Volunteer at MHP!

Neighbors helping neighbors is a long-standing MHP tradition. MHP is actively seeking volunteers to assist with community fairs, the backpack program, toy drives and overall organizational support in our office.  One time volunteer days can also be arranged for larger groups of volunteers.  We also work with student volunteers and provide Student Service Learning hours.

Here are Up-coming volunteer opportunities

Office/Administrative Volunteers – Year Round - Help MHP provide affordable housing by working in the MHP office in Silver Spring.    We will try to match your skills and talent to a department within MHP. Contact Lesia Bullock

BACKpack TO SCHOOL – July - August At the beginning of every school year, we strive to supply a backpack for the 300 students living in MHP developed communities.  From preschool to high school, kids need basic school supplies that many of our families simply can not afford to buy. How can you help? 

• Adopt a Building of Kids - Organize a group from your church, business or organization and adopt one of MHP’s communities providing between 5 and 50 backpacks. We provide you with a supplies list and you do the shopping and stuffing of the backpacks.  Your group can join in the fun when the backpacks are given to the kids at a Back To School Party in August. Contact Bill Ewingif your group can help.
• Adopt a Family – Fill one or two backpacks for a family in need.  We will supply the list and you do the shopping and stuffing. We will provide you with a drop off point close to your home. Contact Bill Ewing if your family can help.
• Give us your financial support – Don’t have time to shop and stuff?  Make a financial donationand we will do the shopping and stuffing.

HOLIDAY TOY DRIVE –November thru December during the holiday season, our families enjoy a variety of holiday parties and events.  Help us to make the events memorable by helping with these events:

• Toy Drive –Working with partners in the community, MHP coordinates a large toy drive so that all the children in our 20+ communities in Montgomery County receive toys during the Holiday season.  If your organization, business or family can adopt an entire building (50-75 gifts) or just a family, contact: Bill Ewing
• Angels for Children Toy Drive – In the Wheaton/Kensington area of Maryland, the Wheaton & Kensington Chamber of Commerce and Wheaton Rescue Squad places donation boxes for new toys in well traveled areas.  We need volunteers with trucks to pick up toy donations and deliver them to the “workshop”. Please contact: Bill Ewing you can place a donation box in your business or if you can help with pick ups.
• Super Wrap Day –It’s like being in Santa’s Workshop!  Join us on Saturdays as we wrap and sort over 1,500 toys in the Wheaton/Kensington area. Come for an hour or stay all day, contact: Lesia Bullock
• Financial Donation – Can’t help wrap but want to help?  Make a donation to help us buy toys, wrapping paper, tape, party refreshments and more.

Or you can call 301-622-2400 X22 for current opportunities.