Directory of Youth Service - Volunteer Fairfax

1 1 2017-2018 Youth Service Opportunities Directory ` Directory of Youth Service Opportunities 2017-2018 2 2017-2018 Youth Service Opportunities Directory Welcome! By wanting to Volunteer , you ve already taken the first step! Now we re here to send you in the right direction toward helping the community. This book is designed for people like you who want to make a difference. Opportunities listed in the Directory were submitted by organizations registered with Volunteer Fairfax as of September 2017. Inside, you will find information on contacting nonprofit agencies, starting group projects, and beginning a Service -learning program in your school. You will also find a complete guide to Youth Volunteer opportunities in Fairfax County.

2 To view this guide online, please visit If you have any questions after reading this guide or need more information on Volunteer opportunities and getting started, please feel free to contact us at Volunteer Fairfax . Happy volunteering! Contact Information Phone: 703-246-3460 Fax: 703-246-4662 Website: 3 2017-2018 Youth Service Opportunities Directory Table of Contents Welcome! 2 Agencies by Minimum Age 6 Agencies by Mission 8 Agencies by Location 12 A Forever-Home Rescue Foundation 16 American Cancer Society 17 American Red Cross Greater Chesapeake and Potomac Blood services Region 18 Annandale Christian Community For Action (ACCA) 19 Arlington Department of Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Resources 20 Arts Council of Fairfax County 21 Aspire Afterschool Learning 22 Boat People SOS, Inc.

3 23 Britepaths 24 Capital Area Food Bank 26 Capital Caring 27 Celebrate Fairfax 28 Chestnut Grove Cemetery 29 Children's Science Center 30 Claude Moore Colonial Farm at Turkey Run 31 Coptic Orphans 32 Cornerstones 33 Earth Sangha 34 FACETS 35 Fairfax County - Neighborhood & Community services (NCS) 36 Fairfax County Park Authority - 2016 IMA Program 37 Fairfax County Public Libraries 38 Fairfax Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) 39 Fairfax Partnership for Youth 40 Fairfax ReLeaf 41 Fairfax Station Railroad Museum 42 Fairfax Symphony Orchestra 43 Food & Friends, Inc. 44 Food for Others 45 4 2017-2018 Youth Service Opportunities Directory Table of Contents Friends of Accotink Creek 46 GIVE (Growth and Inspiration through Volunteering and Education) 47 Goodwin House Bailey's Crossroads 48 Habitat for Humanity Prince William County 49 Herndon Parks and Recreation Department 50 Herndon-Reston FISH Inc.

4 51 Hopkins House 52 Insight Memory Care Center 53 KEEN Sports Program 54 Lorton Community Action Center 56 Lost Dog and Cat Rescue Foundation 57 Music for Life 58 Newseum 59 Northern Virginia Family Service (NVFS) 60 Northern Virginia Soil & Water Conservation District 61 Optimist Club of Herndon 62 Pathway Homes Inc. 63 PRS CrisisLink 64 Reston Association 65 Second Story 66 Shelter House, Inc. - Katherine K Hanley Family Shelter 67 Shelter House, Inc. - Patrick Henry Shelter 68 Sprout Therapeutic Riding & Education Center 69 Unified Prevention Coalition of Fairfax County 70 United Community Ministries (UCM) 71 Vinson Hall 72 Volunteer Fairfax 73 Youth Service Opportunity Project 74 5 2017-2018 Youth Service Opportunities Directory Table of Contents Getting Started 75 Helpful Hints 77 Group Projects 78 Service Learning 79 Additional Resources 81 Grant Information 82 Volunteerism After High School 83 20 Ways to Make a Difference in Your Community 84 Special Thank You 85 6 2017-2018 Youth Service Opportunities Directory Agencies by Minimum Age Any Habitat for Humanity Prince William County Volunteer Fairfax 5 Fairfax County Park Authority IMA Program Optimist Club of Herndon 8 Earth Sangha 9 Herndon-Reston Fish, Inc.

5 10 Arlington Department of Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Resources Celebrate Fairfax Cornerstones FACETS Herndon Parks and Recreation Department Northern VA Soil and Water Conservation District Pathway Homes, Inc. Reston Association 11 PRS CrisisLink Fairfax County Park Authority 2017 IMA Program 12 Annandale Christian Community for Action (ACCA) Aspire Afterschool Learning (6th grade) Britepaths Capital Area Food Bank Claude Moore Colonial Farm at Turkey Run Fairfax County - Neighborhood and Communities services (NCS) Fairfax County Public Libraries Fairfax ReLeaf Food for Others Friends of Accotink Creek Northern Virginia Family Service (NVFS) Shelter House, K. Hanley Family Shelter Shelter House, Henry Shelter United Community Ministries (UCM) Youth Service Opportunity Project 7 2017-2018 Youth Service Opportunities Directory Agencies by Minimum Age 13 American Cancer Society Chestnut Grove Cemetery Children s Science Center Fairfax Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) Inova Fairfax Hospital Lorton Community Action Center Unified Prevention Coalition of Fairfax County 14 Boat People SOS, Inc.

