Our April Weekend Food for Kids event was another smooth operation, with about 60 volunteers from Assistance League, Dominion Energy, Didlake, and the community who packed 1720 bags of food for six schools in Fairfax and Prince William counties in about one hour.  This feel-good event was enhanced by the return of our DJ, so everyone […]

For more than two years, Assistance League of Northern Virginia has been collecting new and gently used athletic shoes as a fundraising program through GotSneakers.com, which compensates nonprofit organizations based on the quality and condition of the sneakers they collect.  Gently worn and new shoes are provided to people who could not otherwise afford quality sneakers.  Shoes that […]

Assistance League of Northern Virginia is very grateful to Chelsea Christina for her help with our clothing drive.  Chelsea is an exchange student at Northern Virginia Community College studying American nonprofit organizations.  For the past few months, she has volunteered to use her background in public relations and media to help our chapter by designing flyers for […]

April is National Volunteer Month, offering a wonderful opportunity to recognize the important work of volunteers.  Assistance League of Northern Virginia is an all-volunteer nonprofit celebrating the anniversary of our 20th year of helping at-risk children.  We invite you to join us in commemorating National Volunteer Month and our anniversary by giving back to the community […]

You have just a few more days to purchase tickets for our Literary Luncheon and Fundraiser. Both featured authors have won acclaim for their biographies.  Judith Pearson’s book about Mary Lasker was awarded the 2024 Florida Book Award Bronze Medal.  Christopher Gorham has earned accolades from the Wall Street Journal and other major newspapers for his story […]

With the common bond of supporting our communities, Assistance League of Virginia and Social4Good got together recently to assemble packages of books for pre-K students that will be given to schools for summer reading. Volunteers from both groups met at the home of a Social4Good member and assembled 375 packages, with three classics in a bag, […]

Fourteen of our marvelous members gathered recently to thank the Craft Club of Nativity Church, Burke, for donating so many exquisitely hand-crafted items for the students and families we serve.  These dedicated and skilled women not only create and donate their crocheted and knitted items but they also support our mission through contributions.  Elementary school students love […]

Assistance League of Northern Virginia has been a chapter of the National Assistance League for 20 years, serving at-risk children with multiple programs.  Over the years we have been able to expand our services to respond to community needs and help a greater number of elementary students at local Title 1 schools.  As we celebrate our 20th Anniversary, […]

Act soon to reserve a table for you and your guests at our Literary Luncheon and Fundraiser on Sunday, April 28, at the Chantilly National Golf and Country Club in Centreville. The deadline is April 14. Enjoy a delectable meal in a beautiful setting, then hear distinguished authors Judith Pearson and Christopher Gorham discuss their biographies […]

Our March Weekend Food for Kids packing event was another great success. Our 23 members were joined by 33 Dominion employees, and 12 community volunteers, including friends from Didlake and first-timers from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.  Through this program, we work to ensure that students have food over the weekend, when school-provided meals are […]

March is National Reading Month and what better way to celebrate than to give books to children to read! We recently held a “Build a Child’s Library” book fair at a Title 1 school in Manassas for 500 Pre-K through 5th-grade students. Each student selected a book from the new books we displayed on tables […]

About 30 Assistance League members gathered recently to pack 756 packages of toiletries in less than an hour and deliver them to six Title 1 schools in Fairfax and Prince William counties.  Upper-grade students received the packets in connection with their hygiene lessons.  Each package contained a washcloth and soap, toothbrush and toothpaste, deodorant, shampoo, […]

During 2024, Assistance League of Northern Virginia is proud to be celebrating our 20th anniversary of providing programs to support children in need.  Throughout the year, we are offering a series of wish lists providing opportunities for the community to share in the celebration by purchasing items to benefit the children we serve.  As we spring forward, our […]

There’s just one month left to buy tickets to our fabulous Literary Luncheon and Fundraiser on Sunday, April 28, at the Chantilly National Golf and Country Club.  Purchase your tickets by April 14 to ensure that you and your guests can be seated at the same table. Besides enjoying a savory lunch in a beautiful setting, […]

