Get Involved!
Categories | Department | Volunteer Job Title | Volunteer Job Description | Contact Person |
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Environment, Opportunities for Families, Opportunities for Teens, Opportunities for Groups | Transportation & Environmental Services |
Adopt-a-Block Litter Program Volunteer |
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See Adopt-a-Block Litter Program for more information. |
History, archaeology, research, museums | Historic Alexandria |
Historic Alexandria volunteer |
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See Volunteering with OHA for more information and volunteer applications. |
Teen Pregnancy, Youth Development, Work Group, Action Plan | Community and Human Services |
Workgroup Participant with the Alexandria Campaign on Adolescent Pregnancy (Work groups: Youth Development, Schools, Latino Outreach, Advocacy, and Communications) |
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Lisette Torres
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Teen Pregnancy, Youth Development, Leadership Council | Community and Human Services |
Leadership Council Member with the Alexandria Campaign on Adolescent Pregnancy (ACAP) |
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Literacy and Public Safety | Sheriff's Office |
Sheriff's Office Volunteer |
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Lenora Murphy
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Victim Services | Community and Human Services | Shelter Supervisor |
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Sandra Fonseca
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Victim Services | Sexual Assault Center | Hotline Volunteer Advocate |
Volunteers provide crisis intervention, advocacy, information, and emotional support for sexual assault survivors. They meet with survivors at the hospital to offer support, information and advocacy immediately following a sexual assault. They also answer our 24/7 hotline. Requirements: 21 years or older, have reliable transportation to INOVA Fairfax hospital (not metro accessible), commit to two 12-hour on-call shifts per month, attend the 40-hour initial volunteer training plus 12 hours of shadow shift, ability to work with numerous community response teams, ability to work calmly and independently, maintain confidentiality and background Check is required. |
Lydia. Guirguis
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Public Safety | Fire | Volunteer Firefighter | Provide Administrative and Operational Fire/EMS duties |
703.746.5247 |
Public Safety | Emergency Management | Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) |
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Ray Whatley
703.746.5266 |
Environment, Opportunities for Families, Opportunities for Teens, Opportunities for Groups | Transportation & Environmental Services | Storm Drain Marking |
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Literacy and Language | Library | Library Volunteer |
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Technology | Library | Library Technology Volunteers |
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