Mass Mailings: The Coalition’s administrative
office in Rockville needs volunteers to help with our 3-4 annual
mass mailings. This is a great project for groups ages 8
and up and for people with disabilities. Duties include:
folding, stapling, labeling and sorting. SSL credit is available.
Please call Teri at 301-217-0314 x16 for details.
Collection Drives
Organize a collection
drive in your neighborhood, school, congregation or
workplace for items our shelters and programs need. This
is a daily, year-round need and Items include canned food and
non-perishables, new toys and books, board games, school supplies,
bed sheets, etc. Please see our general wish list below.
SSL credit is available. Please call Teri at 301-217-0314
x16 for details.
Men’s Emergency Shelter
Hot Meals: Volunteers can make and deliver
hot breakfasts or dinners to the Men’s
Emergency Shelter in Rockville. Volunteers provide all necessary
supplies. Dinner is served 7 days a week, and hot breakfasts
are served on weekends only. Meals must be able to be reheated
in a microwave or conventional oven as there is no stove on the
premises. Examples include hot breakfast pastries, egg and
ham bake, chicken casseroles, lasagna, spaghetti and chili.
Serving of food may be arranged per special request. This
is a great project for groups, and SSL credit is available.
Please call Teri at 301-217-0314 x16 to schedule.
Bag Lunches: Volunteers can make and deliver
bag lunches daily to the Men’s Emergency
Shelter in Rockville. Volunteers provide all necessary supplies.
The lunches are given to residents as they leave the shelter each
day. Lunches generally include a sandwich, juice drink,
piece of fruit and another healthy snack. No peanut butter
and jelly please! Another great project for groups, and
SSL credit is available. Please call Teri at 301-217-0314 x16
to schedule.
GED Tutor: Have your high school diploma?
Then you can help by being a GED tutor! We need tutors to
help some residents at our Men’s Emergency Shelter achieve
their GED. Tutors are needed for all subjects, especially
for math tutoring. Hours are available Monday through Friday
evenings and weekend (day or evening). Please call Teri
at 301-217-0314 x16 for details.
Click here to view the Men's Emergency Shelter wish list.
Safe Havens
Gardener/Landscaper: Have a green thumb and big heart? Help beautify the grounds of our Safe Havens houses through landscaping. Tasks may include basic gardening work such as planting, weeding, pruning, bagging debris and mulching. SSL credit is available. Please call Jenny at 301-217-0314 x16 for details.
Click here to view the Safe Havens wish list.
Seneca Heights Apartments
Gardener/Landscaper: Have a green thumb and
big heart? Help beautify the grounds of our Seneca Heights
Apartments through landscaping. Tasks may include basic
gardening work such as planting, weeding, pruning, bagging debris
and mulching. SSL credit is available. Please call
Teri at 301-217-0314 x16 for details.
Computer Tutor: Help teach the basics: We are
looking for volunteers interested in leading computer literacy
classes for residents at our Seneca Heights Apartments program.
Working knowledge about Microsoft Word, surfing the net or creating
a simple web page is all you need! Flexible hours are available.
Please call Teri at 301-217-0314 x16 for details.
Cooking Teacher: Ever wonder how you can put
your domestic skills to use in your community? Help provide
multicultural cooking lessons and/or diabetic cooking lessons
to residents at our Seneca Heights Apartments program. Flexible
hours are available. Please call Teri at 301-217-0314 x16
for details.
Click here to view the Seneca Heights Apartments wish list.