Assistance League of Northern Virginia has a lot to celebrate this year!  We mark not only the 20th anniversary of our establishment as a chapter of the National Assistance League organization, but 14 years of providing meals for children who might otherwise go hungry on weekends, and a 12-year partnership with Dominion Energy. From our formation in […]

Assistance League of Northern Virginia continues our ongoing celebration of our 20th year as a chapter of the National Assistance League organization. This anniversary is a wonderful opportunity to mark our many years of service providing programs to improve the well-being of children in need.  Our celebration includes a featured wish list each month targeting a […]

We are thrilled to announce that ticket sales are now open for our Literary Luncheon and Fundraiser on Sunday, April 28, at the Chantilly National Golf and Country Club. This is an event you don’t want to miss!  Doors open at 11 and the luncheon program starts at noon. Guests will listen to our featured authors, […]

A devoted group gathered again recently to pack  1720 bags of shelf-stable food to ensure that students at six Title 1 schools in Fairfax and Prince William Counties don’t go hungry on weekends.  With nearly 70 volunteers from Assistance League, Dominion Energy, and the community, the squad was able to pack the much-needed food bags […]

WAIT NO LONGER! You can now buy tickets for our fabulous spring luncheon on Sunday, April 28, at the Chantilly National Golf and Country Club in Centreville.  For only $100, you can enjoy great food, a discussion by two award-winning authors, and bid on live and silent auction items.  Peggy Fox, Spokesperson, External Affairs Manager for Dominion […]

We are proud to celebrate our 20th anniversary as a chapter this year. Throughout 2024 the community is invited to join the ongoing celebration by purchasing items from our wish lists to support multiple programs that help children in need. For February, the featured wish list includes a range of books that appeal to elementary […]

We recently held a new member orientation at Peet’s Coffee Shop in Springfield.  Four new members and five “seasoned” members gathered to enjoy a morning cup of coffee, learn a little more about each other, and find out what Assistance League is all about.  New members were able to get information and ask questions about our many […]

On a recent snowy day, more than 50 volunteers from Assistance League of Northern Virginia, Dominion Energy, and the community gathered to pack much-needed food bags for students at the six Title 1 elementary schools we serve.  In about an hour, these dedicated individuals packed 1720 bags for our Weekend Food for Kids program that were […]

2024 marks our 20th Anniversary, and we will be celebrating all year long.  The public is invited to join in recognizing our long record of community service helping children in need.  Each month, we will feature a wish list related to a specific program area.  During February, our featured wish list includes a large selection of books for children, […]

Assistance League of Northern Virginia’s spring luncheon is just three months away and we continue to add elements to make the event even more enticing.  On April 28, we will present A Literary Luncheon and Fundraiser at the Chantilly National Golf and Country Club.  Our featured authors – Judith Pearson and Christopher Gorham – will discuss their […]

Building on the success of last year’s Literary Luncheon and Fundraiser, we are excited to announce that we will hold a second authors’ luncheon on Sunday, April 28, at the Chantilly Golf and Country Club, from noon to 2:30 pm.  At this event, authors Judith Pearson and Christopher Gorham will discuss their biographies of two people who […]

Throughout 2024, Assistance League of Northern Virginia will have monthly opportunities for friends and supporters to help us celebrate our 20th anniversary as a chapter by purchasing items on our wish lists.  Your donations will ensure we can continue our philanthropic programs.  In January, we are featuring our Tushies and Toes wish list to provide much-needed […]

We are excited to announce that this year, we are celebrating our 20th year as a chapter of the National Assistance League organization. Established first as a guild in 1999 and then formally chartered as a chapter in July 2004, Assistance League of Northern Virginia made a difference in the community right from the start. […]

We are very pleased that our partnership with Giant Food will continue in the new year.  Over the past few years, many Giant Stores have selected Assistance League of Northern Virginia to receive the proceeds from its Bloomin’ 4 Good and Community Bag programs.  Throughout January, we will receive $1 for every grocery bag sold at the […]

