Volunteer Alexandria

Every Friday a tractor-trailer delivers boxes of fresh produce and dairy from farmers in Pennsylvania. We distribute these boxes to families involved in Casa Chirilagua programming and those in need in the neighborhood. You will be primarily be helping set up and directing people in line and reminding people of the safety precautions (ie 6ft distance, masks, etc). Before you volunteer, please ensure: - That you have NOT been at any places and therefore exposed where people have tested positive for COVID-19? If so, do not volunteer. - That you DO NOT exhibit any symptoms of a respiratory illness including fever, runny nose, sore throat, coughing or difficulty breathing now or in the past 24 hours? If so, do not volunteer. - That you or someone you live with is NOT at high risk (this includes persons who are age greater than 65; have underlying heart disease or lung disease, diabetes, liver disease; are immunocompromised, on dialysis, or have severe obesity with BMI greater than 40). If so, do NOT volunteer.

Alexandria, VA

8/7/20 9:30 AM + more

They are conducting a Mobile Questionnaire Assistance pop-up at Global Food. They are in need of volunteers who can speak Spanish and Amharic to assist them with providing directions to residents while completing the Census. High school students are welcome By law, the volunteers will not assist with the actual completion of the Census, but can interpret from a safe distance. All COVID-19 related safety protocols will be in place.

Alexandria, VA

8/7/20 9:30 AM + more

The Census Bureau is conducting a Mobile Questionnaire Assistance pop-up on Friday, August 7th and Saturday, August 8th. They are in need of volunteers who can speak Spanish and Amharic to assist them with providing directions to residents while completing the Census. By law, the volunteers will not assist with the actual completion of the Census, but can interpret from a safe distance. All COVID-19 related safety protocols will be in place. Volunteers needed on August 7th at 9:30AM - 1:00PM & August 8th at 3:00 - 5:00 PM. Before you volunteer, please ensure: - That you have NOT been at any places and therefore exposed where people have tested positive for COVID-19? If so, do not volunteer. - That you DO NOT exhibit any symptoms of a respiratory illness including fever, runny nose, sore throat, coughing or difficulty breathing now or in the past 14 days? If so, do NOT volunteer. - That you or someone you live with is NOT at high risk (this includes persons who are age greater than 65; have underlying heart disease or lung disease, diabetes, liver disease; are immunocompromised, on dialysis, or have severe obesity with BMI greater than 40). If so, do NOT volunteer.

Alexandria, Virginia

8/7/20 9:30 AM

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. *** During the current COVID-19 event all UHA classes will be held remotely online via Zoom to encourage social distancing. Once we can do in person classes again we will hold a skills only 1 hour training to give you the hands on training parts of the class. The webinar is expected to be shorter than the standard UHA class at only 3.5 hours. After you sign up additional details will follow. Class times posted are the start time of the online learning.***

Alexandria, VA

8/8/20 9:00 AM

Organize and bag donations for distribution. Before you volunteer, please ensure: - That you have NOT been at any places and therefore exposed where people have tested positive for COVID-19? If so, do not volunteer. - That you DO NOT exhibit any symptoms of respiratory illness including fever, runny nose, sore throat, coughing or difficulty breathing now or in the past 24 hours? If so, do not volunteer. - That you or someone you live with is NOT at high risk (this includes persons who are age greater than 65; have underlying heart disease or lung disease, diabetes, liver disease; are immunocompromised, on dialysis, or have severe obesity with BMI greater than 40). If so, do NOT volunteer.

Alexandria, VA

8/10/20 1:00 AM + more

Organize and bag donations for distribution to families in the Arlandria- Chirilagua neighborhood of Alexandria. Before you volunteer, please ensure: - That you have NOT been at any places and therefore exposed where people have tested positive for COVID-19? If so, do not volunteer. - That you DO NOT exhibit any symptoms of respiratory illness including fever, runny nose, sore throat, coughing or difficulty breathing now or in the past 24 hours? If so, do not volunteer. - That you or someone you live with is NOT at high risk (this includes persons who are age greater than 65; have underlying heart disease or lung disease, diabetes, liver disease; are immunocompromised, on dialysis, or have severe obesity with BMI greater than 40). If so, do NOT volunteer.

