Do Good – Serve!

Every 1st Sunday of the month, a team from Grace meets at Carpenter’s Shelter to cook and serve breakfast to their residents. This is an amazing opportunity to feed our neighbors, meet other Grace attendees, and build a better community through acts of service! The minimum age for volunteers is 12 years old with a parent/guardian present.

The NoVA Doughnation Ministry is an incredible group of volunteers that pick up left-over food from Panera Bread before they close in the evening and donate those leftovers to food banks and homeless shelters in our community. This is a quick effort and a light lift that makes a huge difference. You can pick up once in a blue moon, once a month, once a week… whatever works best for you.

The Arlington Turkey Trot is a beloved Thanksgiving morning tradition that brings our community together to support local nonprofits serving Arlington neighbors in need – including Grace’s local partners! There are opportunities to serve both before the race and on Thanksgiving morning, and every role helps keep this community tradition running strong.

Every year, approximately 21,000 young men and women age out of foster care in our country. The “Don't Go Alone” Program is dedicated to connecting young adults aging out of foster care to individuals and/or families who will walk alongside them into adulthood. We all want to make a difference in someone else’s life. Connecting with a young adult who has no one is a profound and lifelong way to make that happen.

The Bridge Kids after-school program provides a volunteer opportunity to serve academically challenged elementary immigrant kids struggling with English proficiency and math fluency. Volunteers 14 years old and up can help with reading, games, and outdoor activities under the guidance of a teacher or mentor. The program follows the Arlington Public School calendar, open from 3:15 to 5:15 pm. Volunteers are expected to serve at least one day a week.

You can help feed our neighbors struggling with homelessness in Arlington Co. Gather your friends, family, or small group and pack 50-bagged meals to be served to our unsheltered neighbors on the streets. You or your group will purchase the supplies, assemble the sandwiches, and then drop them off at PathForward on your reserved drop-off date. This activity is a remote serve opportunity, so all ages are welcome to join! This opportunity is open for volunteers ages 14 and up.

Every day, PathForward sees hundreds of people in their Homeless Services Center, and one of the ways they assist neighbors in homelessness is by serving meals! Serving meals includes assisting the staff in serving up hot meal service options, interacting with clients, and helping clean up the meal service area as needed. A typical meal served at the Center includes a protein-based main course with a vegetable side dish and salad. For this opportunity, volunteers ages 14 and up are allowed with a parent/guardian present.

Join us for a Rock Recovery Office Clean-Up as we come together to organize and refresh our office space in Arlington, VA (Rosslyn). It's important that Rock Recovery provides its clients with a warm, inviting, and cozy therapy space, so the organization is looking for a small team of volunteers to help the team reset as they head into the new year. Volunteers will help tidy, clean, and reorganize the workspace to create a warm, welcoming environment for staff, clients, and community members. Whether you love organizing or just want to lend a hand, your service will make a meaningful impact!

Volunteer at Habitat ReStores! There are three ReStores, located in Alexandria, Chantilly, and Herndon, which are second-hand stores where they sell home goods, furniture, and construction materials. All the money raised helps us build more homes. Volunteers help with various tasks, including accepting donations, sorting and organizing items, and providing customer support. They are open Monday-Saturday and can host a group of 8-10 people per shift.

The Leadership Center of Arlington aims to connect, develop, and inspire leaders for personal growth, civic engagement, and community impact. In efforts to make your volunteer experience as easy as possible, they gathered tons of opportunities in our county for you to explore and find the best fit for your passions and schedules. Check out all the opportunities they have listed!

Arlington Food Assistance Center experiences its highest number of family visits during the months of November and December. This is a great time of year for small groups and neighborhoods to rally together to collect food for AFAC’s families in need! This is a great activity for groups, families with kids, and students who need to log volunteer hours.

Bridges depends on a network of dedicated volunteers to accomplish its mission and deliver critical programs that lead families from homelessness to independence in Arlington, VA. Don’t miss the chance to be a part of their important work and help families overcome homelessness and strive for a better future.

Carpenter’s Shelter volunteers are dedicated individuals from all backgrounds who are passionate about serving families and individuals struggling with homelessness in Alexandria, VA. There are many ways to get involved as an individual or a group, on a short-term or long-term basis, so learn more and join a crew of over 1,200 volunteers to help make a world of difference in our community.

Casa Chirilagua is committed to developing relationships with families to see the Chirilagua neighborhood in Alexandria transformed by Christ – and YOU can be a part of it! Their volunteer opportunities depend on the season, so check out the opportunities for their Fall and be a part of the incredible work they do.

Join Comunidad in the mission of equipping our community leaders! You can volunteer with the teen mentorship program (Champions), the elementary literacy program (Strong Readers Strong Leaders), the Adult Computer Literacy classes, or with their monthly Food Distribution. Opportunities are open for weekly or periodic volunteering.