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"Empty Bowls is St. Vincent de Paul's annual fundraising event that raises critical funds to assist individuals and families who are experiencing hunger, homelessness, and poverty. Volunteers (ages 14+) can sign up to assist with greeting, parking, check-in, kids zone, games, serving food, handling the handcrafted bowls, and more. Located at the Maryland State Fairgrounds.

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Empty Bowls - St. Vincent de Paul of Baltimore

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Ride to Resilience - Mental Health Cards

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Ride to Resilience - Mental Health Cards

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Create digital cards/posters with warm, uplifting, and encouraging messages to advocate for mental health and well-being. Student service-learning hours are awarded by BCPS for actual time invested in creating the cards - do not follow guidance given by the organization.

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ridetoresilience | Instagram, TikTok | Linktree

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BCPL offers "Be Involved" programs for tweens and teens. These drop-in style programs are designed with teens and their busy schedules in mind - there are no applications or long-term commitments. Each Be Involved program features a hands-on project that benefits the local community.

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Events - Baltimore County Public Library

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ALL CONTENTS © 2024 BALTIMORE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

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Baltimore County Public Library (BCPL) offers a variety of service-learning opportunities including Be Involved programs, Teen Advisory Boards, Reading Buddies and Building Buddies. Each BCPL branch features their own specialties; click to learn more.

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Earn Service-Learning Hours at the Library This School Year

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Options expand past Teen Advisory Board to offer more opportunities to teens.

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Volunteer with an after-school social program at Perry Hall Elementary School to help those with Autism and other neurodiversities make friends and feel confident in various social situations/settings

Be a peer model

Assist with games and group activities

Engage in conversations

Help create a supportive and inclusive environment

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Special Needs Social Skills Group | Minor Expressions | United States

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Minor Expressions allows participants to experience true recreation and socialization time with others having Autism &ecial Needs. Our goal is to provide each child, adolescent, or young adult with an opportunity to build confidence, limit frustrations, and teach appropriate responses.

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Tutor a younger student in a subject that you understand really well

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Tutor a younger student in a subject that you understand really well

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BUILD is dedicated to making Baltimore City a better place for all to live by improving housing, increasing job opportunities, and rebuilding schools and neighborhoods, among other issues.

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Here’s how you can join BUILD in the fight to build a better Baltimore City for all, starting with your own community.

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Tree Planting with Gunpowder Valley Conservancy

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Tree Planting with Gunpowder Valley Conservancy

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Tree planting is a simple yet rewarding way to make an environmental impact. Each year, Gunpowder Valley Conservancy (GVC) plants over one thousand trees to expand and enrich forest habitat within the Gunpowder watershed.

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Tree Planting - Gunpowder Valley Conservancy

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GVC has planted over 34,000 trees to create and enrich forest habitat. Get involved as a volunteer or property owner.

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Donate canned goods, clothes, or shoes to a local shelter.

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Donate canned goods, clothes, or shoes to a local shelter.

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Help a neighbor with yard work like raking leaves, pulling weeds, or watering flowers.

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Help a neighbor with yard work like raking leaves, pulling weeds, or watering flowers.

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Inspired by a student and his LEGOs, Mitch Bricks brings multiple programs and events to local shelters and aftercares in the Baltimore area. Donate your LEGO materials or donate your time to teach, coach, help, and play.

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Sports day

We believe in the power of sports to unite and empower kids in homeless shelters. Our Kids Helping Kids program allows young people to come together, share their experiences, and use sports as a platform for positive change. We provide sports exposure and an introduction to various sports to kids in shelters, giving them the opportunity to learn and grow.

Have your team, club, school, or company contact us about group service projects

service projects

We are dedicated to making a difference in our local community. We provide a variety of service projects for groups, schools and teams, from cleaning up neighborhoods to hosting sports sessions, group events and collections such as clothing drives, coat drives, diaper drives, and book drives. Our mission is to give back to our community and to make it a better place for everyone.

Monthly Birthday parties

Come host a monthly birthday party for the kids in our after-care programs. Each party celebrates the kids born within the month. Party to include snacks, drinks, cupcakes, decorations, activities, and gifts for the birthday kids!

Summer camps

Join us for one of our camp sessions all summer long!

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Sports day We believe in the power of sports to unite and empower kids in homeless shelters. Our Kids Helping Kids program allows young people to come together, share their experiences, and use sports as a platform for positive change.

