Lead ~ Serve ~ Learn
Mason's Resource For:
Bilingual and Literacy Services
Fairfax County Health Department
Needs Spanish speaking volunteers to assist with Spanish language translation
in clinics. Other languages are helpful at some of the other sites as well.
Help is especially needed for Bosnian and Haitian refugees. Volunteers
are needed Monday through Friday. For more information contact the volunteer
coordinator.
Phone: (703) 481-4242
Website: www.co.fairfax.va.us/service/hd/hdweb.htm
Fairfax County Public Schools
Needs volunteers to tutor foreign-born persons in English. Languages needed
on staff are Dari, Khmer, Korean, Spanish and Vietnamese. For more information
please contact the volunteer coordinator.
Phone: (703) 714-5560
Website: www.fcps.k12.va.us/
Hispanic Committee of Virginia
Enthusiastic volunteers are needed for HCV's literacy program, "Arroz con
Leche," to help children develop language skills through games, projects,
and theatrics and its mentoring program, "Alianza Escolar," to serve as mentors
for Hispanic middle school students, helping them with school work and offering
friendship and advice.
Phone: (703) 671-5666 ext. 136
Website: http://www.hispaniccommitteeofvirginia.org/
Literacy Council of Northern Virginia
Needs and trains volunteers to tutor foreign-born persons in English. There
is a minimum age of 18 and a minimum commitment of a year. For more information
contact the volunteer coordinator.
Phone: (703) 237-0866
Website: http://www.nova-literacy.org/
Refugee Resettlement Virginia Council of Churches
Resettles refugees in the Washington area as well as helps them achieve self-sufficiency.
Volunteers assist with tutoring English, mentoring, and pick up and delivery
of furniture to refugees.
Phone: (703) 979-5180
Center for Multi-Cultural Human Services
Services the mental health and social service needs of cultural, ethnic and
language minorities in Northern Virginia. Volunteers assist as tutors,
mentors, Big Brothers and Big Sisters and with various office tasks.
Phone: (703) 533-3302
Website: http://www.cmhsweb.org/
Community Lodging, Inc.
Transitional housing program for formally homeless families and individuals.
Provides rent subsidies and a variety of case management services. Volunteers
assist with teaching English.
Phone: (703) 549-4407
Groveton Baptist ESL Program
Provides conversational English instruction to adults for a minimum cost.
Volunteers assist as teachers and with registration.
Phone: (703) 768-9084
Website: http://www.grovetonbaptist.org/
Tahirih Justice Center
Sseeks to enable women and girls fleeing gender-based violence to
access justice in the United States through high-quality pro bono legal
services and bridge-building public policy advocacy. Through its programs,
the Tahirih Justice Center protects immigrant women and girls seeking
justice in the United States from gender-based violence such as female
genital cutting, torture, rape, trafficking, honor crimes, forced marriage,
and domestic violence.
Phone: (703) 575-0070
Website: www.tahirih.org
George Mason University and the Center for Leadership & Community Engagement offers this Volunteer Opportunities List solely as a public service to the members of the university community. The University and the Center for Leadership & Community Engagement makes NO REPRESENTATIONS OR RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING THE AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS LISTED. Unless expressly noted, the organizations listed are fully independent of the university. Further, George Mason University and the Center for Leadership & Community Engagement ASSUME NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY, for personal or property injuries resulting to the student, or for damages caused by the student, resulting from the student's participation in the activities of these organizations. The student should check with the agency to find out if it provides any insurance or liability coverage for its volunteers. 8/24/2006
