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Volunteer Prince William Call To Action Columns
Volunteer Prince William Call To Action Columns
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5/1/20
Volunteer Prince William is in need of additional bilingual, English/Spanish speakers to help with the Community Feeding Task Force Food Helpline please visit www.VolunteerPrinceWilliam.org to enlist!
Good Morning Prince William – For the latest information on the continuing Coronavirus pandemic, please visit www.cdc.gov/covid19, www.coronavirus.gov, www.vdh.virginia.gov, and www.coronavirus.pwcgov.org/.
If you are facing food insecurity, or someone you know needs food assistance during COVID-19, the Community Feeding Taskforce Food Helpline is open! This resource is available to anyone living in Manassas, Manassas Park and Prince William County. Hours for the helpline are Monday-Friday, 9am-4pm. Please call 703.794.4668 during operating hours to request food assistance. Callers over 65 will be redirected to ACTS/NVFS (SERVE) food assistance programs to register for direct delivery to their home. Please help spread the word on this important resource! Se habla Español.
The Community Feeding Taskforce, a network of local food banks providing assistance to local residents facing food insecurity, is open. Volunteers are urgently needed at several food banks throughout the community to help assemble food packages, deliver food to smaller food pantries, answer a food assistance helpline and provide administrative support. Volunteers may need to lift containers weighing up to 50 pounds, while other opportunities prefer volunteers with bilingual skills in Spanish. Please visit www.volunteerprincewilliam.org to view the opportunities. To register, you must create an account on our website, then go into the opportunity to Respond to the opportunity. Please email bnahas@volunteerprincewilliam.org to learn more.
Medical Reserve Corps has an urgent need for volunteers to help in the fight against COVID-19. Many volunteers are needed across the state and locally to provide support for the expected surge in hospitals and long-term care facilities. Volunteers with healthcare experience are especially needed, but they will accept non-medical volunteers in a variety of other skill sets as well. Please fill out an online application at http://www.vdh.virginia.gov/mrc/. Questions? Please email amy.feinberg@vdh.virginia.gov for more information.
ACTS Senior Link program has a big need for volunteers who can make simple five- to ten- minute calls to home-bound seniors to check in on their welfare, offer services, or simply to be a friendly voice. It requires very little training to make these types of calls since these are not crisis calls. Calls can be made from either their Manassas or Dumfries offices. Since staff is cut back, social distancing will be easy to accommodate. Contact: Kate Long, Helpline Director, at klong@actspwc.org.
ACTS also needs volunteers in their Hunger Prevention Center weekdays for morning (9:30am-11:30am) and afternoon shifts (12:30pm-3pm) to prep grocery bags and distribute groceries. Volunteers must complete and submit the online volunteer application found at www.actspwc.org prior to volunteering. Please contact Shirley at scouteau@actspwc.org or call 703.441.8606 ext. 212 for more information.
House of Mercy is now seeing a marked increase in clients seeking food assistance. They are in urgent need of donations of nonperishable items for their food pantry so they can continue food assistance during COVID-19. Please email scrooks@houseofmercyva.org to learn more. The staff is also working hard to collect and donate 5,000 face masks to local agencies. Many volunteers have jumped in, but they can always use more help! Please email masks@houseofmercyva.org to learn how you can get involved.
Calling all artists! Novant Health UVA Health System invites artists and budding artists to submit artwork for an upcoming exhibit at the Prince William Medical Center/Haymarket Medical Center titled COVID 19: How We Became Stronger Together. Paintings, photographs, and drawings will all be considered. Your artwork can be any favorite subject that inspires you at this difficult time. Artwork should be framed using wire hanger. We will accept artwork until June 30, 2020. For more detailed information contact Liz at erodemsky@novanthealth.org or call 703-369-8173.
Prince William Food Rescue has a great opportunity for those who are healthy and want to get out of the house while still practicing social distancing. Become a Food Rescue Hero! Have the kids ride along, slap on some gloves and rescue some food. Pick-up and drop-off with minimal interaction. Search Prince William Food Rescue your smartphone’s app store, download the app and create a profile-you can start rescuing food right away! Please visit https://pwfoodrescue.org/ for more information.
The Salvation Army is collecting items for seniors and vulnerable populations. You can help by creating care packages from the security of your own home and safely dropping items at their Prince William location in Woodbridge. Food items such as canned soups/other dry or canned foods are requested. Non-food items such as socks, toiletries, diapers/baby wipes and sanitizing supplies are also needed. Donated items can be dropped off at 1483 Old Bridge Road, Woodbridge Suite 102, Woodbridge 22192. Please email Angela at angela.soriano@uss.salvationarmy.org or call 202.345.2238 to learn more.
