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ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1. Background Information ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

I created this file from the information I was able to collect for a segment on
WRC-TV's (channel 4) Volunteer-4. The shelter where I work actually had to
close its doors for several hours one Saturday last year because there was no
volunteer available! This was the first time Project Echo had been forced to
put people out since it opened for 24 hour a day operations nearly 18 months
prior.

A group of experienced shelter volunteers and I attended a "brainstorming"
session just after the holidays last year, and one of our ideas was to try to
recruit new volunteers via WRC-TV's Volunteer-4 segment. When I contacted Julie
Asher at WRC, she told me that they'd really be interested in a coaltion, if
you will, of shelters through the entire Washington area, rather than a single
shelter in Calvert County.

Within another month or so I was able to contact shelters who needed volunteers
in D.C. and all of the bordering jurisdictions. I think I sent the fax that
told Julie as much to the bit bucket, because she never received it. But we got
in touch again in the spring and I began searching for still more contacts in
other jurisdictions. The end result was a segment on Volunteer-4, on June 26,
1995.

All of the shelters whose contacts are listed in this document are in need of
volunteers. Volunteering can mean just about anything from staffing the shelter
office for a shift or helping with physical repairs to providing transportation
or helping in a literacy or job training program. The needs of each shelter
differ according to their mission, their clients' needs, and their present
staffing levels.

I have some more information about some of these shelters, and I'm thinking of
creating and maintaining a file of such information which I can distribute
regularly. If you know of another shelter in the area which is staffed, even
partially by volunteers, and can get the contact information to me, please send
it along. If it seems that this will be useful, I'll stop "thinking" about it
<g>.

In the past I have posted calls for volunteers to help at local computer stores
as we spread the word about the best selling 32-bit OS for Intel architecture
machines. The turnout for these events has always impressed me. But there are
more important needs in our community. One of the most basic is the need for
shelter. Give your help to one of these shelters if you can.

Joe
Team OS/2


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2. Maryland Shelters ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Maryland shelters are listed by county, as best as my geographic knowledge
of the area permits.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.1. Frederick County ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

I have found contact information for the following shelters in Frederick
County:

Frederick Transitional Shelter for Homeless Families
Located in the city of Frederick.
Call [phone] to volunteer.

Advocates for the Homeless, Inc
Located in the city of Frederick.
Call [phone] to volunteer.

Beacon Shelter and Faith House
Located in the city of Frederick.
Call Kim Failor Tues.-Fri. at [phone] to volunteer.

Hartley House
Located in the city of Frederick.
Call Kim Scott at [phone] to volunteer.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.2. Montgomery County ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

I have found contact information for the following shelters in Montgomery
County:

Greentree Shelter for Children & Families
Located in Bethesda.
Call Susie Chambers at [phone] to volunteer.

Carroll House
Located in Silver Spring.
Call [phone] to volunteer.

Laytonsville Havens
Located in Laytonsville.
Call [phone] Mon. - Fri. 8-4 to volunteer.

Boys and Girls Homes of Maryland
Several locations, including Silver Spring, Rockville, Wheaton and Takoma Park.
Call Denny Reedy at [phone] to volunteer.

Shady Grove House
Located in Rockville.
Call Maureen Collins at [phone] to volunteer.

Wells Robertson House & deSellum House
Located in Gaithersburg.
Call LaMont Lawson at [phone] to volunteer.

Stepping Stones Shelter
Located in Rockville.
Call [phone] to request a volunteer application.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.3. Howard County ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

I have found contact information for the following shelters in Howard County:

Domestic Violence Center
Call the volunteer coordinator at [phone] to request a volunteer
application.

Grass Roots
Call Bonita Hudak at [phone] on a Tuesday afternoon to volunteer.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.4. Prince George's County ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

I have found contact information for the following shelters in Prince George's
County:

Prince George's House
Located in Capitol Heights.
Call [phone] to volunteer.

Shepherd's Cove
Located in Capitol Heights.
Call [phone] to volunteer.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.5. Anne Arundel County ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

I have found contact information for the following shelters in Anne Arundel
County:

Helping Hand Shelter
Located in Annapolis.
Call [phone] to volunteer.

Annapolis Area Ministries (including Lighthouse Shelter)
Lighthouse Shelter is located in Annapolis.
Call Karen Sinclair at [phone] to volunteer.

Sarah's House
Located in Ft. Meade.
Call Jane Strong at [phone] to volunteer.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.6. Charles County ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

I have found contact information for the following shelter in Charles County:

Tri-County Shelter
Located in Hughesville.
Call Candace Quinn at [phone] or [phone] to volunteer.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.7. Calvert County ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

I have found contact information for the following shelters in Calvert County:

Project ECHo
Located in Prince Frederick.
Call Laura Dodgson at [phone] or [phone] to volunteer.

Safe Harbor
Call Judy Evans or Marytrese Briscoe at [phone] or [phone] to
volunteer.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.8. St. Mary's County ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

I have found contact information for the following shelter in St. Mary's
County:

Walden/Sierra Incorporated
Located in California.
Call [phone] to volunteer.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3. District of Columbia Shelters ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

I have found contact information for the following shelters in the District of
Columbia:

Central Union
Call [phone] to request a volunteer application.

Gospel Mission
Call [phone] to volunteer.

St. Martin's
Call Sister Mary Louise Wessil at [phone] to volunteer.

Mount Carmel House
Call Sister Ann at [phone] to volunteer.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4. Virginia Shelters ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Virginia shelters are listed by county (and the city of Alexandria) as best
as my geographic knowledge of the area permits. That's not as well as I did
with the MD shelters, probably because I can get lost between MicroCenter and
CompUSA. Please point out any errors. Thanks.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.1. Loudon County ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

I have found contact information for the following shelter in Loudon County:

Loudon Transitional Housing Facility
Located in Leesburg.
Call [phone] to request a volunteer application.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.2. Fairfax County ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

I have found contact information for the following shelters in Fairfax County:

Bailey's Crossroads Community Shelter
Located in Falls Church.
Call [phone] to request a volunteer application.

Route 1 Corridor Housing (Mondloch House and Eleanor U. Kennedy Shelter)
I believe each is located in the Alexandria area of Fairfax County.
Call Kara Kenney at [phone] to volunteer.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.3. Arlington County ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

I have found contact information for the following shelters in Arlington
County:

The Arlington Residential Program Center
Call [phone] to request a volunteer application.

The Arlington Transitional Program
Call [phone] to request a volunteer application.

Arlington Community Temporary Shelter
Call Le Miller at [phone] to volunteer.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.4. Alexandria City ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

I have found contact information for the following shelters in Alexandria City:

Alexandria Community Shelter
Call Mary Davis at [phone] to volunteer.

Carpenters Shelter
Call [phone] to volunteer.

Christ House
Call [phone] to request a volunteer application.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.5. Prince William County ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

I have found contact information for the following shelters in Prince William
County:

ACTS (Action in the Community Through Service)
Located in Dumfries.
Call Nancy Caseman or Joanne Barron at [phone] to volunteer.

Serve
Located in Manassas.
Call Gail Cline or Debbie Crammer at [phone] to volunteer.

The Prince William County Homeless Prevention Center,
The Prince William County AfterShare Program, and
The Prince William County Men's Transitional Program
Located in Woodbridge.
Call [phone] to request a volunteer application.