Volunteers Needed to Help Older and Disabled Adults

Looking for a way to help your community? Volunteer Solutions provides meaningful volunteer opportunities to improve the lives of older adults and adults with disabilities in Fairfax County. If you don’t see what you are looking for, consider another opportunity or give us a call.

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• The Wakefield Senior Center in Annandale needs a Chair Exercise Instructor to teach a class for 45 minutes one to two times per week.
• Fairfax County needs volunteers to drive older adults to medical appointments and wellness programs; urgent need in Reston area.
• The Annandale Adult Day Health Care Center in Annandaleneeds a licensed hair stylist to wash, cut and style hair for participants once or twice a month and Spanish-speakingsocial companions Monday-Friday from 3–5 p.m.
• The Hollin Hall Senior Center in Alexandria needs a DJ to provide a wide array of music from ballroom to line dancing, Wednesdays from 2-4 p.m and a Ballroom Dance Instructor to teach a class on Thursday afternoons.
• The Mount Vernon Adult Day Health Care Center in Alexandria needs social companions for participants on Fridays from 3-5 p.m.
• The Wakefield Senior Center in Annandale needs Spanish-speaking interpreters, Tuesday-Friday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. They also need certified instructors for classes in Dance and Pilates.Volunteer instructor positions could lead to part-time employment.
• The Sully Senior Center in Centreville needs a certified personal trainer, preferably with experience working with older adults, for one hour, twice a week.
• Korean Meals on Wheels needs Korean-speaking volunteers to deliver meals 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday in Centreville, Reston and Annandale.
• Meals on Wheels needs drivers in Chantilly, Clifton, McLean and Falls Church between the hours of 11 a.m.-1 p.m. on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Substitute drivers needed throughout the county.
• The Gum Springs Senior Center in Alexandria needs a Spanish teacher for a beginner’s class one hour on Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday between the hours of 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
• The Hollin Hall Senior Center in Alexandria needs a volunteer with basic carpentry skills to build a “Little Free Library,” for people to donate and borrow books from. Center will provide plans and materials.
• Volunteers, who are fluent in American Sign Language, are needed in Reston, Herndon and Vienna to provide clients with direct assistance (not interpretation) with computers, grocery shopping, or social visiting.
• The Kingstowne Center for Active Adults in Alexandrianeeds: a Belly Dance Instructor to teach a beginner’s class; aMosaic Art Instructor or Jewelry Maker to teach a class; and an ESL Teacher. All classes to meet one hour, once a week.Driver needed to take participants on outings.
• Respite Care volunteers give family caregivers of a frail older adult a well-deserved break so they can go shopping, attend a doctor’s appointment or just have coffee with a friend. Volunteers visit and oversee the safety of the older adult for a few hours each month. Support and training are provided. Contact Kristin Martin at 703-324-7577, TTY 711, orKristin.Martin@fairfaxcounty.gov.