SERVE thanks the many individuals who have stepped forward to volunteer in their Hunger Resource Center during COVID-19! Currently volunteer slots are full, however, donations of pasta sauce, canned vegetables, canned tomatoes, canned and dry beans, rice, soup, applesauce, mac & cheese, cooking oil or spray, easy-make single serving meals, pasta, and canned meats are urgently needed. Donations will help accommodate the rising number of requests for food assistance. Please email ncannon@nvfs.org for more information.
StreetLight Community Ministries has re-opened their Food Pantry, but donations of nonperishable food are desperately needed so they can continue giving aid to our homeless and impoverished neighbors during this pandemic. Donations will be accepted every Tuesday, 9:30am-11:30am. Please email ashaffner@thestreetlight.org to learn more.
If you are looking for other opportunities, please don’t forget to call our wonderful team at Volunteer Prince William at 703.369.5292. You can also visit our website at www.volunteerprincewilliam.org. Thanks so much for all you do in our community.
4/24/20 Call To Action Column
Community Feeding Taskforce Food Helpline: 703.794.4668 Monday – Friday 9am to 4pm Se habla Español
Callers over 65 will be redirected to ACTS/NVFS (SERVE) food assistance programs to register for direct delivery to their home.
Two ways to help with COVID 19 relief!
Visit www.volunteerprincewilliam.org and view volunteer opportunities listed underVPW-COVID 19 Response to see the latest volunteer needs at area food pantries and the Community Feeding Task Force central warehouse.
Visit https://www.alliancegpw.org/disasterfundto learn how to donate money that will assist in Prince William County and the Cities of Manassas and Manassas Park.
ABOUT THE FUND
The Human Services Alliance of Greater Prince William has partnered with Prince William County Government, the City of Manassas Park and the City of Manassas to independently administer The Prince William Area Disaster Fund.
This fund will serve as the combined disaster relief and recovery fund for the Greater Prince William area, with an immediate focus on COVID-19 (Coronavirus) relief efforts.
The Alliance will administer the money received to interested community groups that can show collaboration, efficiency and impact in their plans to serve Prince William County residents in the wake of the Coronavirus pandemic.
Good Morning Prince William – For the latest information on the continuing Coronavirus pandemic, please visit www.cdc.gov/covid19,www.coronavirus.gov, www.vdh.virginia.gov, and www.coronavirus.pwcgov.org/.
If you are facing food insecurity, or someone you know needs food assistance during COVID-19, the Community Feeding Taskforce Food Helpline is open! This resource is available to anyone living in Manassas, Manassas Park and Prince William County. Hours for the helpline are Monday-Friday, 9am-4pm. Please call 703.794.4668during operating hours to request food assistance. Callers over 65 will be redirected to ACTS/NVFS (SERVE) food assistance programs to register for direct delivery to their home. Please help spread the word on this important resource! Se habla Español.
The Community Feeding Taskforce, a network of local food banks providing assistance to local residents facing food insecurity, is open. Volunteers are urgently needed at several food banks throughout the community to help assemble food packages, deliver food to smaller food pantries, answer a food assistance helpline and provide administrative support. Volunteers may need to lift containers weighing up to 50 pounds, while other opportunities prefer volunteers with bilingual skills in Spanish. Please visitwww.volunteerprincewilliam.org to view the opportunities. To register, you must create an account on our website, then go into the opportunity to Respond to the opportunity. Please emailbnahas@volunteerprincewilliam.org to learn more.
Medical Reserve Corps has an urgent need for volunteers to help in the fight against COVID-19. Many volunteers are needed across the state and locally to provide support for the expected surge in hospitals and long-term care facilities. Volunteers with healthcare experience are especially needed, but they will accept non-medical volunteers in a variety of other skill sets as well. Please fill out an online application athttp://www.vdh.virginia.gov/mrc/. Questions? Please email amy.feinberg@vdh.virginia.govfor more information.
ACTS Senior Link program has a big need for volunteers who can make simple five- to ten- minute calls to home-bound seniors to check in on their welfare, offer services, or simply to be a friendly voice. It requires very little training to make these types of calls since these are not crisis calls. Calls can be made from either their Manassas or Dumfries offices. Since staff is cut back, social distancing will be easy to accommodate. Contact: Kate Long, Helpline Director, at klong@actspwc.org.
