Get Involved

NEW! Read our online volunteer newsletter, the Monthly Monitor. VOLUNTEERING

• Gain valuable experience by helping others!
• Decorate your resume!
• Make profitable contacts in the mental health field!

Volunteers play a key role in keeping Threshold Services connected with the community. They offer empathy and understanding to a troubled person, teaching independent learning skills to those in need. They lend an extra hand during busy times or help out with a fundraising event, turning it into a big success.

Threshold Services' volunteers receive training and orientation about mental illness, get the chance to work in a team of professionals, build important relationships with mental health professionals. Most importantly, they help someone with mental illness achieve seemingly unachievable goals.

If you would like to volunteer, please download and complete the application paperwork. If you have questions about volunteering please contact the Volunteer Coordinator at (301) 754-1102, ext. 15.

To view a complete list of volunteer opportunities, please click on the logo below:

Threshold has recently launched an internationally renowned volunteer program, called Compeer. To learn how you can become involved in a rehabilitative friendship relationship with a person suffering from mental illness, visit the Compeer page on our site.

Interested in becoming a Compeer? Great! The steps are easy:

• Download application forms Part I and Part II.
• Complete the forms and mail them to the attention of Beth Duffin at 1398 Lamberton Dr., Silver Spring Maryland, 20902.
• You will receive a call shortly to schedule your intake interview.
• After your interview, you will receive five hours of training on Compeer and mental illness.
• Finally, you will receive your Compeer match!

Frequently Asked Questions

Threshold Services is excited to announce a new addition to our volunteer program . . . Skillbuilders! What is a Skillbuilder? A Skillbuilder is a group activity involving Threshold clients and volunteers. Participants sign-up to take part in an activity such as: painting, cooking, gardening, hiking, etc. Each activity is aimed to teach a valuable skill to our clients, and to include the community in some fun! Check out our calendar to see what our next Skillbuilder activity will be.

Threshold Services works closely with colleges and universities to provide internships to students. Students majoring in social sciences such as social work and psychology can benefit from non-paid intern positions such as Outpatient Mental Heath Center Intern, Case Management Intern, Rehabilitation Counselor, Supported Employment Counselor and Researcher positions.

Threshold Services' Outpatient Mental Health Centers (OMHC) are accepting internship requests from graduate level students who are working towards a license. If you would like to intern at the OMHCs, please contact Cari Guthrie Cho at 301-838-4101 or cguthriecho@thresholdservices.org.

If you would like to learn more about rehabilitation intern positions in our Residential Rehabilitation Program, Outreach Program, or Day Program, please contact Rebecca Maguire at (301) 754-1102 or rmaguire@thresholdservices.org.

Please note: All interns and volunteers who work directly with our clients must complete a background check and TB Test form. ALL interns must also submit their resume. ALL volunteers must complete a volunteer application.

1. View and print background check form NOW.
2. View and print TB Test form NOW.
3. Download Volunteer Application NOW.