Nonprofit Agency List – Alphabetical
Partner Agencies: Alphabetical Order
Below is an alphabetical listing of non-profit and governmental agencies that are registered with the Volunteer Center Serving Howard County.
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’s website!
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A. Eugene Hoeper Foundation
Mission: The mission of this agency is to alleviate the extreme loneliness and isolation experienced by chronically ill and homebound deaf individuals through visiting and cheer-by-mail; respites for their caretakers, and provide specialized equipment needed.
Contact: Maryland Relay (1.800.735.2258) to access 301.596.6928 or bhoeper@comcast.net
AARP Tax Assistance Program
Mission: to provide free tax preparation assistance to persons with low or moderate income with special emphasis to assisting senior citizens.
Contact: Kathy Larson at 410.730.13734 or husker59@aol.com
Website: www.aarp.org
Adventist Community Services, Disaster Response
Mission: Chesapeake Adventisit Community Services (ACS) represents a group of volunteers from the Chesapeake conference of Seventh-Day Adventists. We work with communities to provide assistance in several ways. One focus of our group is disaster response. We provide 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 distrubition centers and warehouses.
Contact: Evelyn at 301.596.5600 or cjuneau@hotmail.com
Website: www.chesapeakeacsdr.org
Advocates for Survivors of Torture and Trauma
Mission: to alleviate the suffering of those who have experienced the trauma of torture, to educate the local, national, and world community about the needs of torture survivors, adn to advoacte on their behalf.
Contact: Andrea Rackowski at 410.464.9006 or info@astt.org
Website: www.astt.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
AIDS Alliance of Howard County
Mission: to provide advocacy education and emergency financial support for persons with HIV/AIDS who live in Howard County. for how you can volunteer to help this organization.
Contact: Mary Lou Mazzuca at 410.880.5888 or mmazzuca@howardcountymd.gov
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
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
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
ALS Association – DC/MD/VA Chapter
Mission: The ALS Association provides free resources to people living with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Lou Gehrig’s disease) and their families, increases public awareness of the disease’s impact on people’s lives, and raises critical funding for ALS research.
Contact: Colette Pond at 301.978.9855 x201 or cpond@alsinfo.org
Website: www.alsinfo.org
Alzheimer’s Association
Mission: to eliminate Alzheimer’s disease through the advancement of research, to enhance care and support for individuals, their families and caregivers, and to reduce the risk of dementia through the promotion of brain health.
Contact: Sally Drumm at 410.561.9099 or sally.drumm@alz.org
Website: www.alz.org
American Cancer Society
Mission: The American Cancer Society is the nationwide community- based voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem by preventing cancer, saving lives, and diminishing suffering from cancer, through research, education, advocacy, and service.
Contact: Phyllis Smelkinson at 410.781.6908 or phyllis.smelkinson@cancer.org
Website: www.cancer.org
American Diabetes Assocation
Mission: to prevent and cure diabetes and to improve the lives of all people affected by diabetes.
Contact: Matthew Muench at 410.265.0075 or mmuench@diabetes.org
Website: www.diabetes.org
American Lung Association of Maryland
Mission: The American Lung Association of Maryland was established in 1919 as the Maryland Tuberculosis Association. Although the focus of the Association has changed since a cure for TB was found, they remain constant in working towards their mission – to prevent lung disease and promote lung health. Lung disease, including asthma, emphysema and lung cancer is the third leading cause of death in America and affects more than 600,000 Marylanders.
Contact: Dawn Shiflet at 410.560.2120 x214 or volunteer@marylandlung.org
Website: www.marylandlung.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
American Red Cross – Greater Chesapeake and Potomac Region Blood Services
Mission: to provide safe, reliable, and economical blood components and services to the people of our region with organizational excellence, steadfast commitment to customers, and respect for every individual.
Contact: Susan Hardegen at 410.764.5313 or karlofft@usa.redcross.org
Website: www.my-redcross.org
Animal Advocates of Howard County
Mission: The Animal Advocates of Howard County are a non-profit group that is dedicated to the humane treatment of animals in the Baltimore-Washington area since 1994. They encourage owners to spay and neuter their pets.
