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Volunteer
Silver Spring, MD

Volunteer Opportunities

Thank you for your interest in welcoming refugees to your community. By volunteering with the IRC in Silver Spring, MD, you use your skills to help people who have fled violence and persecution to rebuild their lives in America. See below for the latest volunteer opportunities and how to apply.

Current opportunities

  • Silver Spring, MD

    Youth Tutor

    Start date:  Ongoing
    Tutor middle and high school students as they complete homework, study for tests and plan for college.
  • Silver Spring, MD

    Youth Coach

    Start date:  October 02, 2023
    Youth Coaches will work 1-1 with youth ages 15-24 to navigate academic and career-related interests, while developing a greater sense of belonging in their new communities.
  • Silver Spring, MD

    Intern

    Start date:  Ongoing
    Internships give you the chance to get deeply involved in refugee resettlement work. Interns play a pivotal role in supporting locally resettled refugees and leave their internships having built professional experience preparing them for a career in a nonprofit.
  • Silver Spring, MD

    Refugee Welcome Home Project

    Start date:  Ongoing
    Lead an effort to fully furnish and set-up a home for a refugee family arriving to Maryland.
  • Silver Spring, MD

    Resettlement Support Volunteer

    Start date:  Ongoing
    On-call volunteer opportunity supporting apartment set-up, donation sorting, and other tasks.
  • Silver Spring, MD

    Family Mentor

    Start date:  Ongoing
    Work directly with a refugee family or individual to ease their transition to the Washington, DC Metro area and the United States.

How to become an IRC volunteer

To get started, attend a volunteer orientation.

Additional information

Most volunteer opportunities require volunteers to be 18 years or older. 

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