ACTS also needs volunteers in their Hunger Prevention Center weekdays for morning (9:30am-11:30am) and afternoon shifts (12:30pm-3pm) to prep grocery bags and distribute groceries. Volunteers must complete and submit the online volunteer application found at www.actspwc.org prior to volunteering. Please contact Shirley atscouteau@actspwc.org or call 703.441.8606 ext. 212 for more information.
House of Mercy is now seeing a marked increase in clients seeking food assistance. They are in urgent need of donations of nonperishable items for their food pantry so they can continue food assistance during COVID-19. Please emailscrooks@houseofmercyva.org to learn more. The staff is also working hard to collect and donate 5,000 face masks to local agencies. Many volunteers have jumped in, but they can always use more help! Please email masks@houseofmercyva.org to learn how you can get involved.
Prince William Food Rescue has a great opportunity for those who are healthy and want to get out of the house while still practicing social distancing. Become a Food Rescue Hero! Have the kids ride along, slap on some gloves and rescue some food. Pick-up and drop-off with minimal interaction. Search Prince William Food Rescue your smartphone’s app store, download the app and create a profile-you can start rescuing food right away! Please visithttps://pwfoodrescue.org/ for more information.
The Salvation Army is collecting items for seniors and vulnerable populations. You can help by creating care packages from the security of your own home and safely dropping items at their Prince William location in Woodbridge. Food items such as canned soups/other dry or canned foods are requested. Non-food items such as socks, toiletries, diapers/baby wipes and sanitizing supplies are also needed. Donated items can be dropped off at 1483 Old Bridge Road, Woodbridge Suite 102, Woodbridge 22192. Please email Angela atangela.soriano@uss.salvationarmy.org or call 202.345.2238 to learn more.
SERVE thanks the many individuals who have stepped forward to volunteer in their Hunger Resource Center during COVID-19! Currently volunteer slots are full, however, donations of pasta sauce, canned vegetables, canned tomatoes, canned and dry beans, rice, soup, applesauce, mac & cheese, cooking oil or spray, easy-make single serving meals, pasta, and canned meats are urgently needed. Donations will help accommodate the rising number of requests for food assistance. Please email ncannon@nvfs.org for more information.
StreetLight Community Ministries has re-opened their Food Pantry, but donations of nonperishable food are desperately needed so they can continue giving aid to our homeless and impoverished neighbors during this pandemic. Donations will be accepted every Tuesday, 9:30am-11:30am. Please emailashaffner@thestreetlight.org to learn more.
If you are looking for other opportunities, please don’t forget to call our wonderful team at Volunteer Prince William at 703.369.5292. You can also visit our website at www.volunteerprincewilliam.org. Thanks so much for all you do in our community.
4/17 Need volunteers for short-notice opportunities at the Community Feeding Task Force food warehouse located in Manassas! Please visitwww.VolunteerPrinceWilliam.orgto sign up and view the list of opportunities!
Good Morning Prince William – For the latest information on the continuing Coronavirus outbreak, please visit www.cdc.gov/covid19,www.coronavirus.gov, www.vdh.virginia.gov, and www.coronavirus.pwcgov.org/.
As our communities face the unusual circumstances created by the coronavirus pandemic, many individuals would like to volunteer to help in some way. Volunteer Prince William is designated by Prince William County and the Cities of Manassas and Manassas Park to provide coordination of unaffiliated volunteers during emergency declarations. If you would like to be contacted to help during the COVID 19 outbreak, please register on our website by clicking SIGN UP in the top right-hand corner (blue box) atwww.VolunteerPrinceWilliam.org. When you are completing your registration form be sure to check the box that asks if you wish to receive a disaster notification. If you are already registered as a volunteer on our Volunteer Prince William website, please log in to edit your user profile and check the box to indicate you wish to receive a disaster notification. When we receive requests for volunteers in the greater Prince William area we will send emails out to those volunteers who have indicated they want to receive a disaster notification and will include instructions on what to do if you are interested in volunteering to help meet that request. It may be a bit of a process and may also include a liability waiver form. Please contact Bonnie for more information at 703.369.5292, ext. 3.
The Community Feeding Taskforce, a network of local food banks providing assistance to local residents facing food insecurity, is up and running! Volunteers are urgently needed at several food banks throughout the community to help assemble food packages, deliver food to smaller food pantries, answer a food assistance hotline and provide administrative support. Volunteers may need to lift containers weighing up to 50 pounds, while other opportunities prefer volunteers with bilingual skills in Spanish. Please visit www.volunteerprincewilliam.orgto view the opportunities. To register, you must create an account on our website, then go into the opportunity to Respond to the opportunity. Please emailbnahas@volunteerprincewilliam.org to learn more.
