Volunteer Alexandria

For any incident, from a car crash to an active shooter normal people play an important role in saving lives. It is imperative that we provide the knowledge and skills necessary to help our community save lives until our professional responders arrive. This class will teach you how to recognize violent activities, respond safely, provide immediate rescue tactics to the injured, and report them to 9-1-1 efficiently. The skills you will learn are transferable to countless situations involving traumatic injury, which include car accidents, household injuries, or an active shooter. Come and learn how you can be the help, Until Help Arrives.

Alexandria, VA

2/29/20 9:30 AM + more

Girls on the Run of Northern Virginia is looking for coaches across our area for our Spring 2020 Season! Lace up your sneakers and inspire a group of girls to be strong, confident, and healthy! Girls on the Run is a youth development program for girls in 3rd through 8th grade that creatively integrates running. Teams of volunteer coaches are trained to facilitate our easy-to-follow curriculum with small groups of girls twice a week over the course of 10 weeks. You don't need to be a runner or a competitive athlete to coach! Successful coaches only need to serve as role models for girls by showing up prepared and on time, by listening attentively, and by demonstrating a positive attitude! Coaches are required to commit to 2-3 hours per week for the 10 week season, with additional time required for Coach Training and the GOTR 5K race. Practice schedules will vary based on team. GOTR’s Spring 2020 Season starts the week of March 2nd and ends on May 17th. We are seeking coaches in the following sites in Alexandria! Creekside Community Center - Tues/Thurs 4:45-6:00pm Douglas MacArthur Elementary - Tues/thurs 2:45-3:45pm Groveton Elementary - Tues/Thurs 3:40-5:00pm Hayfield Elementary - Tues/Thurs 3:30-4:30pm Sacramento Neighborhood Center - Tues/Thurs 4:15-5:15pm Whitman Middle School - Tues/Thurs 3:20-4:40pm To apply as a Spring 2020 Girls on the Run of NOVA coach, go to https://www.raceplanner.com/volunteer/index/spring-20-new-coach-application We have program sites at over 110 schools and community centers in Northern Virginia - so we can certainly find a location that works for you to volunteer! Learn more about volunteering with us at https://www.gotrnova.org/volunteer or email mperkins@gotrnova.org. “I am so thankful that this program exists in Northern Virginia. Every year I coach it just gets better and better and we are more equipped to make an impact on the lives of these girls!” -- GOTR NOVA Coach

Alexandria, VA

3/2/20 12:00 AM

Mondays, Wednesdays, & Thursdays until June 2020, 3:30-4:30 PM. We are looking for highly motivated and skilled tutors in the areas of Math, Science, and English Language Arts to work with individual or small groups of students after school. Communicate with teacher and/or parents in an effort to expand academic, behavior and content knowledge. Perform academic review activities that contribute to overall student success. Performs other duties as assigned by site coordinator. Grade: 6-8th Grade Math, Science, and English Language Arts Certified teachers facilitate “Power Hour” for all students enrolled in LINK Club Monday through Friday. Power Hour provides students with homework help, academic coaching and/or remediation services. Teachers work in small groups of students who are divided by grade level. Academic support services focus on concepts covered during the school day in order to build student competencies, especially in reading and mathematics.

Alexandria, VA

3/2/20 3:30 PM + more

Dates & Time: -Monday 6-8pm -Fall: September 23-December 16 -Winter: January 27-March 23 -Spring: April 6-May 18 *Dates subject to change. Details: YBA PLAY is a free instructional league that immerses youth in The Academy Way - a positive culture that cultivates excellence and performance mastery through an emphasis on teamwork, effort, continual learning, and a love of baseball/softball. We see this not as just a coaching job but an opportunity to make DC a better place. Join the movement! Grow the game of baseball in Washington DC! Help build community! The responsibility of the National Pastime in the Nation's Capital.

Washington, DC

3/2/20 6:00 PM + more

Do you want to make a difference in our community? Are you interested in learning new art, craft or business skills? Do you have a service learning requirement for your school or community group? UpCycle Creative Reuse Center is an Alexandria, Virginia based non-profit that connects creativity and conservation by providing a resource center for reuse materials and a creative making space for the community. At UpCycle, we rethink the traditional notion of waste by collecting cast-offs from our community to serve as creative materials. We are looking for a volunteer to help us sort donations from the community and restock our shop of recycled materials. No experience necessary; we'll provide instructions. If under 18 please email volunteer@upcyclecrc.org.

