Local Agencies
| Agency: | American Red Cross – Rappahannock Area Chapter |
| Website: | http://rappahannockarea.redcross.org |
| Address: | 4836 Southpoint Parkway Fredericksburg, VA 22407 |
| Description: | A humanitarian organization led by volunteers, providing relief to victims of disaster and helping people prevent, prepare for and respond to emergencies. |
| Opportunities: | Blood Services
Community Services Emergency Services Health and Safety Services |
| Requirements: | Must agree with our mission |
| Phone: | (540) 735-0500 |
| Fax: | (540) 735-0501 |
| Email: | rappchap@usa.redcross.org |
| Agency: | Arc of the Rappahannock |
| Website: | http://arc.communitypoint.org |
| Address: | 1640B Lafayette Blvd. Fredericksburg, VA 22401 |
| Description: | The arc is the largest volunteer organization in the United States solely devoted to advocating for children and adults with mental retardation , as well as their families. |
| Opportunities: | Day Break (3 hour respite/recreation program)
Best Buddies Cooking and Nutrition Education |
| Requirements: | To actively engage with the disabled. |
| Contact: | Jan Griffen |
| Phone: | (540) 899-3789 |
| Fax: | (540) 371-0179 |
| Email: | exec@arcr.vacoxmail.com |
| Agency: | Birthright of Fredericksburg, Inc. |
| Website: | http://www.birthright.org/ |
| Address: | 13 Lafayette Station Fredericksburg, VA 22401 |
| Description: | It is the right of every pregnant woman to give birth and the right of every child to be born. |
| Opportunities: | Client Counseling Office Organization/Work Help with Fund Raisers |
| Requirements: | Must agree with our mission |
| Contact: | Maria Cackett |
| Phone: | (540) 371-6119 |
| Fax: | (540) 371-0883 |
| Email: | mcackett@adelphia.net |
| Agency: | Boys and Girls Club, Fredericksburg Regional Branch | ||
| Website: | http://www.bgcgw.org/ | ||
| Address: | 200 Gunnery Rd. Fredericksburg, VA 22401 |
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| Description: | To help boys and girls of all backgrounds with an emphasis on at-risk youth, build confidence, develop confidence, and acquire the needed skills to grow into productive, civic-minded responsible adults. | ||
| Opportunities: | Monday to Friday from 3-7 pm helping with our after school program, which involves snack distribution, homework help, tutoring, game room, computer lab, arts and crafts, cheerleading, step, drama, and sports. | ||
| Requirements: | To actively engage with children in a positive way. | ||
| Other Skills: | If you would like to teach or share any special skills with our youth, let us know, and we’ll put you on our schedule. | ||
| Contact: | Jan Shaffer | ||
| Phone: | (540) 368-9531 | ||
| Fax: | (540) 368-9537 | ||
| Email: | jshaffer@bgcgw.org | ||
| Agency: | Bragg Hill Family Life Center | ||
| Address: | 400 Bragg Hill Dr. Fredericksburg, VA 22401 |
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| Description: | Our mission is to provide assistance to citizens of the Fredericksburg area, with special emphasis on the total growth and development of the community’s “at risk youth,” and economically underprivileged.