Medical Reserve Corps has an urgent need for volunteers to help in the fight against COVID-19. Many volunteers are needed across the state and locally to provide support for the expected surge in hospitals and long-term care facilities. Volunteers with healthcare experience are especially needed, but they will accept non-medical volunteers in a variety of other skill sets as well. Please fill out an online application athttp://www.vdh.virginia.gov/mrc/. Questions? Please email amy.feinberg@vdh.virginia.govfor more information.
ACTS Senior Link program has a big need for volunteers who can make simple five- to ten- minute calls to home-bound seniors to check in on their welfare, offer services, or simply to be a friendly voice. It requires very little training to make these types of calls since these are not crisis calls. Calls can be made from either their Manassas or Dumfries offices. Since staff is cut back, social distancing will be easy to accommodate. Contact: Kate Long, Helpline Director, at klong@actspwc.org.
ACTS also needs volunteers in their Hunger Prevention Center weekdays for morning (9:30am-11:30am) and afternoon shifts (12:30pm-3pm) to prep grocery bags and distribute groceries. Volunteers must complete and submit the online volunteer application found at www.actspwc.org prior to volunteering. Please contact Shirley atscouteau@actspwc.org or call 703.441.8606 ext. 212 for more information.
House of Mercy is now seeing a marked increase in clients seeking food assistance. They are in urgent need of donations of nonperishable items for their food pantry so they can continue food assistance during COVID-19. Please emailscrooks@houseofmercyva.org to learn more. The staff is also working hard to collect and donate 5,000 face masks to local agencies. Many volunteers have jumped in, but they can always use more help! Please email masks@houseofmercyva.org to learn how you can get involved.
Prince William Food Rescue has a great opportunity for those who are healthy and want to get out of the house while still practicing social distancing. Become a Food Rescue Hero! Have the kids ride along, slap on some gloves and rescue some food. Pick-up and drop-off with minimal interaction. Search Prince William Food Rescue your smartphone’s app store, download the app and create a profile-you can start rescuing food right away! Please visithttps://pwfoodrescue.org/ for more information.
The Salvation Army is collecting items for seniors and vulnerable populations. You can help by creating care packages from the security of your own home and safely dropping items at their Prince William location in Woodbridge. Food items such as canned soups/other dry or canned foods are requested. Non-food items such as socks, toiletries, diapers/baby wipes and sanitizing supplies are also needed. Donated items can be dropped off at 1483 Old Bridge Road, Woodbridge Suite 102, Woodbridge 22192. Please email Angela atangela.soriano@uss.salvationarmy.org or call 202.345.2238 to learn more.
SERVE thanks the many individuals who have stepped forward to volunteer in their Hunger Resource Center during COVID-19! Currently volunteer slots are full, however, donations of pasta sauce, canned vegetables, canned tomatoes, canned and dry beans, rice, soup, applesauce, mac & cheese, cooking oil or spray, easy-make single serving meals, pasta, and canned meats are urgently needed. Donations will help accommodate the rising number of requests for food assistance. Please email ncannon@nvfs.org for more information.
StreetLight Community Ministries has re-opened their Food Pantry, but donations of nonperishable food are desperately needed so they can continue giving aid to our homeless and impoverished neighbors during this pandemic. Donations will be accepted every Tuesday, 9:30am-11:30am. Please emailashaffner@thestreetlight.org to learn more.
If you are looking for other opportunities, please don’t forget to call our wonderful team at Volunteer Prince William at 703.369.5292. You can also visit our website at www.volunteerprincewilliam.org. Thanks so much for all you do in our community.
9248 Center Street | Manassas, VA 20110
703.369.5292 main | 703.369.5671 fax
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4/10/20
For the latest information on the continuing Coronavirus outbreak, please visit www.cdc.gov/covid19, www.coronavirus.gov, www.vdh.virginia.gov, and www.coronavirus.pwcgov.org/.
As stated in Governor Northam’s Executive Order Number 55, “…Individuals may leave their residences for the purpose of…Volunteering with organizations that provide charitable or social services...” If you’re healthy and looking to give back during this pandemic, here are several volunteer opportunities:
As our communities face the unusual circumstances created by the coronavirus pandemic, many individuals would like to volunteer to help in some way. Volunteer Prince William is designated by Prince William County and the Cities of Manassas and Manassas Park to provide coordination of unaffiliated volunteers during emergency declarations. If you would like to be contacted to help during the COVID 19 outbreak, please register on our website by clicking SIGN UP in the top right-hand corner (blue box) at www.VolunteerPrinceWilliam.org. When you are completing your registration form be sure to check the box that asks if you wish to receive a disaster notification. If you are already registered as a volunteer on our Volunteer Prince William website, please log in to edit your user profile and check the box to indicate you wish to receive a disaster notification. When we receive requests for volunteers in the greater Prince William area we will send emails out to those volunteers who have indicated they want to receive a disaster notification and will include instructions on what to do if you are interested in volunteering to help meet that request. It may be a bit of a process and may also include a liability waiver form. Please contact Bonnie for more information at 703.369.5292, ext. 3, email bnahas@volunteerprincewilliam.org.