Contact: 410.880.2488 or aadvocates@hotmail.com
Website: www.animal-advocates.org
Animal Welfare Society of Howard County, MD, Inc.
Mission: The Animal Welfare Society of Howard County is a non-profit organization devoted to fulfilling the role of a humane society. Their mission is to provide shelter, emergency services, information, referrals, and advocacy for thousands of stray and unwanted pets.
Contact: B.J. Engel at 410.465.4350 orbj@howardcountypets.org
Website: www.howardcountypets.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 Frederick County
Mission: The Arc of Frederick County provides advocacy, access to resources, assistance in increasing individual and family competencies, and community connections for people with developmental disabilities. The organization seeks creative solutions to help people with developmental disabilities attain their goals.
Contact: Leah Crase-Jones at 301.663.0909 or lcrase_jones@arcfc.org
Website: www.arcfc.org
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
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
Association of Community Services
Mission: to advance human services in Howard County, through advocacy, education, and member services to nonprofit, for-profit, government agencies and individual community advocates.
Contact: 410.715.9545 or info@acshoco.org
Website: www.acshoco.org
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
Athelas Institute, Inc.
Mission: Athelas provides a variety of quality educational rehabilitative, residential and employment options for adults with developmental disabilities in a supportive environment to maximize opportunities for individual growth.
Contact: Patricia Owens at 410.964.1241 x128 or plowens@athelasinst.org
Baltimore Metro REACT
Mission: Baltimore Metro REACT is a volunteer, non-profit organization focused on providing community services during both emergency events that require organized, 2-way communications, traffic control, weather spotting, and roadside assistance.
Contact: 443.277.9508 or mail@baltimorereact.org
Website: www.baltimorereact.org
Baltimore Neighborhoods, Inc
Mission: Working for justice in housing.
Contact: Kelsi Loos at 410.243.4400 or kloos@bni-maryland.org
Website: www.bni-maryland.org
Baltimore Regional Transportation Board/ Baltimore Metropolitan Council
Mission: to identify regional interests, collaborate on strategies, plans and programs. The goal is to improve the quality of life and economic vitality in Baltimore.
Contact: Monica Haines at 410.732.0500 or mhaines@baltometro.org
Website: www.baltometro.org
BCDA (Baltimore County Department of Aging) BCDA
Mission: to develop and administer programs and activities that support Baltimore County senior citizens in their efforts to remain healthy, active, and independent members of the community, and to provide, coordinate, and advocate for services which ensure the highest quality of life for both active and health-impaired seniors, their families and caregivers.
Contact: 410.887.4141 or mbryant@co.ba.md.us
Bello Machre
Mission: to provide support and services for individuals with developmental disabilities, enabling them to participate as fully as they wish in all aspects of community life.
Contact: Evette Watson at 410.255.3805 or ewatson@bellomachre.org
Website: www.bellomachre.org
Best Buddies Maryland
Mission: Best Buddies is a non-profit 501 (c3) organization dedicated to enhancing the lives of people with intellectual disabilities by providing opportunities for one-to-one friendships and integrated employment.
Contact: Jennifer Lehman at 410.327.9812 x38 or jenniferlehman@bestbuddies.org
Website: www.bestbuddies.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
Bloom Assisted Living
Mission: to serve and provide a warm environment of compassionate care, nourishment and comfortable living for our elders. Bloom locations are warm, distinctive and well-regarded assisted living residences located in the most serene neighborhoods in Columbia, Maryland.
Volunteer Opportunities:
Social Activities Volunteer
Contact: Cheri Dean at 410.799.3751 or info@bloomeldercare.com
Website: www.bloomassistedliving.com
Blossoms of Hope – the Howard County Cherry Tree Project
Mission: Blossoms of Hope beautifies Howard County’s destination, promotes wellness, creates tourism opportunities for family togetherness and improves the lives of those in our community coping with cancer.
Contact: Victoria Goodman at 443.538.0858 or victoria@visithowardcounty.com
Website: www.visithowardcounty.com
Brooke Grove Retirement Village
Mission: “We touch people’s lives” by providing excellence in service, showing respect, and radiating kindness, by offering practical, sensitive response to people’s need for physical, emotional, and spiritual support, by continuing the compassionate, healing ministry of Jesus Christ, and by sharing comfort and joyfully embracing the human family.
