There are so many good Student Service Learning (SSL) opportunities for the students. Northwood HS PTSA will regularly update this page to keep you updated on some of the many opportunities available county-wide.
The best source of information that includes all of the county’s opportunities is the MCPS SSL Website.
Northwood HS Student Service Learning Coordinator
Mr. Hasani Israel
Dean of Students
Phone: (240) 740-6946
Email: Hasani_A_Isreal@mcpsmd.org
Some great SSL opportunities near Northwood HS. Most are ongoing without a specific end date.
If you have questions about these opportunities, please refer to the Montgomery County Volunteer Center website (https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/volunteercenter/) or the MCPS SSL website (Student Service Learning (SSL) – Montgomery County Public Schools, Rockville, MD (montgomeryschoolsmd.org)
Cooking: KindCasseroles for Seniors (Ongoing; no end date)
Sponsor: KindWorks | Location: Gaithersburg, MD
Contact: Debra Lang, Executive Director (deb.land@DoKindWorks.org)
For some seniors, food assistance packages filled with staples are an optimal solution to their food insecurity because they do not cook. KindWorks is bringing you together with others to provide ready-made meals to senior citizens services by the Gaithersburg Cares Hub and living in the Hillside Senior Apartment Homes in Gaithersburg.
Cooking: Meals for Women in shelters (Ongoing; no end date)
Sponsor: KindWorks | Location: Rockville, MD
Contact: Debra Lang, Executive Director (deb.land@DoKindWorks.org)
Help provide hot dinner (and provisions for breakfast the next day) for the residents at the Interfaith Women’s Center in Rockville on the first Wednesday of any month, from 6 pm-8 pm. Help by dropping off dinner, breakfast for the next morning, or some provisions for breakfast the next day.
Food Pantry Volunteer (Ongoing; no end date)
Sponsor: So What Else, Inc. | Location: Rockville, MD
Contact: Amanda Li (swevolunteer@gmail.com) or (202) 515-8897
So What Else operates a food bank Monday-Friday. Giving out around 35,000 meals every day, the food pantry welcomes volunteers to come and help feed more families. Volunteer responsibilities: setting up tables/tents, distributing food and supplies, creating produce boxes, and unloading delivery trucks.