Nonprofits

ACT for Alexandria is a community foundation that seeks to raise the level and effectiveness of community engagement and giving for Alexandria.

The Alexandria Police Foundation (APF) is a nonprofit charitable organization dedicated to providing resources to the Alexandria Police Department to improve officer performance, morale, and effectiveness, and to ensure the care and well-being of its act

Founded in 1969, ALIVE! is the oldest and largest private safety net in the City of Alexandria dedicated to fighting poverty and hunger. ALIVE! helps people faced with emergency situations or long-term needs become capable of assuming self-reliant roles

ALX Dog Walk, a 501(c)(3), aims to educate people throughout the DMV, about plastic-free and sustainable living.

To inspire compassion for all living things, to provide shelter to animals in need, and to promote adoptions, animal welfare and responsible pet ownership in our community.

We are a community of people “learning together to love our neighbors as ourselves” in a Latino neighborhood in Alexandria, Virginia.

For the past 30 years, Community Lodgings has helped homeless and low-income families by providing a variety of affordable and transitional housing options.

Conquer Cancer, the ASCO Foundation, is a nonprofit organization based in Alexandria with a mission to accelerate breakthroughs in lifesaving research and empower people everywhere to conquer cancer.

Our organization teaches women life lessons through sport while improving their physical and mental health and provides a powerful positive example to the next generation of young women and girls.

The FedChoice Charitable Foundation is a champion for the Federal Community and improves lives through financial education and philanthropy.

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Our programs include Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM) activities; community service; outdoor recreation, photography, music and art.

We help women who were incarcerated successfully re-enter the community.

Good Shepherd Housing and Family Services provides housing and emergency assistance to some of Northern Virginia's poorest families.

The ReStore is a discount home improvement store and donation center. With locations in Alexandria, Chantilly, and Herndon, Habitat DC-NOVA ReStore’s are open to the public Monday-Saturday and a resource for low-cost building supplies, furniture, and hom

The Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA) is a private, nonprofit corporation headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia, just outside Washington, D.C. Our mission is to answer the most challenging U.S. security and science policy questions with objective anal

Islamic Relief USA is a community of diverse people sharing a set of common values: excellence, sincerity, social justice, compassion, and custodianship.

The Junior League of Northern Virginia is an organization of women whose mission is to advance women’s leadership for meaningful community impact through volunteer action, collaboration, and training.

Melwood advocates for and empowers people with disabilities by expanding opportunities to work and thrive in the community.

We bring movement to all Alexandria public schools—kindergarten through 12th grade—to help our students feel and learn their best.

National Industries for the Blind (NIB) creates opportunities for people who are blind to become wage earners and taxpayers, reducing their reliance on government support and increasing engagement with their communities. 

OAR helps men and women coming from incarceration transition successfully back to our community; oversees court-ordered Community Service clients in Arlington; serves over 2,500 clients a year.

We are the Organization for Autism Research, better known as OAR. OAR is an organization founded and led by parents and grandparents of autistic children, who serve as the Board of Directors providing leadership, life experience, and heart.

Rebuilding Together DC • Alexandria is an award-winning, mission-driven organization that creates healthy neighborhoods for residents in Washington, DC and Alexandria, Virginia

Senior Services of Alexandria (SSA) is a non-profit organization that has as its mission, “to foster independence and self-sufficiency, enabling seniors within the City of Alexandria to age with dignity.”

ServiceSource is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that supports people with disabilities receive person-centered therapeutic, and vocational opportunities in the community.

Through the building of wooden boats, the Alexandria Seaport Foundation helps young people, ages 11-22, better their lives and become confident, responsible citizens.

The Alzheimer's Association leads the way to end Alzheimer's and all other dementia — by accelerating global research, driving risk reduction and early detection, and maximizing quality care and support.

The Center for Alexandria's Children is a public-private partnership based on the Children’s Advocacy Center Model, which has been shown to improve outcomes for families and victims of abuse.

Started by a group of mothers living in the Charles Houston Area of Alexandria in 1984, CFNC is the ONLY Alexandria, Virginia nonprofit providing free, high quality, multilingual preschool and family support for our area’s community based on their income

The Scholarship Fund of Alexandria, a 501(c)(3) organization, was established in 1986 by concerned citizens to help academically qualified students with financial need from Alexandria City Public Schools afford postsecondary education.

Established in 1933, The Twig is The Junior Auxiliary of the Inova Alexandria Hospital. We provide financial aid, volunteer service, and support to the hospital.

Together We Bake is a comprehensive workforce training and personal development program for underserved and underrepresented women in the Northern Virginia/Washington D.C. area.

United Way NCA improves the lives of underserved individuals in the National Capital Area by focusing community resources on creating measurable and lasting impact.

United Way seeks to improve lives by mobilizing the caring power of communities around the world to advance the common good.

At Volunteer Alexandria, we inspire and connect people to improve our community. Our volunteers solve local problems and serve as a powerful force toward a healthy, productive and engaged community.

Volunteers of America is a movement organized to reach and uplift all people and bring them to the knowledge and active service of God.

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