Casey Cares, an Arbutus area nonprofit that provides programs to critically ill children in six states, is doubling the size of its office space.
"We are a volunteer driven organization, so we were literally busting at the seams," said Casey Baynes, founder and executive director of the organization."It was to a point where we were in jeopardy of not being able to utilize every volunteer."
The nonprofit currently has about 20 volunteers who work from the office, but that number is expected to grow with the increased space, Baynes said.
"It's so exciting that we're doubling our size so we can add volunteers," she said. "It's important for folks to know that we could have only reached this point with the community's support."
The organization, headquartered on Vero Road near Violetville, will expand from a 2,500 square-foot office space to a 5,000 square-foot space, Baynes said. An opening of the new space is planned for next month.
"By growing the space and filling it with volunteers, we will be able to serve our patients tenfold," Baynes said.
"We're adding on a volunteer work room that we don't have at this point," Baynes said. "We have a lot of volunteers who come in as if this was their paid job and so we're going to be able to give them their own work space — they'll have their own desk and a chair — they won't have to sit at a conference table."
Baynes, an Ellicott City resident who established the organization in 2000, said the nonprofit's programs continue to grow by 25 percent each year.
In 2014, the organization provided more than 8,00 activities to over 14,000 participants, said a press release from the organization.
"We are looking for donations, volunteers, anything and everything people are willing to donate," Baynes said. "Specifically, we need office supplies and office furniture."
Baynes said the organization has a wish list, because they don't want unneeded donations to go to waste. The organization's wish list can be found online at caseycares.org.
They are also accepting cash donations, Baynes said.
"We're also looking for volunteers, because we want to fill those desks and do as much as we can for the community," Baynes said.