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Provides filled Christmas Stockings to deserving children in the Fairfax County area. Most come from poor families, but some are abused, abandoned, or handicapped. Volunteer opportunities includes sewing simple Christmas Stockings, shopping for toys and material, helping out with our website, or serving on the board or one of the many committees. If you’d like to help, or if you know of a deserving child, please email us at
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Western Fairfax Christian Ministries (http://www.wfcmva.org/ | (703) 988-9656)
- Small groups to sort clothing or work in the food pantry Mon, Tue, Thur., or Fri. for 2 to 4 hours 10:00 am-2:00 pm.
- Cashiers for our Clothes Closet Tue, Wed, or Fri. for 2 to 4 hours 10:00 am-2:00 pm.
- Please contact Mary Anne Lehman at Western Fairfax Christian Ministries at 703-988-9656 or e-mail her for further information.
FACETS Fairfax Area Christian Emergency & Transitional Services (http://www.facetscares.org/ | 703-352 -3268)
Work with needy people who stay in hotels in Fairfax, and also work with one neighborhood near George Mason, and another neighborhood in Centreville.
Family or Group -
Sponsor a holiday or special event party for kids.
Sponsor a field trip for kids
Sponsor a 'baby shower' collecting things for babies that they will distribute
Provide a back-to-school clothes closet for needy families
Collect supplies needed for kids at the resource centers: snacks, hygiene items, school supplies
Adopt a program, help one night with their ongoing programs: tutoring, arts, computers, etc.
Help teens in the neighborhood do a community service project
Sponsor a summer activity for kids during the day
Individual
Reading to young children at the homeless resource center
Babysit with young kids while mothers make calls or practice job skills
Share your hobby or talent with a youth.
Be a driver for a field trip
Transport a client to a medical appointment
Teach a class on parenting, career planning, jobs, seasonal crafts, knitting, or cooking
Mentor an adult moving from welfare to work
Mentor or tutor a child or teen
Provides housing for families with hospitalized children.
Family or Group - Volunteer to make a meal for all the families staying at the house.
The Lamb Center in Fairfax (703691-3178)
Ministry to the homeless: meals, showers, laundry, etc.
Individual, Family, or Group - washing clothes, clean or paint facility
Individual - Talk and study the Bible, Mon - Friday at 10:30 and 2:30
Take reheatable casseroles for people to eat
Family Shelters
Family or Group - See what you can do to help a shelter - see if they need blankets, food, or volunteers. They may need some kind of 'care packages' for residents too. Care packages could be baked goods, small toys, hygiene items, etc.
Group or Individual - (must be 16 or older to help) Construct or refurbish homes, typically in Arlington or Alexandria
Family - provide a meal for the workers
Gospel Rescue Mission in D.C. (http://www.grm.org/ | (202) 842-1731)
Individual or Group of Adults - Volunteer to help serve meals at the soup kitchen
This Way House (www.icoh.net/2what/Outreach/2214.htm |
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Emergency shelter for Runaway and Homeless teens ages 12 - 17
Group - Special Project Volunteers, Beautify house and grounds., rake leaves, etc. (kids did this in 2000)
Individual - Direct Care Volunteer, work with teen in a long term, short term, or one-time basis.
Visit shut-ins from our church, do a project, make care packages, sing, etc.
Pets on Wheels (703-324-5406)
Family - Take pets to visit elderly or other people in care centers in our area.
Fairfax ReLeaf (
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Individual, Family or Group - Plants trees on Saturdays in public areas to re-beautify the area after construction.
Family, Group, or Individual - Adopt a field, adopt a park, clean a stream, maintain a trail.
World Hunger Relief
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