Neighborhood and Community Services

703-324-4600 TTY 711
12011 Government Center Parkway
Fairfax, VA 22035
Lloyd Tucker
Director

What We Do

Neighborhood and Community Services (NCS) promotes the well-being of individuals, families and communities by providing a variety of recreation, educational and developmental programs and services; by facilitating community engagement to identify areas of need and enhance countywide capacity for serving those needs; and by connecting residents with a continuum of county- and community-based resources that promote equity and create positive outcomes for people of all ages and abilities.

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NCS is holding Open Hire events in October 2024

October 4, 2024
Fairfax County Neighborhood and Community Services is holding Open Hire events in Alexandria on Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024, and in Fairfax and Reston on Wednesday, Oct. 9 and Oct. 23, 2024. Interested job candidates should bring several copies of their resume and prepare to interview on the spot for countywide jobs. More detailed job descriptions may be found by clicking the links to the event flyers. Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024, 10 a.m. - Noon Gerry Hyland Government Center - Room 505 8350 Richmond Hwy., Alexandria, VA 22309 Hiring for: Recreation Leader II Recreation Leader III Day Care Center Teacher 1 Day Care Center Assistant Teacher See more information on this flyer or visit NCS' jobs page. Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024, and Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024, 5 - 7 p.m. Pennino Building - Room 200 (10/9) and Room 734 (10/23) 12011 Government Center Pkwy, Fairfax, VA 22035 Hiring for:  Recreation Leader II Recreation Leader III Day Care Center Teacher 1 Day Care Center Assistant Teacher See more information on this flyer or visit NCS' jobs page. Lake Anne Building - Suite 100 11484 Washington Plaza West, Reston, VA 20190 Hiring for: Day Care Center Teacher 1 Day Care Center Assistant Teacher See more information on this flyer or visit NCS' jobs page.  
Discover Your Path Expo
September 27, 2024
Fairfax County Neighborhood and Community Services invites youth and young adults ages 14 – 24 to attend the Discover Your Path Expo on Thursday, October 3, 2024, from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. at Jim Scott Community Center, 3001 Vaden Dr., Fairfax.  The expo will offer an array of career opportunities and resources for Fairfax County’s in-school youth, graduating seniors, recent graduates and those who seek employment pathways. There will be engaging workforce development and career readiness workshops, as well as the opportunity to connect with professionals, employers and trade schools. Fairfax County Public Schools are not in session on Oct. 3. The Discover Your Path Expo will equip attendees with the tools and guidance necessary to navigate their professional journeys successfully. The workshops will help attendees receive career guidance, develop job search skills, make connections with an improved resume and build interview skills. A highlight of the event is an interactive poverty simulation session to teach real-world budgeting skills. A poverty simulation is an eye-opening and fun experiential exercise that helps participants better understand the tough everyday choices it takes to survive when the arithmetic of life just doesn’t add up. “With some of the challenges young people are presented in the post-COVID era, it isn’t always easy accessing opportunities to achieve their academic and professional goals. We look forward to having this chance to connect them with tools for success on their path to upward mobility,” said NCS Director Lloyd Tucker. For more information on securing an expo table or presenting, contact Kenya Turner, Program Director, at Kenya.Turner@fairfaxcounty.gov or 703-704-6334. For information on volunteering at the event (ages 18 and older), contact Hadyn Kihm, Volunteer Program Supervisor, at hadyn.kihm@fairfaxcounty.gov or 703-324-5713. Register to attend the expo at bit.ly/DiscoverYourPathExpo. For more information, please visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/ncs and search for “Discover Your Path Expo.”
VRPS Awards
September 20, 2024
