Volunteers needed for Prince William County, Manassas & Manassas Park

Greetings, Prince William! You can make a difference in the life of a child! CASA Children’s Intervention Services needs volunteers age 21+ who care about children growing up in a safe, permanent and loving home.  The staff will hold its next Virtual Information Session on Aug. 7, 6-7 p.m.  Learn how you can help protect abused and neglected children in your community by becoming a volunteer advocate.  Male volunteers are especially needed to be advocates and role models for the boys in the CASA program!  Please email .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or call 703.330.8145 to receive the link to the meeting or to inquire about alternate dates.

• Support our veterans by giving the gift of a lift!  Our VETS program has an ongoing need for volunteers age 21+ to provide transportation to local veterans and their spouse on weekdays to medical appointments, shopping, etc.  If you’re a veteran looking to connect with fellow vets or looking to fill up your day, this is a meaningful experience.  Schedules are flexible, and you’ll feel great as you provide a ride, a friendly face and help this population meet their needs!  Please visit https://bit.ly/4eWwrdB for details, email .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) for more information.  This opportunity is made possible by a grant from Potomac Health Foundation.

• Volunteer Prince William’s Alternative Community Service program is in Urgent need of bilingual volunteer Translators to translate for clients who want to enroll in the program but speak little or no English.  Volunteers are needed on weekdays to participate in a conference call between staff and clients to translate questions and responses during the initial intake interview.  Volunteers will be scheduled in advance for specific shifts and must be available by phone during these times.  Proficiency in English and Spanish is required.  Volunteers must also ensure that the information they translate remains accurate and maintains the same style and meaning as originally intended.  Please contact Shelley at 703.369.5292, ext. 316 or email .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) to learn more.

• Educate America, Inc, a nonprofit startup, is seeking volunteers ages 18+ to assist with providing after-school tutoring and mentoring services within 5-10 Prince William County Public Schools during the Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 school year.  Volunteer with Educate America and make a difference in the lives of underserved youth!  Your time and expertise can positively impact the academic success and personal development of our youth—contributing to brighter futures for the next generation.  Volunteers will need to have background and CPS checks.  Please join them as a volunteer, tutor, mentor, or community partner by completing and submitting the online application form(s) at https://www.educateusainc.org/now-recruiting  Ques.tions?  Please email .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

• The Greater Prince William Veteran’s Treatment Docket is currently seeking Veterans age 21+ who are willing to give their time to those involved in the criminal justice system as a Peer Mentor.  Veteran Volunteers would provide assistance, guidance, and support to individuals who are enrolled in the Veteran’s Treatment Docket.  Volunteers must be at least 21, be an Honorably Discharged or Retired Veteran, have no convictions and attend required training.  Please be prepared to supply a copy of your DD-214, page 4.  You’ll feel great as you help return a productive, law-abiding Veteran to our community!  Please visit https://bit.ly/3HBNZxe for more information, email .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) with any questions.

• Just Neighbors is holding an in-person Legal Clinic on Monday, August 5, 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Mother of Mercy Free Clinic, 13900 Church Hill Drive, Woodbridge 22191.  Bilingual volunteers are needed to assist attorneys with filling out intake packets with clients, gathering and copying documentation from clients for attorneys and interpreting for attorneys.  Volunteers must be fluent in both English and Spanish.  A 30-minute mandatory training will be held at 8:30 a.m.  If you can’t make this clinic, other clinics are being held September through November where you can help!  Please visit https://bit.ly/3Sx33km to sign up; email .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) to learn more.

• “The Power of a Knock” can help senior citizens receive a nutritious meal!  Meals on Wheels has an urgent need for volunteers to deliver noontime meals to homebound older adults weekdays between 10 a.m. and Noon. Daily routes take about 1.5 hours to complete; the schedule is flexible!  Volunteers must have their own vehicle, valid driver’s license, and current automobile insurance.  Volunteers must also pass a background and driving record check. Meals on Wheels operates out of the Manassas and Woodbridge Senior Centers, and you’ll feel great knowing you are helping to fight food insecurity and deliver a friendly smile to our local senior population!  Please visit http://www.pwcva.gov/department/area-agency-aging/volunteer for more information and volunteer forms, email .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) with any questions.

• You can help spruce up Veterans Park in Woodbridge!  Prince William Conservation Alliance is having a Volunteer Kickoff Event at Veterans Park, 14300 Veterans Drive, Woodbridge on Sunday, August 11, 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.  Volunteers will learn about invasive plants, discuss their impacts on wildlife and parks, and work to remove and manage 5 invasive plant species that have taken root among the park’s native species.  This event is family-friendly, and the start of a longer-term series of sessions where you can continue to care for the park.  Each session should last 45 minutes to an hour, but volunteers are welcome to participate the entire time.  Please visit https://bit.ly/3WcbUsM for more information, email .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) to learn more.

• The wonderful staff at the Workhouse Arts Center in Lorton are looking for volunteers to support its Women’s Equality Day on Saturday, Aug. 24,  1 to 4 p.m. at itsfacility, 9518 Workhouse Way, Lorton 22079.  All volunteers are welcome; this is a family-friendly opportunity!  Duties include helping with “make-and-take” craft tables and staffing informational tables.  This should be a wonderful event which celebrates the 1920 certification of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, granting women the right to vote!  Please email .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) by Aug.19 to sign up and learn more.

If you are looking for other opportunities, please call our wonderful team at Volunteer Prince William at 703.369.5292.  You can also visit our website at http://www.volunteerprincewilliam.org  Than.ks so much for all you do in our community.