Greenbelt Rotary Club Driver Education Program

08/29/2026

We want to brag on our latest graduates! Siblings Parys and brother Jeramie earned their licenses in the same week. When Maya took her driving test, her mother came along to wait at the Beltsville MVA, sure she would pass! to celebrate after her successful test.

Six adult and young adult Greenbelters have now earned their licenses through the Greenbelt Rotary Club Driver Education Program. Two are currently practicing driving.

The program supports Greenbelters with no access to a car or licensed driver for their learner's permit practice driving, and who cannot afford to pay for practice driving at a driving school. Practice driving at a school can cost from $1,130 to $4,350, depending on age, since Maryland requires more practice driving hours for younger driving students than older students.

A driver's license contributes to economic independence, including qualifying for jobs that require a driver's license.

Thank you to the City of Greenbelt and the Greenbelt Community Foundation, whose grants helped establish the program in 2025.

We're nearing the end of their grants and welcome your tax-deductible contributions at bit.ly/4xKQKUl

03/14/2025

Our first graduate!

Greenbelter Richard Folefac (on the left with his MVA examiner) passed the MVA driving test and got his provisional driver’s license on Saturday, March 1, as the first graduate of the Greenbelt Rotary Club Driver Education Program. Folefac. employed at a local manufacturer, plans to apply his license and a used car bought with his tax refund, toward a second job, technical training, and improved career opportunities. Folefac is determined: needing only 14 practice hours at 35 years old, he passed his driving test one week after beginning driving practice.

Persons without a licensed driver or vehicle for learner’s permit hours must pay driving schools for car/instructor time. Maryland requires 60 hours for those under 25, and 14 hours for those 25 and over, for which schools charge respectively over $3,000 and about $700, a significant cost for low income households.

The program recently began with initial grants from City of Greenbelt ARPA funds and the Greenbelt Community Foundation. The application process includes an application form, character references and Zoom interview.

Learn more about applying and supporting the program at this website or by emailing [email protected]. Donations can be sent by check to the Greenbelt Rotary Foundation, 115 Centerway, #303, Greenbelt, MD 20770, or via PayPal to [email protected]. Contributions should note “Driver Education”, as this is one of multiple community programs the Greenbelt Rotary Club offers.

To learn more about the Greenbelt Rotary Club’s impact in Greenbelt, send an email to [email protected], or join us for breakfast Thursdays at 8 a.m. at the Greenway Center IHOP. Your first breakfast is free!

03/13/2025

Rotary Club of Greenbelt Maryland

10/04/2024

One page program description (with second page about Maryland driver education requirements) https://docs.google.com/document/d/1h6Hlqyylshvk3MnP9EsC7JXVR9YWsY2sgpivLtSOMfc/edit

09/27/2024

Student application:

Apply for financial support for practice driving hours. Solicita apoyo financiero para horas de práctica de conducción.

09/27/2024

Program information: https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2Fpresentation%2Fd%2F1ubNukqcjwQAaN4Z7bInLdBjycJPxjyXvQspf4OCUSuI%2Fedit%3Fusp%3Dsharing%26fbclid%3DIwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR0l9Q-JJThRfwx2tYDN7RoEnWk-VyiZ-wrSzfj4g8Vb7WHm4eUbPqYdyTc_aem_JX4b58X7ttgDPQlZ7aj1Dw&h=AT0Q3JtYEUfycTIf6uZ4W4yGfuJ9Y-JgoWyNceIX3CIH_zMYa00iQUffA18cpXXv1y3Cyj70adiFfQdKuS08TSAnpeh-b9MBmkayMJ4WTpqdJXxG2RpgEPBf2hkhLL1aWBw

Greenbelt Rotary Club Driver Education Program