Greetings, Prince William - The Prince William Health District is seeking a highly organized team player to be an Assistant Volunteer Coordinator for a short term position with the Medical Reserve Corps. This volunteer position is located in Manassas and possible remote options available. It is a great opportunity for a motivated volunteer to gain experience working with local government on COVID-19 volunteer deployments. Start date is ASAP and duration would be up to one month. Duties include support MRC Coordinator with volunteer management, training, scheduling and deployment of volunteers in support of COVID-19 vaccination operations. Please email Amy at amy.feinberg@vdh.virginia.gov to learn more.
Non-COVID-19 Opportunities:
- Volunteer Prince William's Alternative Community Service Program needs 2-3 Spanish/English bilingual volunteers to provide translation services to our community service clients each Tuesday and Thursday afternoon from 1pm to 3pm. This is an as needed, remote, teleconferencing opportunity. Spanish speaking clients are instructed to phone our office Tuesdays and Thursdays between 1pm and 3pm. We will conference you into the call in order to assist with completion our intake process. Training is provided! Please contact Shelley at 703.369.5292 Ext 316 or stibbs@volunteerprincewilliam.org for more information.
- BEACON for Adult Literacy needs Teachers and Tech Facilitators for their classes for the Spring session which begins March 22, on Monday/Wednesday mornings, as well as Tuesday/Thursday evenings. It's a minimum 12-week commitment, 2-4 hours of teaching per week. Volunteers will provide ESOL teaching and technical support for classes via Zoom. Training for both teachers and tech facilitators is provided, although basic knowledge on hosting meetings and using Zoom features is preferred. Please fill out an application at https://beaconliteracy.org/get-involved/volunteer-application/. For more information, call 571.422.2242 or email MKermon@osbva.org.
- Boxes of Basics, a nonprofit located in Manassas, needs volunteer Delivery Drivers to deliver boxes of children's clothing to their partners for distribution to families. Just a few hours of your time will help provide vulnerable children in our community with warm clothing they need! Please email info@boxesofbasics.org to learn more.
- House of Mercy says, "Help Fill Our Fridge and Stock Our Shelves!" They are holding their first Virtual Food Drive to stock the shelves in their Food Pantry. Visit their Virtual Food Drive page, Select the products you want to donate then View your cart, click and pay. It's easy as 1-2-3! Please visit https://houseofmercyva.org/ to begin shopping and help food insecure families. Please email info@houseofmercyva.org to learn more. PS - they also have need volunteers, please visit https://houseofmercyva.org/volunteer/ to learn how you can get involved.
- Did You Know: Prince William Food Rescue Heroes who are "55 and better" can also join the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP)! Along with the benefits of volunteering to do home food deliveries, RSVP members also receive a mileage stipend and insurance coverage while on their volunteer shift. Just an hour or so of your time helps provide food to local families facing food insecurity! Please email jhawkins@volunteerprincewilliam.org to learn how you can join.
- Spanish speakers! SERVE needs bilingual volunteers age 21+ to assist food clients in their Hunger Resource Center. Volunteers must be at least 21 years of age, able to speak fluent Spanish and English, be able to commit to at least one shift per week for at least six months. Your skills will make a big impact as you ensure Spanish speaking families have access to nutritious food. Please email khorowitz@nvfs.org to learn how you can make a difference.
COVID-19 Volunteer Opportunities:
- Medical Reserve Corps Support your local health department and your community during a public health emergency! Volunteers are needed to support several missions, including public health education and outreach, disease investigation, vaccine clinics, and more! Medical experience is not required; they have roles for everyone! Bilingual volunteers are especially needed. Volunteers must be 18 years of age, complete minimum training, and pass a state background check to serve. Please fill out an application at vamrc.org. Questions? Please email Amy at princewilliam@vamrc.org for more information.
- American Red Cross needs volunteers to be Shelter Service Associates in the event of a disaster during COVID-19. Volunteers work in person in a Red Cross shelter before, during and/or after a disaster event, completing tasks necessary for shelter operations and providing assistance for disaster clients. Duties include working in reception, registration, feeding, dormitory, information or other areas within a shelter. Please email ncgcvolrecruitment@redcross.org for more information.
- Prince William Food Rescue (PWFR) needs Food Rescue Heroes as the program is super busy delivering food to both ACTS and SERVE homebound senior citizens. Volunteers are urgently needed countywide! Home food deliveries are no contact and follow social distancing guidelines. PWFR is an app-based program enabling volunteers to pick up viable, close to expiration food from supermarkets, restaurants, food pantries, etc., and then deliver it to a program that can immediately use the food. Just an hour of your time will do much to provide relief for food insecure families in our community! More info on PWFR may be found at https://pwfoodrescue.org/. Please contact Rebecca at rgates@actspwc.org or call 521.0118 for more information.
If you are looking for other opportunities, please don't forget to call our wonderful team at Volunteer Prince William at 703.369.5292. You can also visit our website at www.volunteerprincewilliam.org. Thanks so much for all you do in our community.
