Volunteer with Martha's Table

Beginning with humble roots in 1980, Martha’s Table was originally a place for children to receive free sandwiches and food after school.  We gradually grew to address the additional needs of the community by finding solutions to poverty in the short and long term.  We address emergency needs with food and clothing programs and break the long cycle of poverty with education and family support services.

As availability in our schedule allows, Martha's Table is able to accommodate those completing school or court mandated community service. Prior to your arrival, you must schedule an appointment with the Volunteer Program Assistant to receive approval to volunteer at Martha's Table, complete our Community Service Orientation, and discuss necessary paperwork and tracking of hours.

Contact our Volunteer Assistant at 202.328.6608 x 212 or volunteer@marthastable.org to schedule a COURT or SCHOOL Community Service appointment and Orientation.

Back to School with Reading Partners!

 Coming soon to a lunch near YOU! Reading Partners connects elementary school students with 1:1 tutors to help improve their reading and literacy skills.


You don't need any tutoring experience to tutor with Reading Partners--and it can take as little time as 45 minutes per week!

Opportunities are available Monday-Thursday at 11 locations throughout DC. For more information, check out their table during lunch next week, or go to www.readingpartners.org

Earn Community Service Hours and Get Paid $250 This Summer at the National Gallery of Art!

High School Summer Institute 2012 Description Interested in art? The High School Summer Institute is for you! Explore the museum's collection and exhibitions Connect with a variety of museum professionals Create a work of art for public display Learn and work with other teens Weekdays, June 18–29 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Participants receive a $250 stipend and earn 20 hours of community service credits To Be Eligible, You Must Be Interested in studio art or art history Entering grade 10, 11, 12, or be a 2012 graduate of a high school located in the metropolitan Washington region Able to attend all sessions of the program To Apply Print out and complete the three-part application form. Applications must be postmarked by April 13, 2012. Interviews will take place in late April at the National Gallery for select candidates. Questions? Contact museum educator Sarah Diallo at (202) 842-6252 or highschoolinstitute@nga.gov Beginning and advanced high school art students welcome

Give Back Outside: Volunteer at the National Arboretum

March 24, 2012: Do you enjoy working with people and being outdoors? Are you a lifelong learner? The U.S. National Arboretum seeks volunteer guides and docents to share their love of plants and the Arboretum with visitors from around the world. 

Arboretum docents enhance the visitor experience by providing valuable information and answering questions at the front desk or at outdoor information stations; Guides connect visitors to the Arboretum through interpretive tours, including walking tours of individual collections or bus tours of the entire grounds for individual and group visitors. Volunteer trainings are ongoing, the next training is March 24.

For more information, visit the National Arboretum volunteer page or email the Volunteer Office.

Support Local Watersheds & Youth Civic Engagement

April 1-10, 2012: Earth Force, a nonprofit organization that supports environmental service-learning, seeks volunteers to help review DC middle school students' watershed-improvement project proposals for the annual Caring for Our Watersheds Youth Summit, an environmental educational competition held in conjunction with Mayor Gray's Unite for a Sustainable DC and the United Nations World Environment Day. Judges will be responsible for reviewing at least two proposals (with a flexible time frame) and joining a brief meeting (with an in-person and webinar option) to ensure proposals are ranked fairly.

For more information or to register, please contact Kurt Moser.

Volunteer with the Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum Visitor Services

Visitor Services serves as the focal point and personal face for all visitor activities at the National Air and Space Museum. Our singular mission is to enhance the visitor's experience through customer focused services and programs. Our key to success has been the specialized customer service training provided to staff and volunteers necessary to effectively interact with the museum public and community. We strive to ensure that each visitor's experience at the museum is exciting. We are a readily accessible source for information, as well as an available resource to answer, direct, and equip visitors with information and knowledge about the museum through direct and personal i...

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Work at the National Air & Space Museum! 

Visitor Services serves as the focal point and personal face for all visitor activities at the National Air and Space Museum. Our singular mission is to enhance the visitor's experience through customer focused services and programs. Our key to success has been the specialized customer service training provided to staff and volunteers necessary to effectively interact with the museum public and community. We strive to ensure that each visitor's experience at the museum is exciting. We are a readily accessible source for information, as well as an available resource to answer, direct, and equip visitors with information and knowledge about the museum through direct and personal interaction.

• When: 

           It's flexible! We'll work with your schedule.

• Where:

601 Independence Avenue, SWPO Box 37012Washington, DC 20013
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• Skills:
• Communication/Customer Service
• Requirements:
• Background Check
• Must be at least 16
• Orientation or Training

 To apply, sign up on volunteermatch.org: http://www.volunteermatch.org/search/opp182432.jsp

Volunteer with Arts & Cultural Programs at the DC Center

The DC Center for the LGBT Community is kicking its programming into high gear and needs volunteers for CenterArts, its all-volunteer arts and culture committee. Upcoming programs include the DC Queer Theatre Festival, the National Queer Spoken Word Summit and Slam, and the OutWrite LGBT Book Fair. Learn more by attending the next volunteer night (the first Monday of every month).

The DC Center has many other programs or "working groups," and if you're not interested in arts and culture, you can volunteer with any of their programs. Check their listings here. 

For more information on DC Center volunteer opportunities, please visit the CenterArts volunteer announcement online or the DC Center Volunteer Page.