It’s hard to believe, but the holidays are right around the corner. The holiday season is a joyous occasion filled with excitement and anticipation. After the difficult past few years, this is the perfect time for us to reflect, give thanks and share the joy of the season with family and friends.  For many though, the holidays are a very stressful time of year due to financial hardship. There is a tremendous need in our community to help those less fortunate.

We hope we may count on you once again to join our Holiday Sharing Program.  This will ensure that the neediest in our community…low-income families, struggling seniors, children in foster care … will also experience some joy during the upcoming holidays. For more than 20 years, our Holiday Sharing Program has worked with donors, volunteers, and community partners to provide gifts and holiday meals to those who would otherwise go without. We invite you to Sponsor a Family, Senior Citizen, Disabled Individual, Foster Child or Foster Teen to share the beauty and bounty of the season.  For more details about how you can help this year please view our Guidelines for Givers for 2022 .            

We strongly urge you to use our websites to sign up for your desired activities. Sign up for sponsorships and volunteer opportunities (enter “Holiday Sharing” in the search box)! Monetary donations to support Holiday Sharing can be made by credit card (AE, VISA, MC, DISCOVER) online.

Make donation checks, payable to The Fund for Alexandria's Child, or to the DCHS Senior Fund, should then be mailed to:

Holiday Sharing Program
2525 Mount Vernon Avenue
Alexandria, VA 22301

And kindly share the information with others who also want to help.

The value of all your contributions is tax-deductible to the full extent of the law. You will receive a receipt in January.

Please feel free to call or email with your questions and concerns. Thanks for supporting our Alexandria neighbors in the best spirit of the holidays.

Many, Many Thanks!

Questions? Contact us at holidaysharing@alexandriava.gov or call 703.746.5663.

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Because of the generosity of our Alexandria neighbors, we can proudly say that we are a community "taking care of our own."

The Fund for Alexandria's Child works to enhance the quality of life of children in foster care and children at risk of abuse and neglect by promoting community awareness, involvement, and resource development. We achieve our mission by ensuring each child has their basic needs met and providing life-enhancing, life-enriching opportunities such activities as dance, art or karate lessons, summer camping, school field trips, scouting and team sports.  

Because of our community of support, DCHS Family Services Specialists can request direct assistance for:  

• Funding Fun! Activities, Camps, and Special Occasions
• Basic Needs
• Supporting Aging out Youth
• Supporting the placement of Children with Relatives  

Every day, The Fund processes requests to provide immediate assistance in the form of basic needs and life-enhancing opportunities to children in foster care and children at risk of abuse and neglect.

Year-Round Giving Opportunities 
The Advisory Council depends heavily on the generosity of local businesses, faith groups and individuals who donate money, goods and services in support of our fundraising events or year-round as needs arise. Donations are tax-deductible. Please consider volunteering, becoming an event sponsor, or making a financial contribution.

Donate to The Fund for Alexandria’s Child  https://fundforalexandriaschild.z2systems.com/donation.jsp?campaign=12&

To donate by mail:
The Fund for Alexandria’s Child
2525 Mt Vernon Ave
Alexandria, VA 22301

Support our kids and our cause all year long! Your monthly gift helps us make sure that every request is granted.  

Consider an Honorary or Memorial Donation
The Fund would be honored to receive a contribution in honor or in memory of a loved one who cared about the well-being of our most vulnerable children. Donate by sending a check to the Fund for Alexandria's Child, 2525 Mount Vernon Ave., Alexandria, VA 22301. The donor and the person/family being honored will be notified when contributions are received.

Consider a Donation of Stocks
Donors may also choose to contribute Stock in lieu of a cash donation. The benefit to the donor is the savings of capital gains tax and also the receipt of a full charitable deduction for the value of the stock at the time of the gift. Please call 703.746.5663 for further information.

The Fund for Alexandria’s Child Works to enhance the quality of life for children in foster care and those at risk of abuse and neglect by providing funds for them to participate in the activities of childhood such as sports, dance, art, summer camp, field trips and prom.

How do you hold a virtual fundraiser during a pandemic? With a lot of help from staff, volunteers, and friends throughout the City of Alexandria and beyond!  The Families Helping Families...From Our Home to Yours Virtual Gala held on Thursday, August 12, was a tremendous success thanks to sponsors, in-kind donors, volunteers, staff, local businesses, and an estimated 200 viewers! 

Though we could not all come together in person for the gala, we were very excited for the opportunity to still connect to our supporters, social workers, resource parents and other community members located across Alexandria and beyond. We laughed, we cheered, and some of us may have even shed a few tears watching short testimonial videos from our foster parents describing the impact of The Fund.

Thanks to the generosity of sponsors, donors, and guests, the event exceeded the fundraising goal of $35,000 raising over $45,000. We are so grateful.

The Advisory Council for The Fund for Alexandria's Child is made up of volunteers, people like you, from all walks of life who want to make a difference in the lives of the most vulnerable children in our community. Through family service specialists at the Department of Community & Human Services, we are able to identify children in need and enrich the lives of children in our community who are most at risk. We plan fundraising events, help with the collection and distribution of gifts and other items for the children, and offer our expertise to fulfill our charge: helping Alexandria's foster children and those at risk of experiencing abuse and neglect.

Advisory Council Co-Chairs: Erin Crudden and Lindsay Houff

Coordinator of Community Resources:  Krystal Fenwick

thefundforalexchild@alexandriava.gov
703.746.5663