Family Services is a division of Catholic Charities of Baltimore, which includes nearly half of the agency's 80 programs. This hub covers volunteering opportunities for our child welfare, behavioral health, and violence prevention programs, including St. Vincent's Villa, Safe Streets, and the Villa Maria programs.
Administrative & Operations Support - Building & Grounds
| NOTE: Individuals who are not part of a group and wish to make multiple visits are required to complete an application and background screening for this volunteer role. Please contact Volunteer Services about the process if you are interested in signing up: volunteercfs@cc-md.org. |
Vegetable Gardens - Villa Maria School
We have a few vegetable gardens around Villa Maria School. Students grow seeds and young plants in the greenhouse. Plant into garden beds. And tend plants through a outdoor, Earth Science classes. Volunteers can help with watering and weeding to more skill-intensive projects. The fences were assembled by volunteers!
Courtyards - St. Vincent's Villa
We are fortunate to have these spaces in the midst of our residential treatment center, and we rely on volunteers for their care. Three of our smaller courtyards are adorned with bushes, seating, planters, and pathways, but quickly become messy if not regularly tended.
All of these garden and courtyard spaces provide opportunities for respite and therapeutic recreation, but they also provide a welcoming and relaxing atmosphere to those on campus.
Day of Service
Groups of 2-5 people can work in a courtyard together and TIMES ARE FLEXIBLE on weekdays. When signing up, indicate what day and time works best for your family or group. Tools and gloves provided.
Please contact Volunteer Services at volunteercfs@cc-md.org to schedule a Day of Service that is not already on the calendar.
Adopt a Garden/Courtyard
Ideally, we're looking for groups or individuals who might "adopt" one or two courtyards to steward on a regular basis.
Needs:
- Weeding.
- Trimming and pruning bushes and shrubbery.
- General maintenance: walking stones, planters, etc.
- Creative ideas for developing the spaces!
We have most of the equipment you might need, including gloves, weeding implements, and shears.
Schedule Summary
This activity generally occurs on
- Monday - Morning, Afternoon, Evening
- Tuesday - Morning, Afternoon, Evening
- Wednesday - Morning, Afternoon, Evening
- Thursday - Morning, Afternoon, Evening
- Friday - Morning, Afternoon, Evening
- Saturday - Morning, Afternoon, Evening
- Sunday - Morning, Afternoon, Evening
About Us
Mission
Inspired by the Gospel mandates to love, serve and teach, Catholic Charities provides care and services to improve the lives of Marylanders in need.
Vision
Cherishing the Divine Within, we are committed to a Maryland where each person has the opportunity to reach his or her God-given potential.
Values
To Love, To Serve, To Teach and To Work for Justice
Who We Are
What We Do
St. Vincent's Villa, Villa Maria Schools, and Villa Maria Behavioral Health provide state-of-the-art behavioral health, child welfare, special education, early childhood and family-development services. Known for creativity, innovation, excellence, and our nationally-recognized Family-Provider Partnership, our programs focus on building and unifying families and helping families and individuals of all ages to achieve healthier lives.
- Safe Streets Baltimore (Sandtown-Winchester, Brooklyn-Curtis Bay, Penn-North, and Cherry Hill posts) provides evidence-based violence prevention and interruption services in West Baltimore.
Thank you
Thank you to Zapier for helping us expand our capacity to recruit and retain volunteers by making our team extra efficient. :)
