Special Needs: Children,Youth & AdultSpecial Needs: Children,Youth & Adult
Loyola College Center for Values and Service
Baltimore Association For Retarded Citizens (BARC)
BARC is one of the nation's largest agencies addressing the needs of people with mental retardation and is dedicated to improving the quality of life of retarded citizens through vocational training, residential services, supported employment programs, support services and advocacy.Volunteers work directly with clients as tutors, Foster Care Big Brothersand Big Sisters, recreation aides, Friendship Exchange program 'friends'and other 'hands-on' volunteer positions. Volunteers assist with special events and fundraisers, work on committees, help with special maintenance projects at one of our facilities and many other activities that improve the quality of life for our clients.
Contact: Jeanne Fagan
BARC
7215 York Road
Baltimore, MD 21212
Tel: (410) 296-2272
Best Buddies
Best Buddies of America is a college-based program designed to promote very special friendships; friendships between college studentsand persons with mild to moderate retardation. Call the Community Service Office at (410) 617-2380 for the date and location.
Catholic Deaf of Baltimore/Deaf Interfaith
Catholic Deaf of Baltimore provides many services for the Deaf Community in Baltimore. This organization assists the religious education classes for the deaf at the State school in Columbia and Frederick,MD, visits the deaf unit at Springfield State Hospital and visits Foxwell Memorial apartments.
Contact person:
Rev. Peggy Johnson
5606 Johnnycake Road
Baltimore, MD 21207
Tel: (410) 747-5689 or (410) 455-9118
The Children's Guild
The Children's Guild is an interdisciplinary facility serving approximately 130 emotionally disturbed three to twelve year-old children and their families. Volunteer opportunities include: Assisting classroom personnel in their tasks as a classroom aide. (e.g. working with individual students as a tutor, researching and preparing curriculum materials,bringing a special skill to the classroom like storytelling, dramatics,art activities, etc.)
' Helping children in the computer lab or art room
' Working in administrative areas or offices Volunteers must attend an orientation session at the Children's Guild and should plan to attend on-going in-service meetings.
Contact person:
Claire Turberville
Vice President
Administrative Services
The Children's Guild
6802 McClean Blvd.
Baltimore, MD 21234
Tel: (410) 444-3800
The Hearing and Speech Agency/ Gateway School
HASA is a private, non-profit United Way organization dedicated to the treatment of hearing, language and speech disorders. Volunteers may assist with classroom activities, library, lunch and recess duties.There is also a need for people to help with handling calls on the TDD &clerical work in the interpreter referral service.
Contact persons:
Maryann Fugate
Development & Public Relations Office
or
Celeste Segal
Gateway School Ed. Coord.
The Hearing and Speech Agency
2220 St. Paul Street
Baltimore, MD 21218
Tel: (410) 243-3800
Voice: (410) 243-2672 TDD
The League: Serving People With Physical Disabilities
The League serves the persons with physical disabilities through vocational, recreational and social programs. We need volunteers as tutors and welcome assistance in the social service areas, as well as in the recreation and swimming programs. We are open Mon.-Fri. from 8:30am-4:30pm.
Contact person:
Jill Rosato
Volunteer Coordinator
The League for the Handicapped
1111 E. Cold Spring Lane
Baltimore, MD 21239
Tel: (410) 323-0500
The Maryland School For the Blind
The Maryland School for the Blind provides special programs which address the various needs of its students.
Volunteer assignments include:
' tutors and teachers' aides
' pool and gym assistants
' clerical assistants
' recreation assistants (for severely disabled students)
Please contact:
Margie DeLong
The Maryland School for the Blind
3501 Taylor Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21236
Tel: (410) 444-5000 x469
Regional Institute for Children and Adolescents (RICA)
RICA Baltimore is a residential and day treatment program for adolescents with severe emotional problems. Volunteer opportunities include serving as mentors, tutors, special friends, classroom assistants,activity assistants, assisting with arts and crafts and clerical assistance.For more information, please contact:
Lovenia Cox
605 S. Chapelgate Lane
Baltimore, MD 21229
Tel: (410) 368-6607
The Ridge School
Located in Towson, the Ridge School and Ruxton Center provide programs for children from three to twenty-one years of age who have been identified as developmentally delayed, intellectually limited,autistic-like, and/or multi-developmentally disabled.
Contact person:
Maureen P. Flanigan
Volunteer Coordinator
The Ridge School
1306 West Joppa Road
Towson, MD 21204
Tel: (410) 887-3575
St. Elizabeth School
St. Elizabeth School needs volunteers to provide on-going relationships with teenagers and young adults with special needs.
Contact person:
Jai Elyn Obey
(Volunteer Coordinator)
St. Elizabeth School
801 Argonne Drive
Baltimore, MD 21218
Tel: (410) 889-5054
St. Vincent's Center
St. Vincent's Center is a residential treatment facility for abused and neglected children, ages 18 months-12 years. Our need for volunteers includes tutors to help the children focus on and reinforce basic educational skills, in-house volunteers to work with the children in the residential cottages, computer programmers to assist with our needs, and technical writing students to help with the newsletter.
Contact person:
Ellen Torres
Dir. of Volunteer Services
St. Vincent's Center
2600 Pot Spring Road
Timonium, MD 21093
Tel: (410) 252-4002 x606
Villa Maria' Residential Treatment Center for EmotionallyDisabled Children
Villa Maria assists emotionally disabled children between the ages of 5 and 12 in developing the capacity to function effectively in their community. Loyola students are needed to help children complete their homework assignments and improve their academic skills.
Contact person:
Carol Shear
Director of Vol. Services
Villa Maria
2300 Dulaney Valley Road
Timonium, MD 21093
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