The Old Presbyterian Meeting House currently supports the following local missions through volunteers and financial gifts.

How can you help?

Below is a list of hands-on volunteer opportunities. If you’d like to get involved in these efforts, please contact Mike Farmer.

Volunteer Opportunities

Weekly

• Alexandria Tutoring Consortium Tutor: 1st and 2nd graders in reading, 1 to 2 days a week, 30 minute session, training provided; . Contact: Claire Wiles at 703-683-5353
• Family-to-Family: Process requests for emergency assistance, or help with data entry. Flexible hours. Contact: Fred Morhart.

Monthly

• Meals on Wheels: 4th Friday of every month; Deliver prepared meals to elderly shut-ins. Contact: Catherine Clinger at 703-548-8678.
• Carpenter Shelter Dinners: 4th Sunday evening of each month: Preparing and serving a meal at homeless shelter. Contact: Atilla Kocsis at 703-549-7110; or Cathy Cash Thormeyer at 702-765-2368.
• Carpenters Shelter Desk Duty: 4th Sunday of each month; Staffing the desk. Contact: Catherine Clinger at 703-548-8678.
• Bag Lunch Program: Prepare sandwiches and drop them off at the Meeting House; or serve sandwiches, weekday lunchtime at Meade Episcopal Church in Old Town. Contact: Mary Lee Anderson at 703-549-5636
• Christ House Dinners: Preparing and serving a meal every other month, Tuesday evening Contact: Becky Brady at 703-765-0424.

Once a year

• Rebuilding Together: Home repairs; 4th Saturday in April; occasional needs throughout the year. OPMH contact: Atilla Kocsis at 703-549-7110. Rebuilding Together contact: 703-836-1021
• Service Sunday

Other occasional opportunities

If you are interested in helping with any of these, or would like to be on a list of people we’ll notify as volunteer opportunities arise, please contact Ann Herlin.
 

• ALIVE! : Preparing and delivering bags of groceries; receiving and processing requests for emergency assistance (by phone); help with furniture delivery or house wares delivery; Last Saturday food distribution www.alive-inc.org
• Building Better Futures: Mentors / tutors for Latino students at TC Williams HS
• Carpenter’s Shelter (homeless shelter) : Many volunteer opportunities.
• Habitat for Humanity: Building homes or supporting the Habitat Restore.