After a one year hiatus, the 2021 Northern Virginia Senior Olympics (NVSO) is back in action! Volunteers arrived early, getting a quick “just-in time training” from RSVP Volunteer Leader Ken Kozloff. From there, volunteers kept time, manned tables, and more as participants readied themselves around the track at Thomas Jefferson Community Center in Arlington. After
For the past 25 years, Food For Others has been providing families across Northern Virginia with free emergency groceries. Due to COVID-19, more than 100,000 people in the region are facing food insecurity, including children. On average, Food for Others has been serving 3,000 households per week. On Sunday, September 12th, Food For Others is
Northern Virginia Senior Olympics (NVSO) is the tradition you and your family haven’t known you’ve wanted to join! This great event occurring September 18-30th promotes health, fitness, and psychological well-being for senior adults by providing opportunities for participation, competition, self-improvement, and fellowship through various athletic and recreational events. Volunteers are the backbone to NVSO. They
The Shepherd’s Center has a vision: A World Without Loneliness. To achieve that vision, they work hard to ensure that as members of the community age, they do so with dignity and experience a high quality of life. Services include health advocacy, decluttering advice, food pick-up and delivery, and friendly callers and visitors, including to
Since 1984, Insight Memory Care Center (IMCC) has been striving to help those affected by Alzheimer’s disease and other memory impairments achieve the highest quality of life. Through a nonprofit adult day health and resource center, individuals, their families, and caregivers are provided with specialized care, support, and education. Currently, IMCC is looking for in-person,
The Shepherd’s Center has a vision: A World Without Loneliness. To achieve that vision, they work hard to ensure that as members of the community age, they do so with dignity and experience a high quality of life. Services include health advocacy, decluttering advice, food pick-up and delivery, and friendly callers and visitors, including to
Disasters happen. Wildfires, hurricanes, and tornadoes level towns. Local house fires hit. The American Red Cross sits ready to respond and provide emergency services in times of crises. Join the team as a volunteer and help support disaster relief missions in the following roles: Disaster Health Service Associate Volunteer Health Professionals are needed in shelters
