5 Nonprofits To Get Behind In The Winchester Area

WINCHESTER, VA — Nonprofit groups are keystone community organizations in the Winchester area. Fortunately, there is no shortage of organizations to volunteer or get behind financially, and that need your help.

Here are five outstanding nonprofit groups you should know about in the Winchester area:

1. Winchester Rescue Mission

This nonprofit is tackling poverty and homelessness in Winchester through a homeless shelter, food distribution and other services to meet basic needs. Through their Christian faith, the group believes in helping people in need. In 2022, Winchester Rescue Mission said it moved 66 people out of homelessness.

The community can help by becoming a volunteer, donating needed items, monetary donations and more.

2. The Arc of Northern Shenandoah Valley

This organization provides support for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in Winchester and surrounding counties. Along with being an advocacy organization, it runs an Educational Empowerment Center to help families navigate the special education process and helps them through other systems people with disabilities typically go through.

The community can get involved by donating or assisting with volunteer opportunities.

3. Families Reaching Out Group (F.R.O.G.)

This nonprofit focuses on helping foster children and children who are at risk or have experienced abuse or neglect. Serving children and families in Winchester and surrounding areas, Families Reaching Out Group helps foster children adjust to new living situations and supports families during the process.

The community can help by volunteering to help with the nonprofit's fundraisers or provide a donation.

4. Literacy Volunteers Winchester Area

This nonprofit seeks to help adults thrive in the job market and other personal goals by helping with basic reading, writing, and numeracy skills, English language learning, computer skills, financial literacy, workplace literacy and citizenship preparation. Volunteer tutors typically assist these adults with literacy skills.

Ways to help include volunteering to tutor or donating to help Literacy Volunteers Winchester Area provide its tutoring programs.

5. Blue Ridge Area Food Bank

This food bank affiliated with the Feeding America network provides food assistance to people in need. This particular food bank serves 25 counties in the Blue Ridge region and includes a distribution center in Winchester. It serves over 100,000 people through about 400 local partners like food pantries, shelters, soup kitchens and other sites.

The food bank accepts monetary and food donations.

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