Little Buddies Adoption and Humane Society seeks volunteers in the Northern Virginia area to help with cat rescue. We are a nonprofit organization. Volunteers needed to help at adoption events and to provide temporary foster homes. For those who can foster homeless cats, Little Buddies can reimburse for food…
Helping Elderly and Disabled Adults in Loudoun County
Loudoun Volunteer Caregivers is a corp of volunteers who assist frail, elderly and disabled adults with transportation, supportive services and money management to help these adults maintain independent living. We are looking for volunteers for all three of these programs. Training is provided.
Eight County Lunch Programs seek volunteers to serve a weekday noontime hot nutritious meal and the gift of friendship to older adults. No driving required, the meals are served at a center or independent living facility. For as little as 2 hours per week, your good deed will touch the hearts of our senior citizens…
The Home-Delivered Meal Program is looking for volunteers to deliver a weekday noontime hot nutritious meal and a friendly smile to older adults confined to their homes. For as little as 1 hour per week or month, your good deed will touch the hearts of our homebound older adults across the county.
The Virginia Income Tax Assistance program provides free assistance with preparing federal and state tax forms. Volunteers are trained by the Internal Revenue Service and assist elderly, low income, disabled, or non-English speaking taxpayers. Tax Preparers, Greeters and Interpreters needed. Volunteers provide…
As the young women in your life enter adulthood, they need the guidance and answers that only someone who has experience can offer. That's where you, as the mother and future grandmother, come in. The Grandmothers Campaign is a call to action for all grandmothers to help reduce infant mortality and make sure…
Warehouse Quality Assurance: Volunteers are frequently needed to sort, inspect, and box large quantities of donated food and grocery products. This is an individual or group opportunity to help provide more food to the hungry. Training will be provided. This activity requires standing for long periods of time…
Welcome an international exchange student into your home and increase cultural understanding! Create life long friends and change lives!
Youth for Understanding (YFU) is one of the world's largest and most respected international exchange programs. Students come from over 60 countries in the world and are…
Small, local nonprofit looking for volunteers to sew Christmas Stockings. Stockings are filled and distributed to underprivileged children between the ages of 5 and 12. Organization supplies material (cut out) - they just need your time (and a little thread!).
Share your unused frequent flier miles with the Make-A-Wish Foundation -- to help fulfill the travel wishes of a child with a life-threatening medical condition, or Hero Miles -- to assist service members and their families.
Please visit: http://www.fisherhouse.org/programs/heroMiles
or
http://www.wish.org…
Cell Phones for Soldiers turns old cell phones into prepaid calling cards for U.S. troops stationed overseas. When you donate your old phone, it goes to ReCellular, which then pays Cell Phones for Soldiers. For each phone donated, Cell Phones for Soldiers can provide an hour of talk time to soldiers.
Arranging a community used book sale is a great opportunity to help others in your community. When you sell donated books, the proceeds can provide funding for local community programs. Book sales are also a wonderful opportunity to help others in need through the world of literature, while meeting folks in your…
Inspire a friend to get heart healthy with these tips and information:
http://www.aarp.org/health/conditions-treatments/info-01-2010/never_heart_attack.2.html
http://www.aarp.org/food/diet-nutrition/info-03-2011/eat-for-a-healthy-heart.html
AARP's Sidewalks and Streets Survey is designed so communities can make walking safer by teaching small groups to take simple walkability surveys and to take recommended actions for community improvements. Encourage your neighbors to help you conduct a Sidewalk and Street Survey by posting the survey on your…