Volunteer Hours Program

The Volunteer Hours Program provides opportunities for parents to work together to build a strong community spirit at St. Joseph’s Regional Catholic School. This program is not a fundraiser. Rather, it is a chance for families to share their time and talent to benefit our school children.

All families must sign a family participation agreement promising to work 30 hours (15 hours for single parent families) during the school year at fundraising events, social events sponsored by the school, HSA, or select parish functions, or as a volunteer in the school. Currently, families will be charged a set amount for each hour not worked. This fee is subject to change yearly. The fee will be $17.50 per hour not worked. When both parents work a specific function, they may each receive hours.

All hours must be worked by adult family members (father, mother, grandmother, grandfather). We do not allow high school age siblings to fulfill this obligation.  No transfer of hours is permitted.  

It is the responsibility of each family to ensure that their hours are submitted for verification in a timely fashion. All hours must be completed or paid by May 15th. Any hours earned after this time will apply for the following school year (unless youngest child is a graduating 8th grader).

This is a binding financial obligation agreed upon when your child is admitted. Report cards and transcripts will not be released to anyone who has not completed or paid for their hours. Additionally, no eighth grader will be permitted to participate in 8th-grade graduation and related activities unless all of their financial obligations have been met. No students in pre-kindergarten to 7th grade will be permitted to attend school after May 31st unless all of their financial obligations have been met. Consistent failure to comply with the Volunteer Hours Program may jeopardize a family’s admission eligibility.

Volunteer hours can be completed at home, during the evening, or on weekends. Be creative! Virtually anything that helps a teacher raise money for the school or improves the building will count for hours. All volunteers who participate in school activities with children must comply with the Child Protection Policy of the Archdiocese of Washington. For further information call the school office 301-937-7154. 

Additionally, volunteering your time and talent at a Catholic church will satisfy a maximum of half of your volunteer commitment hours (15 hours for dual and 8 hours for single parent households). It is the family’s responsibility to ensure that the appropriate church coordinator submit the required paperwork to the main office before April 1st.

Volunteer Hour Suggestions

This is just a small sampling of the volunteer opportunities available. If there is any service you are able to provide to help promote the school, and better our children's educational experience, please contact us to coordinate. Additional opportunities will also be available at events throughout the year, for a list of current and upcoming opportunities please click here.

• Room Parent

• HSA Officer

• School Event/Committee Chair

• Hot Lunch Shopping & Serving

• Grant Proposal Assistance

• Book Fair & Ordering Assistance

• Arranging Author Visits

• Yearbook

• Computer & Technical Assistance (Hardware or Software)

• St. Joseph's RCS Website Maintenance

• Special Event Assistance

• Reading to Students

• New Parent Liaison

• Lunch & Recess Helper

• Food & Goods Donations

• Open House Assistance

• Field Trip Chaperone

• Library Assistance

• Lead or Assist with After School Programs/Clubs

• Summer Playground Maintenance