We are thrilled to announce 18 organizations across Virginia that have been selected to receive 9/11 Day of Service Mini Grants through the Virginia Service Foundation (VSF). The Foundation’s biannual National Days of Service Mini Grants support service projects that engage individual and group volunteers in opportunities to serve others in honor of 9/11 Day of Remembrance in September and Martin Luther King Jr. Day in January.

VSF received 71 applications from across Virginia for a 9/11 Mini Grant, marking a significant increase in interest and commitment to service. These selected organizations will receive Mini Grants to support their communities:

• Alexandria City High School Minnie Howard Campus (Alexandria)
• Anchored4Life Team Leaders at Simonsdale Elementary School (Portsmouth)
• Brookville Middle School (Lynchburg)
• Deltaville Maritime Museum & Holly Point Nature Park (Deltaville)
• Diamond Hill Health and Wellness Community Services (Lynchburg)
• Edu-Futuro (Arlington)
• Faith Christian Academy (Hurt)
• Heat Foundation (Yorktown)
• Into The Neighborhood (Richmond)
• ITDRC (Information Technology Disaster Resource Center) (White Stone)
• Leyendo Juntos, United Way North of Shenandoah Valley (Winchester)
• Loudoun County Public Schools, Office of Special Education (Ashburn)
• My Sister's Hope (New Kent)
• NAPS (Northumberland Association for Progressive Stewardship) (Heathsville)
• Salem Area Ecumenical Ministries, Inc. (Salem)
• Twin Hickory Elementary School (Glen Allen)
• Westlawn Elementary (Falls Church, Fairfax County)
• WJCC Community Action Agency Head Start (Williamsburg)

“The Virginia Service Foundation is honored to join the national effort to transform the anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attack into the largest day of service across America. We must never forget. The VSF’s National Days of Service Mini Grants are one way that we can support local organizations working to engage volunteers and honor all 9/11 families and first responders,” said Julie Strandlie, Chair of the Virginia Service Foundation.

For additional information, please contact virginiaserviceinfo@dss.virginia.gov.