Parish Community of the
 CATHEDRAL OF MARY OUR QUEEN

Archdiocese of Baltimore
5200 N. Charles St., Baltimore MD 21210

 Making a difference in the environment

Click on a category below to find out more about agencies in the Baltimore area where you can volunteer! 

Working with the disabled

Working with education/literacy

Working with elderly

Working with shelters

Working with soup kitchens/food services

Working with youth

Working with other services


Youth Ministry Home Page

The Village Learning Place
2521 St. Paul Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21218

Contact Information:
Contact:
Jamie McFaul,  Volunteer Coordinator
Phone:
410-235-8400, ext. 204
Hours:
10:00am – 6:00pm, Monday, Tuesday, & Friday; 10:00am – 8:00pm, Wednesday & Thursday; 10:00am – 4:00pm, Saturday

Volunteer Requirements: 
Age:
Age of volunteers is dependent upon where you volunteer within the organization. 
Job Description:
Volunteers can work with children, teens, adults, and the elderly to help sustain the educational garden.
Orientation:
Required.
Availability:
After school on weekdays, weekends, Winter Break, Spring Break, and Summer Vacation.

Irvine Nature Center
8400 Greenspring Avenue
Stevenson, Maryland 21153

Contact Information:
Contact:
Carin Smith, Volunteer Coordinator
Phone:
410-484-2413 x32
Hours:
9:00am – 4:00pm, Monday through Saturday; 12:00pm – 4:00pm, Sunday

Volunteer Requirements:
Age:
Must be 14 years or older.
Job Description:
Volunteers can help out with animal care, trail maintenance, gardening, preparation of program materials, various special events, office work, or as a summer camp counselor in-training.
Orientation:
As needed.
Availability:
After school on weekdays, weekends, Winter Break, Spring Break, and Summer Vacation.

Garden Harvest
14045 Mantua Mill Road
Glyndon, Maryland 21071

Contact Information:
Contact:
Clara Larsen
Phone:
410-526-0698
Hours:
9:00 – 4:00, Monday – Friday and 1:00 – 4:00 Sunday

Volunteer Requirements:
Age:
Must be 14 years or older. Students age 4 and up can volunteer with a parent.
Job Description:
Volunteers will plant, harvest, weed, mulch, and feed the sheep, goats, rabbits and chickens.
Orientation:
None.
Availability:
Weekends, Winter Break, Spring Break and Summer Vacation. Volunteers can work on a one-time basis or commit to a regular schedule.

Parks and People
Stieff Silver Building
800 Wyman Park Drive, Suite 010
Baltimore, Maryland 21211

Contact Information:
Contact: Amanda Cunningham
Phone: 410-448-5663 x103
Hours: Call or e-mail to schedule a time to volunteer

Volunteer Requirements:
Help us to assist park friends and neighborhood residents with cleaning, beautification and greening projects along streetscapes, in parks, vacant lots, schoolyards and similar public open spaces. Opportunities are also available to assist with associated research and management tasks.

Tree-Mendous Maryland
Maryland Department of Natural Resources

Contact Information:
Contact: Terri Galloway
E-mail Ms. Galloway to schedule a project

Volunteer Requirements:
Help plant and care for trees in your community to restore and protect the natural environment where you live, work, and play. Volunteer tree projects are fun and rewarding! The few hours we spend improving our community forests can make our neighborhoods better places to live not only for ourselves, but for generations to come. Your neighborhood, school, business or corporation, club or organization, can work with your local Department of Natural Resources Forester planting native trees on public land in your community.

Please call Amy at 
(410) 464-4012
or Contact Us.

 

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