Contact: 301.570.7081
Website: www.bgf.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 orwinnie_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
Building Bridges
Mission: To help the churches of Howard County to meet the needs of the community.
Contact: Pastor Stephen Green at 410.730.6004 x104 or stevegreen01@comcast.net
Website: www.columbiapres.org
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
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
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
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
Catholic Charities Baltimore
Mission: The mission of Catholic Charities is threefold: provide healing and care to those in need; educate people to social awareness and motivate them to act; and advocate for public policy that ensures a just society.
Contact: 410.547.5490 or info@cc-md.org
Website: www.cc-md.org
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
CERN of Howard County
Mission: to improve community resiliency following severe man-made or natural disasters in the region through community emergency response planning, organizational and citizen readiness, public information and education, volunteer recruitment and preparation and other activities that are supportive of and functionally integrated with Howard County Government’s Emergency Operations Plan.
Contact: Pat Heineman at 410.465.3747 or pheineman@comcast.net
Website: www.cern.us
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
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
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
Christian Jail Ministry, Inc.
Mission: to minister to the personal, social, and spiritual needs of inmates at the Howard County Detention Center, their families, Detention Center Staff, and volunteers involved with inmates.
Contact: 410.997.0253
Website: www.christianjailministry.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
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
COGS (Coalition of Geriatric Services)
Mission: to improve services to senior citizens by networking and supporting the communication, training and education of senior service providers; participating in research activities; shared problem solving among providers; and promoting networks locally, regionally and statewide.
Contact: 410.997.0610
Website: www.cogsmd.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 Archives
Mission: 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. for more information.
Contact: 410.715.3175
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
The Columbia Foundation
Mission: The Columbia Foundation serves as a catalyst for building a more caring, creative and effective community in Howard County by promoting and creating opportunities for personal and corporate philanthropy, managing endowments, anticipating and responding to community needs, and strategically granting funds.
Contact: Candace Dodson Reed at 410.730.7840 or info@columbiafoundation.org
Website: www.columbiafoundation.org
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
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: Bita Dayhoff at 410.313.6440 or bdayhoff@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.
Contact: 301.490.4576
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
Congregations Concerned for the Homeless
Mission: to enable homeless families and individuals in Howard County to become self-sufficient.
Contact: Pam DeCicco at 410.884.5408 x4 or pamd@cch-hc.org
Website: www.cch-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
Days End Farm Horse Rescue
Mission: To foster compassion and responsibility for horses through intervention, education and outreach since 1989.
Contact: DeEtte Gorrie at 410.442.1564 or 301.854.5037 or deette@defhr.org
Website: www.defhr.org
Domestic Violence Center
Mission: to eliminate domestic violence in the county by providing shelter, counseling and advocacy, increasing community awareness and changing social attitudes. The DVC believes that it is the right of every individual to live free from the fear of abuse.
Contact: Danielle Bormel at 410.997.0304 or volunteer@dvcenter.org
Website: www.dvcenter.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
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
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 Family Crisis Center of Prince Georges County
Mission: to promote and facilitate the elimination of abusive behavior from family relationships.
Contact: Mandrell Birks at (301) 779-2100 ext. 20 or mbirks@familycrisiscenter-pgco.org
Website: www.familycrisiscenter-pgco.org
The Family Tree
Mission: The Family Tree is Maryland’s largest non-profit organization dedicated to improving our community by providing families with proven solutions to prevent child abuse and neglect. A national affiliate of Parents Anonymous®, Prevent Child Abuse America, and The National Exchange Club Foundation, The Family Tree offers volunteer supported programs and services that aide and educate individuals, families and communities.
Contact: Stephanie Jacobs at 410.889.2300 x1204 or sajacobs@familytreemd.org
Website: www.familytreemd.org
Federation of Galaxy Explorers
(877) 761-1266
This organization seeks to inspire and educate kids in space related science and engineering.
Website: www.foge.org
E-Mail: karib@foge.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
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: Paula Blackwell 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 own 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
FISH of Howard County
Mission: To provide emergency food, financial assistance, referral information and emotional support to persons in Howard County.
