Welcome to the 2023 January issue of The Volunteer Post Newsletter, for current and potential volunteers, sponsors and donors interested in supporting children and families in crisis.
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Volunteer & Partner Services Welcomes New Supervisor
Volunteer & Partner Services has a new supervisor! Samantha Carrico is very excited to be leading the VPS team where she is building relationships with everyone in the community that make this program so successful! Learn more about her and join us in welcoming her aboard!
Adopt-A-Family Program Spreads Holiday Joy throughout Community
Our generous Adopt-A-Family donors helped us bring joy to nearly 700 families during the holiday season. We provided gifts, toys, food, clothing, and winter items to over 1,500 children. Thank you to each and every donor for taking time out of their day to day lives to provide a special holiday filled with heartfelt gifts for children and their families. Learn more about the impact of Adopt-A-Family in our community.
A Different Path Starts with You – Thank You to Our Mentors
The BeFriend-A-Child Mentoring Program is proud to be celebrating its 46th anniversary this year, recognizing it during National Mentoring Month, but most of all recognizing our amazing mentors. The success and longevity of the program is thanks to individuals like you – inspirational, modest, giving, and compassionate – and we want to celebrate the success with you! Happy National Mentoring Month! Learn more.
Make Baby Boxes to Help Families in Need
Most people can agree that babies bring so much joy to a family with their wide-eyed innocence and gentle warmth. Thanks to our generous donors, Denise Gavilan, the Kids Giving Back organization, and the knitting club in Annandale for providing baby boxes to support families in need with little ones like these! Assembling baby boxes full of infant care items can be a great service project for an individual or an office team, a youth group, or other local service organizations. Learn more about how you can get involved.
ABOUT VOLUNTEER & PARTNER SERVICES (VPS)
The Volunteer Post Newsletter is part of the Department of Family Services Volunteer & Partner Services Program (VPS) - managing volunteer programs (Administrative Assistant Program, BeFriend-A-Child Mentoring Program, Body Safety Program - Speak Up Be Safe, recruiting and training volunteers for programs (Father Engagement Program and Parenting Education Programs); and working with partners, sponsors and donors to help in special efforts (Adopt-A-Family Program, Baby box initiative, back-to-school backpacks). Learn more about VPS and how volunteers are making a positive difference.
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