Volunteering

Grant Liaisons

The Catonsville Women’s Giving Circle wants to expand our involvement with current grantees. So we created Grant Liaisons to pair a member with one of the nonprofit organizations that received grants from us in 2021. We already have 10 matches made.
COMMITMENT: Contact the nonprofit once or twice a month to check on what’s needed and ways the CWGC can spread the word or help organize the response.
Grantee organizations in need of a liaison:
• 40 West Assistance and Referral Center
• Contemporary Arts, Inc
• Lighthouse
• Mosaic Community Services

Perhaps you already lend a hand to one of the above groups. Liaison positions are open to current and new members. Join today! For more information contact:
Mary Buchanan; maryhb3820@gmail.com

Volunteer Opportunities

There are many ways we can help our grantees throughout the year, this years grantees have requested :
Asylee Women - donations of food and diapers are always needed
Baltimore County Arts Guild - collect art supplies, volunteer at events, join as a member.
Benjamin Banneker Historical Park - donation of clothing they can sell.
Catonsville Senior Center - volunteers
CEA - food donations
Concerts at 3 - advertise upcoming concerts to increase awareness and attendance
Lazarus Caucus - donations, volunteers to help with monthly birthday parties.
Lighthouse - volunteer opportunities.
Mosiac - donations of hygiene/ toiletry products and art supplies.
NaMI - volunteer opportunities.
RISE (Refugees and Immigrants Self-Empowerment) at Christ the King Episcopal Church
YMCA - volunteers to prep for summer camp, donations of art supplies

Asylee Women Enterprise.
4500 Frankford Avenue Baltimore 21206, office ph 443 850 0627. Website: www.asyleewomen.org

Benjamin Banneker Historical Park and Museum…
For more information, 410-887-1081, speak to Justine Schaeffer.

Catonsville Emergency Assistance (CEA)…
Volunteers to work with our program assistant helping clients when they come in to pick up their food, 2 hours one day a week (we're open 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. ) Monday through Thursday, volunteers to help with the phones including retrieving messages and calling people back to set up appointments, and answering the phone and referring callers to other agencies and organizations when they can't be helped at CEA, 2 hours a week. If someone can't commit to a specific time, they may want to be a substitute when one of the regular phone volunteers is ill or on vacation. Volunteers will be trained. And volunteers with skills in marketing, PR and/or graphic design. 410-747-4357

Lazarus Caucus…
Volunteers to help with or host the once monthly birthday party for the residents, held the first Thursday of each month from 6-7:30 pm, can sign up individually and just help out and sing/celebrate; hosting would involve coordinating cupcakes and ice cream sandwiches for 100 people and, if possible, $5 McD's gift cards for 10 people.
Always need socks and underwear; gloves/hats/scarves in the winter; and the reflectors for arms or legs for walking in the dark to job locations. 410-707-3433

Lighthouse…
In need of puppets, dolls for a doll house, a play hospital, autism cards. Toys are generally used for 4-10 year olds. Also, could use help brainstorming for new funding sources, or come give a talk. 410-788-5483

Rails to Trails..
Like them on Facebook to find out about clean up opportunities

RISE (Refugees and Immigrants Self-Empowerment) at Christ the King Episcopal Church
In need of hand sanitizer, detergent, first aid kits, razors, shaving cream, sunscreen, trash bags.
Donations can be dropped off on Wednesday between 9-2:30, or Sunday from 11-noon, or at an arranged time. 1930 Brookdale Road (blue church) For questions or to arrange a drop off, call 443-797-7449.

Westowne Elementary…
Contact school for volunteer opportunities…(443) 809-0854