Contact: 410.964.8660 or fishhowardcounty@aol.com
Website: www.fishhowardcounty.org
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
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: Betsy McMillion at 410.480.0824 or patapscofriend@gmail.com
Website: www.patapscoheritagegreenway.org
Frisky’s Wildlife and Primate Sanctuary, Inc.
Mission: to rehabilitate and care for injured, orphaned, displaced and abandoned wildlife and then return them to their natural habitat. They are a sanctuary to pet monkeys who no longer have a home. They are an exotic pet adoption center, finding homes for pet rabbits and birds who are given up by their owners.
Contact: Colleen Layton-Robbins at (410) 418-8899 or friskyswildlife@yahoo.com
Website: www.friskys.org
Gilda’s Club of 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 non-residential, homelike setting.
Contact: (202) 362-2900 or lapellnitz@yahoo.com
Website: www.gildasclubgreaterwashington.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
Grassroots Crisis Intervention Center, Inc.
Mission: To create the opportunity for people in crisis and need to make positive empowering changes in their lives by being a 24 hour resource responding helpfully and professionally, while recognizing each person’s individuality and dignity.
Contact: Bonita Hudak at 410.531.6006 or info@grassrootscrisis.org
Website: www.grassrootscrisis.org
Grassroots Crisis Intervention Center – Cold Weather Shelter
Mission: The mission of this agency is to provide shelter for the homeless people and families in Howard County.
Contact: Anna at 410.531.6006 or anna@grassrootscrisis.org
Website: www.grassrootscrisis.org
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 410.764.2902 or baltimorescore@verizon.net
Website: www.scorebaltimore.org
Greater Highland Crossroads Association
Mission: To promote merchants and organizations within the boundaries of the Greater Highland Crossroads Association.
Contact: Kelly Reichardt at 301.596.2003 or kelly@eventsorg.com
Website: www.highlandmd.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
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.guidingeyes.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
Habitat for Humanity
Mission: To eliminate substandard housing by building simple, affordable, decent housing for those in need
Contact: Renee Ferguson at 410.997.4949 or volunteer@howardhabitat.org
Website: www.howardhabitat.org
Harmony Hall
Mission: to improve our resident’s quality of life by providing a network of medical, social, and physical services to meet their individual needs. We continually strive to promote wellness, independence and the nurturing of spirit that is so essential to one’s quality of life. Through individualized and proactive care plans, we allow our residents to age in place with respect and dignity.
Volunteer Opportunities:
Contact: Marilyn Donovan at 410.997.9450 or mdonovan@lorienhealth.com
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/
Healthy Howard, Inc.
Mission: We believe that access to health care is both a right and a responsibility. Healthy Howard, Inc. was established to deliver the Healthy Howard Access Plan to connect Howard County residents to affordable health care services and help our community overcome barriers to healthy living.
Contact: Lena Bloom at 410.988.3737 or lbloom@healthyhowardplan.org
Website: www.healthyhowardplan.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
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
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 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 info@farmheritage.org
Website: www.farmheritage.org
Howard County Arts Council
Mission: To serve the citizens of Howard County by fostering the arts, artists and art organizations.
Contact: Kimberly Jenson at 410.313.2787 or info@hocoarts.org
Website: www.hocoarts.org
Howard County Cat Club
Mission: The Howard County Cat Club is dedicated to keeping cats out of shelters because we believe that no cat deserves to live in a cage, or to be put to death because it is no longer wanted or in the way.
Contact: Missy at 410.730.3679 or howardcountycats@earthlink.net
Website: www.howardcountycatclub.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
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 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 Department of Recreation and Parks
Mission: To utilize a team approach to provide a high quality recreation and parks system that promotes opportunities for all Howard County residents to pursue safe and enjoyable leisure activities in balance with protection and conservation of natural resources.
Contact: 410.313.4624 or acombs@howardcountymd.gov
Website: www.howardcountymd.gov
Howard County Department of Social Services
Mission: Howard County Department of Social Services is a high performance agency providing quality customer services to families and individuals, ensuring self-sufficiency, stability and safety from abuse and neglect.
