We hope you and your families are staying healthy and safe while we all navigate through this challenging time together. NVFS is grateful for the generous outpouring of support from caring community members like you who make it possible to continue providing essential services for families in need and respond to emerging needs as this […]
Like you, we are closely monitoring the spread of the coronavirus in our region. Many of us are making sure we have extra necessities. However, many of our neighbors cannot afford to buy extra food, stock up on medication, purchase additional cleaning supplies, or make ends meet in the event they are unable to work. […]
Fueling Young Minds Through Early Childhood Education In honor of “Read a Book Day,” leaders from the Hyatt Tysons’ location visited Early Head Start-Arlington Mill to lead circle time and read fun books with our students. Thank you, CJM Wealth Advisers, for spending their morning with our Head Start students during recess. They set up […]
Helping Kids Start the School Year Strong Thanks to supporters like you, NVFS was able to supply 1,800+ kids and teens with new backpacks full of supplies. Donors provided more than $78,000 in cash and supplies, and 300 volunteers provided critical on-the-ground support to sort, prep and pack each backpack we were able to supply. […]
Entertaining Young Minds and Families Thank you, Minnieland, for engaging little minds in community engagement! The junior kindergarten class of Minnieland Academy at Braemar spent part of its summer learning about the community, its needs and how they can help. The class conducted a school supply drive for NVFS and scheduled a field trip to […]
Bringing Fun, Food and Freshness to the SERVE Campus Thank you to Catherine Elfers, Anne Young, Payton McGoldrick, Colin Russell, Kiki Ross and Sarah Ross for helping us kick off summer camp at the SERVE Family Shelter on June 20! Kids enjoyed arts and crafts, outdoor games, music and dancing, and snacks. Thank you to […]
How NVFS impacts lives of children experiencing food insecurity during the summer months through our Hunger Resource Center For most children, the end of the school year is celebrated with summer vacation planning, excitement and backyard barbecues. For the 7.4 percent of families living below the poverty line and experiencing food insecurity in Greater Prince […]
Thank you to all of our May 2018 volunteers! Getting a Head Start on Reading, Crafting and Even Finances! Our littlest clients at Early Head Start and Head Start experienced the power of reading, crafting and play! Thank you to the following organizations: Teresa and Joel Kaplan of Kaplan Family Foundation for Children’s Literacy for […]
Thank You to All of Our April 2018 Volunteers! Brightening Up Our SERVE Campus Thank you to Village of Impact members the Vaka Family for coordinating a pillow drive for our SERVE Family Shelter, as well as creating crafty care packages for shelter guests. The Vakas delivered more than 60 new pillows and 30 care […]
Written by guest blogger and NVFS Board Member Wayne M. Zell, Esq., CPA On Dec. 22, 2017, President Trump signed into law one of the most sweeping tax reform packages in decades. Formerly known as the “Tax Cut and Jobs Act of 2017,” the Tax Act makes several significant changes to the tax landscape for […]
—Nibsar H., Youth Initiatives client
