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April 27th, 2020: United Way of the National Capital Area (United Way NCA) has partnered with Windows Catering to provide meals to frontline hospital personnel in medical facilities across the region including doctors and nurses, as well as medical staff such as front desk personnel, custodians, security workers and other employees who are responding to the increase in healthcare needs… Continue Reading Windows Catering and United Way Feed 8,000 Front Line Hospital Workers

Easterseals, known for helping veteran and military family communities, has stepped up with new services during the COVID-19 pandemic. Today they are providing quality behavioral health care through telehealth and helping to address massive essential service labor shortages. Through Easterseals’ Cohen Clinic and Veteran Staffing Network programs, veterans and military families have somewhere to turn to help them deal with… Continue Reading Easterseals addresses pandemic-related clinic needs and essential services labor shortages

For the last two weeks, ThunderCat Technology supported two fellow Chamber members and helped feed needy people in the process. Said ThunderCat Technology’s Tom Deierlien, “like everyone else we knew about our brave, indefatigable healthcare staff working around the clock and being away from family. One of our employees talked about a program from Arlington’s HUNGRY Marketplace that launched a new… Continue Reading ThunderCat Technology sends meals to INOVA Health System health workers and in the process feeds the needy through HUNGRY

HomeAid Northern Virginia is working to support its nonprofit housing partners amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Their “Builders for Babies” initiative has been collecting diapers, wipes and other infant essentials for families living in shelters and supportive housing. Even prior to the current pandemic, some 1 in 3 families had trouble affording the cost of diapers. Now, with the explosion of unemployment related… Continue Reading HomeAid Northern Virginia’s “Builders for Babies” initiative collects diapers, wipes and other infant essentials for families living in shelters and supportive housing

To help feed those in need, Great American Restaurants has launched The Great American Community Kitchen. The Community Kitchen prepares and distributes meals for local hospital workers, first responders, those on the front line and those who are food insecure throughout our community during this time. Their goal is to reach those on the front line and those who are… Continue Reading Great American Restaurants has launched the Community Kitchen, preparing and distributing meals for first responders and food insecure

Uber has committed to providing ten million rides and food deliveries to health care workers and people in need, free of charge, across the world. We’re ready to work with more food banks, hospitals, and others across the DMV to move what matters most to them. Organizations, health care providers, and governmental entities looking for support with rides or food delivers… Continue Reading Uber providing rides and food deliveries to health care workers and people in need, free of charge

Apple Federal Credit Union stepped up with a $20,000 grant to bolster Britepaths’ ability to help struggling families with rent and utility assistance and grocery store gift cards to meet the quadrupled  demand; $10,000 was allocated to double the pool of our zero interest MPower Loan program. Foundation of Financial Planning empowered us to pivot to virtual financial crisis counseling/webinars, assistance… Continue Reading Apple Federal Credit Union Donates $20,000 to Britepaths to Help Struggling Families

Evans Consulting is actively involved in the community during this crisis, supporting local organizations such as the Women’s Center in Vienna who are seeing an increase in demand for their services due to the Covid-19 crisis.  One of the company’s goals is to assist in providing PPE to Virginia hospitals and medical staff in anticipation for Virginia’s anticipated surge of… Continue Reading Evans Consulting Funds 3D Printed Face Shields

During the week of April 1st, RavenTek, an IT Modernization company based in Herndon, supported local businesses in the community while also helping those on the front-lines who are fighting to keep our community safe during the coronavirus outbreak. Working closely with Apple Spice Junction in Herndon, RavenTek sponsored more than 250 meals to employees and their families at both… Continue Reading RavenTek Donates Meals to First Responders and Inova Hospital Workers