Covering Annandale, Bailey's Crossroads, Lincolnia, and Seven Corners in Fairfax County, Virginia

Volunteers needed to help refugee children with homework

The Annandale Christian Community for Action (ACCA) seeks additional volunteers for its homework help program. ACCA is working with Lutheran Social Services to provide homework help to children from refugee families. The volunteers meet with the families on the second and fourth Saturdays of each month, 10-11:30 a.m. Volunteers must attend a short orientation and … Continued

Free tax help available at Mason Government Center

The AARP Foundation Tax-Aide program is offering free assistance at the Mason Government Center Jan. 30-April 15. IRS-certified volunteers will help taxpayers prepare their federal and state tax forms and file them electronically. The emphasis is on getting taxpayers all the credits and deductions for which they qualify and maintaining privacy and confidentiality. Some Tax-Aide … Continued

Families encouraged to join volunteer event on Martin Luther King Day

Children work assemble blankets at the 2019 Give Together event. [Volunteer Fairfax] Families with school-age children are invited to take part in “Give Together,” a day of service hosted by Volunteer Fairfax at the Pozez Jewish Community Center of Northern Virginia in Annandale. The free event, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 20, is aimed … Continued

GrandInvolve school volunteer program to expand in Mason District

GrandInvolve volunteers help classroom teachers. GrandInvolve, a volunteer program that arranges for older adults to provide individual help to students in local elementary schools, is gearing up to expand to all schools in Mason District. The volunteers help students with reading and math in the classroom and provide whatever other assistance the teacher needs. The … Continued

Yang Gang hosts coat drive

The Northern Virginia Yang Gang, a group of volunteers who support businessman Andrew Yang’s presidential campaign, are holding a coat drive to benefit Shelter House, a nonprofit that assists homeless.families and victims of domestic violence. The coat drive started Dec. 18 and will end Dec. 23. New or mildly used coats, gloves, hats, scarfs, and … Continued

Cleanup project draws dozens of volunteers to Americana Drive

Mike and Sheila Bishop About 30 volunteers spent some time on their Veterans’ Day holiday picking up litter and construction debris along Americana Drive in Annandale. Among the items found: several rugs, big pieces of concrete, lots of water bottles, and an uncashed check for $300, reports volunteer Sheila Bishop. Philip Latasa, of Friends of … Continued

Scout seeks volunteers for park cleanup project

Nathan Reinoehl Boy Scout Nathan Reinoehl seeks volunteers for an Eagle Scout project to clean up Manassas Gap Railroad Park in Annandale on Sept. 21. The park has ruins from the unfinished Manassas Gap Railroad. Many residents don’t know this park exists, so one of the goals of Nathan’s project is to get more recognition … Continued