This Giving Tuesday, we have set an ambitious goal for our fundraising campaign, driven by the urgent need in Northern Virginia.  As the landscape of support shifts, the families in our community need us now more than ever.  Many are struggling to provide the essentials for their children, and our ability to assist them has also been […]

Assistance League of Northern Virginia volunteers participated in a “Build a Child’s Library” event on November 8, at a Title 1 elementary school in Fairfax County. Every child in the school was invited to come to the event, choose a book of their liking and sign the inside cover, designating that the book was theirs […]

Thank you to The Allstate Foundation for their generous donation of a grant for $10,000 to Assistance League of Northern Virginia and to the many Allstate volunteers who showed up in October to help us package 1840 bags of weekend food for kids. It’s wonderful donations like these that keep our programs going.

The New Clothing for Kids program is one of the ways Assistance League of Northern Virginia helps meet basic needs for low-income children.   We provide appropriate seasonal clothing to our Title 1 partner schools and we invite the public to help with unmet needs by selecting items from our November wish list. With the arrival […]

Assistance League of Northern Virginia is excited to participate in GIVING TUESDAY on December 3, 2024, along with other charitable organizations worldwide. This day offers a unique opportunity to step away from the hustle and bustle of Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, and Cyber Monday, and instead, focus on what truly matters: making a positive […]

Please mark your calendars! Assistance League of Northern Virginia is planning a Fundraiser Golf Tournament and Luncheon on April 29, 2025. The event will be held at Westfields Country Club in Clifton, VA. We’re looking for Sponsors to support this fundraiser so let us know if you’re interested. For more details about sponsorship, please contact […]

Assistance League of Northern Virginia was honored to receive a generous grant from the Giving Circle of Heritage Hunt. The Giving Circle is a nonprofit organization in the Heritage Hunt 55+ community that contributes to help organizations in Prince William County. This year, they awarded grants to 16 local organizations. Assistance League will use their […]

The weather has turned cooler, and the days are getting shorter, but Assistance League of Northern Virginia has been as busy as squirrels gathering nuts for the winter. In the past month, we have sponsored two “Build a Child’s Library” events, packed 1840 bags of “Weekend Food for Kids,” and hosted a Thank You Breakfast […]

Help support ALNV by visiting our table at the Venture into Volunteering Fair at the Springfield Town Center this Sunday, November 3, from 12-4. While you’re there, you can do a little Christmas shopping and purchase a beautiful White House Ornament honoring Jimmy Carter. Spread the word to those you know who may be thinking […]

As Fall gets into full swing, Assistance League is dedicating this month’s wish list to SOCKtoberfest! The cooler weather coupled with kids’ constant growth creates a tremendous need for new socks. Some families are able to fill a separate sock drawer for their young students, but other families are struggling to provide even one or […]

We are pleased to announce that we are partnering with Lynch Creek Farm again to offer a variety of fresh evergreen wreaths and decorations for your own home or as holiday gifts.  Lynch Creek has a wonderful assortment of fresh decorative items, such as wreaths, centerpieces, swags, and tabletop items. They are all hand-crafted and adorned […]

Assistance League of Northern Virginia was honored to receive Virginia Senate Resolution 140 and House Joint Resolution 395, honoring our 20 years of service to the community. The resolutions were presented by Virginia State Senator Stella Pekarsky and Virginia State Delegate Irene Shin at a Weekend Food for Kids (WFFK) packing event on September 19. During […]

This year marks Assistance League of Northern Virginia’s 20th Anniversary of serving the most vulnerable students and families in the community. To celebrate this milestone, we are honored to welcome two distinguished members of the Virginia General Assembly, Senator Stella Pekarsky and Delegate Irene Shin, who sponsored resolutions recognizing our history of service. The resolutions will be formally presented during the Weekend […]

You might not be thinking about the holidays right now, but there are several reasons why you shouldn’t miss our unique opportunity to purchase White House ornaments.  The 2024 Ornament honors President Jimmy Carter – the first time an ornament honors a living president.  The ornament, designed by the White House Historical Association, is shaped like an […]