Alexandria, VA

3/5/20 10:30 AM + more

Do you want to make a difference in our community? Are you interested in learning new art, craft or business skills? Do you have a service learning requirement for your school or community group? UpCycle Creative Reuse Center is an Alexandria, Virginia based non-profit that connects creativity and conservation by providing a resource center for reuse materials and a creative making space for the community. At UpCycle, we rethink the traditional notion of waste by collecting cast-offs from our community to serve as creative materials. We are looking for a volunteer to help us sort donations from the community and restock our shop of recycled materials. No experience necessary; we'll provide instructions. If under 18 please email volunteer@upcyclecrc.org.

Alexandria, VA

3/5/20 1:00 PM + more

Can you imagine being unable to read this website, a street sign, instructions on a bottle of medicine, or even a note from your child's teacher? Have you ever wanted to make a real difference in the community? By volunteering with the Literacy Council of Northern Virginia, you can change the lives of adults who want to develop basic reading, writing, and English speaking skills. To learn how you can get involved, come to LCNV's next Volunteer Orientation on Saturday, March 7 from 10am-11:30am at the James Lee Community Center (Room 111). With the help of volunteers who serve as teachers, class aides, tutors and testers, the Literacy Council is able to teach hundreds of English language learners at 15 different sites across Northern Virginia. Prior teaching experience is ideal but not required to get involved -- training, curriculum, and support will be provided. Contact Amy Tristan at atristan@lcnv.org for more information.

Falls Church, VA

3/7/20 10:00 AM

Promote the 2020 Census by marching in the Annual St. Patrick's Parade! Volunteers will march in the parade and share giveaways with parade attendees. T-shirts will be provided to all volunteers!

Alexandria, VA

3/7/20 11:00 AM

Volunteer Alexandria is looking for volunteers to march with us in the Ballyshaners St. Patrick's Day Parade! Volunteers of all ages and dogs are welcomed. Volunteers will carry signs to showcase volunteerism and Volunteer Alexandria, as well as distribute information on Emergency Preparedness and volunteering. If this sounds like fun for you and your family, please sign up today! We are looking to make a big splash at this years' parade and hope you will encourage friends and family to join us! Please note We are asking that you arrive no later than 12 Noon. We will communicate the exact meeting location once we get conformation from the parade organizers. But the location will be in Old Town Alexandria. Also because our position in the parade is currently unknown we may be done earlier than 3pm.

Alexandria, VA

3/7/20 12:00 PM

Great news! An employment pilot program succeeded and is now a full program within Fairfax County - we need volunteers to help! Last Fall, you might have seen New Hope Housing on NBC highlighting a pilot program to clean up Fairfax County’s streams. This program provided part-time work to guests at local shelters to pick up litter in and around our streams and remove invasive plants. The Fairfax County Stormwater Planning Division identified the clean-up sites while we identified workers and provided supervision and transportation. The program was a big success! Several people now have full-time employment and have moved to housing AND Fairfax County got rave reviews for removing tons of litter from our waterways. Rebranded as OPERATION STORM SHIELD, the new program begins March 9th and we need you to volunteer to help supervise teams! The program runs Tuesday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. So if you have time during the day and want to help make a difference, please read the volunteer description ( https://www.newhopehousing.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Operation-Storm-Shield-Program-Assistant-Volunteer.pdf) and then contact Sami Smyth at ssmyth@newhopehousing.org to volunteer!

Fort Belvoir, VA

3/10/20 9:00 AM

Do you want to make a difference in our community? Are you interested in learning new art, craft or business skills? Do you have a service learning requirement for your school or community group? UpCycle Creative Reuse Center is an Alexandria, Virginia based non-profit that connects creativity and conservation by providing a resource center for reuse materials and a creative making space for the community. At UpCycle, we rethink the traditional notion of waste by collecting cast-offs from our community to serve as creative materials. We are looking for a volunteer to help us sort donations from the community and restock our shop of recycled materials. No experience necessary; we'll provide instructions. If under 18 please email volunteer@upcyclecrc.org.