Contact: 410.872.4200 or lzumbrun@dhr.state.md.us
Website: http://www.dhr.state.md.us/howard.htm
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 orgeacker@umd.edu
Howard County Fire and Rescue Auxiliary
Mission: Auxiliaries support local fire stations and staff in a variety of tasks from fundraising to managing canteens when needed.
Contact: Charlotte Redman at 410.531.3310 or credman@tristartech.net
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
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 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 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 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 Office of Emergency Management
Mission: Howard County Fire & Rescue is a combination system in that services are provided through a partnership of volunteers and career personnel.
Contact: 410-313-6006 or ramiller@howardcountymd.gov
Website: www.howardcountymd.gov
Howard County Office on Aging
Mission: To promote a full, dignified life for older people in this county, encouraging their involvement in all aspects of life and recognizing them as a vital force in the community.
Contact: Regina Jenkins at 410.313.1417 or rjenkins@howardcountymd.gov
Website: www.howardcountymd.gov
Howard County Pets on Wheels
Mission: To provide friendly animal visits to residents in nursing homes, assisted living homes, senior centers, and others who are socially isolated. Volunteers bring their own pets.
Contact: 410.313.7461
Howard County Poetry and Literature Society
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 Police Department
Mission: to provide a sense of security for the people by protecting life and property, reducing the opportunity for crime and disorder, enforcing the law, and providing other police-related services as required by the community in a manner consistent with the values of a free society. The Department embraces the tradition that the police are the public and the public are the police – the police being members of the public who devote full-time attention to duties which are incumbent on every citizen.
Contact: Luther Johnson at 410.313.3207 or ljohnson@howardcountymd.gov
Website: www.ho.co.md.us/police
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
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.howardrfl.com
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
Howard County State’s Attorney’s Office
Mission: the State’s Attorney’s Office for Howard County will vigorously prosecute criminal cases always seeking justice. In making our decision, the rights of our community are paramount. In addition to the prosecution of cases, the office is dedicated to involvement with our community regarding criminal justice issues. Visibility in the county is important for the staff to be responsive to the community concerns and join together in a collaborative relationship on prevention and intervention programs.
Contact: Cathie Cugle at 410.313.2108 or ccugle@howardcountymd.gov
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
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
Humane Society of the United States
Mission: 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.
Contact: 202-452-1100
Website: www.HSUS.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
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
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
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
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
Leadership Howard County – Leadership U
Mission: to empower individuals to strengthen and transform our community.
Contact: Krysta Huxford at 410.730.4474 or info@leadershiphc.org
Website: www.leadershiphc.org
League of Women Voters of Howard County
Mission: League of Women Voters, a non-partisan political organization, encourages the informed and active participation of citizens in government, works to increase understanding of major public policy issues, and influences public policy through education and advocacy.
Contact: 410.730.0142 or info@howard.lwvmd.org
Website: www.howard.lwvmd.org
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
The Living Legacy Foundation of Maryland
Mission: The Living Legacy Foundation facilitates the donation and recovery of human organs and tissues for transplantation and research. We provide advocacy, family support and comprehensive public and professional education, and are committed to organizational excellence to enhance the organ and tissue donation and distribution processes.
Contact: Latrice Price at 410.242.7000 x2037 or lprice@thellf.org
Website: www.thellf.org
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
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 orkmills@lorienhealth.com
Website: www.lorienhealth.com/columbia
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
Maryland Alliance for Greenway Improvement and Conservation (MAGIC)
Mission: MAGIC will work to connect and expand the greenway system in Maryland and adjacent states to provide corridors for wildlife and plant propagation. MAGIC recognizes such connections are critical to provising long-term vitality and diversity of plants and animals.
Contact: Jane Osburn at 301.983.2707 or osburn_j@bls.com
Website: www.magicalliance.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 CURE (Citizens United for the Rehabilitation of Errants)
Mission:To reduce the number of lives – victims, offenders, prisoners and their families – wasted in the endless cycle of crime, victimization, incarceration, and recidivism.
Contact: MaryPat Donelan at 202.730.9294 or marypatd@verizon.net
Website: www.curenational.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/
Maryland Food Bank
Mission: The mission of the Maryland Food Bank is simple: as long as hunger exists, the Maryland Food Bank will supply necessary grocery products to charitable food providers so that these organizations can feed individuals an families in need.