ACTS needs volunteers in their Hunger Prevention Center weekdays for morning (9:30am-11:30am) and afternoon shifts (12:30pm-3pm) to prep grocery bags and distribute groceries. Volunteers must complete and submit the online volunteer application found at www.actspwc.org prior to volunteering. Please contact Shirley at scouteau@actspwc.org or call 703.441.8606 ext. 212 for more information.
Brain Injury Services is looking for a virtual pals volunteer (that will turn into a regular pals volunteer after restrictions on visits are lifted) for a Prince William County woman with a brain injury. Friendly calls, zoom chats, texts and emails would take place weekly. They’re also calling on all BIS volunteers to email a photo of the phrase "THANK YOU” by April 15 for a National Volunteer Week video. It can be on a cake, with Lego’s, painted – be creative! Please email Michelle at mthyen@braininjurysvcs.org to learn more.
Habitat for Humanity has an urgent project that’s quarantine-safe and needs to be completed by the end of April. A townhome rehab in Manassas is nearly done, but the back-yard needs mowing, seed and straw. One corner of the back yard would be ideal for a raised planter bed. The front yard could also use some creative thought and planning. If you’re willing to take on the design, planning and implementation of the project, please email volunteer@habitatpwc.org.
House of Mercy is now seeing a marked increase in clients seeking food assistance. They are in urgent need of donations of nonperishable items for their food pantry so they can continue food assistance during COVID-19. Please email scrooks@houseofmercyva.org to learn more.
Keep Prince William Beautiful has quarantine-approved, family friendly volunteer opportunities available! They’re looking for individuals and families who can do small-scale litter cleanups which you can do in your own neighborhood. The staff is happy to safely deliver the cleanup supplies you need. Please email Aleta at adaniels@kpwb.org for more information.
Prince William Food Rescue has a great opportunity for those who are healthy and want to get out of the house while still practicing social distancing. Become a Food Rescue Hero! Have the kids ride along, slap on some gloves and rescue some food. Pick-up and drop-off with minimal interaction. Search Prince William Food Rescue your smartphone’s app store, download the app and create a profile-you can start rescuing food right away! Please visit https://pwfoodrescue.org/ for more information.
The Salvation Army is collecting items for seniors and vulnerable populations. You can help by creating care packages from the security of your own home and safely dropping items at their Prince William location in Woodbridge. Food items such as canned soups/other dry or canned foods are requested. Non-food items such as socks, toiletries, diapers/baby wipes and sanitizing supplies are also needed. Donated items can be dropped off at 1483 Old Bridge Road, Woodbridge Suite 102, Woodbridge 22192. Please email Angela at angela.soriano@uss.salvationarmy.org or call 202.345.2238 to learn more.
SERVE needs volunteers in the Hunger Resource Center to assist with assembling food packages to distribute to clients who face food insecurity. Minimal client contact involved as volunteers will just pack up the food and take the food to the clients’ vehicles for them to load in. If you’re healthy, are not a part of the identified high-risk groups, and are comfortable leaving your home at this time, they would love to have you-even just one volunteer shift helps! Interested volunteers should visit https://nvfs.volunteerhub.com/ and create an account. Once they have created an account, they can sign up for HRC Warehouse Volunteers & HRC Warehouse Volunteers Short-Term Shifts. Please email ncannon@nvfs.org to learn more.
StreetLight Community Ministries has re-opened their Food Pantry, but donations of nonperishable food are desperately needed so they can continue giving aid to our homeless and impoverished neighbors during this pandemic. Donations will be accepted every Tuesday, 9:30am-11:30am. Please email ashaffner@thestreetlight.org to learn more.
If you are looking for other opportunities, please don’t forget to call our wonderful team at Volunteer Prince William at 703.369.5292. You can also visit our website at www.volunteerprincewilliam.org. Thanks so much for all you do in our community.
9248 Center Street | Manassas, VA 20110
703.369.5292 main | 703.369.5671 fax
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