Volunteering

We need your help!

We are always recruiting enthusiastic volunteers to join us at fairs, conferences, marches, fundraisers, vigils, and other community events throughout the year. We need your help to educate and engage Marylanders of all ages and backgrounds. If you’re a hard worker, a team player, and willing to donate some of your free time, we would be delighted to have you to volunteer with Maryland Right to Life! 

Volunteer Time & Talent Survey

Volunteers are critical to carrying out our mission. Click here to fill out a short survey to give us an idea of your interests, skills, and experience so we can identify the volunteer opportunities best suited for you!

Upcoming Events and Chapter Activities

Community Calendar: Click here for statewide pro-life events, events in your local area, and online events being held virtually. There are so many ways you can get involved and utilize your unique gifts.

Have an upcoming pro-life event that you’d like us to include on our calendar? Email us: info@mdrtl.org.

Student Activities

Internship Program

Internships at Maryland Right to Life provide high school graduates the opportunity to gain firsthand experience in the pro-life movement on the state level. We tailor our internship program to meet the academic and educational goals of each student.

To inquire about an internship or earning student service hours for volunteering, please send us an email.

Areas of concentration typically include Journalism, English, Communications, Political Science, Philosophy, Theology, Social Work, and others. Internships run from 8 to 10 weeks in either the fall or spring semesters or during the summer months. Each season offers unique learning opportunities!

Student Essay Contest

Maryland Right to Life conducts an annual Student Essay Contest. Demonstrate your writing ability, showcase your creativity, and explain in an essay why you are pro-life. There are divisions for junior high and high school students. Winners will receive cash prizes and the chance to compete in the nationwide contest conducted by National Right to Life!

Congratulations to our 2026 winners:

Bridget McHugh (Junior Division) from Gaithersburg, MD

Grace Xiaoen Huang (Senior Division) from Millersville, MD.

Stay tuned for details regarding the 2027 contest.

National Right to Life Academy

Maryland Right to Life will regularly sponsor a qualified college student to attend the National Right to Life Academy, an annual training program hosted by National Right to Life each summer at their headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia.

The program offers intensive training from the foremost leaders in the pro-life movement on topics including abortion, euthanasia, assisted suicide, legislation, politics, the Supreme Court, media strategy, grassroots organizing, history of the pro-life movement, and much more.

Contact us if you are interested: info@mdrtl.org.

Maryland Right to Life Chapter Directory

Find a Maryland Right to Life Chapter Near You:

Maryland Right to Life chapters are making a difference

One of the greatest strengths of Maryland Right to Life can be found in our grassroots network of county chapters.

Operating in the communities in which they live, our chapters play a vital role in extending the reach of the organization down to the local level. The work they do is touching lives and helping to build a culture of life.

Maryland Right to Life chapters educate the public, coordinate county fair booths, hold special events, host pro-life speakers, attend marches and lobby days, put up billboards, circulate petitions, organize diaper drives, volunteer with pregnancy help centers, write letters to the editor, mentor pro-life students, contact elected officials, and so much more!

If there is no active chapter in your county, we encourage you to start one! We would be happy to help you start the process and begin organizing your group. Email us: info@mdrtl.org.

Maryland Right to Life is a state affiliate of the National Right to Life Committee: nrlc.org

Take Action on Legislation

The central purpose of the pro-life movement is to be a voice for those who cannot speak for themselves. Visit the Advocacy page and take action on legislation.