Contact: Barbara Craig at 410.737.8282 ext. 232 or craig@mdfoodbank.org
Website: www.mdfoodbank.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
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
Maryland State Animal Response Team (MDSART)
Mission: Providing prevention, preparedness, response and recovery for emergencies affecting animals.
Contact: Lori Paserchia, MD at 410.931.3332 or drlori@yahoo.com
Website: www.mdsart.org
Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service – Baltimore CASH Campaign
Mission: To provide high quality free tax preparation services for low income workers.
Contact: Winifred Borden at 410.539.6800 or info@mvlslaw.org
Website: www.mvlslaw.org
Meals on Wheels of Central Maryland, Inc.
Mission: To enhance the quality of life through provision of nutritious meals, personal contact and related services.
Contact: Karen Saul at 410.730.9476 or volunteer@mowcm.org
Website: www.mealsonwheelsmd.org
Mediation and Conflict Resolution Center at Howard Community College
Mission: The Mediation and Conflict Resolution Center (MCRC) at Howard Community College embraces restorative justice—a process that promotes the empowerment of all persons affected by a conflict to collectively identify and address harms, needs, and obligations in order to make things right as possible. MCRC promotes peaceful resolution of conflicts by providing mediation and conflict resolution education and training to the Howard County Community.
Contact: Kathy Rockefeller at 410.772.4360 or krockefeller@howardcc.edu
Website: www.howardcc.edu/mcrc
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
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
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 orltaylor@morningsidehouse.com
Website: www.morningsidehouse.com
MADD ( Mothers Against Drunk Driving)
Mission: To help the prevention of impaired driving and support of its victims, prevention of underage alcohol use.
Contact: Nancy Hoffman at 410.465.5757 or admin@maddhowardcounty.org
Website: www.maddhowardcounty.org
Moveable Feast
Mission: To be the quality provider of nutritionally appropriate meals and nutritional counseling to people in need in the city of Baltimore and the counties of the State of Maryland, as well as to be a provider of life skills and culinary skills, job placement and transportation for our clients.
Contact: Tom Patrick at 410.327.3420 x31 or tpatrick@mfeast.org
Website: www.mfeast.org
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: Melissa Kleder at 301.565.4154 or melissa@prochoicemd.org
Website: www.prochoicemd.org
National Air and Space Museum
Mission: The National Air & Space Museum shall commemorate the national development of aviation and spaceflight, and will educate and inspire the nation by: preserving and displaying aeronautical and spaceflight equipment and data of historical and significance to the progress of aviation and spaceflight.
Contact: Sarah daSilva at (202) 633-2488 or dasilvas@si.edu
Website: www.nasm.si.edu
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
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
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
National Family Resiliency Center
Mission: Since 1983, the National Family Resiliency Center has been committed to helping children and adults preserve a sense of family, foster healthy relationships, and adjust constructively to change, especially during times of separation and divorce and other family transitions.
Contact: 410.740.9553
Website: www.divorceabc.com
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
National Remember Our Troops Campaign
Mission: to work to contribute to the relief of distressed military service members, military service veterans, their immediate families and the immediate family members of military decendents.
Contact: Tom Ruley at 410.687.0730 or captntom@comcast.net
Website: www.nrotc.org
National Wildlife Federation
Mission: to inspire Americans to protect wildlife for our children’s future.
Contact: Melinda Hughes at 703.438.6177 or volunteermatch@nwf.org
Website: www.nwf.org
Neighbor Ride
Mission: The mission of Neighbor Ride is to decrease isolation and improve the quality of life for Howard County’s older residents by providing a reasonably priced reliable supplemental transportation service which utilizes community volunteers and resources.
Contact: Rosemary Noble at 410.884.7433 or volunteer@neighborride.org
Website: www.neighborride.org
Newseum
Mission: to provide a forum where the media and the public can gain a better understanding of each other.
Contact: Ron Crocheron at 888.NEWSEUM or rcrocheron@newseum.org
Website: www.newseum.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
Oakland Mills Community Association
Mission: To work to ensure that Oakland Mills continues to be a pleasant and secure environment in which people can live, work, and visit.
