FOMS Student Service Learning Opportunities

Check here for opportunities! Updated OFTEN! 🙋 Updated 9/3/24

These opportunities are generally great for volunteers of all ages, not just students.

MCPS SSL opportunities meet the Montgomery County Public Schools Student Service Learning guidelines. Use FILTERS to search by MINIMUM AGE. by ZIP CODE and more! See all MCPS SSL Organizations here. See MCPS SSL policies here. 

SSL in MCPS 

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• Attention all students! If you are looking to earn SSL hours, follow @mcpsvolunteers on Instagram and Twitter! You’ll be able to find out about current SSL opportunities and other important information regarding the 75-hour SSL graduation requirement!

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• SSL Form Submission Deadline - Friday, September 27, 2024

  • The required deadline for students to submit all SSL Forms (MCPS Form 560-51 - https://bit.ly/SSLReflection) to their school’s SSL Coordinator for any service completed since June 1, 2024, is FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2024.

ATTENTION MCPS! The Montgomery County Board of Elections is in search of civic-minded students grade 6-12.

Since 2004, the Montgomery County Board of Elections has conducted the Future Vote Initiative to encourage students from grades 6 to 12 to participate in elections. To date, +52,000 students have participated in the Future Vote, including over +12,000 who have served as election workers after their sixteenth birthday. The program also provides an experience for young people that will shape their values and character and give them an understanding of what it means to exercise their vote and empower others to do the same. To apply, review the registration instructions provided here: 2024_FV_Registration_Instructions_03292024-2.pdf (montgomerycountymd.gov).

Future Vote deadline is October 16, 2024, with mandatory training held from October 8-17, 2024. Training information, dates and locations provided during registration.

• FV FAQs Montgomery County Board of Elections: Future Vote FAQs (montgomerycountymd.gov)

• Future Vote Recognition by the U.S. Election Assistance Commission Montgomery County MD 2018 Clearinghouse Award Winner | U.S. Election Assistance Commission (eac.gov)

Students 16 years or older are eligible to register to vote and serve as election poll workers. Each minor must demonstrate, to the satisfaction of the Maryland State Board of Elections, that they meet all qualifications for voter registration in the State. Each student will earn a minimum $250 stipend or up to 25 Student Service Learning (SSL) hours per full day of service. Individuals who served at the polling places or early voting in previous elections will receive a $100 bonus per full day served ($50 for half-day shifts). To serve in this paid volunteer position election workers must be U.S. citizens, registered to vote in the State of Maryland, able to speak, read, and write the English language, and cannot hold, or be a candidate for, public or party office. In addition, election workers may not serve as campaign managers for candidates or as treasurer for any campaign finance entity. Training is required and will be provided to election workers. This includes an online quiz and in-person classroom training held now through October. Volunteers will be paid for completing training and working during Early Voting and/or on Election Day. Due to the diversity within the county, voters who speak multiple languages are encouraged to apply. We offer several different positions, full-day, and part-day. To apply, text SERVE to 77788, or EJ Connection - Montgomery County Board of Elections (montgomerycountymd.gov). The Maryland voter registration deadline is Tuesday, October 15, 2024.

• High School Election Worker FAQs High School Poll Workers - Montgomery County MD

• Position Description & Stipend/SSL Amounts Montgomery County Board of Elections - Election Worker Job Descriptions (montgomerycountymd.gov)

The Montgomery County Board of Elections is seeking school-age students, grades 6-12, to participate in its “Future Vote” program.

The Future Vote program is available to County students grades 6-12. Students must be able to speak, read and write the English language.

Students with bilingual and American Sign Language skills are encouraged to apply. The initiative combines civic participation and the

opportunity to observe democracy in action. Volunteers will earn Student Service Learning (SSL) hours for their service.

Training is required for both students and guardians. Details and volunteer expectations are provided at training.

To apply online, or for more information, visit 777vote.org and select the “Future Vote” tab, then select “FV FAQs”.

Guardians must register their children by April 21, 2024.

• Future Vote Registration Instructions: 2024_FV_Registration_Instructions.pdf (montgomerycountymd.gov)

• Future Vote Registration Portal: Sign in · Starter Portal (powerappsportals.us)

• U.S. Election Assistance Commission Award: Montgomery County MD 2018 Clearinghouse Award Winner | U.S. Election Assistance Commission (eac.gov)

THESE ARE ONGOING OPPORTUNITIES:

A Wider Circle (14 and older)

A1 Basketball

Action Youth Media- (formerly Gandhi Brigade)

Gaithersburg Community Soup Kitchen, Inc

Dinner Meal Preparer - Rainbow Place (14+)

Cedar Ridge Farm 

Arise and Flourish (VIRTUAL OPPORTUNITY!!)