Local Opportunities
AF Whitsitt Center
PO Box 229 or 300 scheeler Rd
Chestertown, MD 21620
Contact: Jen Spray
Responsibilities: Drive patients from AA/NA meetings and bowling/familiar with recovery program
Chesapeake Bay Foundation
6 Herndon Ave
Annapolis, MD 21403
Contact: Heather Tuckfield
410-268-8816
Responsibilities: Hands-on projects, speaking opp and office help/commitment
Colchester Farms
31285 Georgetown Cemetery Road
Georgetown, MD 21930
Contact: Charlotte Staelin
Phone: 410-648-5609
E-mail: colchesterfarm@friend.ly.net
Responsibilities: Help with gleaning seasonally.
Department of Natural Resources
632 Wye Island Rd
Queenstown, MD
Contact: Dave Davis
410-827-7577
Responsibilities: Manage public land, shoreline protection
Drayton Retreat Center
12651 Cooper's Lane
Worton MD 21678-1354
Contact: Carol Shaw
410-778-2869
Responsibilities: Cleaning, yard work, plumbing and carpentry, able to work with others
Easter Seals
22242 Bay Shore Rd
Chestertown
Contact: Abbie Graubard
410-778-0566
Responsibilities: Work with individuals with disabilities
Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuge
1730 Eastern Neck Rd
Rock Hall
Contact: Susan Talbott
410-639-7056
Friends of the Kent County Library
408 High Street
Chestertown
Contact: Joe Massey
410-928-3038
Responsibilities: Raise money for library
Horsehead Wetlands Center
PO Box 519
Grasonville, MD
Contact: Kathy Siegfield
410-827-6694
Responsibilities: Conservation of wildfowl and wetlands
Kent County Chamber of Commerce
122 North Cross Street
Post Office Box 146
Chestertown, Maryland 21620
Tel. 410-810-2968
Kent County Dept. Social Services
P.O. Box 670
Chestertown, MD 21620
Contact: Tom Rider
410-778-0820, x451
Responsibilities: Mentoring with school work, couple of hours a week
Kent County Humane Society
10720 Augustine Herman Hwy
Chestertown, MD 21620
Contact: Christi Nelson
410-778-3648
Responsibilities: Feed, bathe, water, play w/ dogs and cats, love for animals
Kent Co. Medical Adult Day Care
125 S. Lynchburg St.
Chestertown, MD 21620
Contact: Gail Yeilie
410-778-5581
Responsibilities: Assist w/ activities and meals talk with clients, interest in elderly and patience
Kent Family Center
601 High Street
Chestertown, Md 21620
Contact: Amy Cullum
Phone: 410-778-7811
Responsibilities: Help families with their children in the child development room, assist staff, and help with gardening.
Kent Hospice Foundation
103 Dixon Dr.
Chestertown, MD
Contact: Nancy Morris
410-778-7058
Responsibilities: Support, care to dying and bereaved
National Aquarium in Baltimore
Charmaine Dahlenburg
Conservation Department, National Aquarium in Baltimore
410-659-4274
cdahlenburg@aqua.org
www.aqua.org
Activities: Wetland Restoration Projects
Queen Anne's County Community Parternships For Children
P.O Box 418
Centreville, MD 21620
Responsibilities: Mentoring/organization, and love for kids
Queen Anne's County Department of Social Services
120 Broadway
Centreville, MD 21617
Contact: Linda Vasbinder
Responsibilities: Reception, admin., mentor, foster care
Rebuilding Together Kent County MD
P.O. Box 180
Chestertown, MD 21620
Contact: Sue Basener
Phone: 410-778-6677
E-mail: rtkentco@hotmail.com
Responsibilities: Assisting in repairs of low income houses for homeowners, such as painting, roofing, fixing floors, etc. No previous experience or skills required.
Upper Shore Community Mental Health Center
P.O. Box 229
Chestertown, MD 21620
Contact: Wayne "Archie" Cawley, III
410-778-6800 or toll free 1-888-784-0137
Responsibilities: Admin., collecting donations, host parties and games, flexibility, communication, and desire to help others.
National Opportunities
- AFS [www.afs.org/usa]
- American Friends Service Committee [www.afsc.org]
- AmeriCorps [www.americorps.org]
- Amigos [www.amigoslink.org]
- Council Exchanges [www.councilexchanges.org]
- Cross-Cultural Solutions [www.crossculturalsolutions.org]
- Earthwatch Institute [www.earthwatch.org]
- Global Children's Organization [www.globalchild.org]
- Global Exchange [www.globalexchange.org]
- Global Service Corps [www.globalservicecorps.org]
- Global Volunteers [www.globalvolunteers.org]
- The International Partnership for Service-Learning [www.ipsl.org]
- International Volunteer Programs Association [www.volunteerinternational.org]
- Lisle Inc. (formerly Lisle Fellowship): [www.lisle.utoledo.edu]
- Mobility International USA (MIUSA) [www.miusa.org]
- Operation Crossroads Africa [www.igc.org/oca]
- National Student Campaign Against Hunger & Homelessness [www.nscahh.org]
- Partnership for Public Service [www.ourpublicservice.org]
- Peace Corps [www.peacecorps.gov]
- Transitions Abroad [www.transitionsabroad.com]
- University of Minnesota (MSID) [www.umabroad.umn.edu]
- VolunteerAbroad.com
- Volunteers for Peace International Opportunities [www.vfp.org]
- Volunteer Placements & Internships [www.volunteertravel.com]
- WorldTeach [www.worldteach.org]