Think about how difficult it is to concentrate when you’re hungry.  Imagine elementary school students getting hungry and fidgeting in class as the afternoon progresses.  Breakfast and lunch come early for elementary students so having an afternoon snack can provide an important energy boost.  Sadly, many families can’t afford to provide such snacks.  Assistance League of Northern Virginia is […]

Assistance League of Northern Virginia partners with several Title 1 Elementary Schools across the area to give disadvantaged students better opportunities to achieve their potential.  Our programs provide many basic essentials that strain family budgets.  While most people take everyday toiletry items for granted, school counselors have identified multiple items their students lack to be well groomed […]

As students reach the upper grades of elementary school, they become more concerned with appearance and grooming.  Being happy with how they look and their hygiene is important for their self-confidence and comfort at school.  Counselors at the schools we serve have identified the items their students need.  In response, we have been providing kits […]

We are excited to launch our annual sale of the official holiday ornaments designed and issued by the White House Historical Association.  The 2024 ornament is unique because, for the first time, it honors a living president:  Jimmy Carter. Made of solid brass with gold finishes and striking colors, the elements represent facets of President […]

July finds some families enjoying vacation travel and time at the beach.  But it’s also a time when families start to think of the coming school year, just a few weeks away.  The start of a new school year is an exciting time, but also stressful for families with limited resources.  New clothes and school supplies are expensive […]

Halfway through 2024, we are continuing our energetic celebration of 20 years of community service helping disadvantaged children.  Following the recent end of the school year and the arrival of July, vacation plans and summer camps are in full swing.  But the arrival of July also means school will be starting again in less than two months […]

We are very grateful that another Giant Food store has chosen Assistance League of Northern Virginia as the beneficiary of its Community Bag Promotion.  Throughout the month of July, our chapter will receive $1 for every special tote bag purchased at the Giant Store at 14125 Saint Germain Drive, Centreville. Both Assistance League and Giant are […]

About 40 of our marvelous members gathered recently at Piero’s Corner in Herndon, for our annual end-of-year luncheon.  At these events, we reflect on our many successes and anticipate more good fortune in the coming fiscal year.  Included in this year’s reasons for celebration are:  our 20th anniversary as a chapter; our library of videos […]

Assistance League of Northern Virginia has been helping to meet the basic needs of underserved children in our community for two decades.  As part of our ongoing 20th anniversary celebration, we are focusing this month’s wish list on books to include in the colorful Hugs Bedtime pillows that are distributed to kindergarten students at the low-income schools […]

Our chapter recently honored two members with National Assistance League awards that are named after the organization’s founders. Cindy Burgess received the Anne Banning Leadership Award, and Lynn Barron received the Ada Edwards Laughlin Award. Cindy has been a member of Assistance League of Northern Virginia since its formation as a guild in 1999 and […]

Can you imagine having to share a toothbrush with your brother or sister?  Or not being able to brush regularly because your family can’t afford toothpaste?  Sadly, children in low-income families are often in need of toothbrushes and toothpaste because their families lack resources to provide these basic items that are essential for good oral […]

The planning committee for our Literary Luncheon and Fundraiser met recently to celebrate the successes of that event and to lay the groundwork for an even more impactful gathering next year. We owe a debt of gratitude to our two corporate sponsors, NOVEC (Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative) and Northwest Federal Credit Union, for their generous contributions. Their […]

Recently, our members gathered to pack new books for students to read over the summer as part of our Literacy for Kids program.  Some books were intended for schools’ Little Libraries and some for their youngest kids.  Assistance League volunteers packed 3402 books for the Little Libraries at eight Title I schools in Fairfax and Prince […]

Our final food-packing of the school year was another fun and impactful event.  With 60 volunteers helping, we packed 1,720 bags of nonperishable food and delivered them to 6 schools in Fairfax and Prince William counties.  We also provided some emergency grocery gift cards to those six schools and a supply of grocery cards to a […]

