Step up to the plate and keep the Nat’s World Series momentum going with a donation to the Washington Nationals Dream Foundation and NVFS before December 3rd!

The Nationals Foundation is giving six local non-profits an assist with a $25,000 matching grant and NVFS is one of them! Generous Nats fans supported the Nationals Foundation during their World Series home games and bought a record setting $300,000 in 50/50 Raffle jackpots and half of that the Nationals Foundation is giving away to support non-profits in the area.

So it’s the clutch and you’re on-deck. Help NVFS hit this matching grant out of the park before December 3rd. Because, as the great Yogi Berra said, “It ain’t over ‘til it’s over.

How to Donate
• Visit Nationals.com/Giving Tuesday
• Click Donate Now
• Log In with your MLB account, or create one by clicking 'Sign Up'
• Choose Northern Virginia Family Service as the recipient
• Complete your payment information
• Invite your friends to join the lineup and clinch a victory for NVFS using @NVFS @Nats @NatsAcademy #Nats4Good #givingtuesday

To provide a child with a new toy, you can:
• Donate cash.
• Purchase new toys for all ages. Click here for suggested items.
• Purchase Target, Walmart, or grocery store gift cards.

NVFS operates high-quality Early Head Start programming throughout Northern Virginia. We currently have openings at four of our centers for children ages 0 to 2.5 years. Spaces are available on a first come, first served basis.

For more information, please click here. Applications can be found here.

The CARE Awards Breakfast was held Friday, November 15, at the Sheraton Tyson’s Corner. We celebrated 32 inspiring companies making an impact in our region with innovative practices and programs that create thriving workplace cultures. The morning included a wide-ranging panel discussion led by Vandana Sinha of Washington Business Journal. For the full list of winners and sponsors, check out NVFS.org/CAREAwards.

For the past several years, Cox Farms has hosted the entire NVFS Foster Care program at their annual Fall Fest. This year, more than 130 people attended. Kids as young as 8 months and as old as 18 years old enjoyed the fall activities. There was a pumpkin smash, plenty of baby animals to pet, and the always popular corn maze to run through. This annual activity is a wonderful opportunity for foster families to connect, relax, and create some amazing memories. Thank you to Cox Farms for being an amazing and dedicated partner!

What distinguishes Finley Asphalt & Concrete from other companies is not only their generous financial support, but also their enthusiasm to actively engage employees in giving back through hands-on community-building programs and activities.

Earlier this fall, Finley volunteered their services, expertise and supplies to undertake the major project of repairing, resealing and restriping a large parking lot. A wonderful, enthusiastic work crew spent a solid three days onsite doing a top-quality job that included:
• Weeding the pesky weeds that sprouted from hundreds of cracks throughout the lot,
• Filling the cracks with rubberized crack filler,
• Applying two coats of commercial-grade sealer to all 6,200 square yards of the parking lot,
• Repainting all regular and handicap parking spaces (close to 100 total) and restriping all fire lane curbing with heavy duty traffic marking paint.

Because of Finley’s generosity, NVFS was able to save over $15,000 in facility repairs that could instead be put towards direct client services. This was truly an invaluable contribution. We know we can count on Finley Asphalt whether it’s through volunteerism, in-kind support, donations or advocacy.

Top Donation Needs

SERVE Campus (general): 100 stockings, stocking stuffers, holiday cookies to decorate, winter coats, winter hats, winter gloves, and winter scarves

Hunger Resource Center:Cereal, flour, sugar, cooking oil/spray, non-meat protein options, low-sodium canned goods, gluten free foods

SERVE Family Shelter: Diapers (size 2,3,4,5), baby wipes, air mattresses, queen sheets, bed sized blankets, full size hygiene items (shampoo, conditioner, body wash, lotion, deodorant), baby wash/baby lotion, baby blankets, children’s socks, boys/girls underwear, men’s boxers/boxer briefs

Training Futures: 3-ring binders, flash drives, mouse pads

Here is a complete wishlist of items.