We serve as an outreach organization for the community and referral source for individuals needing assistance from local agencies. We are committed to family empowerment. Our motto is “We build people,” and it is our sincere desire to build individuals, families, and the community. |
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| Opportunities: | Tutoring 3:00-5:30 every Monday and Wednesday: help children with their homework and play a recreational game afterwards. In addition, we have an “open gym” period where Mary Washington students could come and play recreational activities from 3:00-5:00 every Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday. | ||
| Requirements: | Enthusiasm and a desire to work with children. | ||
| Contact: | Pamela Johnson | ||
| Phone: | (540) 371-3662 | ||
| Fax: | (540) 371-3667 | ||
| Email: | bhflc.vista@yahoo.com | ||
| Agency: | Central Rappahannock Regional Library |
| Website: | http://www.librarypoint.org/ |
| Address: | 1201 Caroline Street Fredericksburg, VA 22401 |
| Description: | To provide library resources and services necessary to meet the evolving educational, recreational, and informational needs of the public; thus enhancing individual and community life. |
| Opportunities: | Work with the Friends of the Library, volunteer as a tutor in adult literacy classes, or assist with special research projects, translating materials (Spanish), in-house processing of PR materials, etc. |
| Requirements: | Able to read/write in English fluently, 18 years old or older, familiarity with computers and keyboarding, familiarity with the Dewey decimal system a plus! |
| Other Skills: | Ability to write with clarity, particularly technical writing will get our attention. |
| Contact: | Nancy Buck |
| Phone: | (540) 372-1144 x250 |
| Fax: | (540) 373-9411 |
| Email: | nbuck@crrl.org |
| Agency: | Downtown Greens, Inc. |
| Website: | http://www.downtowngreens.org/ |
| Address: | 206 Charles Street, Apt. 1 Fredericksburg, VA 22401 |
| Description: | Downtown Greens Inc. is a 501(c)3 corporation dedicated to establishing and maintaining an organic garden and public greenspace in Fredericksburg, VA. We currently own and maintain 2.5 acres at Charles Street and Dixon Street. |
| Opportunities: | Volunteers are always welcome during staffed garden hours Thursday 3pm to 6pm and Saturdays from 9am to 12pm. Several special events offer additional volunteer opportunities. |
| Requirements: | Volunteers should be willing to do physical work in the gardens or on building maintenance. Volunteers immune to poison ivy are eagerly sought. |
| Other Skills: | Carpentry skills are in occasional demand, cooking lunches for volunteers is another special skill. |
| Contact: | Thomas S. Miller |
| Phone: | (540) 371-7315 |
| Email: | downtowngreens@verizon.net |
| Agency: | Department of Juvenile Justice 15th District Court Service Unit |
| Address: | 601 Caroline Street, Suite 400 Fredericksburg, VA 22401 |
| Opportunities: | Juvenile probation and parole internships |
| Contact: | Ask for Volunteer Coordinator |
| Phone: | (540) 372-1068 |
| Fax: | (540) 372-1155 |
| Agency: | disAbility Resource Center |
| Website: | http://www.cildrc.org/ |
| Address: | 409 Progress Street Fredericksburg, VA 22401 |
| Description: | To assist people with disabilities, those who support them, and the community, through information, education, and resources to achieve the highest potential and benefit of independent living. |
| Opportunities: | Building ramps, receptionist, general clerical duties, lawn yard care, painting, mailing preparation development…others as they come up. Work on fundraising events possibly. |
| Requirements: | Dependability, desire to help others, if wanting to assist in creation of PowerPoint presentation or other marketing literature, have knowledge of those |
| Other Skills: | For some projects, knowledge of Windows XP Professional |
| Contact: | Terri Abbott Debbie Fults |
| Phone: | (540) 373-2559 |
| Fax: | (540) 373-8126 |
| Email: | tabbott@cildrc.org dfults@cildrc.org |
| Agency: | Fredericksburg Area Food Bank |
| Website: | http://www.fredfood.org/ |