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Fight against intimate partner violence (IPV) by creating care packages or advocating for victims

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Volunteer Opportunities

One of the most meaningful ways you can help in the fight against intimate partner violence is by volunteering your time. Thank you for your interest in becoming a member of the House of Ruth Maryland volunteer community.

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Volunteer Opportunities - House of Ruth Maryland

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One of the most meaningful ways you can help in the fight against intimate partner violence is by volunteering your time. Thank you for your interest in becoming a member of the House of Ruth Maryland volunteer community.

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Cost of Home Advocacy (Habitat for Humanity)

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Cost of Home Advocacy (Habitat for Humanity)

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Advocate for greater housing affordability by emailing your representatives in Congress.

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Through our five-year Cost of Home campaign, we commit to mobilizing our local Habitat organizations, our partners, our volunteers and community members across the country to find the solutions and help create the policies that will allow 10 million individuals to meet their most basic needs.

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Through our five-year Cost of Home campaign, we commit to mobilizing our local Habitat organizations, our partners, our volunteers and community members across the country to find the solutions and help create the policies that will allow 10 million individuals to meet their most basic needs.

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Second Saturday Serve (SSS) with The Epicenter

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Second Saturday Serve (SSS) with The Epicenter

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Groups gather together every second Saturday of the month to serve in various ways throughout the community.  Projects are available for all ages, interests, and skill levels. Meet in Edgewood, MD at The Epicenter.

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Second Saturday Serve (SSS) with Mountain Christian Church

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Second Saturday Serve (SSS) with Mountain Christian Church

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Groups gather together every second Saturday of the month to serve in various ways throughout the community. Projects are available for all ages, interests, and skill levels. Meet in Joppa, MD at Mountain Christian Church.

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EarthDay.org lists a variety of environmental conservation opportunities for individuals and their community.

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Climate and Environmental Literacy The Canopy Project The Great Global Cleanup® Artists For The Earth Fashion For The Earth Foodprints For The Future Regenerative Agriculture Global Earth Challenge™ All Campaigns

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Support our Troops Through Operation Gratitude

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Support our Troops Through Operation Gratitude

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Ideas include making paracord bracelets, sewing articles of clothing, donating items for care packages, and writing letters.

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Find out what you can do off-site to earn Community Service Hours →

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A great source to find projects and resources related to the causes that most passionately drive you.

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Feed your community while also safely social distancing by host a front porch food drive. Sponsored by Move for Hunger.

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Front Porch Food Drive | Move for Hunger

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Fight hunger by holding a Front Porch Food Drive in your Community. Leave a bag door by door and ask for non-perishable food donations

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Letters of encouragement for women at My Sister's Place

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Letters of encouragement for women at My Sister's Place

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Write letters of encouragement to women at My Sister's Place, a shelter for survivors of domestic violence and their children. Your letters can bring positive reinforcement to women by letting them know they are supported and cared for.

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My Sister’s Place Women’s Center - Catholic Charities of Baltimore

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My Sister’s Place Women’s Center is Baltimore City’s women’s day shelter and resource center for women and children experiencing homelessness and poverty.

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Harvesting produce for the hungry with First Fruits Farm

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Harvesting produce for the hungry with First Fruits Farm

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Volunteer opportunity for all ages to harvest produce for the hungry. Located in Freeland, MD.

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FAQ's about volunteering, directions to the farm, and more information can be found throughout our website.

Harvest activities are (for the most part) rain or shine - unless conditions are unsafe. If we have to cancel, we'll email everyone registered as soon as any decision is made.

We are happy to sign any community service hour forms after your volunteer day with us! Bring your paperwork and see any of our leaders wearing a FFF shirt for a signature.

Consider signing up as a Field Captain for the day! We'll give you a little extra training so that you can help on the wagons or in other specific jobs, helping the day run smoother for all.

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Volunteer with First Fruits Farm - First Fruits Farm

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FAQ's about volunteering, directions to the farm, and more information can be found throughout our website. Harvest activities are (for the most part) rain or shine - unless conditions are unsafe. If we have to cancel, we'll email everyone registered as soon as any decision is made.

