Start Volunteering Today!
The Volunteer Center
can assist you in finding the best volunteer opportunities that meet
your needs: your interests, schedule, location, and any other
preferences. We are a "matchmaker" between potential volunteers and
organizations. We make it easy for groups, families,
and individuals to get involved in the community, by calling one place
to find a variety of volunteer experiences, whether it is for a few
hours on a Saturday or every Wednesday afternoon. The Volunteer Center has over
300 registered agencies with thousands of volunteer opportunities at our fingertips.
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On average, Maryland's 1.3
million volunteers (28.8% of the population of Maryland)
dedicated 192.2 million hours of
service per year (between 2006 and 2008). The estimated
economic contribution of the volunteer hours served is $3.9
billion annually.
Maryland
volunteers served a median of
44.1 hours
each, according to
Information on Volunteering in Maryland published by the Corporation for National & Community Service.
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The Corporation has also produced a national
historical report published in late 2006 that tracks
volunteering over a 30-year period.
“Volunteer Growth in America: A Review of
Trends Since 1974” illustrates how volunteering has rebounded to a 30-year high
today – rising by more than 32 percent over the past 16 years – after declining
between 1974 and 1989. The report found that older teenagers (ages 16-19) have
more than doubled their time spent volunteering since 1989; that far from being
a “Me Generation,” that Baby Boomers are volunteering at sharply higher rates
than did the previous generation at mid-life; and that the volunteer rate for
Americans ages 65 years and over has increased 64 percent since 1974; and the
proportion of Americans volunteering with an educational or youth service
organization has seen a 63 percent increase just since just 1989.
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Here in Anne Arundel County, the VCAAC
is the sole countywide resource to connect potential
volunteers with opportunities to meet local community
needs. As of June 2009 the Volunteer Center For Anne
Arundel County has referred almost 14,000 volunteers to
more than 330 nonprofit, governmental, and faith-based
community agencies. Our referred volunteers create
over $2.1 million of value added to area nonprofits
each year.
During the past fiscal year ending
June 30, 2009, Volunteer Center referred volunteers
donated more than 105,000 hours of volunteer service
throughout Anne Arundel County and the City of
Annapolis. These volunteers create more than $2,100,000
of value added to our community in volunteer time per
year. For every 1 hour we’re open we generate 50 hours
of service and for every $1 donated, we give back almost $20.00
in volunteer time to the community.
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However, a recently released
study shows that 70% of Maryland nonprofit organizations still report a
need for volunteers to fulfill their missions!
Your help is needed more than ever!
Volunteer your time to make a difference in our community.
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Check out our new Hints for Volunteering Guide.
This is a great starting point to think of all the considerations and
variables involved with finding the right volunteer activity for you.
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Step 1 to Volunteering:
Step 2 to Volunteering:
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CONTINUING OPPORTUNITIES: Browse through
some 60-70
Full Partner Agencies' Current Volunteer
Opportunities
listings. A brief description of the agency's mission, volunteer job
descriptions, and contact information are included for each full partner
agency. Then, contact the agencies that interest you directly, or wait
for your own personalized match of volunteer opportunities from the Volunteer Center.
The latter opportunities are drawn from more than 300
agencies listing opportunities with the Volunteer
Center.
ONE-TIME OPPORTUNITIES: Additional one-time and short-term volunteer opportunities are also available in two formats...
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