Ways To Get Involved
Find an organization that fits your groups’ passions. Find out ways you can assist those organizations, by contacting them to understand their current needs.
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Contact: 717-489-0206, info@helpchildrenwithaids.org
*Battered Women’s Shelter
Shelter for abused women in Carroll County
You Can: Make food, clean, organize, ask if there are any specific needs.
Contact: Linda Tully, 410-857-2999 Ext. 3015
Or Jennifer Grodzicki, jgrodzicki@hspinc.org
*Believe Mugs
Mugs to encourage cancer patients
You Can: Purchase mugs, and paint them to give out to cancer
Patients
Contact: Ivelisse Page, 410-429-4995
*Blessings Wagon
Place to hand out house hold items to the poor in Westminster
You Can: Help hand these items out on Saturday mornings. Or
organize the items in the back room Saturday mornings. Also, donate
house hold items.
Contact: Carol Richardson, 410-751-3630-ex 2318
carolri@comcast.net
*Chimes
Assists people with developmental disabilities, mental illness and other specialized needs.
You Can: Ask how you can help, care for their clients
Contact; Doug Turnbaugh, 443-865-1952, dturnbaugh@chimes.org
*Community Crisis Center
Dedicated to the prevention of homelessness in Reisterstown
You Can: Assist in their many programs, donate, and ask what they need
Contact: Debb Goff, 410-526-7111, Dmgoff109@aol.com
*Department of Human Services
Permanent Housing for persons with disabilities
You Can:Work with some of their clients to help them transition into housing.
Contact: Jennifer Grodzicki, 410-857-2999, JGrodzicki@hspinc.org
*Domestic Violence Safe House
Provides secret, secure, and safe accommodations to victims of domestic violence.
You Can: serve meals, make meals, and spend time with them
Contact: Jennifer Grodzicki, 410-857-2999, JGrodzicki@hspinc.org
*Emerge, Inc.
Serves individuals with developmental, physical and mental health disabilities.
You Can: Ask how you can assist them
Contact: Mike Gahagan, 410-884-4420, mgahagan@emergeinc.org
*Family Links
Helps people facing emergencies or personal issues to access resources in Carroll County.
You Can: Help clients to meet the emergency needs.
Contact: Jennifer Grodzicki, 410-857-2999, JGrodzicki@hspinc.org
*First Fruits Farms
Offers the first fruits of the harvest to those in need. (April-Oct)
You Can: Pick produce, pick a charity to donate it to or they can
donate it for you
Contact: Carol Bernstien, 410-343-2507
*Helping Up Mission
Serves the spiritual and physical needs of Baltimore City men who are poor and homeless.
You Can: serve meals to the men.
Contact: Bill Reider, 410-591-0995, breider5@ymail.com
*Horse Net Horse Rescue
Facilitates the rescue, rehabilitation and rehoming of horses.
You Can: Clean, organize, Barn work, Groom, help with horses.
Contact: Melanie Biemiller, 301-922-7029,
info@horsenethorserescue.org
*Human Services
Administers a variety of emergency funds to those in needs.
You Can: assist client in their emergency needs.
Contact: Jennifer Grodzicki, 410-857-2999, JGrodzicki@hspinc.org
*NESAP
Provides tangible assistance for Carroll County and parts of Baltimore County residents in crisis or in need.
You Can: Assist in the thrift shop, organize, donate, and ask how you can
help
Contact: Marianne Larson, 410-239-6216, mlarson@nesapinc.org
*New Life For Girls
Frees women from addictions, restores them and trains them to re-enter society.
You Can: Do crafts/games with them, teach classes, bible studies,
make or serve meals.
Contact: Sharon Howell, 410-848-1360
*NorthWestern High School
Largest Public High School in Baltimore City (grades 9-12)
You Can: Help with tutoring, donate old Prom dresses, find out
student needs, EX: need pencils, paper, etc. Partner with a student to
help them succeed and graduate high school.
Contact: Kathi Roach, roachkb@comcast.net or
Mr. Hartling (principal) 410-396-0646
*Richcroft
Assists people with developmental disabilities to live full and productive lives.
You can: Ask how you can help, work with their clients.
Contact: Rachel Filmyer, 443-847-0072
*Safe Haven Men’s Shelter
Safe accommodations for chronically homeless adults with possible mental illness
You Can: Make and serve meals to the men, ask how you can help.
Contact: Danielle Kulick 410-857-8473 Ext. 223 or Joanna Waters
410-857-8473 Ext. 225
*Second Chances
Free exchange store for low-income, at-risk and homeless in Carroll County.
You Can: assist in the store, organize, and ask how you can help.
Contact: Jenny Graybill 410-848-5599 or 410-857-2999 Ext. 3009
*Shepherd’s Hands
Gives clothing and household goods and God’s message to the needy in Baltimore City.
You Can: on 3rd Saturday, hand out clothes, food, household items to
homeless.
Contact: Skip and Cheryl Snelson, 410-795-8196
*Shepherd’s Staff
A Christian outreach and support center serving the needy in Carroll County.
You Can: Assist in their hand outs, ask how you can help, do a
cookout
Contact: shepstaff@comcast.net
*The Door
A Church in Baltimore City with an afterschool program for at-risk children and youth.
You Can: Help tutor, teach classes, do activities, ask how you can
help
Contact: Irma Mabry, 410-675-3288
