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The purpose of Volunteer Fairfax is to increase volunteerism across the Greater Washington region by acting as a bridge between volunteers and local nonprofits. Through a variety of programs and events, we enhance the capacity of our nonprofit partners and county agencies while expanding their reach and effectiveness.

Volunteer Fairfax offers numerous services and programs that make it easy and convenient for you to volunteer. VolunteerNow!, a searchable catalog of volunteer opportunities, allows volunteers to search for up-to-date opportunities instantly. Additionally, Volunteer Fairfax holds large family-friendly days of service like VolunteerFest and MLK Day of Service (Give Together) to provide easy access to a variety of service projects benefitting many local organizations.

VolunteerNow! is Volunteer Fairfax’s searchable database for volunteer opportunities. Individuals and groups can search for opportunities based on mission, location, skills and much more! Once you find an opportunity, you can express interest through our website and the nonprofit will contact you regarding the opportunity.

After expressing interest in a volunteer opportunity, nonprofit and county agencies are asked to respond to your inquiry within 2-4 business days. If they do not contact you, please send an email to volsrus@volunteerfairfax.org.

Requirements will vary depending upon the type of opportunity it is and the organization it supports. You will be informed by the organization regarding specific needs to get you started.

 

 

Volunteer Fairfax keeps its supporters informed through traditional and emerging forms of communication. You can sign up for the monthly newsletter to learn about upcoming events, volunteer opportunities, and pressing community needs. Additionally, you can follow Volunteer Fairfax on Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube or Instagram.

Volunteering offers many benefits to nonprofits but also to the individual volunteers. It can help you: build important skills professionally and personally, improve your health, meet new people, feel needed, enhance your resume, gain work experience, gain self confidence and much more. The benefits gained are as unique as the volunteer.

You can find the opportunity that best suits your needs through VolunteerNow!. The types of opportunities range from mentoring children to helping the environment to preparing food for the homeless. With so many needs in the community and with such an array of nonprofits, we are certain that you will find the perfect fit. Volunteers are involved with just about every sector of the community and do just about any task you can imagine. When you are thinking about what you would like to do, try and match it with your interests, passions, skills or experience.

As part of Volunteer Fairfax’s commitment to promoting volunteerism, we administer the Alternative Community Service Program (ACS), which places a broad range of court-ordered and attorney referred clients in community service positions in lieu of a fine or jail term.

Volunteer Fairfax works with hundreds of nonprofit organizations with different missions and public agencies meeting community needs.

Yes! You can find the opportunity that best suits your schedule through VolunteerNow!.

Every volunteer opportunity is different. Some nonprofits expect that you work a certain schedule while others need your support only one time for a certain number of hours. You can specify the type of volunteer opportunity when searching through VolunteerNow!

It’s entirely up to you! You can volunteer as much or as little as you like based on your time and interests. Keep in mind while some opportunities are structured to be one-time opportunities, organizations do invest time, energy and effort to recruit, train and orient volunteers. By committing to volunteer more with an organization, you are leveraging their investment and providing a higher yield.

If an emergency situation occurs, Volunteer Fairfax may be called upon by the County to help recruit and train volunteers to assist in recovery. Depending on the scale of the emergency, Volunteer Fairfax may be activated to one of three levels:

  • Virtual Activation: Volunteers are registered through an online database. If necessary, the Volunteer Fairfax office may also be opened to process incoming volunteers.
  • Satellite Activation: A Volunteer Reception Center is opened near the scene of the emergency to process spontaneous volunteers who have begun to gather without prior registration. Depending on the scale of the emergency, multiple sites may be opened.
  • Full Activation: A Volunteer Reception Center is opened in one central location, simplifying the coordination process.

For more information regarding the Emergency Response program, please contact our Emergency Response staff.

There are various volunteer opportunities for kids and teens. Volunteer Fairfax offers two days of service that allow youth to participate in such as: MLK Day of Service (Give Together) and VolunteerFest. To find other opportunities you can use VolunteerNow!