The
following are a list of upcoming programs,
events and news of the Intensive Family
Service (IFS) division of Northern Virginia
Family Service:
Special
Foster Care, Therapeutic Respite Care Staff
Relocate to Strengthen Services in Prince
William County
To
better serve families in Prince William
County, some staff members of NVFS' Special
Foster Care and Therapeutic Respite Care
Program have relocated to the Woodbridge
office. "While our primary staff will
continue to work from Oakton, we have placed
several staff members in our Woodbridge
office to strengthen our services in this
important Northern Virginia area. Our goal
is to be as accessible as possible in Prince
William County," said Susan Morris,
program manager. NVFS' Woodbridge office
is located at 2200 Opitz Blvd., Suite 100.
Call 703-490-3646.
Brownie
Troop 625 to Donate Girls Scout Cookies
to NVFS Foster, Respite Kids
Reston
Brownie Troop 625 will donate hundreds of
boxes of popular Girl Scout cookies to NVFS
Special Foster Care and Therapeutic Respite
Care children this spring as part of the
scouts' Gift of Caring program. "Girl
Scouts are known for two things: community
service projects and cookies," said
Mary Majoras, assistant troop leader. Now,
Girl Scouting has combined these two ideas
into one outstanding program called the
Gift of Caring. Through this program, customers
may purchase an additional box of cookies
for a troop's Gift of Caring partner. "When
we asked the girls for ideas as to whom
they would like to help, the girls themselves
elected to help NVFS foster kids,"
Majoras said. The troop comprises 17 girls
in grades one through three at Buzz Aldrin
Elementary School in Reston. The first of
several deliveries to NVFS will be held
later this month.
Train
to Be a Special Foster Care or Therapeutic
Respite Parent This Spring
Community
members interested in becoming a Special
Foster Care or Therapeutic Respite Care
Parent can now register for spring training
that begins in late March in Woodbridge.
Training will be held from 9:30 a.m. to
5 p.m. on Saturday March 25, April 1 and
April 8. The classes will be held in NVFS'
Woodbridge office at 2200 Opitz Blvd., Suite
100. Participants will learn how to support
children with special needs and therapeutic
parenting techniques, among other topics.
For more information, call 703-219-2184.
Established
in 1924, Northern Virginia Family Service
is a private, non-profit community service
resource dedicated to helping individuals
and families find new paths to self-reliance
and brighter futures. Each year, NVFS helps
more than 24,000 people find affordable
housing, counseling and child care; access
to low-cost medical and dental services;
foster and respite care, job training; trauma
recovery; and much more. For more information,
visit www.nvfs.org.
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