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Food Pantry Volunteering with Community Assistance Network (CAN)

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Food Pantry Volunteering with Community Assistance Network (CAN)

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Food pantry assignments (sorting, packing boxes, taping boxes, food distribution).  Provides supplemental food to income-eligible, Baltimore County Residents.  Located in Dundalk, MD.  Contact Carla Schroyer, food pantry manager,

at 410-285-4674 ext. 112 or cshroyer@canconnects.org

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Community Assistance Network provides supplemental food to income-eligible, Baltimore County Residents. The supplemental food package provides breakfast, lunch, dinner, and two snacks per day for seven days based on a family size of four. Larger families can expect to receive a food supplement that adequately addresses the needs of their family.

It is the goal of the CAN pantry to provide individuals and families with a nutritionally balanced food supplement package. We strive to provide staples from each major food group to each household. Please be advised the supplemental package contents may vary depending on received donations and available inventory.

The CAN pantry recognizes that individuals in our community benefit when we have various

miscellaneous items available. We work diligently to secure donations of pet food, laundry, detergent, soap, shampoo, conditioner, household goods, toiletries and so much more. Let us know what you need! Please be advised there is a limit of three miscellaneous items per household.

Community Assistance Network is currently renovating and expanding our Dundalk location. Our goal is to provide Baltimore County residents who utilize our services, a more dignified and comfortable experience. As part of our renovation, we are building a client choice food pantry that will allow qualifying community members to choose their own grocery items instead of receiving a pre-packaged box of supplemental food. CAN is also implementing new technology called PantrySoft, this new feature gives food pantry clients the convenience of remote grocery ordering. To ensure that CAN's commitment and service to the community continues, as we go into phase two of our renovation/expansion project, pantry distribution is currently taking place in the rear of our building.

Inclement Weather Advisory

Community Assistance Networks' food pantry will be closed when there is inclement weather. We typically follow Baltimore County government closings and delays. We may also close when the Baltimore County government does not if we feel it is unsafe for staff and visitors. Please call the main office number at 410-285-4674 for up-to-date information before traveling to CAN. If CAN is closed due to inclement weather and you are due to receive pantry services, you may come the next day we are open.

7900 E. Baltimore Street, 21224 (Dundalk area)

Open Monday - Friday

9:00 AM to 11:30 AM

1:00 PM to 3:30 PM

We ask that clients arrive 15 minutes prior to the end of each distribution session. No exceptions will be made. We thank you for your understanding as we continue

to strive to meet your needs while following COVID-19 protocols and servicing an influx of

new and returning clients.

Eligible recipients may receive supplemental food once every 30 days.

Saturday Distributions

Resuming in March, Please check our website on March 1st for an updated list of dates.

2022 Holiday Closings and Hours

New Year's Day - Jan 1, 2022

Martin Luther King Day - Jan 17, 2022

President's Day - Feb 21, 2022

Memorial Day - May 30, 2022

Independence Day - July 4, 2022

Independence Day (observed) - July 5, 2022

Labor Day - Sept 5, 2022

Columbus Day - Oct 10, 2022

Veteran's Day - Nov 11, 2022

Thanksgiving - Nov 23, 2022 (9am-1pm)

Thanksgiving Day - Nov 24, 2022

Christmas Holiday - Dec 23, 2022 (9am-1pm)

Documents Needed for Food Pantry Assistance

1. Primary household member 18 and over must be present.

2. Current State ID for Primary household member18 and over with Current Baltimore County address.

3. Social Security Cards for all household members are required on the first and redetermination visits (every six months).

4. Income information for all household members

SSI, SSDI, TCA, Food Stamps, Section 8, Paystubs for last 30 days, child support, unemployment, or pension.

If no source of income, client will need to sign No income verification letter to support lack of income.

5. Proof of Baltimore County Residence i.e. Current Lease, Utility Bill

6. Authorized Power of Attorney or Proxy notarized letter from Client along with signed HMIS consent form

The Can Food Pantry is here to serve and assist you. You may contact the food pantry manager,

Carla Schroyer at 410-285-4674 ext. 112 or cshroyer@canconnects.org

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Community Assistance Network provides supplemental food to income-eligible, Baltimore County Residents. The supplemental food package provides breakfast, lunch, dinner, and two snacks per day for seven days based on a family size of four. Larger families can expect to receive a food supplement that adequately addresses the needs of their family.

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Volunteer opportunities include helping families recover from home fires on a local Disaster Action Team, teaching younger children how to prepare for disasters, or greeting volunteer donors at blood drives.