Alexandria, VA

3/11/20 12:30 PM + more

Do you want to make a difference in our community? Are you interested in learning new art, craft or business skills? Do you have a service learning requirement for your school or community group? UpCycle Creative Reuse Center is an Alexandria, Virginia based non-profit that connects creativity and conservation by providing a resource center for reuse materials and a creative making space for the community. At UpCycle, we rethink the traditional notion of waste by collecting cast-offs from our community to serve as creative materials. We are looking for a volunteer to help us sort donations from the community and restock our shop of recycled materials. No experience necessary; we'll provide instructions. If under 18 please email volunteer@upcyclecrc.org.

Alexandria, VA

3/11/20 3:00 PM + more

2020 ACPS Math in the City Night Join us for MATH in the City, a fun night for elementary, middle, and high school families presented by ACPS. Thursday, March 12, 2020. Time: 5:30 P.M. (starting with pizza!) to 7:30 P.M. Volunteers are needed to help with the following: Registration table assistance Extra help with food distribution and set up Directing participants to the different stations The preliminary schedule of events are here : 4:30-5:30 PM Set up in the cafeteria 5:30-6:30 PM Pizza for attendees 6:00-7:30 PM Math Activities 7:30-8:30 PM Clean Up

Alexandria, VA

3/12/20 4:30 PM

REQUIREMENTS Age Minimum (with Adult): 10+, Minimum Age:18+ Gardening with Children in Subsidized Housing Alexandria Redevelopment and Housing Authority (ARHA) | http://www.arha.us If you think you'd like to grow veggies with growing kids, come join a group of 5 to 10 year olds in Tancil Court's "I Can Shine Garden" -- part of the Alexandria Redevelopment and Housing Authority's Old Town project. We meet on Thursdays at 5 p.m. While the children grow their peas, potatoes, beans, tomatoes, squash, and lots more, they also learn how to eat healthy. Knowing how to grow good food and prepare it is a life skill with lots of benefits. Plus it helps build children's knowledge base, which in turn can make them better readers! Volunteers need not have any prior vegetable garden experience.

Alexandria, VA

3/12/20 5:00 PM + more

Are you interested in helping fight hunger in your community? Come join us at our monthly food distribution and pay it forward! The City of Alexandria and the 1st Agape Baptist Church are committed to keeping Alexandria Hunger Free. Each month (every second friday), we conduct a food distribution open to all. Here we provide low income families various produce, meats, and non pershiable items to take home. We need volunteers to help with bagging, distributing foods as families line up and assisting families with carrying produce. We value our volunteers so much, with out them we would not be able to conduct innitiatives such as this one. Sign up to volunteer today and make a difference! Volunteer Duties: Volunteers open and unload plastic wrap, boxes and other packaging. One or two volunteers will be assigned per pallet to unload the food and replenish the table as the supply runs out. Volunteers will be provided reusable plastic (food service type) gloves for food handling. Distribution of food to families As clients arrive, one volunteer will be assigned to hand one person from each household a number and record the number of people in each household on the provided data collection form.

Alexandria, VA

3/13/20 9:00 AM + more

Do you want to make a difference in our community? Are you interested in learning new art, craft or business skills? Do you have a service learning requirement for your school or community group? UpCycle Creative Reuse Center is an Alexandria, Virginia based non-profit that connects creativity and conservation by providing a resource center for reuse materials and a creative making space for the community. At UpCycle, we rethink the traditional notion of waste by collecting cast-offs from our community to serve as creative materials. We are looking for a volunteer to help us sort donations from the community and restock our shop of recycled materials. No experience necessary; we'll provide instructions. If under 18 please email volunteer@upcyclecrc.org.

Alexandria, VA

3/14/20 10:30 AM + more

Census Ambassador Trainings prepare our volunteers for upcoming Complete Count Committee outreach activities. These trainings will happen about once a month, and will equip you with the knowledge and materials you need to confidently talk to folks about what the 2020 Census means for them. Food and drinks will be provided!

Alexandria, VA

3/15/20 2:00 PM

ECDC/ACC DC Metro's MARCH Volunteer Orientations will be: Silver Spring Location: 8121 Georgia Avenue, Suite 800, Silver Spring MD 20910 Date: Thursday, 3/5/20 at 6:30 pm Arlington Location: 901 S Highland Street, Arlington, VA 22204 Date: Wednesday, 3/18/20 at 6:00 pm Please be on time as the sessions start promptly. We hope to see you soon!

Arlington, VA

3/18/20 6:00 PM