Department of Family Services Alert:
Volunteer Solutions offers meaningful opportunities to help support older adults, adults with disabilities, and family caregivers. The
following volunteers are needed:
Bilingual volunteers are needed, too.
Would you like to help a neighbor feel less lonely? Will you help someone get much-needed groceries? Flexible schedules.
Form new connections and help decrease social isolation. Many recipients of volunteer support are case managed by Department of Family Services social service specialists. To learn more explore our volunteer opportunities. If you have questions, you may contact us at VolunteerSolutions@FairfaxCounty.gov or 703-324-5406 TTY 711. We'll help you find the right volunteer role for your schedule and interests!
Older adults in the Annandale, Falls Church, and Alexandria regions are waiting for volunteer social visitors and grocery shoppers.
If you can give the gift of your time, please consider providing invaluable support to someone in your community.
Fairfax County senior centers and adult day healthcare centers offer various volunteer opportunities to help enrich their programming.
Do you enjoy engaging with older adults?
Have a skill you’d like to share?
Search the Opportunities List for the senior center by name or the type of role you may wish to pursue.
Are you over 50? GrandInvolve needs Classroom Assistants to help local Title I elementary school students with reading, math, language support, kindergarten readiness, and more. This program supports the education of a vulnerable population and builds intergenerational relationships between our young and older community members. Learn more.
Check out the full list of Volunteer Solutions opportunities. Questions? Contact Volunteer Solutions by email or call 703-324-5406.
This episode of Mature Living highlights how volunteerism helps build strong communities and increases socialization. Volunteering can also improve physical health and longevity in those who volunteer. Emily Swenson, Supervisor of Volunteer Solutions with the Fairfax Area Agency on Aging, shares tips on how individuals who need assistance can seek help from volunteer services, as well as information for those who want to assist others. Learn about opportunities with Volunteer Fairfax. Two volunteers, Maria Romain, a S.A.I.L instructor, and Jeff Rogers, an IT On-Call volunteer, explain how they got involved in volunteering, and the benefit they gain from their experience. Watch Mature Living.