By Cornerstones has been a pillar in the DMV for nearly 50 years. Families living in this region, with its notoriously high cost of living, can struggle to overcome tough economic times. Through services like
- Housing
- Food
- Financial assistance
- Child and youth services
- Community and family strengthening
- Community resource centers.
If you are interested in any of the following volunteer opportunities, please contact RSVP Volunteer Specialist, Shannon White, at swhite@volunteerfairfax.org.
*** ALL IN-PERSON ACTIVITIES TAKE PLACE OUTDOORS AND FOLLOW COVID-19 PRECAUTIONS
- Volunteer Leader at SNAP Market Table at Reston’s Farmers Market
- Time: Saturdays in October through mid-November
- Background check and fingerprinting required
- Meet at Cornerstones Food Pantry building at 7:15 am to pick up materials
- Head to Farmers Market, and plan to stay to about 12:30 pm
- Greet clients and vendors
- Set up booth
- Collect and record tokens from vendors for reimbursement
- Training provided
- Dress for the weather and wear closed-toe shoes
- COVID waiver, mask, and social distancing required
- Volunteer Zoom Tech Leader Needed to Help with Employment Services Resource Fair
- Help manage Zoom sessions for Cornerstones Resource Fairs
- Run videos
- Make sure Zoom runs smoothly
- Help needed on the following
- Saturday, August 28th: 10:00-1:45 pm
- Wednesday evenings on September 1st, 8th, 22nd
- Help manage Zoom sessions for Cornerstones Resource Fairs
- Yom Kippur Food Driver Sorters
- Wednesday, September 15: 4:45-8:00 pm
- Collect food donations arriving from congregants
- Transport food to food pantry
- Thursday, September 16
- Shifts
- 9:00-12:00 pm
- 12:00-3:00 pm
- Help sort food for donations
- Shifts
- Wednesday, September 15: 4:45-8:00 pm
- Winter Coat Drive
- Help transport, sort, hang, distribute coats, hats, gloves, mittens, and scarves to community members
- Dates:
- Saturday, October 23rd
- Friday, November 12th
- Saturday, November 13th
- Saturday, December 11th
- Shifts:
- 2.5 hours long between 9:00-1:30 pm
- Scouting for a Food Drive
- Help receive, sort, and weigh food brought in by a local Boy Scouts Troop in their Scouting for Food campaign
- Dates:
- Saturday, November 13th
- Shifts:
- 10:30-1:30 pm
- 1:00-4:00 pm
- Packing Assistants for 50th Year Anniversary
- Help pack and prepare celebration boxes for those registered for the 50th Anniversary Watch Party
- Proceeds from tickets go back into supporting Cornerstones programs
- Dates:
- Monday, September 13th-Thursday, September 16th
- Shifts:
- 9:00-12:00 pm
- Packing Assistants for 50th Year Anniversary
- Help pack and prepare celebration boxes for those registered for the 50th Anniversary Watch Party
- Proceeds from tickets go back into supporting Cornerstones programs
- Dates:
- Monday, September 13th-Thursday, September 16th
- Shifts:
- 9:00-12:00 pm
If you are interested in any of the following opportunities, please contact RSVP Volunteer Specialist, Shannon White, at swhite@volunteerfairfax.org.