Alexandria, VA

8/10/20 10:00 AM + more

30,000 masks were donated by the City of Alexandria and the VA Department of Emergency Management. The VA Department of EM donated 20,000 hand sanitizers. Both masks and hand sanitizers will be distributed to local food distributions and testing sites. Local nonprofits throughout Alexandria will receive masks to hand out to their clients/participants. Families are welcome to volunteer together at this time! Volunteer Alexandria is looking for healthy volunteers to help prepare the masks and handsanitizers to be distributed. Volunteers will be tasked to fold fliers, bag fliers, bag masks, and bag handsanitizers. Each family can bring up to 4 family members total. We will require a temperature check at the door before entering the building and starting any volunteer tasks. Masks are required to be worn the entire time in the building. Gloves will be provided on site and will be required to be worn while working with materials. Work stations will be 6 feet apart and social distance is required to be maintained between each family. Each family will get their own table and supplies to work from. (4 families max during this shift) Before you volunteer, please ensure: - That you have you NOT been at any places and therefore exposed where people have tested positive for COVID-19? If so, do not volunteer. - That you DO NOT exhibit any symptoms of a respiratory illness including fever, runny nose, sore throat, coughing or difficulty breathing now or in the past 14 days? If so, do not volunteer. - That you or someone you live with is NOT at high risk (this includes persons who are age greater than 65; have underlying heart disease or lung disease, diabetes, liver disease; are immunocompromised, on dialysis, or have severe obesity with BMI greater than 40). If so, do NOT volunteer.

Alexandria, VA

8/10/20 10:00 AM

Calling all volunteer coordinators! Stop in to get your questions answered! Each session will start off with a quick tip/demo on how to use our online portal! Then, we will open it up to answer your specific questions. After each session, there will be instructions typed and sent out on the tip/demo as well as any instructions on any questions that were asked. Stay as long as you like! This is meant to be short and to the point…a quick Q&A! *Please note these topics may change due to feedback from volunteer coordinators. August Virtual- The Ins & Outs on Creating a Volunteer Opportunity Date: August 11th 1:00 – 1:45PM Quick demo on how to create a volunteer opportunity and supply tips and tricks how to manage them in the system. Volunteer opportuntiy's descriptions, procedures to follow during the pandemic, and how to best reach the right volunteer will be also discussed. September - How to Contact Your Volunteers Date: September 8th 1:00 – 1:45PM Need to email more than one volunteer? Need to cc someone on the group email? Need to email multiple volunteers from different volunteer opportunities. Come to this session to get some tips on how best to contact your volunteers through our system as well as on multiple communication platforms. October– How to Manage Multiple Volunteer Opportunities in our System Date: October 13th 1:00 – 1:45PM Wondering how you can use information or copy the same format of previous scheduled volunteer opportunity? This session will provide a quick demo on how to do so! November – Marking Attendance & Managing Longer-Term Volunteer Hours Date: November 10th 1:00 – 1:45PM Easy tips and reminders on how to keep track of your volunteers’ attendance and managing/tracking volunteers with a consistent schedule within your organization.

Alexandria, VA

8/11/20 1:00 PM + more

Every Wednesday we distribute boxes/bags of food/cleaning supplies to families involved in Casa Chirilagua programming and those in need in the neighborhood. You will be primarily be helping set up and directing people in line and reminding people of the safety precautions (ie 6ft distance, masks, etc). Before you volunteer, please ensure: - That you have NOT been at any places and therefore exposed where people have tested positive for COVID-19? If so, do not volunteer. - That you DO NOT exhibit any symptoms of a respiratory illness including fever, runny nose, sore throat, coughing or difficulty breathing now or in the past 24 hours? If so, do not volunteer. - That you or someone you live with is NOT at high risk (this includes persons who are age greater than 65; have underlying heart disease or lung disease, diabetes, liver disease; are immunocompromised, on dialysis, or have severe obesity with BMI greater than 40). If so, do NOT volunteer.

