Living Classrooms Foundation is deeply grateful for our dedicated volunteers and interns, who range from individuals and students to large corporate groups. Our volunteers play a vital role in advancing our programs and strengthening communities in Baltimore and Washington, DC. We customize volunteer opportunities for both individuals and groups of all sizes, tailoring projects to match your interests, availability, and schedule.
Volunteer Opportunities
Group Volunteer Opportunities
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Living Classrooms offers a variety of hands-on volunteer opportunities across East Baltimore. Projects are flexible, impactful, and designed to engage groups of all sizes. Opportunities consist of campus clean-ups, Historic Ship clean-ups, gardening and landscaping projects and painting and beautification efforts.
Timeframe: Flexible
Number of volunteers: Flexible
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Masonville Cove Environmental Education Center is a partnership between Living Classrooms, the Aquarium, and the Port of Baltimore to revitalize this area of waterfront land. Volunteer groups can conduct shoreline clean-ups, help build and maintain trails, and help plant and maintain various gardens on the property.
Where: Masonville Cove (1000 Frankfurst Avenue)
Timeframe: Flexible
Number of volunteers: Maximum of 25 volunteers
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We are always looking for volunteers to assist with our regular programming either during the school year or summer programming at various Living Classrooms locations. Volunteers can either lead activity stations or participate alongside students. Activities can include but are not limited to; relay races, tug of war, crafts, snack making, and games.
Timeframe: After-school, 3:00 - 6:00 PM & Summer camp, 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Number of volunteers: Flexible
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Many of our sites are in need of murals, both large and small. If your group has artists who are willing to take on designing, funding and painting a mural, Living Classrooms would love to have your help!
Timeframe: Flexible
Number of volunteers: Flexible
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Join our Fresh Start students in the carpentry shop for a unique, student-led experience. Participants will work alongside students as they use their leadership skills to teach you how to build a wooden birdhouse. The experience concludes with lunch together, and you’ll take your birdhouse home!
Timeframe: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM (Monday - Thursday)
Number of volunteers: Maximum 15
Cost: $15 per person for supplies, plus provide pizzas for the group
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Living Classrooms regularly seeks groups of volunteers to help keep our sites clean, healthy, and beautiful. Projects may include shoreline cleanups, invasive plant removal, trash cleanups, construction projects, painting, and planting, as donations or plant purchases allow.
Where:
Kingman + Heritage Islands (3101 Benning Rd. NE)
The Yards Marina (301 Water St. SE)
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Join our Rangers on the Anacostia River for an unforgettable kayak experience at Kingman and Heritage Islands. Paddle through this unique urban waterway while collecting litter that is used to gather data and better understand how to keep our watershed clean. Along the way, you’ll learn about the local ecosystem alongside our Rangers. Your participation directly supports environmental education by helping fund the same hands-on experience for local DC school children.
Where: Kingman + Heritage Islands (3101 Benning Rd. NE)
When: May - October (weather and water condition dependent)
Cost: $650 for up to 15 participants for a guided 2-hour paddle
Individual Volunteer Opportunities
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Living Classrooms is seeking volunteers interested in capturing the vibrant spirit of our programs through photography and videography. Volunteers may document events, programs, and special moments across our sites.
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Volunteers are needed to provide homework assistance in reading, writing, and math for students of all grade levels at several of our community centers. We are also seeking experienced instructors to support out-of-school-time activities such as swimming, chess, financial literacy, dance, yoga and sports.
Where:
UA House at Fayette (1100 E. Fayette St)
POWER House (316 S. Caroline St)
Fresh Start (802 S. Caroline St)
Timeframe: Monday–Friday between 3:00 - 5:30 PM or 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM. Specific times may vary.
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The Crossroads School
This mentoring program connects students from Crossroads School with professionals from neighboring companies. Mentors provide guidance, encouragement, and a listening ear to students, with sessions coordinated by the school counselor.
Where: Crossroads School (802 S. Caroline St)
Timeframe: Thursdays from 12:05 - 12:50 PM
Girls’ Empowerment Mission Program (GEM)
GEM empowers motivated high school girls who lack access to support, resources, and opportunities by providing mentoring and growth experiences that help them become independent, self-sufficient, and confident young women. Mentors must be female college graduates, at least 25 years of age, and willing to commit to one year of mentoring.
Where: Essex, Maryland
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Baltimore
Ascend Through Music is a creative music program that highlights lyricism and instrument education. Musically inclined volunteers of any experience level are paired one-on-one with students to explore creativity and self-expression. Creative mentors spend time building relationships with youth, demonstrate creative skills, facilitate engaging learning activities, and create music alongside students.
Where: UA House at Fayette (1100 E. Fayette St)
Timeframe: One hour per week over the course of 12 weeks. Sessions take place Monday - Friday between 4:00 - 7:00 PM and Saturdays between 12:00 - 5:00 PM, depending on your availability.
Number of Volunteers: 20 (one mentor per student)
National Capital Region
Ascend Through Music is a creative program focused on songwriting, music production, audio engineering, and exploration of the music industry. Individual volunteers may provide program assistance and skill-based support, such as videography, sound engineering, or photography.
Where: Dent House (156 Q St. SW)
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Throughout the year, we host a variety of drives, including but not limited to: Back-to-School Supply Drive, Thanksgiving Food Drive, and Winter Clothing Drive.
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We are always looking for experienced instructors in a variety of disciplines to volunteer at all of our National Capital Region sites. These volunteer roles include but are not limited to, career workshop speakers, mock-interviewers, yoga or exercise class instructors, creative artists and naturalists. We are very interested in environmental science experts who may be interested in working with high school students on field work and projects.
Youth Volunteer Opportunities & Internships
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Students may join individually or with a group to complete their service-learning hours.
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Our Annual Summer Internship Program offers unpaid placements across several of our programs in Baltimore and Washington, DC. Interns gain valuable, hands-on experience while contributing to meaningful community work. Inspired to Serve was created in collaboration with Eric and Jill Becker to celebrate Cara Becker’s legacy of compassion and community service, continuing her spirit of helping others through volunteer engagement across Living Classrooms’ programs.
Internship applications are open now!