| Address: | 3631 Lee Hill Drive Fredericksburg, VA 22408 |
| Description: | The Fredericksburg Area Food Bank’s mission is to reduce hunger in Fredericksburg and the surrounding counties by collecting and distributing donated food and non-food products to needy individuals and families. |
| Opportunities: | Kids Cafe; Senior Food for Life; Emergency Food Distributions |
| Requirements: | No convicted felons |
| Other Skills: | Spanish Speaking |
| Contact: | Cybele Brooks
Fred L. Jerman Jr. (Kid’s Cafe) |
| Phone: | (540) 371-7666 |
| Fax: | (540) 371-2968 |
| Email: | cbrooks@secondharvest.org |
| Agency: | FAHASS- Fredericksburg Area HIV/AIDS Support Services |
| Address: | 415 Elm St. Fredericksburg, VA 22401 |
| Description: | HIV/AIDS Support Services |
| Opportunities: | Community Outreach & Education Support
Case Management Support Work in the Memorial Garden Fundraising and Advocacy |
| Requirements: | A desire to support community integration and education of those affected and infected by HIV/AIDS. |
| Contact: | Community Outreach Coordinator |
| Phone: | (540) 371-7532 |
| Fax: | (540) 371-8446 |
| Email: | zach@fahass.org |
| Agency: | Fredericksburg Counseling Services |
| Address: | 305 Hanson Avenue, Suite 140 Fredericksburg, VA 22401 |
| Description: | The mission of this agency is to provide access to counseling and related services. |
| Opportunities: | Screening clients at Moss Free Clinic for anxiety/depression, anxiety/depression screenings in the community, in-service training on variety counseling-related topic. |
| Requirements: | Psychology majors, referral from professor |
| Other Skills: | Spanish speakers would be helpful. |
| Contact: | Libby Wasem, LCSW Staff Director |
| Phone: | (540) 373-2320 |
| Fax: | (540) 373-2320 (call before faxing) |
| Email: | fcsagency@aol.com |
| Agency: | Fredericksburg Rescue Squad |
| Website: | http://www.fredrescue.org/ |
| Address: | 510 William Street Fredericksburg, VA 22401 |
| Description: | To provide the best possible emergency medical services to the city of Fredericksburg through a combination career/volunteer system. |
| Opportunities: | To provide emergency medical services to the City of Fredericksburg and neighboring jurisdictions. |
| Requirements: | 16 to 32 hours per month of volunteer duty |
| Other Skills: | Bilingual is a plus. No training required – will train. |
| Contact: | Debbie Rice |
| Phone: | (540) 371-1005 |
| Fax: | (540) 371-2464 |
| Email: | debbierice@cox.net |
| Agency: | Greenfield Senior Living |
| Website: | http://www.greenfieldseniorliving.com/ http://www.greenfieldal.com/ |
| Address: | 30 Kings Crest Drive Stafford, VA 22554 |
| Description: | “Caring for those who cared for us.” |
| Opportunities: | Social History Project (interviewing senior residents and then help compose a scrapbook of written documentation and photos of that resident’s life) |
| Requirements: | Social outgoing person who is comfortable around seniors. |
| Contact: | Danielle Wight |
| Phone: | (540) 288-9353 x130 |
| Fax: | (540) 288-8834 |
| Email: | dwight@greenfieldseniorliving.com |
| Agency: | Habitat for Humanity |
| Website: | http://fksbg-habitat.org/ |
| Address: | 10825-A Houser Drive Fredericksburg, VA 22408 |
| Description: | We build affordable homes in the greater Fredericksburg Area through the use of volunteer labor and generous donations from the community. |
| Opportunities: | Help build houses (all phases of construction) Help in Resale store (pick-up/delivery, stocking, sales, etc.) |
| Requirements: | Willing to work. Safe shoes (no sandals or flip-flops). |
| Contact: | Bruce Seger |
| Phone: | (540) 891-5009 |
| Fax: | (540) 891-7009 |
| Email: | fredhab@verizon.net |
| Agency: | Healthy Families Rappahannock Area |
| Address: | 15 Hope Road
Stafford, Va. 22554 |
| Description: | The program fosters creative partnerships based on healthy family interactions, parent and child bonding, and advocacy for the physical and emotional health of children and families. |
| Opportunities: | They provide free services for families including: home visintg, community playgroups, and tips, info, and resources for families |