Alexandria, VA

8/12/20 10:00 AM + more

ALIVE! Needs Help to Fill Dash Buses with Grocery Bags Stuff two Dash buses with 2000 pre-packed grocery bags, to be distributed at the July 11th Truck-to-Trunk mass distribution. People from the same household are encouraged to volunteer for this task since there is limited space on the Dash buses for physical distancing. Bags are 6 pounds each. Date/Time: August 14, 3pm until done (about 1-2 hours, depending on the number of volunteers) Location: 116 S. Quaker Ln. (old Dash bus barn). There is street parking available. You will be asked to take your temperature with a no-contact thermometer before you may begin work. Gloves will be provided. Close-toed shoes required. Wear clothes you don’t mind getting dirty. Each work station is at least 6ft apart to follow CDC guidelines for physical distancing. All volunteers must wear cloth face coverings. If you do not have one, ALIVE! will provide one for you. Volunteers should fashion face coverings from household items or common materials, such as clean T-shirts or other clean cloths that can cover the nose and mouth area. Medical personal protective equipment such as N95 respirators or surgical masks are necessary for this purpose as these should be reserved for the appropriate personnel. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends wearing cloth face coverings in public settings where other social distancing measures are difficult to maintain, especially in areas of significant community-based transmission. * Only individuals registered to volunteer may show up on site in order to maintain physical distance rules. While we appreciate the overwhelming volunteer spirit during the health crisis, we cannot have additional people on site beyond those that are registered. Please do not bring friends or family to help. DO NOT volunteer if: - You exhibit any symptoms of a respiratory illness including fever, runny nose, sore throat, coughing or difficulty breathing now or in the past 24 hours. - You have been to any places, and therefore exposed, where people have tested posted for COVID-19. - You are at high risk of severe disease (including persons who are older than 65; have underlying heart disease or lung disease, diabetes, liver disease; are immunocompromised; on dialysis; or have severe obesity with BMI greater than 40). - You have someone in your household who is at high risk.(including persons who are older than 65; have underlying heart disease or lung disease, diabetes, liver disease; are immunocompromised; on dialysis;, or have severe obesity with BMI greater than 40).

Alexandria, VA

8/14/20 3:00 PM

Truck-to-Trunk Drivers Needed! August 15th ALIVE! needs volunteers who can drive a box truck to transport food from the COVID-19 emergency food staging location to Truck-to-Truck mass food distribution sites. Pick up truck at 116 S. Quaker Ln. between 7:00am-7:15am and drive to designated distribution site. Return truck to warehouse when distribution is done to offload empty gaylords and supplies. Driver will have down time during distribution. Reporting location: 116 S. Quaker Ln, Alexandria, VA 22314 Distribution/destination site: Cora Kelly Elementary School - 3600 Commonwealth Ave, Alexandria, VA 22305 Time: 7:15am - 11:00am You will be asked to take your temperature with a no-contact thermometer befoe you begin work. Close-toed shoes required. Gloves will be provided. All volunteers must wear cloth face coverings. If you do not have one, one will be provide. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends wearing cloth face coverings in public settings where other social distancing measures are difficult to maintain, especially in areas of significant community-based transmission. Volunteers should fashion face coverings from household items or common materials, such as clean T-shirts or other clean cloths that can cover the nose and mouth area. Medical personal protective equipment such as N95 respirators or surgical masks will not be necessary for this purpose as these should be reserved for the appropriate personnel. Please note, students are not allowed to volunteer at this time. All volunteers who are at high risk of severe disease or who have someone in their household who is high risk (this includes persons who are age greater than 65; have underlying heart disease or lung disease, diabetes, liver disease; are immunocompromised, on dialysis, or have severe obesity with BMI greater than 40) should NOT volunteer. Before you volunteer, please ensure: - That you have you NOT been at any places and therefore exposed where people have tested posted for COVID-19? If so, do not volunteer. - That you DO NOT exhibit any symptoms of a respiratory illness including fever, runny nose, sore throat, coughing or difficulty breathing now or in the past 24 hours? If so, do not volunteer.

