A blog about great senior volunteers in Northern Virginia making a difference
A Community Conversation about the COVID-19 vaccine will be hosted by Fairfax County Health Department in partnership with the Fairfax Area Disability Services Board and the Department of Family Services Fairfax Area of Aging. ASL Interpretation and CART provided. Pre-registration is required. Thursday, Feb. 11 at 6 pm: Click here to register. Friday, Feb. 12
Fifty years ago, Meals on Wheels came to Arlington, VA. Since then, homebound individuals have received healthy meals, and regular “check-ins” to make sure all their needs are met. Through the help of volunteers, Meals on Wheels has ensured their clients find comfort in the reliability of warm meals and a friendly knock on the
Since its beginnings in 2014, GrandInvolve has had hundreds of senior volunteers working hard with local schools to help teachers and vulnerable students achieve their highest potential. While the pandemic has put a pause on in-person tutoring, GrandInvolve is still working hard to ensure their mission in serving children in need continues. Currently, GrandInvolve is
Remote If you are interested in the following DIY volunteer opportunity, please reach out to RSVP Volunteer Specialist, Shannon White, at swhite@volunteerfairfax.org. CRi, Choice. Respect. independence. (formerly known as Community Residences, Inc.), is a community-based organization with a focused effort on providing people with developmental disabilities and/or mental health needs the resources, supports and services
Virtual Opportunity Capital Caring Health, a non-profit organization, serves over 1,200 patients and their families with advanced illness in the Virginia, Maryland, and D.C. Each day, Capital Caring Health ensures those patients can receive care of the highest quality. Quality Survey Callers help ensure that services reached those who need it most, as well as
Virtual, at-home Despite being one of the wealthiest counties in the United States, Fairfax County thousands of families struggle to make ends meet. To combat this, since 1984, Britepaths has been empowering families to become self-sufficient. Each year Britepaths helps approximately 7,000 families and individuals across Fairfax County through short-term food and financial assistance and
In-Person, masks required, social distance practiced. Since 1995, Food For Others (FFO) has acted as a safety net for those in Northern Virginia needing food during emergency, as well as the growing number of working poor needing to supplement inadequate food supplies. The COVID-19 pandemic has further exasperated hardships for thousands of families across what
Volunteer Fairfax is excited to announce that is has once again been awarded the AmeriCorps Seniors RSVP grant from the AmeriCorps federal agency to support RSVP volunteers serving in Fairfax County, Arlington County, and Alexandria City, where RSVP-Northern Virginia has been providing service opportunities in partnership with Volunteer Fairfax, Volunteer Arlington, and Volunteer Alexandria, for
Since 1988, the non-profit organization, FACETS has been fighting to alleviate issues coinciding with poverty in Fairfax County. Programs include: Preventing and Ending Homelessness Hot Meals Food Distribution Hypothermia Prevention and Response Program Housing Services Just this past year, the education and community development program reached 1,817 people, including serving over 500 children with youth
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
Shepherd’s Center envisions a world without loneliness where older adults can age with dignity in place. To do this, volunteers are needed to help provide services to seniors who may need an extra hand. In 2019, volunteers completed 712 round-trip car trips helping older adults get to doctor’s and physical therapy appointments. An additional 306