| Requirements: | Agree with Mission |
| Contact: | hfamily2@racsb.state.va.us |
| Phone: | (540) 288-1937 |
| Fax: | (540) 659-0736 |
| Agency: | Hope House |
| Website: | http://www.hopehouseva.org/ |
| Address: | P.O. Box 288 902 Lafayette Boulevard Fredericksburg, VA 22404-0788 |
| Description: | To provide homeless women and their children with safe housing and the opportunities to transition to sucessful independent living. |
| Opportunities: | Mom’s Time and Tutoring |
| Contact: | Cheryl Clark |
| Phone: | (540) 371-0831 |
| Fax: | (540) 372-6526 |
| Email: | cherylclark@hopehouseva.org |
| Agency: | Moss Free Clinic |
| Address: | P.O. Box 1848 435 Hunter Street Fredericksburg, VA 22402 |
| Description: | The Moss Free Clinic is a non-profit organization that provides medical and dental care at no cost to low-income and uninsured adults primarily through the use of volunteer health care professionals and partnerships with other providers. |
| Opportunities: | Appointment setters, eligibility screener, medical screener, office helper, receptionist |
| Requirements: | Vaccines |
| Contact: | Teresa Silver, Volunteer Coordinator |
| Phone: | (540) 741-3590 |
| Fax: | (540) 741-1096 |
| Agency: | My Child Left Behind (MCLB) |
| Website: | http://www.justgive.org/ |
| Address: | P.O. Box 1053 Spotslyvania, VA 22553 |
| Description: | MCLB is a non-profit organization dedicated and designed to remember children left behind after the loss or absence of a parent (due to neglect, abandonment or parental imprisonment). MCLB outreach program is designed to avoid obstacles and to extend our services to assist children in areas of need. |
| Opportunities: | Volunteers will have the opportunity to work with school-aged children, to encourage and help with homework assignments, arts and craft and special assignments to enhance their ability to excel. Volunteers will have the opportunity to enhance their skills and apply and use them in their internships and/or future job opportunities. |
| Requirements: | A volunteer must be at least 18 years of age or be assigned to MCLB youth program. Volunteers must show remarkable leadership and ability to work with children. |
| Contact: | Shirley Howell |
| Phone: | (540) 972-7984 |
| Fax: | (540) 972-7984 |
| Email: | mychildleftbehind@msn.com |
| Agency: | Olde Forge Junction, Inc. |
| Address: | 400 Chatham Square Office Park
Fredericksburg, VA 22405 |
| Description: | Olde Forge Junction, Inc. is a growing partnership of Old Forge residents/homeowners, local churches, service agencies, businesses, and individuals. The mission is to transform lives through faith and action. |
| Opportunities: | Hosting activities to build community, developing and operating programs to nuture youth, and serving as a training ground in community service. |
| Requirements: | Agree with Mission |
| Contact: | Danalu Kerr |
| Phone: | (540) 368-0081 |
| Agency: | Project Link |
| Address: | 2016 Lafayette Blvd., Suite 101 Fredericksburg, VA 22401 |
| Description: | To assure that all women whose lives are affected by substance abuse are linked with resources that foster their physical, emotional, spiritual, and family well-being. |
| Opportunities: | Childcare and playgroups assistance, Back-to-School and Christmas programs, newsletter, internships |
| Requirements: | Must complete a week-long training and pass background check, must also be finger-printed. |
| Other Skills: | Bilingual (preferred, but not required). Some computer skills (preferred). |
| Contact: | Deidre Bryant |
| Phone: | (540) 891-3132 |
| Fax: | (540) 891-3138 |
| Email: | dbryant@racsb.state.va.us |
| Agency: | Rappahannock Area Council for Children and Parents (RACCAP) |
| Website: | http://www.raccap.org/ |
| Address: | P.O. Box 7402 Fredericksburg, VA 22402 |
| Description: | Promote positive parenting and educate the public about the prevention of child abuse and neglect in the greater Fredericksburg Area. |
| Opportunities: | Children’s Program Worker |
| Requirements: | 2 hours a week at night |
| Other Skills: | Patience and a love of children |
