Giving Tuesday: West End Alexandria Nonprofits To Support

ALEXANDRIA, VA—Giving Tuesday is back for its sixth year, celebrating philanthropy the Tuesday after Thanksgiving to boost donations for causes before the year's end.

And if you don't have the spare cash to donate in the run-up to Christmas, remember that these non-profits can use your donations at any time during the year.

Thousands of charities participate; here are some that are based in Alexandria:

• Advocates for Alexandria Aquatics
• Alexandria Education Foundation
• Alexandria Housing Development Corporation
• Alexandria Jaycees Foundation
• Alexandria Library Foundation
• ALIVE!
• American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases Foundation
• American Association of Poison Control Centers
• American Counseling Association
• American Society for Horticultural Science - Seed Your Future Initiative
• Americans Helping Americans
• Animal Welfare League of Alexandria
• Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired
• BoatUS Foundation for Boating Safety & Clean Water
• CAF America
• Camp Freedom Ranch
• Carpenter's Shelter
• Catholic Charities USA
• Close Up Foundation
• Communities In Schools of NOVA
• Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA)
• Community Health Charities
• Community Lodgings
• DreamDog Foundation
• Empowered Women International
• Federal Employee Education & Assistance Fund
• Fight Colorectal Cancer
• First the Seed Foundation
• Friends of Alexandria Archaeology
• George Washington Masonic Memorial
• George Washington's Mount Vernon
• Global Impact
• Green Dot ETC., Inc.
• Habitat for Humanity of Northern Virginia
• Hopkins House
• International Association of Chiefs of Police
• InVEST
• Islamic Relief USA
• James Madison Education Fund Inc.
• KeepAmericaFishing
• Kidney Cancer Research Alliance
• Lee-Fendall House
• Liberty's Promise
• Lu's Labs
• Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation
• MATHCOUNTS Foundation
• MedEvac Foundation International
• Mental Health America
• Myrna Abdel-Gawad Memorial Scholarship Fund, Inc
• National Association of Free & Charitable Clinics
• National Guard Youth Foundation
• National Head Start Association
• National Hospice Foundation
• National Military Family Association
• National Organization Victim Assistance
• National Sheriffs' Association
• Northern Virginia Urban League Young Professionals Network
• Operation Paws For Homes
• Operation Renewed Hope Foundation
• PA Foundation
• Penny Appeal USA
• Potomac Crescent Waldorf School
• Prevent Cancer Foundation
• Rebuilding Together Alexandria
• Return To Adventure
• RunningBrooke
• Santa Claus Yacht Club, Inc.
• SCAD Alliance
• SCAN of Northern Virginia
• Senior Services of Alexandria
• SHRM Foundation
• Society for Marketing Professional Services Foundation
• Ten Thousand Villages
• The American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy Research & Education Foundation
• The Art League, Inc.
• The Child and Family Network Centers
• The HillVets Foundation
• The Men's Home
• The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
• Titan Robotics 5587 Boosters (T.C. Williams H.S.)
• United Way Worldwide
• UpCycle Creative Reuse Center
• Virginia Theological Seminary
• Volunteer Alexandria
• Wright to Read
• ZERO - The End of Prostate Cancer

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