Lead ~ Serve ~ Learn
Mason's Resource For:
Mental Health
Northwest Center for Community Mental Health
Volunteers assist in a variety of capacities including companions, big brother/sister,
parent aids to assist parents of preschoolers who have children with behavioral
disorders, and leading counseling groups for anger management in men, women victims
of domestic violence, and adults achieving independence.
Phone: (703) 968-4040
Website: www.co.fairfax.va.us/service/csb/mhs/mhsites.htm
Loudon Association for Retarded Citizens, Inc.
Be a “special friend” to mentally retarded person. Add happiness
to the lives of others by helping to increase their social activity and decrease
their feelings of loneliness or isolation. An opportunity to take outings,
practice hobbies or do whatever it is friends do together.
Phone: (703) 777-1939
Northern Virginia Training Center
Center for the mentally retarded develops all of the skills necessary to enable
residents of the center to return to their families and communities. Whenever
possible the center works with the community in accomplishing this goal.
A variety of opportunities exist for both individual and group volunteers.
Phone: (703) 323-4078
Website: www.geocities.com/Heartland/4364/
WellSpring Ministries
Provides residential, education and counseling services to adults with mental
retardation. It is a Christian community dedicated to ministering the love
of Jesus to the disabled. Volunteers assist as tutors, and as independent
living skills trainers and recreation leaders.
Phone: (703) 273-0067
Psychiatric Rehabilitation Services (PRS) - Compeer Calling
Program
Good listeners with compassion and patience are need to make 5-6 phone calls
per month to men and women who are isolated by mental illness. These people
are waiting to be matched with a volunteer in a one-to-one friendship. The
calls can be made from your home. Instruction and ongoing support are provided.
Phone: (703) 536-9000
Website: www.prsinc.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