| Contact: | Kimberly Koon |
| Phone: | (540) 785-6217 |
| Fax: | (540) 785-6217 (call ahead) |
| Email: | kimberlykoon@raccap.org |
| Agency: | Rappahannock Area Kids on the Block |
| Website: | http://www.racsb.state.va.us/rakob.htm |
| Address: | 600 Jackson Street Fredericksburg, VA 22401 |
| Description: | To educate and entertain school age children and adults. We teach understanding, difference, and prevention in many areas of interest such as disabilities, safety, and health, self confidence and general understanding and acceptance. |
| Opportunities: | Puppeteers – learn the art of BunRaku Puppetry and perform at area events Fundraisers – attend and help sales at Rummage Sale Exposure – “Kids Convention” Spotslyvania Towne Centre (man booth, pass out brochures) |
| Requirements: | Must be able to have fun, meet tons of new people. Some light lifting with equipment (under 50lbs). |
| Contact: | Sherry Norton-Williams |
| Phone: | (540) 373-3223 x3035 |
| Email: | snorton@racsb.state.va.us publicinformation@racsb.state.va.us |
| Agency: | Rappahannock Big Brothers Big Sisters (RBBBS) |
| Website: | http://www.rbbbs.org/ |
| Address: | 325 Wallace Street Fredericksburg, VA 22401 |
| Description: | Helping children in need reach their potential through professionally supported one-to-one mentoring relationships with volunteers. |
| Opportunities: | Bigs in Schools Campus Pals |
| Requirements: | 18 years of age Bigs in Schools requires transportation |
| Contact: | Crystal Peterson |
| Phone: | (540) 371-7444 |
| Fax: | (540) 371-7445 |
| Email: | crystalpeterson@rbbbs.vacoxmail.com |
| Agency: | Rappahannock Council Against Sexual Assault (RCASA) |
| Website: | http://www.rcasa.org/ |
| Address: | P.O. Box 1276 Fredericksburg, VA 22402 |
| Description: | RCASA is committed to coordinating, organizing and initiating services that aid survivors of sexual assault and their loved ones, educating the public on sexual assault issues and acting as an advocate and resource for the needs and rights of all victims and survivors of sexual assault. |
| Opportunities: | Victim advocates, court advocate, education and outreach volunteers, support group facilitators, as well as clerical volunteers |
| Requirements: | All volunteers must complete our victim advocacy training (approx. 30 hrs) and additional training may be required for certain volunteer opportunities. We require a time commitment however and are flexible based on circumstances. |
| Other Skills: | Desperately need bilingual speakers, but not a requirement. |
| Contact: | Megan Michalak |
| Phone: | (540) 371-1666 |
| Fax: | (540) 371-9803 |
| Email: | volunteers@rcasa.org |
| Agency: | Rappahannock Council on Domestic Violence (RCDV) |
| Website: | http://www.rcdv.com/ |
| Address: | P.O. Box 1007 Fredericksburg, VA 22402 |
| Description: | RCDV is dedicated to creating a diverse network of community members working together to promote safe relationships, homes, and communities. |
| Opportunities: | Hot line, court advocacy, fresh start advocacy facilitators, women’s and children’s groups, shelter support |
| Requirements: | 40 hours training administered by RCDV |
| Other Skills: | Bilingual |
| Contact: | Cathie Fisher Braman |
| Phone: | (540) 373-9372 |
| Fax: | (540) 373-0794 |
| Email: | cathieb@rcdv.com |
| Agency: | Rappahannock Goodwill Industries |
| Website: | http://fredgoodwill.org |
| Address: | 1409 Princess Anne Street
Fredericksburg, VA 22401 |
| Description: | Rappahannock Goodwill Industries’ Job Help Centers offer free help to people in job preparation and assistance in finding a job. |
| Opportunities: | Keyboard Training
Basic Computer Skills Internet Training Resume Preparation |
| Requirements: | To provide people with barriers to employment – particularly those with disabilities – an array of quality vocational and educational services so that they can work most independently. |
| Contact: | Fredericksburg Job Help Center |
| Phone: | (540) 371-307 |
| Agency: | RappahannockUnited Way |
| Website: | http://www.rappahannockunitedway.org |
| Address: | P.O. Box 398 Fredericksburg, VA 22404 |
