Fall 2012
Girl Scout Volunteer Opportunities:
Alexandria Department of Community and Human Services (DCHS)
Center for Children and Families
Holiday Sharing Program
Contact: Suzanne Kratzok, 703-746-5663,
· Adopt a Family for the holidays. The Holiday Sharing Program provides gifts for those with disabilities, the elderly and low-income families. A troop may adopt a family or individuals may adopt a family.
· Every winter holiday season the Department of Community & Human Services seeks volunteers to help sort and deliver gifts at the Human Services Center.
Wright To Read
Wright to Read is an educational program which promotes literacy through the tutoring and mentoring of elementary school students and outreach to the Alexandria community.
Contact: Luisa Reyes, Volunteer and Outreach Manager, 703-299-9854,
· Volunteer to be an After-School Reading Tutor.
· Do a book drive so that the children they serve can take books home.
ALIVE! (Alexandrians InVolved Ecumenically!)
ALIVE! Works to help those in need with shelter, low-cost early childhood education and childcare, financial help for rent, utilities, medical care and other critical needs such as emergency food and more.
ALIVE has a wide variety of volunteer opportunities.
Contact: 703-837-9300 or email at for general information
· Conduct a food drive. Food is needed all year long. 703-836-2723
Carpenter’s Shelter
The Carpenter’s Shelter provides shelter, guidance, education and advocacy for homeless individuals and families who see sustainable independence and stability.
The Carpenter’s Shelter has a wide variety of volunteer opportunities. Some opportunities are limited by age restrictions.
Contact Liz Salter at 703-548-7500
· Making Bag Lunches to be delivered to the shelter has no age limit.
Contact Liz to coordinate
· Coat Drive or Mitten Drive or School Supply Drive
Pacers Running Stores – Alexandria
Contact Gail or Kristen Hundley-Reeves, Volunteer Director.
Go to http://pacersevents.com/volunteer/
There is a tab on the bottom of the page to contact Kristen
You can also call the Alexandria store 703-836-1463
http://pacersevents.com/
· Hand out water during races. Contact volunteer director for opportunities.
Taylor Run Citizen’s Association (TRCA)
Angel Park and/or Chinquapin Park Clean Up
Weekly, between April 1 to November 30th, TRCA needs help to clean up Angel Park and Chinquapin Park after busy weekends of use. TRCA is looking for help in this effort to make Alexandria’s parks nice.
Contact Jesi Carlson at
http://www.taylorrunalexandria.com/ (at the bottom find, Community News, Park Clean-Up for more information.)
· Chinquapin Park Clean-Up
· Angel Park Clean-Up
· Annual Earth Day Clean-Up
Animal Welfare League of Alexandria
The League is pleased to offer volunteer opportunities to local children and teenagers through the Youth Volunteer Program! During the academic year, animal lovers in 3rd through 12th grades are encouraged to come to the shelter and help the companion animals in their care. Each volunteer activity focuses on a different type of companion animal and helps us provide them with additional environmental enrichment, making the animals’ stay more enjoyable.
http://awla.convio.net/site/PageServer?pagename=home
4101 Eisenhower Avenue
703-746-4774
American Horticultural Society,
http://www.ahs.org
Volunteers needed to help with the maintenance of this beautiful 25-acre site on the Potomac River, located just north of Mt. Vernon on the GW Parkway, River Farm. Activities include planting, mulching, weeding, pruning and fertilizing.
Volunteer Alexandria, Hands on Network
http://volunteeralexandria.org/
Go to the above site to find more volunteer opportunities in Alexandria and surrounding areas. Click on “How to Find a Volunteer Opportunity” at the right. Click “HandsOnConnect” within the first paragraph.