Contact: 410.730.4610 or omca@columbiavillages.org
Website: http://oaklandmills.columbiavillages.org
Office of the Attorney General – Consumer Protection
Mission: to uphold Maryland’s consumer protection laws.
Contact: 410.576.6355
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
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
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
Patuxent Research Refuge
Mission: This agency is administered by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. The National Wildlife Refuge’s mission is to preserve a national network of lands and water for the conservation and management of the fish, wildlife, plants of the U.S.for the present and future generations.
Contact: 301.497.5763
Website: www.patuxent.fws.gov
PFLAG (Parents, Families & Friends of Lesbians & Gays)
Mission: To promote the health and well being of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered persons, their families and friends through, support, education and advocacy. You can call for more information.
Contact: Colette Roberts at 410.290.8292 or robertscp@aol.com
Website: www.pflagmd.org
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
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
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
Rebuilding Together – Howard County
Mission: To preserve and revitalize houses and communities, assuring that low income homeowners, particularly those who are elderly and disabled and families with children, live in warmth, safety, and independence.
Contact: 410.381.3338 orckziluca@aol.com
Website: www.howardcounty.rebuildingtogether.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
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
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
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
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: Windy Kidd at 443.656.3376 or windy.kidd@uss.salvationarmy.org
Website: www.tsabaltimore.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
Secure the Call
Mission: Secure the Call is a local non-profit agency that collects used and unwanted cell phones and the redistributes them to the community to be used as 911 emergency only phones.
Volunteer Opportunities:
Volunteers needed to introduce the agency to local merchants who would then allow containers to be placed in their establishments for the collection of used cell phones.
Contact: Neil Holtz at 301.891.1474 or info@securethecall.org
Website: www.securethecall.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
SHARE
Mission: Self-Help and Resource Exchange (SHARE) is a non-profit community building network dedicated to: providing wholesome and nutritious food to families, promoting volunteer services in the community and building partnerships with community organizations.
E-Mail: Ninochika Twitty at 301.864.3115 or twittyn@ccs-dc.org
Website: www.sharedc.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
St. Stephens Academic Enrichment Program
Mission: to help children in Elementary and Middle School excel academically, at home, and in the community.
Contact: 410.799.4121
Stop the Silence: Stop Child Sexual Assault (CSA)
Mission: The mission of Stop the Silence is two-fold: 1) to increase awareness about and conduct programming to address the prevention and treatment of CSA, and 2) to address the relationships between this issue and the broader issues of overall family and community violence.
Contact: Pamela Pine at 866.397.2309 or ppine@stopcsa.org
Website: www.stopcsa.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.
Contact: 410.465.0402 or pcosgrove@comcast.net
Website: www.successinstyle.org
Sunrise Senior Living
Mission: to champion the quality of life for all seniors.
E-mail: Shelby Thomas at 410.531.1444 or columbia.avc@sunriseseniorliving.com
Website: www.sunriseseniorliving.com
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
Tails of Hope Sanctuary
Mission: To foster rescued pets from area shelters where they are listed for euthanasia. Providing a humane environmental education program for area youth and adults. Working to help build a future that is safe, clean and healthy for all living things, and one which we can peacefully coexist.
Contact: 301.829.9196 or info@tails-of-hope.org
Website: www.tails-of-hope.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/
Teen Mom’s Friends Club, Inc.
Mission: Teen Mom’s Friends Club seeks to educate, support and encourage teen moms and young adults that began as teen moms.
Contact: Lisa Wagner at 301.648.7942 or contactus@teenmomsfriendsclub.org
Website: www.teenmomsfriendsclub.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
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
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 lprice@mdtransplant.org
Website: www.mdtransplant.org
24 Hours of Booty
Mission: To conduct 24-hour cycling events that increase public awareness, funds and support for the Lance Armstrong Foundation and local cancer organizations.
Contact: Adam Lentz at 704.365.4417 or adam@24hoursofbooty.org
Website: www.24hoursofbooty.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
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
United Way of Central Maryland
Mission: To improve people’s lives.
Contact: 410.659.0050
Website: www.uwcm.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
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
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
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
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
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
Youth Enrichment Program, Inc.
Mission: To encourage students to recognize and reach their highest academic potential.
Contact: 410.796.0344