| Description: | Improve lives by mobilizing the caring power of communities. |
| Opportunities: | Opportunities with over 100 organizations. Long and short term programs available. |
| Requirements: | The ability to work with people in need |
| Other Skills: | Bilingual |
| Contact: | Sarah Walsh |
| Phone: | (540) 373-0041 |
| Fax: | (540) 373-0356 |
| Email: | swalsh@rappahannockunitedway.org |
| Agency: | Regional Adult Education |
| Website: | http://www.rarae.org/ |
| Address: | 6713 Smith Station Road Spotsylvania, VA 22553 |
| Description: | To provide education for adults who need/want high school completion (GED) or English improvement, oral and written. |
| Opportunities: | assisting teachers in adult based classes working as a tutor, one-on-one or in small groups |
| Requirements: | Good command of the English language Patience for slow learners, good listening skills |
| Other Skills: | Bilingual in Spanish is helpful |
| Contact: | Betsy Mathias |
| Phone: | (540) 898-8165 |
| Fax: | (540) 891-2726 |
| Email: | bmathias@hs.spotsylvania.k12.va.us |
| Agency: | Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) |
| Website: | http://fburgspca.org |
| Address: | 1523 Olde William Street Fredericksburg, VA 22401 |
| Description: | The Greater Fredericksburg Area SPCA is a no-kill Humane Care Center serving the City of Fredericksburg and all surrounding counties. |
| Opportunities: | Humane Education
Behavior Help Friends of Ferals Program |
| Requirements: | You must be at least 16 years old to volunteer with the cats & 18 years old to work with the dogs. We do not have any positions for children under 16 years. |
| Phone: | (540) 373-9008 |
| Fax: | (540) 373-8983 |
| Email: | kerryspca@verizon.net |
| Agency: | Stafford County Citizen Assistance Office |
| Website: | http://www.co.stafford.va.us/ |
| Address: | P.O. Box 339 Stafford, VA 22555 |
| Description: | The Citizen Assistance and Volunteer Services offices provides a central point where citizens can get information about County or consumer issues, coordinates volunteer recruitment of Citizen Assistance Teams (CAT), trains and places volunteers, and provides an in-house resource for departments with customer service needs. |
| Opportunities: | Place volunteers in government offices, coordinate emergency teams, organize and support customer service initiatives. |
| Requirements: | Must be 18 years of age. Some must pass a criminal records test. |
| Contact: | Natalie Davis |
| Phone: | (540) 658-4516 |
| Fax: | (540) 658-4812 |
| Email: | nsdavis@co.stafford.va.us |
| Agency: | Virginia Association of the Technology Student Association |
| Description: | To prepare students for the challenges of a dynamic world by promoting technological literacy, leadership, and problem solving, resulting in personal growth and opportunities. |
| Opportunities: | Students to help judge student competitions at our State Conference. Need as many volunteers as able. |
| Requirements: | Must be 18 years old. |
| Contact: | LaTasha Watson |
| Phone: | 804-524-8989 ext 1119 |
| Email: | tsa@vatsa.org |
| Agency: | World Water Center | ||||||||||||||||
| Website: | http://www.worldwatercenter.org/ | ||||||||||||||||
| Address: | 125 Caroline Street Fredericksburg, VA 22401 |
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| Description: | To unite all water projects around the world. To offer a certification of best practices for world water projects. | ||||||||||||||||
| Opportunities: | Webmaster, graphic designer, volunteer coordinator, international conference manager, development director, grant writer, international agency liaison. | ||||||||||||||||
| Requirements: | Dependable, likes dogs and cats, a passion for clean and safe water for the planet, attention to detail, people skills. | ||||||||||||||||
| Other Skills: | As an international organization any language skills and any international travel very helpful. | ||||||||||||||||
| Contact: | Marilynn Deane Mendell | ||||||||||||||||
| Phone: | (540) 207-4045 (540) 368-1876 |
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mmendell@worldwatercenter.org |