6 Fairfax Station Railroad Museum Food and Friends GIVE Hopkins House KEEN Sports Program Lost Dog and Cat Rescue Foundation Music for Life Sprout Therapeutic Riding & Education Center Vinson Hall 15 A Forever-Home Rescue Foundation American Red Cross Greenbrier Learning Center Insight Memory Care Center KEENE Sports Program 16 Capital Caring Coptic Orphans Fairfax Partnership for Youth Fairfax Symphony Orchestra Goodwin House Bailey s Crossroads Inova Loudoun Hospital Newseum Vinson Hall 17 Arts Council of Fairfax 8 2017-2018 Youth Service Opportunities Directory Agencies by Mission AIDS/HIV Food and Friends Animals A Forever Home Rescue Foundation Lost Dog and Cat Rescue Foundation Sprout Therapeutic Riding & Education Center Children s Programs Aspire Afterschool Learning ACCA (Annandale Christian Community for Action) Arlington Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources Celebrate Fairfax , Inc.

7 Children s Science Center Coptic Orphans Cornerstones Fairfax Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) Fairfax County - Neighborhood and Community services (NCS) Greenbrier Learning Center Herndon Parks and Recreation Department Hopkins House Northern Virginia Family Service (NVFS) Optimist Club of Herndon Second Story Conservation/Environment Arlington Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources Chestnut Grove Cemetery Earth Sangha Fairfax County Park Authority IMA Program Fairfax County Park Authority Volunteer Program Fairfax ReLeaf Friends of Accotink Creek Herndon Parks and Recreation Department Northern Virginia Soil and Water Conservation District Optimist Club of Herndon Reston Association Education Arts Council of Fairfax County Aspire Afterschool Learning Capital Area Food Bank Claude Moore Colonial Farm at Turkey Run Children s Science Center Coptic Orphans PRS CrisisLink 9 2017-2018 Youth Service Opportunities Directory Fairfax County - Neighborhood and Community Service (NCS) Agencies by Mission Education (Cont.)

8 Fairfax County Public Libraries Fairfax Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) GIVE Greenbriar Learning Center Herndon Parks and Recreation Department Hopkins House Music for Life Newseum Northern Virginia Family Service (NVFS) Northern Virginia Soil and Water Conservation District Optimist Club of Herndon Fine & Performing Arts Arlington Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources Arts Council of Fairfax County Fairfax Symphony Orchestra Music for Life Health services American Cancer Society American Red Cross Greater Chesapeake and Potomac Blood services Region Capital Caring Insight Memory Care Center Northern Virginia Family Service (NVFS) Pathway Homes, Inc. Unified Prevention Coalition of Fairfax County Homelessness/Hunger Alternative House Britepaths ACCA (Annandale Christian Community for Action) Capital Area Food Bank Cornerstones Food and Friends Food for Others Habitat for Humanity Prince William County Hopkins House Lorton Community Action Center Northern Virginia Family Service (NVFS) 10 2017-2018 Youth Service Opportunities Directory Agencies by Mission Homelessness/Hunger (Cont) Pathway Homes, Inc.

9 Shelter House, Inc. Katherine K. Hanley Family Shelter Shelter House, Inc. - Patrick Henry Location United Community Ministries (UCM) Youth Service Opportunity Projects Immigration Boat People SOS, Inc. Northern Virginia Family Service (NVFS) Museum/Tourism Celebrate Fairfax , Inc. Claude Moore Colonial Farm at Turkey Run Fairfax Station Railroad Museum Newsuem Programs that help those with disabilities Arlington Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources Herndon Parks and Recreation Department KEEN Sports Program Pathway Homes, Inc. Sprout Therapeutic Riding & Education Center Seniors ACCA (Annandale Christian Community for Action) Arlington Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources Fairfax County Neighborhood and Community services (NCS) Food and Friends Goodwin House Bailey's Crossroads Herndon Parks and Recreation Insight Memory Care Center Vinson Hall Social services Alternative House (Annandale Christian Community for Action) Britepaths Capital Area Food Bank Chestnut Grove Cemetery Cornerstones FACETS 11 2017-2018 Youth Service Opportunities Directory Agencies by Mission Social services (Cont) Habitat for Humanity Prince William County Herndon-Reston FISH, Inc.

10 Lorton Community Action Center Northern Virginia Family Service (NVFS) Pathway Homes, Inc. Second Story Shelter House, Inc. Katherine K. Hanley Family Shelter Shelter House, Inc. - Patrick Henry Shelter United Community Ministries Youth Service Opportunity Project Youth Alternative House Arlington Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources Arts Council of Fairfax County Celebrate Fairfax Coptic Orphans Cornerstones Fairfax County Park Authority - IMA Program Fairfax County Park Authority - Volunteer Program Fairfax Partnership for Youth Fairfax County Neighborhood and Community services (NCS) GIVE Greenbriar Learning Center Herndon Parks and Recreation Department Hopkins House KEEN Sports Program Northern Virginia Family Service (NVFS)