Because of the holiday break in December, we did not hold our usual food packing event for our Weekend Food for Kids program this month.  Instead, we provided more than $10,000 in grocery gift cards to families at the eight Title 1 elementary schools we serve.  We know these cards are much needed and much appreciated.  One counselor […]

For our annual holiday get-together this year, we celebrated our successes with a High Tea luncheon at a local restaurant.  More than 40 of our marvelous members and their guests sipped tea, sampled the tasty sandwiches and sweets, and enjoyed the companionship of good friends in a beautiful setting.  Three lucky members won door prizes […]

At our recent Weekend Food for Kids event, we again packed 1720 bags of nonperishable food in about an hour and delivered them to six Title 1 elementary schools:  three in Fairfax and three in Prince William counties. Helping to achieve such logistical magic were our members, Dominion Energy employees, Didlake associates, and community volunteers.  […]

Recently, we held a Build-a-Child’s-Library event for the 350 Pre-K through 6th-grade students at a Fairfax County Title 1 elementary school at which ten of our members helped.  At these events, we provide each student with a new book of their choice to take home and read.  We enjoy each student’s decision-making process, which varies greatly from […]

We recently held two orientation sessions for our newest members so they could learn about our programs and activities and ask questions of the seasoned members who also attended.  Each session provided an excellent opportunity to get to know the new members and to explain more thoroughly all the things we do for the children of […]

At the close of the Giving Tuesday campaign, Assistance League of Northern Virginia is reminded that our community is powerful and caring. We are especially grateful to be able to take advantage of two donor matches totaling $2500 that doubled the impact of our generous friends.  We greatly appreciate our loyal supporters and first-time donors who […]

With just a few more hours left to donate to Assistance League of Northern Virginia’s Giving Tuesday campaign, we need your help to continue providing essentials to students and their families. Every donation brings hope to those in need, and with our donor matches, your contribution can bring twice as much hope and happiness. It’s […]

As Giving Tuesday approaches on November 28th, we are honored to have a second anonymous matching-donor contribution of $1500, in addition to the $1,000 donor match!  This generous contribution provides a second opportunity to double the impact of your donation in support of our mission of meeting the basic needs of elementary school children in […]

We are very grateful to several Herndon businesses, including Office Evolution, that are working together to give back.  Those businesses have set up a HOLIDAY DONATION STATION in the lobby of their building at 205 Van Buren St., Herndon, to collect donations from the public for several nonprofits through December 12. Assistance League of Northern Virginia has […]

ACT SOON to order ornaments and wreaths for your home or loved ones this holiday season! We have White House Ornaments available for purchase.  At $23, our price is much lower than what the big card store charges and we deliver to homes in Northern Virginia.  To order ornaments online, visit:  www.tinyurl.com/WHOrnaments.  Send any inquiries to  ornaments@alnv.org.  The deadline to […]

It might be hard to imagine, but many kids in Northern Virginia are hungry, especially on weekends when free meals are not available from their school.  Or a child is cold all day because they don’t have appropriate cold weather clothing.  Or an elementary student has never had a book of their own at home.  Assistance League of […]

Eight of our members recently held a Thank You Tea for the lovely Hugs Team of craftspeople in the Dunbarton Community of Bristow, Virginia.  We wanted to thank them for all their efforts in making the special Hugs pillows for our Operation Hugs program, and for handcrafting quilts, baby hats and blankets, and children’s hats […]

We hear frequently how difficult it is for many families to make ends meet on tight budgets as the cost of everything has gone up.  Northern Virginia is no exception when it comes to families struggling to provide adequate food and clothing for their children, even though our area is generally well off.  Assistance League of Northern […]

Assistance League of Northern Virginia is very grateful to have received a generous grant again from The Giving Circle of Heritage Hunt.  The Giving Circle is a nonprofit organization through which residents of the Heritage Hunt community in Gainesville pool their individual contributions to help charitable organizations in Prince William County.  The Giving Circle awarded grants totaling […]