Help Build Communities

Chinese Culture and Community Service Center (ccacc-dc.org) brings the community together by providing a variety of services for seniors, youths, low-income, non-native English speakers and any individuals in need. Built from a strong community embracing the core values of caring, serving and thriving, its key service programs include the adult day health care, home care, health center, youth academic service, community sports and various community services (senior nutrition program, adult literacy program (ESOL), senior technology training classes, volunteer income tax assistance (VITA) and more).

Headquartered: Gaithersburg

Serves: Montgomery County

What a donation buys:

• $500 allows the senior nutrition program to support 80 nutritious meals.
• $1,000 supports three-plus ESOL classes, benefiting 60 adult students.

Volunteer Opportunities:

• One day: Help with special events.
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Guru Gobind Singh Foundation (ggsfusa.org) runs a community kitchen based on the Sikh principles of helping those in need. Since March 2020, GGSF has prepared and distributed 405,000-plus fresh vegetarian meals to county residents. GGSF provides other support through vaccine clinics, community health screenings, and provision of produce, non-perishables, clothing items, school supplies and feminine hygiene products. GGSF partnered with the Montgomery Food Security Task Force to help pack 550,000-plus pounds of food, reaching over 10,000 families weekly.

Headquartered: Rockville

Serves: Montgomery County

What a donation buys:

• $51 feeds a family of four with fresh meals, produce, milk, bread and non-perishables.
• $501 feeds 10 families.

Volunteer Opportunities:

• One day: Help with a food packaging shift.
• Ongoing: Join biweekly distributions.
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IMPACT Silver Spring (impactsilverspring.org) aims to achieve a racially and economically equitable Montgomery County through building and sustaining community-based, equity-focused spaces where people and organizations can take collaborative action. IMPACT believes that achieving true equity requires transformation at the personal/interpersonal, neighborhood and systems levels.

Headquartered: Silver Spring

Serves: Montgomery County

What a donation buys:

• $150 ensures language justice by providing interpretation for multilingual community events. 
• $500 provides supplies for one raised vegetable bed for a family of four in one of IMPACT’s community gardens. 

Volunteer Opportunities:

• As needed: Teach English as a second language (ESL) classes.
• As needed: Volunteer as a youth soccer coach (minimum age 18).
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Nonprofit Montgomery (nonprofitmoco.org) provides organizations with the support needed to be effective by providing training and technical assistance that strengthens leadership, builds organizational resilience, supports advocacy, and bolsters strategic communications and cross-sector problem-solving. With 200-plus members, Nonprofit Montgomery works to address inequities within the nonprofit sector and the county; increase resources and participation of small, new nonprofits and those led by people of color; ensure the public and policymakers understand the vital role of nonprofits; and works with public and private partners to advance economic opportunity for county residents.

Headquartered: Rockville

Serves: Montgomery County

What a donation buys:

• $100 provides a year of membership.
• $500 provides a nonprofit management workshop.

Volunteer Opportunities:

• Ongoing: Serve as a committee or board member.

Nonprofit Village (thenonprofitvillage.org) builds the capacity and effectiveness of nonprofit organizations by offering shared space, back-office services and amenities, and collaborative opportunities to help nonprofits save time and money. Nonprofit members take advantage of intensive educational and business development programs, public trainings, office services and resource referrals, serving more than 300 nonprofits in the area.

Headquartered: Rockville

Serves: Montgomery County and satellite location for nonprofits in the metropolitan region

What a donation buys:

• $250 provides professional consulting for a member nonprofit.
• $1,200 provides one organization with community level membership benefits for a year.

Volunteer Opportunities:

• One day: Share expertise in marketing, finance or leadership development.
• Ongoing: Provide short-term coaching in a specific field to nonprofit members.
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