Recently, 20 marvelous members gathered to assemble packages for two of our Operation Hugs programs that help young children.  The members formed two assembly lines, with one team packing Bedtime Hug Pillows and the other packing Baby Bundles.  The pillows are handmade by the Hugs Team of the Dunbarton Community in Bristow, featuring colorful designs and kid-themed patterns, and […]

A 20th anniversary is a wonderful occasion for a celebration, and we are proud to continue celebrating our many years of service with our monthly wish lists.  In May our wish list focuses on basic food items to help low-income families with limited resources. Weekend Food for Kids has been a key program since 2010.  […]

Our much-anticipated Literary Luncheon and Fundraiser was a grand event, with plenty of memorable moments to add to the magic.  We offered an array of silent auction items, live auction travel packages, two videos to showcase our major programs, and a discussion by two distinguished authors of their biographies of trailblazing women who remain mostly […]

The Dulles Regional Chamber of Commerce sponsored a Corporate Social Responsibility Volunteer Fair recently that was hosted by Northwest Federal Credit Union, and co-produced with DATA, the Fairfax County Economic Development Association, and the Greater Reston and Loudoun County Chambers of Commerce.  The Fair showcased 38 local nonprofit organizations, and Assistance League of Northern Virginia was honored […]

As part of our Literacy for Kids program, we provide new books to elementary school students to encourage their love of reading and learning.  Through a program called Build a Child’s Library, we hold book fairs each year at the schools we serve to ensure that students will have grade-appropriate reading materials in their homes. We […]

We recently held an orientation session to welcome new members in a relaxed setting. The session provided an exciting opportunity for seasoned members to showcase the many hands-on activities we undertake, as well as the variety of behind-the-scenes tasks that are critical to our chapter’s success, such as grant writing, tech support, fund-raising, and public […]

We continue to celebrate our 20th Anniversary of community service with a series of monthly wish lists.  As we head into May, the end of the school year is coming up quickly so our focus is on the many students and families who will face food insecurity over the summer as they struggle to fill their grocery […]

Our April Weekend Food for Kids event was another smooth operation, with about 60 volunteers from Assistance League, Dominion Energy, Didlake, and the community who packed 1720 bags of food for six schools in Fairfax and Prince William counties in about one hour.  This feel-good event was enhanced by the return of our DJ, so everyone […]

For more than two years, Assistance League of Northern Virginia has been collecting new and gently used athletic shoes as a fundraising program through GotSneakers.com, which compensates nonprofit organizations based on the quality and condition of the sneakers they collect.  Gently worn and new shoes are provided to people who could not otherwise afford quality sneakers.  Shoes that […]

Assistance League of Northern Virginia is very grateful to Chelsea Christina for her help with our clothing drive.  Chelsea is an exchange student at Northern Virginia Community College studying American nonprofit organizations.  For the past few months, she has volunteered to use her background in public relations and media to help our chapter by designing flyers for […]

April is National Volunteer Month, offering a wonderful opportunity to recognize the important work of volunteers.  Assistance League of Northern Virginia is an all-volunteer nonprofit celebrating the anniversary of our 20th year of helping at-risk children.  We invite you to join us in commemorating National Volunteer Month and our anniversary by giving back to the community […]

You have just a few more days to purchase tickets for our Literary Luncheon and Fundraiser. Both featured authors have won acclaim for their biographies.  Judith Pearson’s book about Mary Lasker was awarded the 2024 Florida Book Award Bronze Medal.  Christopher Gorham has earned accolades from the Wall Street Journal and other major newspapers for his story […]

With the common bond of supporting our communities, Assistance League of Virginia and Social4Good got together recently to assemble packages of books for pre-K students that will be given to schools for summer reading. Volunteers from both groups met at the home of a Social4Good member and assembled 375 packages, with three classics in a bag, […]

Fourteen of our marvelous members gathered recently to thank the Craft Club of Nativity Church, Burke, for donating so many exquisitely hand-crafted items for the students and families we serve.  These dedicated and skilled women not only create and donate their crocheted and knitted items but they also support our mission through contributions.  Elementary school students love […]