Volunteers Needed – The Shepherd’s Center of Annandale-Springfield
At the Shepherd’s Center of Annandale-Springfield, we are helping senior adults (over the age of 50) to continue to live independently by providing services such as transportation for medical appointments during the week and to shopping and banking on weekends. All of these are done by volunteers in the community. Please join us in this effort and really make a difference in the life of someone in your community.
Red Cross Offers Free Smoke Alarms and Installations
Seven times a day, someone in this country dies in a home fire. That’s why the American Red Cross has launched a national campaign to reduce deaths and injuries from home fires by as much as 25 percent over the next five years. The process is simple and free. Sign up for your free Smoke Alarm today!
2017 Veteran Collaboratives Dates
Veterans Collaborative meetings, hosted by Serving Together – a program of EveryMind, are held bi-monthly in Montgomery County, Fairfax County and Loudoun County. The Collaboratives are informal meetings where community partners come together to share resources, events, and information.
Red Cross Home Fire Prevention Campaign
The American Red Cross is asking every household in America to take some simple steps that can help prevent home fires and save lives. Through their Home Fire Campaign, servicemembers, veterans and their families can request a FREE smoke alarm installation or battery check by visiting: https://volunteerconnection.redcross.org/?nd=form__6252
Donations of Gift Wrap Needed for Homeless
Montgomery County Coalition for the Homeless is looking for donations of gift wrap and other supplies to help spread joy to the men, women, and children they serve this holiday season.
Shoe Collection Sites Needed
The ‘Walk In Their Foot Steps’ Collection effort began on Monday, November 21, 2016, and will continue thru Friday, January 27, 2017.
Serving Together: Peer Navigators Here for You
Serving Together, the military and veteran specific program of EveryMind, has two full-time Veteran and Family Peer Navigators dedicated to helping you and your family identify local resources!
Frederick Co. Starting Veteran Docket
Frederick County, Maryland has made amazing strides to get a Veterans Treatment Docket started in the County. The Docket still needs final approval to be "officially recognized" as a court.
VA Launches Weekly Podcast
Earlier this month the Department of Veterans Affairs highlighted their new weekly podcast titled, "This Week at VA."
DC VA Ladies’ Night
On Friday night, November 18 from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m., the Washington DC Veterans Affairs Medical Center’s Atrium will be transformed into a haven of wellness and a festive ballroom as newly transitioning women Veterans are welcomed to “Ladies’ Night”.