Alexandria, VA

8/15/20 7:15 AM

Traffic Flow Volunteers Needed! August 15th Help guide cars and foot traffic for expedient processing of clients at Truck-to-Trunk mass food distribution. Location: John Adams Elementary School - 5651 Rayburn Ave, Alexandria, VA 22311 Time: 7:15am - 11:00am (We will need some volunteers to stay later and help unpack the returning trucks at the Bus Barn) You will be asked to take your temperature with a no-contact thermometer before you may begin work. Gloves will be provided. Close-toed shoes required. All volunteers must wear cloth face coverings. If you do not have one, ALIVE! will provide one for you. Volunteers should fashion face coverings from household items or common materials, such as clean T-shirts or other clean cloths that can cover the nose and mouth area. Medical personal protective equipment such as N95 respirators or surgical masks are necessary for this purpose as these should be reserved for the appropriate personnel. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends wearing cloth face coverings in public settings where other social distancing measures are difficult to maintain, especially in areas of significant community-based transmission. * Only individuals registered to volunteer may show up on site in order to maintain physical distance rules. While we appreciate the overwhelming volunteer spirit during the health crisis, we cannot have additional people on site beyond those that are registered. Please do not bring friends or family to help. Minors are not allowed to volunteer at this time. DO NOT volunteer if: - You exhibit any symptoms of a respiratory illness including fever, runny nose, sore throat, coughing or difficulty breathing now or in the past 24 hours. - You have been to any places, and therefore exposed, where people have tested posted for COVID-19. - You are at high risk of severe disease (including persons who are older than 65; have underlying heart disease or lung disease, diabetes, liver disease; are immunocompromised; on dialysis; or have severe obesity with BMI greater than 40). - You have someone in your household who is at high risk.(including persons who are older than 65; have underlying heart disease or lung disease, diabetes, liver disease; are immunocompromised; on dialysis;, or have severe obesity with BMI greater than 40).

Alexandria, VA

8/15/20 7:15 AM

Traffic Flow Volunteers Needed! August 15th Help guide cars and foot traffic for expedient processing of clients at Truck-to-Trunk mass food distribution. Location: Cora Kelly Elementary School - 3600 Commonwealth Ave, Alexandria, VA 22305 Time: 7:45am - 11:00am (We will need some volunteers to stay later and help unpack the returning trucks at the Bus Barn) You will be asked to take your temperature with a no-contact thermometer before you may begin work. Gloves will be provided. Close-toed shoes required. All volunteers must wear cloth face coverings. If you do not have one, ALIVE! will provide one for you. Volunteers should fashion face coverings from household items or common materials, such as clean T-shirts or other clean cloths that can cover the nose and mouth area. Medical personal protective equipment such as N95 respirators or surgical masks are necessary for this purpose as these should be reserved for the appropriate personnel. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends wearing cloth face coverings in public settings where other social distancing measures are difficult to maintain, especially in areas of significant community-based transmission. * Only individuals registered to volunteer may show up on site in order to maintain physical distance rules. While we appreciate the overwhelming volunteer spirit during the health crisis, we cannot have additional people on site beyond those that are registered. Please do not bring friends or family to help. Minors are not allowed to volunteer at this time. DO NOT volunteer if: - You exhibit any symptoms of a respiratory illness including fever, runny nose, sore throat, coughing or difficulty breathing now or in the past 24 hours. - You have been to any places, and therefore exposed, where people have tested posted for COVID-19. - You are at high risk of severe disease (including persons who are older than 65; have underlying heart disease or lung disease, diabetes, liver disease; are immunocompromised; on dialysis; or have severe obesity with BMI greater than 40). - You have someone in your household who is at high risk.(including persons who are older than 65; have underlying heart disease or lung disease, diabetes, liver disease; are immunocompromised; on dialysis;, or have severe obesity with BMI greater than 40).

