Partnering Organizations

How do community organizations collaborate with the program?

Each semester, the Center for Civic and Community Engagement partners with faculty members across college departments in order to engage students in meaningful volunteer service experiences connected to their course curriculum. Community partnerships with non-profit, education, and government organizations are established with a specific course connection in mind. As a result, the needs of organizations must align with the academic semester timeline and courses with which the Center is working.

Community Partnerships - Quick Reference:

• Approximately 25 course sections offer a required or optional service learning component each semester. 
• Students enrolled in these courses complete between 2 and 15 hours of service on average.
• Course integration models vary among classes. Some classes partner with a single organization for a special project, while other classes allow students to choose a site (from an approved list) with which to pursue a placement and complete a designated number of service hours.

ALERT: If you are currently enrolled in a service learning course, you MUST use the CCCE directory page in your course’s Canvas site. That is the APPROVED list of partners/sites for your specific course. This page is only for volunteering OUTSIDE of your required service learning hours for your course. Service hours completed at a site that is not approved for your course may not fulfill the requirements for your assignment.

Recent Community Partners Include:

The Community Action Council of Howard County

Students assisted shoppers and sorted donations at the Howard County Foodbank, which provides groceries to community members facing food insecurity.

The Community Ecology Institute

Student volunteers prepared garden beds, planted, weeded, and harvested vegetables at Freetown Farm, a project dedicated to teaching agricultural skills to the local community.

Grassroots Day Resource Center

HCC students provided information to residents and distributed resources in the basic needs pantry at the Grassroots shelters.

Howard County Department of Recreation and Parks

Student volunteers supported participants in therapeutic recreation programs such as zumba, bowling, and art class.

Howard County Public Schools Health Services

Students assisted school nurses with administering hearing and vision screenings and vaccine clinics.

Moveable Feast

HCC students prepared medically tailored meals to deliver to Marylanders living with chronic illnesses.

My Sister's Place

Student volunteers served hot meals to women in need at a shelter in Baltimore.

Patapsco Heritage Greenway

Volunteers cared for newly-planted trees at the Patapsco State Park.

Paul's Place

Students served meals and sorted donations at a soup kitchen in Baltimore.

Ronald McDonald House Charities of Baltimore

HCC students cooked and served dinner for families staying at the house while their children undergo medical treatment.

Success in Style

Student volunteers sorted donated professional clothing to support community members in need during their job search.

Therapeutic and Recreational Riding Center

Volunteers walked alongside horses to ensure safety during equine therapy sessions for riders with special needs.

Youth and Teen Center at the Barn

Students planned activities and presentations to promote dental hygiene to local youth.

Are you interested in hosting student volunteers at your non-profit, education, or government organization?

The Center for Civic and Community Engagement is always looking for new partners who routinely have meaningful volunteer opportunities for students during the primary months of the spring (February - April) and fall (September - November) academic semesters. 

Hosting student volunteers has multiple benefits for your organization as it provides:

Contact us for more information: ccce@howardcc.edu

ALERT: If you are currently enrolled in a service learning course, you MUST use the CCCE directory page in your course’s Canvas site. That is the APPROVED list of partners/sites for your specific course. This page is only for volunteering OUTSIDE of your required service learning hours for your course. Service hours completed at a site that is not approved for your course may not fulfill the requirements for your assignment.

Looking for ways to get involved?  Check out the list below for more information on some of our partners that use community volunteers regularly.

Howard County Organizations 

• Athelas Institute
  Support Residential and Day Program for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
• Bridges to Housing Stability
  Support client moves, childcare, and administrative support.
• The Community Action Council of Howard County
  Assist shoppers and sort and bag donations at the CAC Food Bank.
• The Community Ecology Institute
  Prepare garden beds and plant, weed, and harvest vegetables in a sustainable garden.
• Days End Farm Horse Rescue
  Daily care of horses including feeding, grooming and mucking stalls or with a variety of outreach opportunities. 
• Gentle Giants Draft Horse Rescue 
  Daily care of horses including feeding, grooming and mucking stalls
• Grassroots Day Resource Center
  Monitor the pantry and clothing distribution.  Volunteers may also help with dishwashing and onsite shower and laundry services.
• Habitat for Humanity of the Chesapeake
  Organize and process furniture and building materials at several ReStore locations or help at a construction build site.
• Howard EcoWorks
  Plant trees and remove invasive plants.
• Laurel Advocacy and Referral Services
  Sort and organize food donations or serve as a client services assistant
• On Our Own of Howard County
  Spend time with program participants and help with cleaning and organizing space
• Patapsco Heritage Greenway
  Participate in stream clean up and  tree plant at the Patapsco State Park.
• Success in Style
  Sort donated professional clothing to support community members in need during their job search.
• Therapeutic and Recreational Riding Center
  Volunteers walked alongside horses to ensure safety during equine therapy sessions for riders with special needs.
• Winter Growth
  Spend time with residents and assist in serving and cleaning up meals.
• YMCA in Central Maryland
  Volunteer at special events, become a mentor or coach, help with childcare, food distribution and more!   

Baltimore Organizations 

• The Baltimore Station
  Group opportunities for meal service and special projects
• Baltimore ToolBank
  Group opportunities such as inventory care and organization, rain garden maintenance, and building floating wetlands
• Meals on Wheels of Central Maryland
  Prepare or deliver meals, grocery assistant, wellness checks
• Moveable Feast
  Prepare medically tailored meals to be deliver to Marylanders living with chronic illnesses.
• My Sister's Place
  Serve hot meals to women and children in need at a day shelter.
• Paul's Place
  Serve meals and sort donations at a soup kitchen.
• Ronald McDonald House Charities
  Group opportunities to cook and serve dinner for families staying at the house while their children undergo medical treatment.