Interages Volunteer Portal

Welcome, Interages Volunteers!

Below, you will find a running list of volunteer opportunities. You are required to complete the screening and training processes and your background check before signing up for a volunteer slot. If you don’t see a program that fits your schedule, please let Indira Dingledine know. We are always working on new offerings.

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We are pleased to report that the Interages volunteer corps has grown. We are implementing a new placement process to accommodate new volunteers into the programming. We have many exciting and fulfilling volunteer opportunities for you to choose from. This new process gives volunteers more time to view opportunities.

Montgomery County School Programs

Grandreaders
One-on-one reading with 2nd and 3rd graders.

School	Location	Day of the week	Time	Notes
S. Christa McAuliffe Elementary School	12500 Wisteria Drive, Germantown, MD 20874	Wednesdays	10:30 am – 11:00 am	Beginning January 2026 (2 Volunteers Needed)

Readers Theater
Volunteers help small groups of students prepare for theatrical readings that will be performed before younger students in their school. These sessions help students improve their reading and vocabulary, while also having fun.

School	Location	Day of the week	Time	Notes
Farmland Elementary School	7000 Old Gate Road Rockville, MD 20852	Wednesdays	Orientation 1:00 – 2:00 pm Weekly Sessions and performance 1:15 pm – 2:25 pm	Spring Session: 3/4 (Orientation); 3/11, 3/18, 3/25, 4/8, 4/22, 4/29 (performance) (1 volunteer needed)
Glen Haven Elementary School	10900 Inwood Ave Wheaton, MD 20902	Wednesdays	10:45 – 11:50 am	Begins January 21, 2026 4th and 5th graders (1 volunteer needed)
Harmony Hills Elementary School	13407 Lydia St Silver Spring, MD 20906	Thursdays	12:05 – 1:15 pm	April 9, 2026 through June 8, 2026 3rd and 5th graders

In-class support
Volunteers provide assistance and attention in language arts, math, science, and social studies. With individual students or small groups.

School	Location	Day of the week	Time	Notes
Jones Lane Elementary School	15110 Jones Lane Darnestown, MD 20906	Fridays	12:10 – 12:40 pm (1st grade) 1:35 – 2:05 pm (3rd grade)	Reading help for group of 1st and/or 3rd graders (1 or 2 volunteers needed)
Bel Pre Elementary School	13801 Rippling Brook Drive Silver Spring, MD 20906	Mondays	9:35 – 10:00 am 1:30 – 2:30 pm 1:55 – 2:25 pm 1:55 – 2:55 pm	Kindergarten Letters/Sounds Single or multiple shifts available
Bel Pre Elementary School	13801 Rippling Brook Drive Silver Spring, MD 20906	Tuesdays	9:40 – 10:00 am 1:30 – 2:30 pm 1:55 – 2:55 pm	Kindergarten Letters/Sounds Single or multiple shifts available
Bel Pre Elementary School	13801 Rippling Brook Drive Silver Spring, MD 20906	Wednesdays	9:35 – 10:00 am 9:40 – 10:00 am 12:05 – 12:35 pm 1:35 – 2:35 pm 1:55 – 2:25 pm 1:55 – 2:55 pm	Kindergarten Letters/Sounds Single or multiple shifts available
Bel Pre Elementary School	13801 Rippling Brook Drive Silver Spring, MD 20906	Thursdays	9:35 – 10:00 am 9:40 – 10:00 am 1:35 – 2:35 pm 1:55 – 2:25 pm 1:55 – 2:55 pm	Kindergarten Letters/Sounds Single or multiple shifts available
Bel Pre Elementary School	13801 Rippling Brook Drive Silver Spring, MD 20906	Fridays	12:05 – 12:35 pm 1:35 – 2:35 pm	Kindergarten Letters/Sounds Single or multiple shifts available

After School
Enrichment activities with students

School	Location	Day of the week	Time	Notes
Maryvale Elementary School	1010 First Street Rockville, MD 20850	Tuesdays and Thursdays	3:50 – 5:00 pm	Enrichment activities and reading help (2 English-speaking Volunteers; 1 French-speaking Volunteer Needed)

1:1 Tutoring

School	Location	Day of the week	Time	Notes
Thriving Germantown	Germantown	Flexible	Flexible	Help a third grader with math and reading (1 Volunteer Needed)

University of Maryland/MCPS Collaboration After School Program
Co-Learn Code and Mind is an interdisciplinary, school-based initiative launching in MCPS in the 2025-26 school year. Middle School students work in teams to co-design, build, and program robots while also participating in Transformative Social and Emotional Learning.

Click here for participating schools, days, and times.

Dialogues
Adults and middle or high school students share ideas and learn from one another. Share personal stories in an honest, non-judgmental, and open way. May involve crafts.

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OMA (Opening Minds through Art)

OMA logo The JCA Heyman Interages Center seeks volunteers this winter for an award-winning, evidence-based art-making program called Opening Minds Through Art (OMA). OMA is a failure-free program designed to provide older adults with opportunities for creative self-expression and social engagement.

Volunteers support JCA’s Kensington Club members (older adults with early-stage memory loss) as they create abstract art projects that engage the mind and break through cognitive barriers.

Additional volunteers are needed to work with JCA staff to refresh art supplies, provide artistic choices, and help with set-up and clean-up.

Winter 2026 Schedule

Aging Awareness: January 23
5 sessions: January 30, February 6, 13, 20, 27
Art Show: March 6

Volunteers must attend training, all art sessions, and art show.

Monthly Reading Tutor Training Series

We hope you will join us on Zoom for our monthly Reading Tutor Training series. We are so grateful to presenter Megan Bainbridge, Reading Specialist of Captain James E. Daly Elementary School, who is providing the sessions. Each session focuses on a different Reading Tutor Training topic and lasts about an hour. Pre-registration online is required.

Please note, these sessions are providing broad tips and are not intended to be certification-level training.

Recorded Sessions

September 2023
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