Call to Action - March 3, 2023
Greetings, Prince William - Spring is just around the corner! If your nonprofit agency has lots of clean-up projects both outdoors and indoors, Volunteer Prince William has manpower and muscles available to help you! We have several individuals needing community service hours to fulfill an obligation to the courts. Our Community Service Volunteers are adults and teens charged with misdemeanors and available during the week and on weekends. It's a win-win, they get their obligations met and your agency gets critical projects completed! Please contact Shelley at 571.292.5316, email stibbs@volunteerprincewilliam.org to learn more.
Volunteer Prince William also needs a Spanish speaking volunteer who can be on call to translate for Alternative Community Service clients who want to enroll in our program but speak little or no English. The volunteer will participate in a conference call between staff and the client to translate the questions and responses during the initial intake interview. Volunteers will be scheduled ahead of time for specific shifts and must be available by phone during these times. Volunteers must be proficient in English and Spanish and able to speak clearly. They must also ensure that the information they translate remains accurate and maintains the same style and meaning as originally intended. The conference call can be done once a week, or you can be on standby. Please email stibbs@volunteerprincewilliam.org for more information.
- If you love animals and running, we have a great opportunity for you! The wonderful people at Advocates for Abused and Abandoned Pets need an experienced volunteer age 18+ to help with coordinating, managing, and executing walk/run fundraisers. The goal is to host a 5K race in Prince William during the early fall. It's not too early to begin planning, and you'll feel great as you promote a healthy event which will help homeless and abused animals! Please email a3pdirector@gmail.com to learn more.
- You can help our senior citizens! Prince William Area Agency on Aging is looking for Home Delivered Meals Drivers age 18+ to deliver noontime meals to homebound seniors Monday-Friday, 10am-12pm. Routes take about 1.5 hours to complete, schedules are flexible. The program operates out of the two senior centers located in Manassas and Woodbridge. Volunteers must have dependable transportation, a valid driver's license, safe driving record and proof of insurance. Volunteers must also pass a criminal background check, paid by PWC. You'll get the warm fuzzies as you deliver both a smile to seniors' faces and a hot, nutritious meal! Please contact Tracy at 703.792.4583 or visit http://bit.ly/3IPKVfJ for more information.
- BEACON for English Language & Literacy is recruiting Volunteer Teachers, Tutors and Substitutes for their spring classes, March 20-June 8. Volunteers are provided with a formal textbook curriculum that incorporates listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills. Volunteers use the textbook to develop a lesson plan that provides additional opportunities for practice that emphasizes conversation practice and student engagement. You'll feel great as you help adults gain the confidence and learn the language skills needed to get a job, communicate with their children's teachers, talk with their doctor, or pursue higher education! Apply today - please visit https://beaconliteracy.org/get-involved/volunteer-application/ or email Jmorazuniga@osbva.org for more information.
- Are you a people person? The staff at Capital Caring Health need a virtual volunteer to help with volunteer recruitment for their various programs. This virtual opportunity is about 10 hours a month and involves social media, marketing and outreach support. This is an excellent remote opportunity; you'll gain nonprofit management and communication experience! Please email dioanid@capitalcaring.org to learn more.
- If you love admin work, the folks at CFH (formerly Catholic for Housing) want to meet you! They need a volunteer bilingual Office Assistant who can keep the day-to-day office operations going and assist callers and clients. Duties include answer phones, help visitors, help with the website and program applications. Flexible schedule, 2-3 days a week, 4-6 hours each shift. Bilingual skills in Spanish required. You'll feel great as you help this agency make affordable housing possible for their clients! Please email george@cfhva.org for more information.
- You can make a difference in the life of a child! Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) needs volunteers age 21+ who care about children growing up in a safe, permanent and loving home. The staff will hold their next Virtual Information Session on March 22, 6pm-7pm. Learn how you can help protect abused and neglected children in your community by becoming a volunteer advocate. Please email jpolen@casacis.org or call 703.330.8145 to receive the link to the meeting.
- Catholic Charities' Virginia Refugee Student Achievement Program (VRSAP) needs volunteers to help tutor students on an ongoing basis. This program supports children for up to five years after arrival and assists refugee students in target areas so that they will be successful in school. Tutors assist children with tutoring, school supplies, computers, referrals for counseling, academic services, testing, and other needs. Please visit http://bit.ly/3uBxVnP to sign up. Please email LeaAnn.Gross@ccda.net to learn more.
- The dedicated staff at Grace United Methodist Church needs volunteers to be Teachers and Helpers for their next session of English as a Second Language (ESL), April 4 thru June 8. Classes will be held Tuesdays and Thursdays, 7pm-9pm at the church located at 9750 Wellington Road, Manassas 20110. You'll feel wonderful as you help learners improve their English reading, writing and speaking skills! Please email esl@umcgrace.org to learn how you can make a difference.
- *Virtual Opportunity* Historic Dumfries is seeking an experienced volunteer to help with submitting grants to make The Lee Lansing Research Library more accessible, and to help promote the upcoming 250th commemoration of local history and Revolutionary War history. Your help would directly impact Historic Dumfries as your advice will help the Executive Director prepare to submit two very impactful grants for this small community! Please email info@historicdumfriesva.org for more information.
- Pink Space Theory has all sorts of volunteer opportunities open for talented individuals! Newsletter Content Contributor, STEM Lesson Creator, Grant Writer and STEM Speaker are just a few of the opportunities available to get young minds excited about learning! Please email volunteermanager@pinkspacetheory.org 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.
