The Senior Connection of Montgomery County, Inc.

The Senior Connection (formerly ASSISST) is an interfaith caregiving program and is part of the "Faith in Action" movement of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The Senior Connection serves older adults living in lower Montgomery County, Maryland. Services include: escorted transportation, shopping and errand assistance; friendly visitation and help with paperwork. All services are provided free of charge by volunteers from a variety of faith communities. The service area includes Greater Silver Spring, Takoma Park, Bethesda, Kensington, Chevy Chase, lower Rockville and lower Potomac.

Volunteers are constantly needed to keep pace with the increasing demand for services. Service hours are flexible and are set to what ever length of time the volunteer has to offer. 

www.seniorconnectionmc.org.

Four Corners SHARP at Montgomery Blair

Christ Congregational Church is a member of a coalition of churches and other organizations in the Silver Spring community that sponsors and supports the Student Help and Academic Resource Program. The program is centered at Marvin Memorial United Methodist Church and serves students Monday through Thursday of the school term, from 7:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The students are pre-qualified for the program by the school. This environment enables students to keep up with school assignments while under suspension.

A paid director supervises the students, while volunteers provide mentoring and assistance to the students towards the completion of their tasks. In addition to the objective of maintaining classroom work while under suspension, students are helped to accept responsibility for the action that led to suspension and to develop strategies for avoiding suspension in the future. A pool of volunteers who can help for 4 to 6 hours minimum per month is needed for this worthwhile project. If interested, contact the Board for Social Witness, or the Program Director at (301) 592-0500.

Time: 4-6 hours per month

HELP volunteers drive individuals to medical appointments, collect food, maintain a food closet and deliver emergency food to needy families.

Time: varies from one day a week to one day a month

Shepherd’s Table is a soup kitchen for the homeless at "Progress Place" in downtown Silver Spring. Volunteers set the table, serve, and clean up after dinner every day. CCC is responsible for the second Wednesday of each month. Volunteers also sort and distribute clothes during the day.

Time: one 2-hour shift a month; weekly clothes sorting and distribution

Community Vision has fostered the development of and generated widespread community support for "Progress Place," a multi-service day center that provides a variety of social and health services and empowerment opportunities for the homeless. Volunteers provide numerous services such as literacy training, mentoring and counseling.