Volunteering is a great way to show initiative and commitment -- especially for students who must work demanding part-time jobs to help pay for school. It's also a great way to develop skills in a lower-key setting.
- UM Community Service Programs - MC, PG, and DC opportunities
- Alternative Breaks - UM Community Service-Learning Office, AB's are full-time, week-long experiences that combine service with learning about topics such environmental conservation, poverty, hunger, etc.
- Idealist.org - a national database of service-oriented internships; you can search by ZIPCODE.
- Anacostia Watershed Society - Bladensburg, MD
- City of Hyattsville, MD
- Maryland DNR - help protect Maryland's natural resources!
- Maryland State Parks - a new, searchable database
- Patuxent Wildlife Research Refuge - Laurel/Bowie, MD
- Volunteer Central - Baltimore, MD
- Baltimore County Watershed Associations - Baltimore County, MD
- Volunteer Anne Arundel - Anne Arundel County, MD
- United Way of Calvert County - Calvert County, MD
- Volunteer Carroll - Carroll County, MD
- Volunteer Harford - Harford County, MD
- Volunteer Howard - Howard County, MD
- Mongomery Serves.org - Montgomery County, MD
- Montgomery Parks - a searchable database for Montgomery County, MD
- Prince George's County Parks & Recreation - Prince Georges County, MD
- Volunteer Southern Maryland