volunteer

VOLUNTEER Program Vision Statement

The volunteer program at Project PLASE seeks to place volunteers in meaningful positions in which they will help to fulfill Project PLASE’s mission of ending homelessness. Volunteers will do this by educating, cooking for, and interacting with our clients, improving their homes, and advocating for them.

VOLUNTEER APPLICATION

There are many volunteer opportunities to choose from at Project PLASE. Please email Olivia Straub, our Volunteer Coordinator, to talk about PLASE's volunteer options for you or your group. Volunteers should be 18 and over.

If you are an individual please complete the individual volunteer application and send to us as below.
If you represent a group please complete the group volunteer application and send to us as below.

Email: volunteer@projectplase.org
Telephone: 410.837.1400 x 136
Fax: 410.837.6130
Mail: 1814 Maryland Ave., Baltimore, MD 21201

Community Partners 2012

Allied Products, Inc
Baltimore City Community College (Student Government Association)
Church of the Redeemer (BOOTS FOR BALTIMORE)
Coffee Coffee
Dankmeyer, Inc.
Glass Mind Theatre (Belated Boxing Day Ball)
Goodwill Industries of the Chesapeake
Hilton Baltimore (Global Week of Service)
Hopkins Clay Initiative
JHU’s Center for Social Concern
JHU’s SOURCE (Student Outreach Resource Center)
Joe2
Johns Hopkins Bayview Care Center
Maryland Institute College of Arts (Community Arts Partnerships)
Mosaic Makers
Oheb Shalom
Phi Kappa Psi - Maryland Gamma (University of Maryland)
Ranch House Church
Self Storage One
Single Carrot Theater
Station North Arts District (Final Fridays)
St. Mary's Seminary & University (Giving Tree Campaign)
THB Bagels & Deli
The Body Shop (Another for a Mother)
Towson University (Dept. Electronic Media & Film)
Urban Native Boutique
You and Who

We look forward to working with our existing partners and welcoming new community partnerships this year to help our residents as they re-gain housing in the community.

Community Partners 2011

Baltimore Theater Project
Bryn Mawr Alumnae Association (Adopt-a-Family)
Church of the Redeemer (BOOTS FOR BALTIMORE)
Dominion Ice Cream
Eli Lilly & Company (Lily USA Oncology)
Garden Harvest (Adopt-a-Plot)
Girl Scout Troop 1588 of St. Philip Neri School
Goodwill Industries of the Chesapeake
Iota Phi Lambda Sorority, Inc. (Kappa Chapter)
Joe Squared
JHU President's Day of Service
JHU’s SOURCE (Student Outreach Resource Center)
Johns Hopkins University Office of Work, Life and Engagement (Adopt-a-Family)
Lambda Theta Alpha Latin Sorority, Incorporated (Alpha Delta Graduate Chapter)
Law Office of William R. Levasseur, Sr., L.L.C
Maryland Institute College of Arts (Community Arts Partnerships)
Maryland Public Television
Moses Montefiore Anshe Emunah
National Aquarium, Baltimore
New Harvest Deliverance Ministries
Oheb Shalom (Youth Group)
Saints Philip and James University Parish
Self Storage One
Single Carrot Theater
St. Gabriel Catholic Church
St. Mark's Lutheran Evangelical Church
St. Mary's Seminary & University (Giving Tree Campaign)
THB Bagels & Deli
The Art Connection in the Capital Region
The Episcopal Church Of The Redeemer
Thomas Jefferson Elementary/ Middle School (Student Council)
Towson University (Dept. Electronic Media & Film)
University of Maryland School of Dentistry
Village Learning Place (LINK Summer)
Virgin Mobile USA (Virgin Mobile FreeFest)
Wilde Lake Interfaith Center (Give It a Second Life)
Zion Baptist Church

Thank you again to all our in-kind donors and volunteers for making our work at Project PLASE possible!

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

Want to Stay Up to Date?

Join our Volunteer E-Newsletter to get the latest news about volunteer opportunities! Updates also include volunteer interviews and clients talking about volunteers who have made an impact in their lives.

Direct Service Activities

Project PLASE offers a variety of volunteer opportunities ranging from one time events to ongoing projects. Our volunteer projects include tutoring residents, participating in social activities, moving residents, providing arts and crafts instruction, helping to maintain our buildings, and facilitating relaxation classes (yoga, walking, tai chi). Such programs have a powerful impact on our clients, staff and volunteers!

Purse Power!

“Purses for PLASE” returned to the Fells Point Fun Festival for a second year this fall. The Fells Point Fun Festival is the largest street fair in Baltimore, and we were excited to be a part of the events again this year. Despite the chilly and forbidding weather, there were a lot of attendees at the fair, and we raised over $1,600!

We’re looking forward to our next “Purses for PLASE” event, at Mount Vernon’s Flowermart. Mark your calendars for May 4th & 5th, 2012!

If you would like to host a “Purse Party” to collect donations for Project PLASE, or organize your own purse drive, please contact Faith at 410-837-1400 ext. 36.

Gardening with Project PLASE

April through November will be PLASE's second season of organic gardening with Garden Harvest in Reisterstown. PLASE staff, volunteers, and clients take multiple monthly trips to the farm to plant, weed, and harvest. It's a great way to learn more about gardening, get out in the country, and get some exercise!

Garden Volunteer Days last from 9AM-1:30PM and include weeding, tilling, composting, preparing rows, and planting. You do not need to have any prior gardening experience to participate. If you are interested, contact our Volunteer Coordinator at 410-837-1400 x36. To learn more about PLASE's green projects, visit our blog

LEARN ABOUT OUR VOLUNTEERS!

For over 10 years, Hilma and Bob Swensen have volunteered to deliver produce, breads, desserts and other goods to Project PLASE’s men’s and women’s facilities on North Avenue. Read the full article "Food Fridays with the Swensens"!