Opportunities From: Montgomery County Volunteer Center

Volunteer: SSL Opportunity: Join Caregiving Across Generations!

Are you passionate about helping others?

Are you in high school and in search of meaningful service learning hours? This is your chance!

Empowering the Ages (ETA) is recruiting 15 youth (9-12th grade) volunteers to join Caregiving Across Generations, an innovative project in partnership with Winter Growth, a nonprofit offering Memory Care, Adult Medical Day, and Respite Care programs. Together, we’re tackling one of Maryland’s biggest challenges: supporting families caring for loved ones with dementia.

As a youth volunteer, you will:

✅ Create practical resources—like a Caregiver Handbook and Interactive Guide—that families across Maryland will use.

✅ Learn about aging, dementia, and caregiving through hands-on service-learning.

✅ Connect with caregivers and hear real stories that make an impact. You’ll gain research experience, communication skills, leadership training, and service hours—all while making life easier for families and building a more caring future.

Student participation in this service project is at the discretion of the student’s parent/guardian and must be completed outside of school hours in a public space under direct supervision of the nonprofit organization. The nonprofit organization is responsible for maintaining student safety. Parents/guardians should contact the nonprofit directly with any questions and/or concerns.



Organization: Empowering the Ages

Are you passionate about helping others?

Are you in high school and in search of meaningful service learning hours? This is your chance!

Empowering the Ages (ETA) is recruiting 15 youth (9-12th grade) volunteers to join Caregiving Across Generations, an innovative project in partnership with Winter Growth, a nonprofit offering Memory Care, Adult Medical Day, and Respite Care programs. Together, we’re tackling one of Maryland’s biggest challenges: supporting families caring for loved ones with dementia.

As a youth volunteer, you will:

✅ Create practical resources—like a Caregiver Handbook and Interactive Guide—that families across Maryland will use.

✅ Learn about aging, dementia, and caregiving through hands-on service-learning.

✅ Connect with caregivers and hear real stories that make an impact. You’ll gain research experience, communication skills, leadership training, and service hours—all while making life easier for families and building a more caring future.

Student participation in this service project is at the discretion of the student’s parent/guardian and must be completed outside of school hours in a public space under direct supervision of the nonprofit organization. The nonprofit organization is responsible for maintaining student safety. Parents/guardians should contact the nonprofit directly with any questions and/or concerns.



Organization: Empowering the Ages

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Zip Code: 20850

Allow Groups: No

Volunteer: Let's Help 4 Year Olds Get Ready for School!

Overview: **This volunteer opportunity is for people age 50+**


Volunteer Opportunity for Adults 50+: Make a Lasting Impact in a Child’s Life Are you 50 or older and looking for a meaningful way to give back to your community? Become a volunteer with ETA Connections and help a pre-k student and their family get off to a great start in school! At Empowering the Ages, our mission is to strengthen social-emotional well-being, build life skills, and create meaningful connections across generations—giving both older and younger people a sense of belonging and purpose. 


What You’ll Do:Be matched with a local pre-k student and their family for weekly reading, playing, and learning sessions over Zoom for their pre-k and kindergarten year. Build a positive, supportive relationship that continues through their kindergarten year. Check in regularly with the child’s parent or caregiver to offer encouragement. Participate in weekly peer meetings with other volunteers for connection and support.

What You’ll Get: All training and materials provided. A flexible, online-friendly schedule (just ~2 hours a week). A chance to be part of a warm, committed volunteer community. The joy of making a real difference in a young family’s life.

Details: For adults age 50+ Volunteer training begins early-October 2025

Commitment: 2 hours/week (less in summer) for 20 months (pre-k and kindergarten year).  Most activities are online + 4 in-person Saturday events in Montgomery County Spanish speakers especially needed (any level of fluency helpful, not required)

Next Steps: Deadline to sign up: September 15th, 2025 Attend a Zoom Info Session: Tuesday, September 9th at 2 PM Thursday, September 11th at 10 AM (Email joslyne@empoweringtheages.org to register)

You have the wisdom and heart to change a life—start today.
Learn more at:
https://empoweringtheages.org/connections/
Email us at volunteer@empoweringtheages.org to get started!
 

Organization: Empowering the Ages

Overview: **This volunteer opportunity is for people age 50+**


Volunteer Opportunity for Adults 50+: Make a Lasting Impact in a Child’s Life Are you 50 or older and looking for a meaningful way to give back to your community? Become a volunteer with ETA Connections and help a pre-k student and their family get off to a great start in school! At Empowering the Ages, our mission is to strengthen social-emotional well-being, build life skills, and create meaningful connections across generations—giving both older and younger people a sense of belonging and purpose. 


What You’ll Do:Be matched with a local pre-k student and their family for weekly reading, playing, and learning sessions over Zoom for their pre-k and kindergarten year. Build a positive, supportive relationship that continues through their kindergarten year. Check in regularly with the child’s parent or caregiver to offer encouragement. Participate in weekly peer meetings with other volunteers for connection and support.

What You’ll Get: All training and materials provided. A flexible, online-friendly schedule (just ~2 hours a week). A chance to be part of a warm, committed volunteer community. The joy of making a real difference in a young family’s life.

Details: For adults age 50+ Volunteer training begins early-October 2025

Commitment: 2 hours/week (less in summer) for 20 months (pre-k and kindergarten year).  Most activities are online + 4 in-person Saturday events in Montgomery County Spanish speakers especially needed (any level of fluency helpful, not required)

Next Steps: Deadline to sign up: September 15th, 2025 Attend a Zoom Info Session: Tuesday, September 9th at 2 PM Thursday, September 11th at 10 AM (Email joslyne@empoweringtheages.org to register)

You have the wisdom and heart to change a life—start today.
Learn more at:
https://empoweringtheages.org/connections/
Email us at volunteer@empoweringtheages.org to get started!
 

Organization: Empowering the Ages

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Allow Groups: No

Volunteer: Inspire others by sharing your favorite quotes!

Quick Quotes, a program of Empowering the Ages, sends out an email each week with a quote and stimulating questions. We do this to develop an intergenerational community as well as reduce loneliness and social isolation.

If you are interested in volunteering with Quick Quotes, you can sign up and email us your motivational, funny, or interesting quotes to encourage others. What motivates you, will motivate others! Volunteering with us will give you the chance to be a part of a virtual community, inspire others through insightful and cheerful quotes, and give yourself and others some extra happiness each week!

Sign up at: https://empoweringtheages.org/quick-quotes/

Not approved for MCPS SSL hours. See guidelines for agencies on how virtual opportunities may be considered for SSL.

Organization: Empowering the Ages

Quick Quotes, a program of Empowering the Ages, sends out an email each week with a quote and stimulating questions. We do this to develop an intergenerational community as well as reduce loneliness and social isolation.

If you are interested in volunteering with Quick Quotes, you can sign up and email us your motivational, funny, or interesting quotes to encourage others. What motivates you, will motivate others! Volunteering with us will give you the chance to be a part of a virtual community, inspire others through insightful and cheerful quotes, and give yourself and others some extra happiness each week!

Sign up at: https://empoweringtheages.org/quick-quotes/

Not approved for MCPS SSL hours. See guidelines for agencies on how virtual opportunities may be considered for SSL.

Organization: Empowering the Ages

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Allow Groups: Yes