Volunteer

Volunteer Opportunities

Thank you for your interest in welcoming refugees to your community. By volunteering with the IRC in Baltimore, 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

Baltimore, MD
Internships (Fall, Spring, Summer, Academic Year)
Start date: Ongoing
Internships are a great way to gain applied experience in humanitarian work. Every intern works under the supervision of an IRC staff member and helps fulfill our mission to welcome and support humanitarian immigrant clients in Baltimore.
Baltimore, MD
Youth Success Coach Volunteer (Remote for Spring, Summer, Fall cohorts)
Start date: Ongoing
Youth success coaches are matched with 1-2 refugee youth (ages 10-24) to provide support to meet their goals. Success coaches and mentees meet weekly for 10 weeks.
Baltimore, MD
Welcome Home Project Volunteer
Start date: Ongoing
The Welcome Home Project offers individuals or groups an opportunity to prepare an apartment and help to welcome an individual or family to their new home in Baltimore. We are especially in need of groups who can commit to multiple set-ups per year.
Baltimore, MD
Family Mentor Volunteer (summer start)
Start date: Ongoing
Family mentors work with a refugee family or individual for six months to ease their transition to Baltimore and the U.S.