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Reminder! Shriver Center Scholarships Available!

Community Engagement and Connection

Many UMBC students are involved with community engagement.   The Shriver Center manages and supports several scholarship opportunities, the majority of which are for 2019-20.  To see if you...

Posted: February 13, 2019, 3:19 PM

SERVICE-LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES STILL AVAILABLE

Looking for ways to connect with the Baltimore Community?

The Shriver Center still has some opportunities available for UMBC students interested in Service-Learning & Community Engagement for the spring 2019 semester: ARBUTUS ACHIEVERS...

Posted: February 12, 2019, 3:11 PM

UMBC VITA Needs Non-Certified Volunteers for Spring 2019

Students and Staff - Give Back to the Baltimore Community!

NO PRIOR EXPERIENCE REQUIRED!! UMBC's Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program is in need of non-certified volunteers who don't serve as tax preparers, but will work with clients entirely...

Posted: January 29, 2019, 1:26 PM

Baltimore City's Annual Homeless Point-in-Time Count

Data collection strategy to support "The Journey Home"

Sponsored by the Baltimore Mayor’s Office of Homeless Services, staff is in the process of planning for their annual Homeless Point-in-Time (PIT) count and are in need of volunteers to...

Posted: January 21, 2019, 11:01 AM

Shriver Peaceworker Fellow Phillip McKnight In The News!!!

Good bird health means good community health!

Here’s a nice local news piece on WJZ featuring our very own Peaceworker Phillip McKnight planting trees with school kids through his work with Audubon.   This feature is from William Paca...

Posted: November 14, 2018, 3:51 PM

Service-Learning with Best Buddies

Serve while forming new friendships!!!

Have you been wanting to participate in Best Buddies? Here's your chance! You can participate in weekly service through The Shriver Center while enrolled in the 096 Community Service &...

Posted: November 14, 2018, 10:41 AM

Residential Life Seeking Paraprofessionals

Information Sessions for the Fall Semester

UMBC Residential Life is beginning their selection process for the 2019-2020 Resident Assistant, Desk Manager, and Maintenance Assistant positions!  If you would like to learn more about these...

Posted: November 5, 2018, 10:30 AM

Become a Volunteer Income Tax Preparer with UMBC VITA!

Give Back to the Baltimore Community!

UMBC’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) site is recruiting volunteers for the spring. Consider becoming a volunteer income tax preparer for low-income families in the local community!...

Posted: October 26, 2018, 2:34 PM

Sherman Center/Shriver Center Literacy Tutors Needed!

Interested in helping kids build their literacy skills?

The Sherman Center/Shriver Center Literacy Fellows Program is a collaboration to provide literacy tutors for two Sherman Center partner schools: Bay Brook and Curtis Bay. Literacy tutors, UMBC...

Posted: September 19, 2018, 7:38 PM