Alexandria, VA

8/15/20 7:45 AM

Food Distribution Volunteers Needed! August 15th Help distribute grocery bags, produce or eggs from inside a truck/bus, via pull-carts or at the Walk-up table during Truck-to-Trunk mass food distribution. Bags are 6 pounds each; produce boxes are up to 25 pounds each. Location: John Adams Elementary School - 5651 Rayburn Ave, Alexandria, VA 22311 Time: 7:45am - 11:00am (We will need some volunteers to stay later and help unpack the returning trucks at the Bus Barn) You will be asked to take your temperature with a no-contact thermometer before you may begin work. Gloves will be provided. Close-toed shoes required. All volunteers must wear cloth face coverings. If you do not have one, ALIVE! will provide one for you. Volunteers should fashion face coverings from household items or common materials, such as clean T-shirts or other clean cloths that can cover the nose and mouth area. Medical personal protective equipment such as N95 respirators or surgical masks are necessary for this purpose as these should be reserved for the appropriate personnel. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends wearing cloth face coverings in public settings where other social distancing measures are difficult to maintain, especially in areas of significant community-based transmission. * Only individuals registered to volunteer may show up on site in order to maintain physical distance rules. While we appreciate the overwhelming volunteer spirit during the health crisis, we cannot have additional people on site beyond those that are registered. Please do not bring friends or family to help. Minors are not allowed to volunteer at this time. DO NOT volunteer if: - You exhibit any symptoms of a respiratory illness including fever, runny nose, sore throat, coughing or difficulty breathing now or in the past 24 hours. - You have been to any places, and therefore exposed, where people have tested posted for COVID-19. - You are at high risk of severe disease (including persons who are older than 65; have underlying heart disease or lung disease, diabetes, liver disease; are immunocompromised; on dialysis; or have severe obesity with BMI greater than 40). - You have someone in your household who is at high risk.(including persons who are older than 65; have underlying heart disease or lung disease, diabetes, liver disease; are immunocompromised; on dialysis;, or have severe obesity with BMI greater than 40).

Alexandria, VA

8/15/20 7:45 AM

Translators Needed August 15th ALIVE! needs translators during the Truck-to-Trunk mass food distribution to help explain to clients how to receive groceries. Languages Needed: Spanish, Amharic, and Arabic Location: Cora Kelly Elementary School - 3600 Commonwealth Ave, Alexandria, VA 22305 Time: 7:45am - 11:00am (We will need some volunteers to stay later and help unpack the returning trucks at the Bus Barn) You will be asked to take your temperature with a no-contact thermometer before you may begin work. Gloves will be provided. Close-toed shoes required. All volunteers must wear cloth face coverings. If you do not have one, ALIVE! will provide one for you. Volunteers should fashion face coverings from household items or common materials, such as clean T-shirts or other clean cloths that can cover the nose and mouth area. Medical personal protective equipment such as N95 respirators or surgical masks are necessary for this purpose as these should be reserved for the appropriate personnel. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends wearing cloth face coverings in public settings where other social distancing measures are difficult to maintain, especially in areas of significant community-based transmission. * Only individuals registered to volunteer may show up on site in order to maintain physical distance rules. While we appreciate the overwhelming volunteer spirit during the health crisis, we cannot have additional people on site beyond those that are registered. Please do not bring friends or family to help. Minors are not allowed to volunteer at this time. DO NOT volunteer if: - You exhibit any symptoms of a respiratory illness including fever, runny nose, sore throat, coughing or difficulty breathing now or in the past 24 hours. - You have been to any places, and therefore exposed, where people have tested posted for COVID-19. - You are at high risk of severe disease (including persons who are older than 65; have underlying heart disease or lung disease, diabetes, liver disease; are immunocompromised; on dialysis; or have severe obesity with BMI greater than 40). - You have someone in your household who is at high risk.(including persons who are older than 65; have underlying heart disease or lung disease, diabetes, liver disease; are immunocompromised; on dialysis;, or have severe obesity with BMI greater than 40).

