general support

NVFS relies on funding to meet the needs of our community and our clients. General support supports NVFS’ ability to make an immediate impact by prioritizing the evolving needs of our clients and expanding programs to meet increased demand and ensure accessibility for our most disinvested neighbors. Some examples of how investments have allowed NVFS to deepen our impact include:

Examples:
Potomac Health Foundation
Multi-year General Support Grant
The Potomac Health Foundation awarded NVFS a multi-year general support grant to enable the agency to make strategic growth investments to bolster our impact. This funding has specifically supported efforts to advance NVFS’ EDI journey.

TD Charitable Foundation
2021 Housing for Everyone Grant Recipient
NVFS received a grant from the TD Charitable Foundation to help us provide personalized services for families living in NVFS’ Affordable Rental Units. This grant enabled us to hire a staff member whose exclusive focus is providing wraparound support for Affordable Rental Unit tenants, offering personalized assistance to advance their journey to self-sufficiency.

No Kid Hungry & Sentara Cares
Intake & Referral Position at the Hunger Resource Center
During the outset of the COVID pandemic, NVFS redeployed staff to the Hunger Resource Center to help clients with the multitude of compounding challenges they were now facing. The need for deeper support became clear and, as a result, NVFS sought funding to add a bilingual Intake & Referral Coordinator at the Hunger Resource Center. This position helps connect families to community resources both within NVFS and external partners that, beyond food, can address needs related to income/employment, housing, clothing, healthcare, transportation, childcare, and mental health services.

Contact

Sara Kreitzer
Vice President, Development
skreitzer@nvfs.org / 571.748.2560

Volunteer Spotlight

  • Deloitte |

    Deloitte has brought a wide spectrum of support – from skills-based volunteering opportunities with NVFS staff and clients to painting and landscaping NVFS’ SERVE Campus – to engage employees in the local community.

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  • Early Childhood Development
    Turner Construction |

    Turner Construction returned to our Head Start center this year for its Paint the Town Blue volunteer event.

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  • Lockheed Martin Project MENU 2017
    Food Assistance
    Lockheed Martin |

    For the past several years, Lockheed Martin’s Manassas branch has supported NVFS’ SERVE Campus with a food and donation drive at its annual Chili Cook-Off. Company employees also volunteer their time at the Hunger Resource Center, and support NVFS’ holiday and back-to-school drives.

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  • Food Assistance
    Exostar |

    Acknowledging the severe drop in food donations, Exostar LLC hosted a food drive for the SERVE Hunger Resource Center as part of its multiple days of service.

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  • Apple Federal Credit Union
    Life Skills
    Apple Federal Credit Union |

    Apple Federal Credit Union (AFCU) has served as a paradigm for corporate investment in NVFS for nearly a decade. Employees have donated thousands of hours by volunteering at NVFS’ Hunger Resource Center, preparing meals at NVFS shelters, providing life skills and financial management classes and supporting NVFS’ Training Futures workforce development program.

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