Current opportunities
Silver Spring, MD
Summer Academy Volunteer
Start date: Ongoing
Engage young refugees and asylees to address learning gaps in English and math.
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.
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
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.
How to become an IRC volunteer
To get started, attend a volunteer orientation.
Additional things to note
Most volunteer opportunities require volunteers to be 18 years or older.