Call to Action for 03/28/2025
Greetings, Prince William: If you enjoy office work, Volunteer Prince William has something for you! We need a volunteer age 17+ to provide Office Assistance to our Alternative Community Service program on two weekday afternoons (except Tuesdays). It's easy work which includes organizing files, filing documents and shredding old documents. Prior office experience is helpful. Just a couple of hours two days a week will do much to help our program coordinator keep her sanity! Please contact Shelley at 703.369.5292, ext. 316 or email stibbs@volunteerprincewilliam.org.
· You can put your gardening skills to good use and help a Scout! A Girl Scout who is planting a pollinator garden at Brentsville Courthouse for her Gold Award project April 26 and 27 needs volunteers who can help with planting, weeding and constructing/putting up bird boxes. Shifts are available both days, 9am-12pm and 2pm-4:30pm. Volunteers of all ages are welcome, volunteers under 16 must volunteer with a parent. Credit for service hours will be available! Please bring your own gardening tools, shovel and gardening gloves. Volunteers are strongly encouraged to bring their own water. Be prepared for prolonged standing, crouching, kneeling and some heavy lifting. Please wear comfortable clothes you don't mind getting dirty, as well as sun protection and a hat. This is a wonderful project for garden lovers, family-friendly and will do much to spruce up the grounds at Brentsville Courthouse as well as help this Scout achieve her goal of winning the Gold Award! Please visit https://bit.ly/4c3ecC8 to register. Can't attend, but want to help? You can also donate plants, please visit https://bit.ly/4iUqKxW to view the list. Please email emlynm8@gmail.com to learn more.
· Cat Lovers! The wonderful staff at Animal Allies is looking for cat-loving volunteers age 21+ who can provide foster homes for adult cats and kittens in the Woodbridge and Alexandria areas. You'll feel fantastic as you help rescue homeless kitties off the streets and help find them forever families. Fosters are helped with supplies and guidance while you help feed and love those furbabies! If you can open your heart and home to a homeless cat/kitten, please fill out an application at https://www.animalalliesva.org/volunteer. Please email services@animalalliesva.org for more information.
· Brain Injury Services (BIS) has an ongoing need for volunteers to be PALS (Providing a Link for Survivors) for brain injury survivors in the local area. Once a month outings for things such as coffee, walks, chess, lunch, etc. can help clients get their life back on track following a traumatic brain injury! Please visit www.braininjurysvcs.org/volunteer/ for more information, email mthyen@braininjurysvcs.org or call 703.451.8881 ext. 232 to learn how you can help.
· You can make a difference in the life of a child! CASA CIS 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 April 9, 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 or to inquire about alternate dates.
· Please join Town of Dumfries on April 5 for their Dumfries Spring Clean-Up! It will be a day of environmental stewardship as everyone works together to clean up the community. This is open to the public, rain or shine, and you can get credit for service hours. It's family-friendly, volunteers under 18 must volunteer with an adult. Meet at the Jeff Simpson Community Center, 17757 Main Street, Dumfries 22026. Please visit https://bit.ly/3XFnLRCto sign up, email events@dumfriesva.govfor more information.
· April 5 is also the day when Friends of the Occoquan is holding their Spring River Clean-Up 2025 at five different sites in Prince William County! Cleanups will be held 9am-12pm and preregistration is recommended. Please visit www.friendsoftheoccoquan.org and scroll down to view the Spring Clean-Up information. Please dress appropriately, volunteers are requested to bring their own filled water bottles. You'll have a wonderful time with the family as you get out in the fresh air and be a River Hero, doing your part in keeping the source of Prince William's drinking water pristine! Please email foto@friendsoftheoccoquan.org to sign up and ask any questions.
· Are you passionate about food and supporting local farmers and businesses? The Historic Manassas Farmers Market team wants to talk to you! Their season is opening soon, and they're in need of volunteers on Thursdays and Saturdays to help as a Market Volunteer or Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Volunteer. This is a terrific way to give back to the community and help the local economy! Volunteers should be comfortable following directions from the Market Management team, communicating with vendors and customers, lifting heavy and bulky objects, and being outdoors for several hours. If this sounds like something you'd enjoy, please visit https://bit.ly/3RnFmtL to sign up. Please visit www.historicmanassas.org/farmers-market/ or call 703.361.6599 to learn more.
· Northern Virginia Veterans Association is preparing for their 10th Anniversary Gala being held October 30 at Sweeney Barn in Manassas! They need volunteers to join their Gala Planning Committee to help plan and ensure a successful event. Volunteers who are well organized, detail oriented, and outgoing are especially needed. Jobs include donor relations, items donations, admin support and much more! You'll feel great as you help this organization observe this milestone as well as support vulnerable veterans in our community! Please visit https://bit.ly/4c9HRcS and be sure to click on the link for their online form to sign up. Please email info@novavets.org to learn more.
· Do you speak fluent Spanish? Are you interested in helping fathers improve their relationships with their children? Prince William Fatherhood Initiative wants to meet you! The program, part of PWC Social Services, needs Spanish speaking volunteers who can be Workshop Facilitators and Fatherhood Mentors at two ongoing workshops that are held evenings at various sites in Prince William County. Having bilingual volunteers at the workshops will help bridge the language barrier for those clients who speak only Spanish and help them to participate fully in the sessions. You'll feel great as you share your experiences as a parent and help clients to become better and more engaged members of their families! Please visit https://bit.ly/426SKZp for more information and to register. Please email Jeffery Faulkerson, MSSW at fatherhoodpwc@pwcgov.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.