Alexandria, VA

8/15/20 7:45 AM

Food Distribution Volunteers Needed! August 15th Help distribute grocery bags, produce or eggs from inside a truck/bus, via pull-carts or at the Walk-up table during Truck-to-Trunk mass food distribution. Bags are 6 pounds each; produce boxes are up to 25 pounds each. Location: Cora Kelly Elementary School - 3600 Commonwealth Ave, Alexandria, VA 22305 Time: 7:45am - 11:00am (We will need some volunteers to stay later and help unpack the returning trucks at the Bus Barn) You will be asked to take your temperature with a no-contact thermometer before you may begin work. Gloves will be provided. Close-toed shoes required. All volunteers must wear cloth face coverings. If you do not have one, ALIVE! will provide one for you. Volunteers should fashion face coverings from household items or common materials, such as clean T-shirts or other clean cloths that can cover the nose and mouth area. Medical personal protective equipment such as N95 respirators or surgical masks are necessary for this purpose as these should be reserved for the appropriate personnel. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends wearing cloth face coverings in public settings where other social distancing measures are difficult to maintain, especially in areas of significant community-based transmission. * Only individuals registered to volunteer may show up on site in order to maintain physical distance rules. While we appreciate the overwhelming volunteer spirit during the health crisis, we cannot have additional people on site beyond those that are registered. Please do not bring friends or family to help. Minors are not allowed to volunteer at this time. DO NOT volunteer if: - You exhibit any symptoms of a respiratory illness including fever, runny nose, sore throat, coughing or difficulty breathing now or in the past 24 hours. - You have been to any places, and therefore exposed, where people have tested posted for COVID-19. - You are at high risk of severe disease (including persons who are older than 65; have underlying heart disease or lung disease, diabetes, liver disease; are immunocompromised; on dialysis; or have severe obesity with BMI greater than 40). - You have someone in your household who is at high risk.(including persons who are older than 65; have underlying heart disease or lung disease, diabetes, liver disease; are immunocompromised; on dialysis;, or have severe obesity with BMI greater than 40).

Alexandria, VA

8/15/20 7:45 AM

Would you like to learn more about our emergency preparedness program? This is a great opportunity! Our orientation provides more information about emergency management and ways to be involved in the community. *** During the current COVID-19 event all Emergency Preparedness Volunteer Orientations will be held remotely online to encourage social distancing. Class times posted are the start time of the online learning. After you sign up an online class invitation will be sent to you the week of the orientation.***

Alexandria, VA

8/20/20 6:00 PM + more

The Saturday Hot Meal MAIN menu is prepared, cooked and delivered every Friday evening by DC Central Kitchen. Thus, our volunteers need not 'cook' the meals, but on Saturday morning, heat and serve. Volunteers are encouraged to familiarize themselves with the Meade Kitchen, as condiments are left out in plain view for grabbing and preparation on the serving table. Further, some volunteer leaders are excited to contact us for an 'early' Menu description, so as to bring assorted desserts and drinks, if needed. Feeding is at 12:30 to 1:30 pm, and it would be a good idea for volunteers to report to Meade Church by 11:45 am to prepare and for first-time servers to familiarize themselves with the kitchen. It is also a good idea for those assigned to the Clean-up crew, to begin the gathering of trash at 1 pm and ALL trash is to go in the GREEN garbage cans and NOT on the ground. Recycle is to be deposited in the BLUE Recycle Bin... NOT the garbage cans. COVID-19 Care for Community We all need to do our part to stop the spread of Covid-19 and protect our community. NOT EVERYONE IS ELIGIBLE TO VOLUNTEER IN PERSON. Our first priority is keeping volunteers and their families safe during this public health crisis. Before volunteering it is paramount to review the Safety Guidlines developed by Virginia Services that are listed HERE.

Alexandria, VA

10/3/20 11:00 AM + more