Members review case histories of children in foster care and make recommendations in the best interests of the children to the courts, the Department of Social Services and other entities involved. Meetings are once a month from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Work With Youth Seneca Sports Association, a nonprofit sports group, seeks volunteers who know cheerleading to coach girls age 6 to 14. Practice sessions meet twice a week on a flexible basis and coaches also work during games for two hours on Saturdays. Kensington Wheaton Youth Services, a program of the Mental Health Association, invites volunteer mentors age 21 and older to work individually with youngsters referred by the Department of Juvenile Justice.
Training is provided.
Schedules are flexible, but volunteers are asked to work at least two hours a week for six months. Joe Gibbs' Youth for Tomorrow, a residential school for troubled boys, asks for donations of new or nearly new items to be auctioned at the Country Fair in Bristow, Va., Sept. 23. Household and garden items, sports equipment and gift certificates to stores, restaurants, hotels or spas are needed. Exchange Students World Heritage, a nonprofit educational organization headquartered in Alexandria, seeks host families nationwide for high school students from Europe and Asia for the coming academic year. The visiting students speak English, have insurance and spending money and are expected to participate in household responsibilities and family activities.