COMMUNITY

Everyone should have access to an affordable education. The Dream Project empowers Virginia students whose immigration status creates barriers to higher education through access to scholarships, resources & mentors. Our organization started with a group of invested parents around a kitchen table. A decade later, our work is still rooted in the conviction that everyone…

    HART is a non-profit 501(c)(3) no-kill animal rescue/support group, incorporated in 1990, that takes in and rehomes abused and unwanted dogs and cats. HART works with local veterinarians, foster homes, kennels, and trainers to provide temporary housing, medical care and, where appropriate, training for our animals until s/he is placed in a loving,…

Centreville Immigration Forum (CIF) began as a series of open community dialogues to discuss the effects of rapid demographic change—from 1 in 10 foreign-born residents of Centreville in 1990, to 1 in 3 in 2010. From 2007 to 2010, during a time when immigration questions fueled controversy in nearby communities, residents from local churches and…

Hamkae Center organizes Asian Americans to achieve social, economic, and racial justice in Virginia. Vision We develop holistic programs and campaigns that are guided by community members and meet immediate needs, while building Asian American community power to make long-term systemic changes that address the root causes of these needs and center human connections. We…

Since 1998, the Shepherd’s Center of Northern Virginia (SCNOVA), a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, has been dedicated to improving the quality of life as we age through supportive programs and services, personal enrichment and volunteer engagement that enable our senior neighbors to live full and productive lives while aging in place. Our 250+ trained and vetted…

It was 1994, “I remember it was a frigid month” …and one of my colleagues “rushed to my office to ask for help.” “He had one of three patients recently diagnosed with cancer, and she (from El Salvador) was in crisis waiting at his office. I had no experience in working with cancer patients…I had…

  Family PASS helps workwork families who are at risk of homelessness in Fairfax County. We provide families with a path to economic self-sufficiency through intensive case management and comprehensive support services.   Family Pass Vision: Family Pass vision is to strengthen at-risk families in Fairfax County and end homelessness in our community.   DONATE…

Senior Services of Alexandria (SSA) is a non-profit organization that has as its mission, “to foster independence and self-sufficiency, enabling seniors within the City of Alexandria to age with dignity.” SSA operates the Meals on Wheels delivery program, a fee-free Groceries to Go service, a Friendly Visitor Program; AniMeals; DOT Paratransit transportation; and Education and…

Our Mission is to use the power of food to create social and economic change in low-income communities. We believe that unemployment, obesity, diabetes, and food waste are problems that we can start to solve in sustainable ways by designing and implementing innovative programs to help disadvantaged members of minority groups. La Cocina VA is…