research.
Contact: Matthew Montemurno at 410.823.0416 or maryland@jdrf.org
Website: www.jdrf.org/maryland


Linwood Center, Inc.
Mission: To create opportunities for those who fall within the autism spectrum, through education, vocational training, social awareness, direct support and advocacy.
Contact: Tony Sochurek at 410.465.1352 x223 or tsochurek@linwoodcenter.org
Website: www.linwoodcenter.org


Make-A-Wish Foundation
Mission: To fulfill the wishes of children with life threatening illnesses and to enrich human experience with hope, strength and joy.
Contact: Lisa Kadish at 410.484.1232 or lkadish@midatlantic.wish.org
Website: www.midatlantic.wish.org


March of Dimes
Mission: To improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects and infant mortality through programs and research, community service education and advocacy.
Contact: 410.752.7990
Website: www.modimes.org


Morningside House of Ellicott City
Mission: To be the best at providing full class, full service assisted living to residents of their facility.
Contact: Lynette Taylor at 410.715.0930 or ltaylor@morningsidehouse.com
Website: www.morningsidehouse.com


NARAL Pro-Choice Maryland
Mission: To develop and sustain a constituency that uses the political process to guarantee every woman the right to make personal decisions regarding the full range of reproductive options, including preventing unintended pregnancy, bearing healthy children, and choosing safe, legal abortion.
Contact: Laura Berger at 301.565.4154 or laura@prochoicemd.org
Website: www.prochoicemd.org


National Alliance for the Mentally Ill
Mission: NAMI is a grassroots, self-help, non-profit organization dedicated to improving the lives of individuals and families living with mental illness by providing education, support, advocacy, and outreach programs.
Contact: Susan Helsel at 410.772.9300 or director@namihcmd.org
Website: www.namihcmd.org


National Federation of the Blind of Maryland - Howard County
Mission: The National Federation of the Blind of Maryland, an affiliate of the National Federation of the Blind, is a non-profit organization of blind persons. We provide advocacy services for the blind, special training programs for parents of blind children, job referrals and placements for the blind, public education programs, scholarships to blind students, and help the newly blind to acquire special techniques for maintaining productive lives. We also provide special programs and services to persons facing diabetic complications.
Contact: Sharon Maneki at 410.715.9596 or nfbmd@earthlink.net
Website: www.mfbmd.org


National Multiple Sclerosis Society (NMSS) Maryland Chapter
Mission: To end the devestating effects of MS
Contact: 410.527.1770 or jlange@nmss-md.org
Website: www.nmss-md.org


Nutrition and Physical Activity Coalition
Mission: to improve the quality of life in Howard County through efforts that encourage healthy eating, increased activity, and maintenance of a healthy weight.
Contact: Becky Ramsing, D.D. (410) 313-5170 or bramsing@howardcountymd.gov


PKD Foundation (Polycystic Kidney Disease) - Northeast Region
Mission: To promote research to help find a cure for PKD and to help improve the care and treatment of thsoe it affects.
Contact: Taryn Egelanian at 703.599.0657 or baltimorechapter@pkdcure.org
Website: www.pkdcure.org


PKD Foundation (Polycystic Kidney Disease) - Baltimore Chapter
Mission: To promote research to help find a cure for PKD and to help improve the care and treatment of thsoe it affects.
Contact: Frank Meeder at 410.561.3425 or baltimorechapter@pkdcure.org
Website: www.pkdcure.org


Project Linus - Howard County
Mission: to provide love, a sense of security, warmth and comfort to children who are seriously ill, traumatized, or otherwise in need through gifts of new, handmade blankets and afghans, lovingly created by volunteer “blanketeers”.
Volunteer Opportunities: Volunteers to sew labels onto the blankets and afghans.
Contact: Arlene Kutz 410.730.8865 or kastle@comcast.net
Website: www.projectlinus.org


Revisions Behavioral Health Systems
Mission: to be the premier provider of comprehensive mental health services by promoting the highest level of wellness for each of our clients by setting the standard for customer service in our field.
Contact: 301.498.7013
Website: www.revisions.net


Ride Across Maryland Foundation, Inc.
Mission: Ride Across Maryland sponsors an annual motorcycle ride to raise money for the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, MD Affiliate.
Contact: Gloria Garton at 410.992.9999 or info@rideacrossmaryland.org
Website: www.rideacrossmaryland.org


Sheridan Patterson Center for Holistic Services
Mission: To make sure all that we do is to benefit others, that we might benefit too, and to make a solid contribution to the lives of others, making a contribution to our own lives as well.
Contact: Julianne Marton at 410.594.7141 or jmarton@sheridanpatterson.org
Website: www.sheridanpatterson.org


The STTAR Center
Mission: The Specialized Trauma, Treatment and Recovery Center, Inc. provides specialized services to trauma victims in Howard County and surrounding communities. Through our crisis and advocacy services, we help victims cope with the immediate impact of trauma and to access community resources.
Contact: Jeannie Dillingham at 410.290.6432 x117 or info@sttarcenter.org
Website: www.sttarcenter.org