Barrett Stork (Cox Communications Regional Director) joins NCS employees Chelsi Conaway, Anita Chinyavong, Spencer Collier, Satoriea Warren and Bekah Stone to accept awards at the 2024 VRPS Conference.  Fairfax County's Department of Neighborhood and Community Services' work with community partners was recognized with a pair of awards at the 2024 Virginia Recreation and Park Society's annual conference in Norfolk, Va.  Cox Communications was honored in the Distinguished Private Sector Service category for its support of digital equity at NCS community centers. The Fairfax County Community Services Room at Tysons was also honored for best Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Initiative. The annual awards presentation honors exemplary members, volunteers, and agencies of the parks and recreation community for achievements during the previous calendar year. “NCS is committed to working with partners to build a community where all individuals and families are supported and empowered to thrive,” said NCS Director Lloyd Tucker. “I am proud that both of these awards recognize the importance of partnerships and collaboration in building a more equitable community."     More than 400 delegates, exhibitors, speakers, and volunteers from around the state gathered for the 71st Annual Conference of the Virginia Recreation and Park Society held in Norfolk, Va., on Sept. 14-17, 2024. The conference is a learning exchange and provides an opportunity for recreation and park professionals to discuss areas of common interest. Highlighting each year’s conference is a formal presentation of awards. This statewide program honors individuals, departments and organizations throughout Virginia who have demonstrated excellence in any of several areas during the previous year. 140 applications were received vying for awards in 16 different categories.    NCS' awards recognized the following work:  Distinguished Private Sector Service: Cox Communications  Annandale Community Center Innovation Lab opening (August 2023) Cox Communications, the largest broadband company in the United States, is dedicated to empowering others to build a better future. That can be seen at the neighborhood level in Northern Virginia, where Cox and the non-profit James M. Cox Foundation have partnered with the Fairfax County Department of Neighborhood and Community Services (NCS) and the Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Washington (BGCGW) to open Cox Innovation Labs, giving youth in underserved neighborhoods improved access to technology. Their continued support has been instrumental in improving digital equity within our community centers. In August of 2023, the Cox Innovation Lab opened at NCS’ Annandale Community Center. Cox provided a grant of $20,000 for NCS and BGCGW to furnish the lab with 11 laptops, 20 iPads and three video consoles. Two months later, an identical lab opened in our facility in the Culmore neighborhood – introducing the digital lab to the participants in our Boys and Girls Club program. Background Best Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Initiative: Fairfax County Community Services Room at Tysons Tysons Community Services Room opening (July 2023) On July 29, 2023, Fairfax County Neighborhood and Community Services opened a new Community Services Room. This space, in which NCS partners with other Fairfax County agencies as well as non-profit partners, is unique in that it is located in Tysons Corner Center, the largest shopping mall in the Washington, DC area with 20 million annual visitors. NCS and partners opened the room as a “hub of opportunity,” removing barriers to access and meet the community where they are to help connect underserved populations with critical programs, services and opportunities. NCS offers the multi-use space in partnership with Edu-Futuro, the Fairfax County Public Library, Fairfax County Department of Family Services, and Providence District Supervisor Dalia Palchik.  About Virginia Recreation & Park Society The Virginia Recreation and Park Society is a private, nonprofit professional organization, founded in 1953 and incorporated in 1956. Its purpose is to unite all professionals, students, and interested lay persons engaged in the field of recreation, parks and other leisure services in the Commonwealth of Virginia, into one body. Members work together to promote and improve the profession in all its diversity. VRPS is state affiliate of the National Recreation and Park Association. About Fairfax County Neighborhood & Community Services Fairfax County’s Department of Neighborhood and Community Services partners with communities, families and individuals to provide opportunities to access a continuum of resources that promote equity and create positive outcomes for people of all ages and abilities. More than 25 community, senior and teen centers offer community spaces, technology, inclusive support services, camps and programs for all ages and abilities. In addition, School Age Child Care (SACC) provides care for children in kindergarten-sixth grade before school, after school, during spring/winter break and during summer break (Camp Fairfax). For more information, visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/ncs. 

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10:00AM, Join community and county leaders at a groundbreaking ceremony for…
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11:00AM, Join Providence Supervisor Dalia Palchik and School Board rep Karl…
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6:00PM, The Stephen A. McLaughlin Champion of Character Awards honor Fairfax…

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