ACCA - Off to a Good Start

Annandale Christian Community for Action (ACCA)

Above: Children at the ACCA Child Development Center listen as Virginia Governor Ralph Northam proposes increased funding for early childhood education on December 10.

Annandale Christian Community for Action

2020 is off to a good start at ACCA. In its 53rd year, ACCA continues to provide high quality child care and serves as a principal source of emergency assistance, including food, furniture and financial support, for our vulnerable neighbors.

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ACCA is working with Lutheran Social Services to for another year to provide homework help to children from refugee families in the area. The new year is off to a good start!

We meet on the 2nd and 4th Saturdays of each month from 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. Additional volunteers are welcome and needed. Each volunteer must attend a short orientation and obtain an easy on-line background check. We usually have 5-6 families attend each session; some from Afghanistan have been here only 2-3 months and are eager to learn English or get help with homework. We are also looking for a new member of our planning team. In addition to attending the Homework Club, the volunteer would attend a monthly planning meeting. Time requirement is about 5 hours monthly.

To get started with volunteering, please contact Nadia Fitzcharles, nadia@sharingpeace.org.

Family Emergency Assistance helped 381 households with funds for rent, utilities, medical and other necessary expenses in 2019. This assistance provided $231,000 to 1192 individuals. Many of these families include young children, senior citizens, disabled persons, and single parents. These wage-earners often need to reduce their work hours in order to support family members with health issues. Requests for family assistance have decreased over the past few years as a result of increased fears of deportation. ACCA has never been and is not today involved in immigration enforcement activities. Our sole mission is to provide basic human services to those in need. )

Would you like to help with this important program? Serve as a money captain working from your home to take referrals and arrange for financial assistance (1 week every 3 months). Please contact us at accacares@verizon.net .

Thank You for Another Successful Winter Outerwear Clothing Drive

Thank you to all who donated and helped with the annual Winter Clothing drive. Special shout-out to Mount Pleasant Baptist, Holy Spirit youth group and St. Mark's of Vienna for their generous donations! Clothes collected during the ACCA Clothing Drive were shared with local day laborers, the men and women of local homeless shelters, and the children and families of the ACCA Child Development Center.

2020 Census - Everyone Counts

The 2020 Census will provide a snapshot of our nation—who we are, where we live, and so much more.

Over the next decade, lawmakers, business owners, and many others will use 2020 Census data to make critical decisions. The results will show where communities need new schools, new clinics, new roads, and more services for families, older adults, and children. Learn more .

Mark Your Calendars

Bring nonperishable food to the bus parked in front of the Annandale Giant on Saturday February 8. Donations will be added to the ACCA food pantry.

Find out more about all of the upcoming events at ACCA!

See the ACCA Calendar of Events.

ACCA remains committed to the challenge of Jesus, as described in Matthew 25:40: “Whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.”