Holiday Volunteering
Check out the opportunities below for a complete list of ways to show your community support throughout the holiday season.
Nonprofit partners click here to complete our survey and have your holiday volunteer or donation needs included in the full guide.
|
|
🏠 Virtual + Remote Opportunities 🏠
|
|
CRi
Now through December 2nd, 2022
Ongoing
|
Thanksgiving Celebration
One time
|
|
Puppy Parents and Puppy Sitters
Northern Virginia Region
Long-term/Ongoing
|
Christmas Celebration
One time
|
|
|
|
CRi
Now through December 2022
Ongoing
|
|
|
📍 On Site Opportunities 📍
|
|
Kiwanis Club of Fairfax
Fairfax Festival of Lights
Saturday, December 3, 2022
Old Town Square
|
|
Dressing Assistants
Ongoing
Fairfax
|
|
Meals for Young Minds with the Kiwanis Club of Fairfax
Tuesday, November 15, 2022
Fairfax
|
|
November 27th 2pm - 5pm
Alexandria
Email to Volunteer
|
|
November 20th, 2022
Lorton Community Action Center
Lorton
|
Ongoing and one-time mentoring activities
Spanish Language Skill is a plus
Arlington
|
|
Volunteer Farmers Market Managers
Burke
Saturdays 8 am- 12pm
Ongoing
|
New Hope Housing
Onsite in Arlington.
Fill out the Volunteer Application to be contacted!
|
|
Starts Nov 15th
Distribution and holiday sheer spreading
Alexandria
|
Office, clothes closet, and Kitchen Volunteers
Ongoing
Fairfax
|
|
Tutoring and Homework assistance
Ongoing
Herdon
|
Ongoing
office and events vols
Vienna and DC
|
|
United Community🐝
November 12, 2022
Shifts from 8am-5pm
Help accept and sort food donations from the Boy Scouts.
Alexandria
|
United Community🐝
November 19, 2022
8am-11am
Help distribute food to families (outdoor distribution).
One Time
Alexandria
|
|
United Community 🐝
November 14, 2022
2pm-5pm
Help assemble Thanksgiving Food Baskets for families.
Alexandria
|
United Community🐝
December 10, 2022
8am-11am
Help distribute food to families (outdoor distribution).
One Time
Alexandria
|
|
|
|
November 15th, 16th, & 17th
TURKEY WEEK.
Arlington
Through Arlington Partnership for Affordable Housing🐝
|
|
Cornerstones🐝
November 19th through March 11th
Ongoing Needs
Reston
|
|
CRi🐝
Fairfax, Arlington, Loudoun, and Prince William
Ongoing
|
|
The Office of Historic Alexandria
Saturday, November 19: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Volunteer for the Cider Festival Alexandria
Click HERE to see all opportunities.
Through Volunteer Alexandria🐝
|
|
Volunteer Alexandria🐝
Shovel Snow and Ice for Seniors
Alexandria
Click HERE to express interest |
|
November 20th, 2022 10 am-12 pm
Lorton Community Action Center
Lorton
|
|
Thanksgiving GIft-Card Drive
The collection ends on November 21st, 2022
|
|
New Hope Housing
Provide Thanksgiving and Christmas food baskets, and Gift Card drives
Arlington & Remote
|
|
Gifting for Families is NVFS🐝
Donation items will be dropped off on Dec 2nd, 2022 and Dec 5th, 2022
location TBD
|
|
The Holiday Meal Program and Ecumenical Community Helping Others’ Holiday Gift Store
|
Annandale
Children’s Clothing
Chantily
Holiday Decorations
Springfield
Children’s Toys
Gift Cards
Food Gift Cards
Alexandria
Toiletries, Winter and Adult Clothing, Adult Holiday Gifts and Gift Cards
Non-perishable Food and Ingredients for Hot Holiday Meals
Sterling
Toiletries, Winter and Adult Clothing, Adult Holiday Gifts and Gift Cards
Non-perishable Food, Ingredients for Hot Holiday Meals,
and LOTS of store-bought cookies to support a Cookie Walk for the Homeless
Herndon
Toiletries, Children’s Toys, Winter Clothing, Food and Other Types of Gift Cards, and Non-perishable Food
|
|
Alexandria
Toiletries, Food and Other Types of Gift Cards
|
Falls Church
Food Gift Cards
|
Fairfax Station
Pet Supplies
|
Children’s Toys, Food and Other Types of Gift Cards
|
Oakton
Children’s Toys, Food and Other Types of Gift Cards
|
Oakton
Food and Other Types of Gift Cards, Non-perishable Food, Arts and Crafts Supplies
|
Alexandria
Toiletries, Adult Holiday Gifts, and Holiday Greeting Cards
|
Boyds
Training Treats and Toys for our Service Dogs in Training
|
|
|
|
Fairfax
Toiletries, Winter and Adult Clothing, Food and Other Types of Gift Cards, and Non-perishable Food
|
|
|
🚗 Driving Opportunities 🚗
|
|
Drivers and Office Volunteers
ongoing
Fairfax-Burke
|
|
|
Family Volunteer Day
November 19, 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m
Create gift tags, envelopes, and wreaths for others with your immediate family at the Leonard "Chick" Armstrong Center. Click HERE to sign-up.
|
|
Walk With Us to Promote Volunteerism at a Parade
December 3: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Join Volunteer Alexandria as we march in the 51st annual Scottish Christmas Walk Click HERE to sign-up. |
|
CRi🐝
Fairfax, Arlington, Loudoun, and Prince William
Ongoing
|
|
🐝 Bee Emoji denotes RSVP participating Volunteer Stations.
To learn more about the RSVP Americorps Seniors Program, reach out to Stacey Iden. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
