Student Community Service

Possiblities In Greenbelt

    
   
       
   
       
         

 

The City of Greenbelt is eager to use the services of any person desiring to do volunteer work. The following is a list of opportunites in the City government for service.

This list was generated as a result of the requirement that middle and high school students in Maryland perform a certin number of hours of community service in order to graduate. This list, however, is not intended to be exclusive to students. Any interested person of any age is encouraged to contact the person or agency named below for futher information about voluteer opportunities available.

Serving on the City Council's Youth Advisory Committee

Contact

 

Joe McNeal, Assistant Director of operations

 
Phone
(301) 397- 2220
The Youth Advisory Committee is appointed by the city Council to advise Council on matters involving children, youth, and families. YAC meets monthly, September - May.
 

 

 

Working as Recreation Center Aides or Playground and Camp Aids

 

Contact: Recreation Department Business Office- Youth Center

Phone: (301) 397-2200

There are year-round opportunites for students to assist in the operation of programs at various recreation centers and playgrounds located throughout the City, including Springhill Lake Recreation Center, Youth Center, Aquatic and Fitness Center, Schrom Hills Park, etc.

Working as Day Care Aides

 

Contact: Recreation Department Business Office-Youth Center

Phone: (301)397-2200

There are year-round opportunties for students to work with City Staff in a varity of children's programs (pre-school and Kindergarten age)

 

Providing Office help in Recreation Department Main Office

 

Contact   Recreation Department Business Office-Youth Center
 
Phone   (301) 397-2200
 
There are year-round opportunties for students to provide adminstrative help in the Recreation office, gaining experience in various areas and interacting with the public

 

Odd Jobs for the Elderly or Disabled

 

Contact: Elizabeth Park, Director, Greenbelt CARES
Phone: (301) 345-6660

Helping teach City Recreation classes that do not require certified instructors as program aides

 

Contact: Recreation Department Business Office- Youth Center

Phone: (301) 397-2200

 

Numerous programs can use assistance in setting up and taking down equipment for recreation classes and assisting in class instruction

 

Working with Greenbelt Activity Groups like the Boys and Girls Club or Golden Age Club
Contact: Recreation Deparatment Business Office-Youth Center

Phone: (301) 397-2200

The Recreation Department acts a liaison between City recognized activity groups and voluteers. Contact the Recreation Business office to determine what precise opportunities might be availble and acontact person.

Litter Clean-up Parks

Contact: Ken Hall, Director of Public Works

Phone: (301) 474-8004

Students can help clean litter in City parks and adjacent woods.

 

Helping the Police with administrative tasks such as record keeping

Contact: George Mattews, Greenbelt Police Department

Phone: (301) 474-7200

 

Assisting the Greenbelt Arts Center

Contact: Sheilah Crossley-Cox
Phone: (301) 552-3120
 
The Arts Center can use some help from people willing to serve as ushers, take tickets, serve refreshments, do technical work backstage, paint sets, manage props or costumes, or help with the ongoing renovation of the Arts Center. Other oppotunities are available as well.

 

Working with the Catholic Community on programs like So Others May Eat

S.O.M.E.

Contact:
Barbara Havekost
Phone:
(301) 474-6369
When there ia a fifth Sunday in a month (4-5 times per year), The Catholic Communi ty meets at 6 a.m. in Greenbelt, car pools to the S.O.M.E. headquaters in the Northeast section of Washington, D.C. and prepares and serves breakfast for 400 to 500 people.

Tutoring for School Children

Contact: Liz Park, Director, Greenbelt CARES

Phone: (301) 345-6660

Help school children in elementary, middle, or high school with subjects in which they are having trouble.

Developing a monthly child oriented news insert for the

Greenbelt News Review

Contact: Liz Park, Director, Greenbelt C.A.R.E.S.

Phone: (301) 345-6660

Participate in the development of a newsletter type insert for the Greenbelt News Review. Duties might involve interviewing children, organizing children's writing/ drawing efforts, writing articles of intrest to children, and creating a children's calender of local events.

 

 

 

Staffing the City recycling center on weekend mornings

 

Contact: City Recycling Coordinator

Phone: (301) 474- 8004

The City's drop-off recycling center gets a lot of use on weekends. Unfortunately, it is often misused by residents and non-residents. Volunteers are needed to staff the center on weekends to assist people in using the facility properly and to try to reduce the amount of trash and garbage (rather than recyclables) that are often left at the center by advising people on proper methods of disposal.

 

 

 

 

City of Greenbelt, Maryland
City Offices, 25 Crescent Road, Greenbelt, MD 20770
Phone: 301-474-8000 FAX: 301-441-8248
Recreation Office, 301-397-2200