Help a child or adolescent with emotional health challenges! Volunteer with the John L. Gildner Regional Institute for Children & Adolescents! Must be 21 or older!

Volunteer Positions Available

John L. Gildner Regional Institute for Children & Adolescents (JLG-RICA)  

Minimum age requirement: 21 years old

JLG-RICA is a community-based public treatment, education, and residential facility for emotionally disturbed children and adolescents ages 10-18. JGL-RICA is an interagency program operated by the Maryland Department of Health and the Montgomery County Public Schools. 

Tutor: Are you skilled in a specific subject area? Tutors provide academic/training instruction to middle or high school students in either a school or residential setting. ❖ Interest in tutoring an emotionally disturbed child or adolescent. ❖ Respect for confidentiality. ❖ Patience and understanding. ❖ Commitment to on-going assignment (semester, school year or longer). ❖ Ability to communicate knowledge. **We really need MATH tutors! *** 

Mentor: Do you really want to get to know a student? Mentors establish a one-on-one relationship with a student to provide support, guidance, and assistance to a student that really needs a positive role model. ❖ Encourages ❖ Builds on the positive ❖ Teaches ❖ Advocates ❖ Reinforces, compliments and models positive behavior ❖ To meet with student at pre-arranged dates and times to provide adult companionship and positive role modeling. 

Pet Volunteer: Do you have a dog? If so, we’d love to have you as pet volunteer! You will get to spend one-on-one time with the student and your pet to help the student stay on task, learn new directions and connect with others by watching the animal. ❖ Encourages ❖ Builds on the positive ❖ Teaches ❖ Reinforces, compliments and models positive behavior 

Board Member: Help raise funds to support the project and programs for the JLG-RICA students.

If one of these areas interests you, please call or email Jessika James, Volunteer Activities Coordinator at JLG-RICA. (301) 251-6874 Jessika.James@maryland.gov