Below are a variety of community resources and their contact information that you may find beneficial. -VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES- There are many opportunities for volunteering in the community whether at your church, neighborhood activities, or Parks and Recreation events, to name a few. Colleges love to see students involved in community service activities. They fulfill the Service Learning graduation requirement as well as the service requirement for the National Honor Society and several scholarships. Columbia Volunteer Center (410)715-3712 volunteerhoward.org Howard County Office on Aging (410)313-6410 Howard County Recreation and Parks Department (410)313-4700 recparks@co.ho.md.us -TEEN CENTER- Columbia Teen Center (410)992-3726 -FAMILY SERVICES- Family Life Center 10451 Twin Rivers Road Columbia, MD 21044 (410)997-3557 www.fcsmd.org Provides information, referral service and counseling for individuals, families and couples on a sliding fee. Administration hours 9:00am-5:00pm Monday through Friday. Counseling hours 9:00am-9:00pm Monday through Thursday. Social Services 3451 Courthouse Drive, Suite 2400 Ellicott City, MD 21043 (410)461-0282 Child Protective Services: (410)461-0268 Provides child and adult protective services. Accepts and investigates reports of suspected child abuse. Provides services and referrals for abused children, adults and their families. Provides financial and placement services as well as counseling services. Growth Center 7101 Riverwood Drive Columbia, MD 21046 (410)313-6200 Provides individual and group psychological counseling by staff or psychiatrists, psychologists and psychiatric social workers. Open 8:00am- 8:00pm Monday, Wednesday and Thursday. Open 8:00am-5:00pm Tuesday and Friday. Catholic Charities Counseling (410)252-4700 Sheppard Pratt at Ellicott City (formerly know as Taylor Manor Hospital) (410)465-3322/(800)888-3322 taylorhealth.com Sheppard Pratt at Ellicott City, formerly know as Taylor Manor Hospital, has operated continuously as an independent private psychiatric hospital since 1907. High quality, cost-effective psychiatric treatment and special programs are provided in a campus setting. Howard County Police Department Youth Services Section 3427 Rogers Avenue Ellicott City, MD 21043 (410)313-2612 -SUBSTANCE ABUSE- Al-Anon/Alateen (410)832-7094 Howard County Bureau of Addictions (866)313-6300 Howard County Office of Substance Abuse (410)312-DRUG Partnership for a Drug Free America www.drugfree.org Pathways (800)322-5858 pathwaysprogram.org Pathways offers innovative inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation programs for adolescents and adults with alcohol and/or drug addiction. Situated on a wooded eight-acre parcel of land in Annapolis, Maryland, the center's residential areas include 24 adolescent beds and a separate 16-bed wing for adults. -CRISIS INTERVENTION- Grassroots Crisis Intervention 6700 Freetown Road Columbia, MD 21044 (410)531-6677 Hearing Impaired TDD: (410)531-6080 Grassroots is a multi-service crisis intervention center. They provide 24- hour crisis intervention services, shelter, transitional housing, and community education. -SEXUAL ASSAULT COUNSELING SERVICES- Sexual Assault Center 10015 Old Columbia Road Columbia, MD 21046 24-hour hotline: (410)997-3292 Provides advocacy/accompaniment to hospital, police and court proceedings. Provides individual counseling for children and adult sexual assault/abuse victims and support groups for adult rape and incest victims. Counseling hours 9:00am-6:00pm Monday through Friday.