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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.

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Current opportunities

Silver Spring, MD

Youth Coach

Start date: Ongoing

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

Youth Program Tutor

Start date: Ongoing

Tutor middle and high school students as they complete homework, study for tests and plan for college via Zoom.
Silver Spring, MD

Refugee Welcome Home Project Volunteer

Start date: Ongoing

Lead an effort to fully furnish and set-up a home for a refugee family arriving to Maryland.
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

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.

How to become an IRC volunteer

Complete this form to get started volunteering with the IRC. 

To learn more, attend a volunteer orientation.

Additional things to note

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

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