Volunteer Programs
AACH thanks you for your interest in volunteering! Our volunteer program is critical to fulfilling the organization’s mission and provides the residents with necessary services. AACH is committed to offering you a rewarding and fun volunteer opportunity.
To become a volunteer at AACH:
1. Attend a volunteer orientation. Attending an orientation is a requirement for all new volunteers.
2. Complete an application.
3. Complete a background check. Please visit mybackgroundcheck.com to complete your screening. Select Virginia, then Arlington-Alexandria Coalition for the Homeless, and identify yourself as an applicant to volunteer. Follow the prompts to input your information. Please consider paying for your screening as a contribution to our programs.
4. Read our bi-weekly volunteer newsletter or join our Facebook page to learn about upcoming volunteer opportunities.
If you are interested in receiving more information please fill out the contact form below and our volunteer coordinator will be in touch. We look forward to working with you in the near future!
- Adopt A Family
- Be an advocate for the homeless
- Children's Programs
- Help families move into their own apartments
- Help families plan and launch micro businesses
- Help the Homeless Walkathon
- Help with food needs
- How to Volunteer
- Man the front desk
- Present a workshop for clients
When I first became a client of the program, I was straight out of the shelter for the homeless and pretty much still homeless. Battling with cancer, with a two-year-old baby and a twelve-year-old child, I didn’t know where our next roof would be. AACH saved our lives. I don’t know where I would be today were it not for them.