Sign up to Volunteer with Easter Seals

Creating solutions and changing lives is what we do at Easter Seals. Join us and you, too, can make a difference and help people with disabilities achieve their goals. Volunteer your time to share your talents, whether performing office work, volunteering at events and camps, or another way you can help.

Need more convincing? In the words of Edgar "Daddy" Allen, founder of Easter Seals, "We have but one life. We get nothing out of that life except by putting something into it. To relieve suffering, to help the unfortunate, to do kind acts and deeds is, after all, the one sure way to secure happiness or to achieve real success. Your life and mine shall be valued not by what we take...but by what we give."

Sign up to volunteer here, or call 800-886-3771 or 301-931-8700.

8 Volunteer Opportunities with Washington Center for Aging Services

"First in Quality, First in Caring, First in Sharing"

The Washington Center for Aging Services(WCAS) is a long-term care nursing facility established by the D.C. Office on Aging for District residents 55years of age and older. The Center provides the elderly of D.C. with a full range of supportive, restorative and rehabilitative care in an attractive setting. WCAS is leased from the Office on Aging and managed by the Stoddard Baptist Global Care, Inc Board of Directors, a 501(c)3 corporation. We strive to:

• Foster an environment that emanates the utmost respect for the dignity of our residents, their families, staff, volunteers and others.
• Employ highly qualified individuals who possess integrity of character and who exhibit compassionate care to our residents and their families.
• Maintain the highest possible standards of quality in every aspect of our daily operations.

The Details

• Address

2601 18th Street, N.E.Washington, DC 20018
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• Phone
• (202) 541-6269
• Fax
• (202) 541-6191

Opportunities with Washington Center for Aging Services

• Alzheimers Unit Assistance
• Friendly Visitors
• Office Assistants needed
• Visiting Pets Program
• Volunteer Activity Assistant
• Volunteer Art Teacher Wanted!!!!
• Volunteer Music Therapy Leader...
• Washington Center for Aging...

Support Individuals with Disabilities as a Quality Trust Volunteer

Ongoing Opportunity; Various Times   Quality Trust for Individuals with Disabilities (Quality Trust) serves as an independent catalyst for change in the lives of people of all ages with developmental disabilities, so they can succeed, thrive and experience full membership in the communities they choose. Quality Trust welcomes volunteers of all backgrounds and abilities, and ongoing volunteer opportunities include working directly with people with developmental disabilities or supporting their work with administrative, fundraising, communication and event assistance. For more information or to sign up, please visit the Quality Trust Volunteer Page or contact Vernessa Broddie via email or call (202) 448-1441.

Work with Elderly District Residents at Downtown Cluster's Geriatric Day Care Center

Ring in the new year with community service! If you're interested in working with Seniors, check out DC's Geriatric Day Care Center, a community resource for DC residents located at Mt. Vernon Place United Methodist Church.

The Day Care Center provides seniors with many services, including classes, group activities, meals, transportation, medical care, and therapy. Volunteers can work with one of the Center's many programs. To sign up, email  clustersdc@aol.com or complete this form on their website to learn more about available opportunities.

Circle of Hope: Therapeutic Riding Center

Did you know that you can use your community service hours to try out potential career paths and college majors? 

Interested in any of the following: physical therapy, occupational therapy, medicine, psychology, sociology, social work, athletic training, veterinary work,  non-profit development, fundraising, teaching, marketing, public relations, or event planning?

Apply to volunteer with Circle of Hope, an organization that uses riding or equine therapy to encourage the physical and mental development of children and adults with developmental, psychological, or physical disabilities.

Therapeutic riding was first introduced in the United States in the late 1960s. The approach utilizes instruction in horseback riding and horsemanship skills to assist children and adults with developmental, psychological, or physical disabilities.

To find out more, visit Circle of Hope's volunteer page (here).