These opportunities are for CCBC students enrolled in ASL 4, 5, Conversational ASL or Interpreting courses that require either service learning or experiential learning. In order to sign up for a service opportunity, contact the organization directly and inform your course instructor.

Service projects updated as of  February 12, 2026

Students who aim to earn a certificate for Service Learning must complete the requirements listed in the section 'Earn a Certificate'.

*Students who engage in SL for their course requirement, may apply those hours towards a certificate.

Magothy Deaf Church

Contacts: Sarah Yates (sarahyterp@gmail.com), Morgan Ramos (mltait@gmail.com, ra1169362@email.ccbcmd.edu)

Address: 3703 Mountain Rd. Pasadena, MD 21122

Website: https://www.magothydeafchurch.info/

Email: magothydeaf@gmail.com 

Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/magothydeafchurch

Description: Magothy Deaf Church has Sunday Service starting at 10:30am and ends around 11:30am.   Join us for immersion in the Deaf community!

The current service learning opportunities are as follows:

Magothy Soup Fests:  Jan 7, Feb 7, March 7. Volunteers help with set up, serving, and clean up.  Email the contacts listed above for details and to volunteer.

Other special events: Magothy Deaf Church has various other events throughout the year.  If you would like to be on our volunteer list for reach out, please email the contacts listed above.

Maryland Deaf Community Center (MDCC)

Contact: Rosemary Dockter, Volunteer Coordinator

Email: rosemary.dockter@deafmdcc.org

Maryland Deaf Community Center

PO Box 4131 

Frederick, MD 21705

Telephone/VP: 240-560-5028

Website: www.deafmdcc.org

Facebook: www.facebook.com/deafmdcc

Instagram: www.instagram.com/deafmdcc

Description: MDCC is seeking volunteers to interact with the members of the Deaf community. There will be different events where students will have an opportunity to develop communication & interpersonal skills, relationship building, and planning in serving the Deaf community. 

Please go to www.deafmdcc.org, and click on events to see upcoming activities.

Christ Deaf Church

Contact: Contessa Gibson

Address: 1040 S. Beechfield Ave, Baltimore MD 21229

Email: christdeafchurch@gmail.com

Description: Christ Deaf Church Sunday Service starts at 12 noon and ends between 1-1:30 pm. Your arrival time will depend on where you will be serving. Typically, arriving by 11:30 am will be the best option. The current service learning opportunities are as follows:

Live streaming the service from the church computer: This requires technical knowledge (we will teach you how) and signing skills. People watching online through YouTube and Facebook will type comments and prayer requests that need to be signed to Rev. Lisa Holder during service for her to reply live. You will alternate between the slides and the live camera view for the online audience. You must pay full attention to the service and follow along with Rev. Lisa as she preaches the service.

Food prep and service: This requires working with the kitchen staff to prepare and serve meals. Meal prep happens during the church service and lunch is serviced when the church service has finished. This requires signing skills to communicate with the Deaf, Hard-of-hearing, and DeafBlind church attendees and being able to fulfill their food/drink requests. 

Special events: We partner with Deaf Shalom Zone to host game days and other holiday specific events. We would need help with set up and clean up as well as during the event, helping with the details of the event. 

Greater Washington Asian Deaf Association

Contact: Sophia Hu, President

Email: gwada.dmv@gmail.com

WEbsite: gwada-dc.org

Description: Various opportunities to serve, see below:

Public Relations - design event flyers, take photos, draft email newsletters

Event Logistics: help with member check-in, merchandise sales, food setup, cleanup and manage activities.

Pre-event Planning: help plan for popular GWADA events such as Lunar New Year, camping, and Deaf Asian Night Out (DANO) events.

Webmaster: Work directly with GWADA board members to update the GWADA website with news, upcoming events, photos, etc... Low commitment of 1-2 hours per month.

