Volunteers are truly at the heart of United Community Ministries! The generous involvement of hundreds of volunteers every year makes a critical impact to ensure struggling families and children have the opportunity to create better futures. Meet the UCM volunteers who have been nominated for the 2017 Fairfax County Volunteer Service Awards. Read more...
Creekside Youth STEAM Fair
Youth in the after-school program at the UCM Creekside Village Community Center chose projects to make and display at the center's recent STEAM fair. "I learned about the planets and astronomy with my friends," one fifth grader tells us. "My brother in first grade made a volcano that really erupted." Read more...
Thank you to our generous event sponsors -- opportunities still available!
UCM College Scholarship Deadlines
Battelle and Valencourt Scholarships
Thanks to our donors, UCM awards two scholarships for graduating and recent Mount Vernon area high school seniors. Our scholarship programs help youth and families to move forward to self-reliance. Application deadlines are May 1 and May 19. Learn more...
Welcome, Alison DeCourcey
New Executive Director
"We are excited by the wealth of experience and enthusiasm Alison brings to UCM," says UCM Board Chair, Ken Disselkoen. "I feel honored to be selected to lead UCM, an agency with a long and impressive history of empowering families," says Alison DeCourcey,who joined UCM as Executive Director on April. 5. Read more...
Creating Nurturing Home Environments
Healthy Families Fairfax Prevents Child Abuse
April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month.
Family Support Workers in our Healthy Families program teach positive parenting skills during home visits with at-risk new parents like Martina. Read more...
Community Partner Spotlight:
Mt. Vernon Center for Dentistry
On Friday April 14, the team at
Mt. Vernon Center for Dentistry hosted another UCM Dental Day, donating their time and expertise to relieve the pain of 23 UCM clients, at no charge to them. Read more...
