Current Needs in the Frederick Community

2/20/24
Child Care Needed 
for Relative Caregiver Event 
on Friday February 23 at YMCA at 6 PM

Are you looking for a great way to give back to our community? Are you an excellent card player? Have amazing soccer foot skills? A whiz with the basketball? A Duck-Duck-Goose Champion? Able to talk to a child about Pokémon or Scooby Doo? We have an amazing opportunity for you!!

We are looking for about five volunteers to provide supervision for some of our children (ages toddlers thru middle school) during a monthly support group for relative caregivers. No worries if your athletic prime has passedsome of the children just want to talk to someone and play cards. All levels of volunteers are invited.

Our Kinship Navigation (relatives raising kin children without foster care involvement) program hosts a monthly support group at the Downtown YMCA located at 1000 N. Market Street. The caregivers meet in a separate room while the children enjoy time together in the gymnasium from 6-7:15. The children then join their caregivers to share in pizza and wings from 7:15-8:00. We are in need of volunteers to help with supervising the children in the gym, handing out pizza (you get to eat too), pouring drinks etc. This is a great opportunity for high-school age volunteers to earn service hours!!
You do not need to be a Tier Two volunteer for this opportunity as DSS staff will be working together with our volunteers.

While some athletic equipment is provided by the YMCA, you are also welcome to bring a card game, ball, or something else that you think the kids might enjoy. Our group meets monthly on Friday evenings. We are currently asking for volunteers for our February event on the 23rd at 6 PM at the YMCA located at 1000 N. Market Street Frederick Maryland. Just ask for the DSS event in the Hall of Fame Room (right next to gym).

Please reach out to Nancy Hernandez 301 600-2641 with any questions or to find out more information about this great opportunity to spend an evening with some amazing children. The dates for our upcoming events are listed below so that you can save the dates for future events. We will update The Bridge Portal for each event for that month. March 23 April 26 May 31 June 21.
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2/9/24
Child in need of diapers
An aunt has taken on caring for her nephew with some developmental challenges, after his parents became incarcerated. The youth is in need of size 6 diapers. Diapers can be sent directly to our agency using the following address: Thank you for helping this child.

Frederick County Dept. of Social Services
ATTN: Nancy Hernandez
1888 N. Market Street
Frederick, MD 21701
Please email
nancy.hernandez@maryland.gov to arrange in-person drop off at the agency. Thank you.