UPCOMING EVENTS:

Crepe Crazy

Contact: Mr. Ruslan Kulikov

Email: baltimore@crepecrazy.com; text 504-344-7878

Sundays-Thursdays: 10am-6pm

Fridays-Saturdays: 10am-8pm (recommended)

Crepe Crazy

Cross Street Market

1065 S Charles St

Baltimore, MD 21230

www.crepecrazy.com

Description: work directly with Deaf employees to assist in food service and organize events if applicable. 

Deaf Shalom Zone - Various

Contact: Kathi Jeffra

voice: 410-242-6303

vp: 410-202-2160

Email: deafshalomzone@gmail.com; Azemiah.dsz@gmail.com; megand.dsz@gmail.com

Description:

Food Kitchen/Pantry - students would be serving food and assisting with the food pantry at the church, limited to 2 students per Sunday.

ASL / INTR Immersion Club

Contact: Ricky Perry or Summer Seiger

Email: rperry@ccbcmd.edu or sseiger@ccbcmd.edu

Description: the board members of the ASL Immersion Club work directly with Deaf faculty/advisor to organize and host student events, workshops, and socials.  Build leadership and communication skills.  With an understanding of the club duty, the board members are expected to commit to their responsibilities during the academic year.  They will receive a certificate each semester, depending on their classes they take each semester or on an agreement with the advisor and/or faculty

If the club needs you to help with the duties, the announcement will be posted in Brightspace.  If the announcement is posted, please contact directly to the club president.  

Theatre Interpreting Workforce Training Certificate

Contact: Prof. Su Kyong Isakson

Email: sisakson@ccbcmd.edu

Description: Translation of theatre lectures in ASL into English transcripts for accessibility. Best fit for students with background knowledge of theatre, will be working independently under the supervision of Prof. Isakson.

1. Physical Archiving Project 

Skills: filing, organization

Type of Service Learning: Indirect

Need: car 

1. Sort through paper records for retention or disposition 

2. Store records in water safe containers

3. Move records to storage unit 

2. Digital Archiving Project 

Skills: file organization, archiving, quality control

Type of Service Learning: Indirect & Research 

Need: familiarity with Google drive 

1. Locate key documents from 2014-Present

2. Organize documents into associated years from suspended PCRID drive accounts 

3. Board Members in History document 

3. Website Development 

Skills: web design, knowledge of web accessibility, written communication skills 

Type of Service Learning: Indirect 

1. Create archive exhibit from Jenifer’s Archive website 

2. Research new website platform

3. Transition PCRID.org to new website provider 

4. ASL Translation (For Deaf interpreting students) 

Skills: sight translation, video interpreting 

Type of Service Learning: Research

Need: remote interpreting setup 

1. Translate PCRID email and social media communications with members 

2. Translate website content 

5. Website Accessibility

Skills: web development and web accessibility 

Type of Service Learning: Indirect

1. Image descriptions

2. Accessible design 

CORE DC

Email: coreinterpretersdc@gmail.com

Role: ProBono Liaison Assistant (Student Support Crew)

Description: In this role, the student will work closely with the CORE DC Support Crew, including the CORE DC Coordinator(s). CORE is a six-month mentorship program focused on supporting our local community of interpreters. A key part of our mission involves giving back to the local Deaf community by requiring all Mentor-Mentee pairs to complete a minimum of two pro bono assignments during the program.

The ProBono Liaison Assistant will help identify local volunteer opportunities alongside our ProBono Liaison. They will work together to get these sent out to our cohort of Mentors and Mentees. This hands-on role offers valuable insight into scheduling and coordination, as well as experience in evaluating job suitability for emerging interpreters.

Student Support Crew members are also welcome to attend our monthly CORE DC workshops to build connections and gain additional professional development.

Skills Needed: The ideal candidate should have strong communication and organizational skills, as well as attention to detail. An interest in community engagement and a basic understanding of interpreting and Deaf culture are also important. The role requires reliability, professionalism, and the ability to communicate requests in a timely manner.