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Student Service Learning - May 2025

Posted On February 02, 2025
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Support your community, explore career interests, tackle issues that are important to you, and feel good about the work you’re doing while meeting the Student Service Learning (SSL) graduation requirement!

Check out these important May 2025 SSL Updates to learn more about SSL opportunities, documentation, and how to stay up to date on your SSL record and activity.

Upcoming May SSL Opportunities!

  • Youth Gun Violence Prevention Summit (May 3, 2025, 9 AM - 5 PM) - Join us to learn about how you can help end youth gun violence. Hear from experts on mental health, gun violence prevention, Stop the Bleed campaign, and other useful tips in combating youth gun violence in Montgomery County.
      • Students may earn up to 8 SSL hours for participating. Lunch will be provided.
      • Interested students may view additional details at the following link.
  • ELO Summer Program Student Volunteers (July 7 to August 1) - The Division of Title 1 is excited to announce the return of student volunteers for the 2025 ELO Summer Programs.
  • Student volunteers are welcome to utilize MCPS bus transportation provided to program participants within each school’s normal catchment area, and volunteers will be provided breakfast and lunch daily, free of charge.
    • The window to register as a volunteer will be open until June 6. Registration will take place on a first come, first served basis.
    • Student volunteers may only register for one location and must be available for at least 15 of the 20 days of the program.
    • Information regarding the volunteer registration process for each specific school site is available at this link.

Additional May 2025 SSL Opportunities 

Students may find additional SSL organizations and opportunities on the Volunteer Center website; these organizations and opportunities are identified with the blue MCPS SSL graduation cap icon. A complete list of current nonprofit-hosted SSL opportunities may be found at the following quick links: https://bit.ly/SSLOpportunities and https://bit.ly/VirtualSSL2020