Volunteers are needed to help renovate houses. The Homes provide low-income elderly persons with permanent, safe and affordable housing and a variety of social services. The three group homes included a home for the frail elderly, a home for the well elderly and an intergenerational home that works to break down the barriers of age and promote respect between young and old. Volunteers are needed to help with gardening, house repair and maintenance. Iona operates a social services information and resource center that helps seniors in northwest DC maintain independent living and avoid unnecessary institutionalization.
Volunteers can help with landscaping and home repair.
A volunteer home repair program established in 1987 through RPJ Housing. Christmas in April repairs and rehabilitates houses of low-income homeowners, particularly the elderly and the disabled. Volunteer projects are held the last Saturday every April, rain or shine. The Center provides supplemental groceries to Arlington County residents who are unable to meet their basic needs and who fall short in providing enough food for themselves. Volunteers bag groceries on Wednesday and Friday evenings and distribute groceries on Thursday evenings and Saturday mornings.