Success In Style
Mission: Success In Style promotes the dignity and self-sufficiency of women by providing disadvantaged women with business attire and practical fashion advice. We seek to enhance the appearance of individual women to increase their confidence and self esteem so that they may reflect the professionalism necessary to gain employment and maintain a career. We seek to improve the quality of life for a woman and her family and the community at large. We are committed to establishing a social culture of equality and respect for all women.
Volunteer Opportunities: SIS Fashion Consultants
Contact: Patricia Cosgrove at (410) 465-0402 or pcosgove@comcast.net


Susan G. Komen for the Cure
Mission: Our promise is to save lives and end breast cancer forever by empowering people, ensuring quality care for all and energizing science to find the cures.
Contact: Lenore Koors at (410) 938-8990 or lkoors@komenmd.org
Website: www.komenmd.org


The Therapeutic and Recreational Riding Center
Mission: Specializes in horseback riding instruction for riders with special needs.
Contact: Dr. Helen Tuel at 410.489.5100 or trrc01@aol.com
Website: www.trrcmd.org


Therapy Needs, Inc.
Mission: Therapy Needs, Inc., is a Howard County based rehabilitation provider who is partnering with Columbia Association to provide a summer sensori-motor camp. The camp provides a therapeutic setting that encourages children to feel comfortable while challenging them to enhance their sensori-motor skills. We understand that children need to have a fun and enjoyable summer experience.
Contact: Amy Potler at 410.465.7553 x2 or therapyneedsinc@msn.com
Website: www.therapyneeds.com


Transplant Resource Center of Maryland
Mission: TRC facilitates the donation and recovery of human organs and tissues for transplantation and research. TRC provides advocacy, family support, and comprehensive public and professional education, and is committed to organizational excellence to enhance the organ and tissue donation and distribution processes.
Contact: Latrice J. Price at 410.242.7000 x2037 or 1proce@mdtransplant.org
Website: www.mdtransplant.org


Ulman Cancer Fund for Young Adults
Mission: To provide support programs, education, and resources free of charge to benefit young adults, their family and friends who are affected by cancer, and to promote the prevention and awareness of cancer.
Contact: Kelly at 410.964.0202 x105 or kelly@ulmanfund.org
Website: www.ulmanfund.org


Volunteers for Medical Engineering, Inc.
Mission: to improve the independence and quality of life for individuals of all ages living with diabilities. this is accomplished through the efforts of volunteer engineers and medical professionals who design and build unique devices and aids for daily living.
Contact: 410.243.7495 or vme@toad.net
Website: www.toad.net/~vme


Winter Growth, Inc.
Mission: To assist health impaired older and disabled adults to remain in the community. Their centers provide and support independence, enhance self esteem and promote the dignity of each individual.
Contact: 410.964.9616
Website: www.wintergrowth.com

Race & Ethnicity

AFS – Intercultural Programs
Mission: AFS – USA works toward a more just and peaceful world by providing international and intercultural learning experiences to individuals, families, schools and communities through a global volunteer partnership.
Volunteer Opportunities: Host Families
Contact: Richard Davis at 443.745.2475 or rdavisA4L@gmail.com
Website: www.afs.org


Alianza de la Comunidad
Mission: This organization provides services for the Hispanic community and establishes good relations with Latin and American Culture.
Contact: 443.827.3792


CASA of Maryland
Mission: to improve the quality of life and socual and economin well-being of the Latino community in Maryland. CASA responds to individuals and immediate needs and facilitates the long-term well-being, self-development, organization, and mobilization of the Latino community.
Contact: 301.431.4185 x234 or wworkalemahu@casamd.org
Website: www.casademaryland.org


Christ Church Link
Mission: To share God’s love and abundance by serving our neighbors and acting as advocates for those in need.
E-mail: Linda Hayes at 410.309.9695 or christchurchlink@comcast.net
Website: www.christchurchlink.net


FIRN - Resources for the Foreign Born
Mission: FIRN's mission is to support immigrants and refugees as they become productive self-sufficient citizens of our community.
Contact: Mary at 410.992.1923 x14 or volunteer@firnonline.org
Website: www.firnonline.org


Success In Style
Mission: Success In Style promotes the dignity and self-sufficiency of women by providing disadvantaged women with business attire and practical fashion advice. We seek to enhance the appearance of individual women to increase their confidence and self esteem so that they may reflect the professionalism necessary to gain employment and maintain a career. We seek to improve the quality of life for a woman and her family and the community at large. We are committed to establishing a social culture of equality and respect for all women.
Volunteer Opportunities: SIS Fashion Consultants
Contact: Linda Seanson at (410) 750-6475 or successinstyle@comcast.net

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Winter Growth, Inc.
Mission: To assist health impaired older and disabled adults to remain in the community. Their centers provide and support independence, enhance self esteem and promote the dignity of each individual.
Contact: 410.964.9616
Website: www.wintergrowth.com


The Volunteer Center Serving Howard County
info@volunteerhoward.org
10221 Wincopin Circle, Columbia, MD 21044
(410) 715-3172