Save the date for the
Virginia Volunteerism Conference
, May 20-21, 2020, at the
Hilton Richmond Short Pump Hotel and Spa
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If you attended our conference in the past, we warmly welcome you back. If you've never attended, we encourage you to check it out! We offer two days of dynamic workshops and activities to help your organization make a bigger impact on your community. We will soon be accepting proposals from workshop presenters. Please let us know if you know of a great workshop presenter or have an idea for a workshop topic!
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Organizations Will Again Join Together
for Day to Serve
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Day to Serve, Sept. 11-Oct. 10, is a unique annual initiative that transcends political and religious differences. This multi-state effort unites people of all faiths, races, cultures, and backgrounds with the shared goal of helping those in need and improving the communities where we live. This year, hundreds of service projects will take place in Virginia -- from collecting donations for food banks to sprucing up schools and playgrounds, How can you get involved?
Organizations
- Post Your Event: Visit DaytoServe.org and click on "Sponsor an Event" to post a project.
- Find Partner Organizations: Contact [email protected] and get connected with other nonprofits, faith-based organizations, and groups.
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Download the Nonprofit Guide to
9/11 Day of Service and Remembrance
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911day.org
has published a complete guidebook to help organizations plan for the September 11th National Day of Service and Remembrance. This guide features everything you need to begin planning your volunteer service projects, including project ideas, potential obstacles and solutions, project worksheets for supplies and planning, and communications tools. The
9/11.org website
also features lesson plans and media resources.
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Could Your Organization
Use the Help of AmeriCorps VISTA or Senior Corps RSVP Volunteers?
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The Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) is seeking concept papers for the
AmeriCorps VISTA (Volunteers in Service to America) program. AmeriCorps VISTA is a full-time national service program for organizations interested in developing lasting solutions to address poverty. VISTA members are placed with a sponsor organization to develop and expand services and programs that help lift low-income individuals out of poverty. If your organization would like to learn more about VISTA, don't miss a webinar on Sept. 5th, at 2pm. The next round of concept papers are due on October 1, 2019.
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Senior Corps RSVP Grant Applications are now being accepted by the Corporation for National and Community Service. RSVP engages people age 55 and older in a diverse range of volunteer activities, including tutoring children, renovating homes, teaching English to immigrants, assisting victims of natural disasters, providing independent living services, and much more. Applicants are strongly encouraged to submit a Notice of Intent to Apply by August 30th. The deadline for applications is September 25th.
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Meet Our Newest Team Members!
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The Virginia Office on Volunteerism and Community Services is excited to announce two new staff members to the AmeriCorps team.
Shannon Girouard will serve as the Fiscal Officer for Virginia's AmeriCorps programs. Shannon began working in grants administration in the affordable housing and homeless services arena at the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development in 1993. Since that time, she has worked in state government in a variety of grants administration positions in the fields of higher education, homeland security, social services, and the environment.
Samantha Lukasiewicz has joined OVCS as an AmeriCorps Program Officer. Samantha previously served as an AmeriCorps VISTA alum herself in Lee County and went on to become a VISTA Leader in Roanoke at The Advancement Foundation (TAF). She was later hired as staff to start and run an AmeriCorps State program at TAF. For the last two years, she has been living in Raleigh, NC, working with the City of Raleigh running a program in the Community Engagement Division of the Housing & Neighborhoods Department called Volunteer Raleigh.
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Ever Wonder How AmeriCorps Could Help Your Organization?
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If you are curious about what AmeriCorps is or how an AmeriCorps program could expand the reach of your programs, we'd love to hear from you - and this is the perfect time of year for those discussions. Our next full application process will begin in December/January for AmeriCorps programs that would start in September 2020. We will be seeking new applicants and we'd love to talk to you about AmeriCorps in general and our Virginia priorities. If you'd like information or like to join one of our regional outreach sessions, please contact our Virginia AmeriCorps Program Manager, Roxanne Saunders, 804-726-7931,
[email protected].
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shows how long afterschool programs have been around (over a hundred years!) and how they've made important contributions to families and the larger society.
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is a powerful documentary focused on the heroin and prescription drug epidemic and its effects on Virginians. It offers a personal look at the stories of addiction, overdose, and recovery across the state.
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investigates the myriad ways domestic abuse scars adolescents, with domineering father figures eventually fingered as the culprits for the film's protagonists' -- and community’s -- pervasive problems.
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Each month we're happy to share some of our favorite resources and funding opportunities.
Let us know your favorites
so we can pass them along.
- 2019 KIDS COUNT Data Book looks at how the child population has changed since 1990, as well as trends in child well-being over a recent period that saw continued improvement in economic well-being.
- Employers of National Service program recognizes the valuable skills of AmeriCorps and Peace Corps alumni -- elevating those applicants to the front of their applicant pool. Join the 600+ businesses and organizations who have signed on to be a part of the program!
- The Gratitude Network Fellowship is a 12-month leadership development program designed to help social entrepreneurs serving children/youth scale their organizations to the next level and expand their impact. Deadline: August 30
- Ending the Criminalization of Black Women is the result of months of in-depth reporting on the chilling trend of black girls being criminalized at alarming rates, and the biases that drive the phenomenon often manifest astutely in schools.
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Virginia Office on Volunteerism & Community Services
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