volunteeropportunities

For information on the following opportunities, call the numbers listed or contact Volunteer Alexandria at 703-836-2176, mail@volunteeralexandria.org or http://www.volunteeralexandria.org.

Alexandria Adult Day Services needs a front desk receptionist. 703-746-5673 or kimberly.taylor-davis@alexandriava.gov.

Alexandria Health Department needs administrative and medical volunteers for H1N1 vaccination clinics from 3:30 to 7:30 p.m. or 6:30 to 10:30 p.m. Fridays and 7:30 a.m. to noon or 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays in November. Volunteers are also needed to help with registration, traffic flow, logistics and greeters. Training provided. 703-836-2176 or jstyles@volunteeralexandria.org.

Child and Family Network Center needs classroom assistants to help with children's activities from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Mondays through Fridays. Must be at least 18. 703-836-0214 or volunteer2009@cfnc-online.org.

Girl Scout Council of the Nation's Capital needs Girl Scout leaders. Meetings are two to four times a month. 301-638-5373 or pkennedy@gscnc.org.

Stop Child Abuse Now of Northern Virginia needs volunteers for the Court Appointed Special Advocates program in Alexandria and Arlington County. Must complete 40 hours of training and a background check. Must commit to 10 to 20 hours per month for a year. Bilingual and minority volunteers are welcome. 703-820-9001 or dtaylor@scanva.org.

For information about the following opportunities, call the numbers listed or contact Volunteer Arlington at 703-228-1760 or http://www.volunteersolutions.org/acvo.

AHC needs tutors for teen literacy after-school programs. A schedule is available for times and locations in Arlington. 703-486-0626, Ext. 154, or cavaliere@ahcinc.org.

Arlington County's Adopt-a-Street Program needs people to help support storm water management and litter control. 703-228-6570 or http://www.arlingtonva.us/des.

Arlington Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources' sports and recreation program needs youth basketball coaches. Must commit to two days a week from late this month to early March. Training provided. 703-228-1835.

Arlington Education and Employment Program needs volunteers to work with small groups of low-literacy adult English learners. Training provided. 703-228-7231 or nferguso@arlington.k12.va.us.

Arlington Food Assistance Center needs helpers to coordinate holiday food drives in their apartment buildings. 703-845-8486 or http://www.afac.org.