Launched in August 2019, Social4Good (S4G) educates, engages, and empowers women to make a difference in Northern Virginia. Each month, S4G provides opportunities to learn about critical needs while identifying clear, actionable ways to support those needs with small donations that collectively make a big difference to our local nonprofit partners.
In April S4G Joins Forces with Food for Neighbors (FFN) to Combat Child Hunger
Food For Neighbors (FFN) is a nonprofit with a mission to end child hunger in Northern Virginia. FFN provides individual meals and snacks during times when students might otherwise go hungry. It connects with school staff to set up weekend snack programs or food pantries to distribute the food. FFN engages the community through its Red Bag Program where donors fill a bag with requested items to be distributed to students. Currently, 6,000+ students receive food support at 46 local middle and high schools throughout Fairfax, Loudoun, and Arlington counties.
How You Can Support S4G’s April Project and Food Insecure Teens and Their Families
S4G’s goal is to raise $4,000 in financial and in-kind donations to support FFN’s food pantries. How you can help us reach our goal:
Make a Financial Donation via Grapevine to purchase grocery gift cards for students in need. Deadline: 4/20.
Purchase Food and Personal Hygiene Items (Amazon Wish List) for the pantry at Luther Jackson Middle School. Deadline: 4/20.
S4G Receives Commendation and State Recognition from Delegate Holly Seibold
On February 23, 2024, Delegate Holly Seibold publicly commended S4G for service and improvements to the Commonwealth during a session of the Virginia House of Delegates in Richmond. S4G was recognized for their work in the community, including working with food insecure college and elementary school students, formerly incarcerated women, and children in foster care.
2024 Social AND Good Projects
In March, S4G Created Book Bags for Summer Reading Program Targeting Title I, Pre-K Students
S4G raised $4,076 in financial donations to help the Assistance League of Northern Virginia (ALNV) supply 375 Pre-K children in need with a book bag and three books that they can keep and read over the summer. Using our donations, ALNV was able to purchase the books in bulk at a significant discount. S4G members assembled the book bags at a social event, where they also learned about ALNV's efforts to meet the basic needs of students at nine Title I schools in our community. The evening ended with a member book swap.
In February, S4G Hosted An Incredible Evening + Provided Supplies and Enrichment for Underserved Students!
S4G raised over $5,000 to support the Belong!'s after-school mentoring program.
Financial donations will be used to support field trips and enrichment opportunities and in-kind donations provided educational resources and games for Belong!'s growing program.
The project culminated in an engaging Build & Learn event with dinner, craft activities, the creation of a mural that reflects the value of Belong!'s program, and quality time spent with the students and mentors!
In January, S4G Provided Essential Supplies to At-Risk Babies!
S4G raised $4,570 to support the Jennifer Bush Lawson Foundation’s Nursery Project (JBLF).
Financial donations will be used by JBLF to purchase: car seats to ensure at-risk babies leave the hospital and travel safely; and pack-n-plays to support safe sleep. In-kind donations created breastfeeding kits to support a healthy breastfeeding relationship.
Each gift to new moms and babies was accompanied by a note of encouragement written by S4G members.
ABOUT SOCIAL AND GOOD
Each month, S4G forms a team to work with local nonprofits to identify and fulfill their critical need, as well as to plan an opportunity for members to engage with each other as they learn more about the nonprofit's mission and our impact.
From creating Welcome Bags for children entering a homeless shelter with something new to call their own, to purchasing cleaning products, making fleece blankets, and creating baskets for formerly incarcerated women or Veterans to take to their new homes, every month offers members ways to pool their funds to make an impact. Most months, members are asked to sponsor purchases in increments of $25 - a small amount with big results.
Since August 2019, S4G has supported 43 Northern Virginia Nonprofits with in-kind and financial support totalling over $225,000. Our work has been recognized by Delegate Holly Seibold, Leadership Fairfax and Vienna Mayor's Volunteer Award. Our founder, Faith Boettger, was recognized by Nonprofit HR as a 2022 Outstanding Social Impact Woman to Watch.
List of S4G Nonprofit Partners: August 2019-January 2024
Food for Others
Fairfax Diapers
Women Giving Back
Second Story
VPC Hypothermia Center
Life with Cancer
Windward Foundation
BRAWS
The Lamb Center
FCPS - Office of Homeless Students
Family PASS
Shelter House
All Ages Read Together
NVFS
Good Shepherd Housing
Helping Hungry Kids
Cornerstones
Friends of Guest House
Morgan’s Message
Tahirih Justice
Stop Child Abuse Now (SCAN)
PRS, Inc.
SafeSpot
Operation Renewed Hope (ORHF)
Britepaths
Shepherd Center of Northern Virginia
Homestretch
George Mason Foundation Dreamers Scholarship
Our Minds Matter
The Women’s Center
Committee for Helping Others
English Empowerment Center
Space of Her Own (SOHO)
Insight Memory Care Center
She Believes in Me
Together We Bake
Generation Hope
Northern Virginia Community College Nighthawk Nest Food Pantry
LINK, Inc.
Jennifer Bush-Lawson Foundation
Belong!
Social4Good Steering Committee
Faith Boettger, Chair | Margaret Kerfoot, Vice Chair | Dianne Gurdak, Treasurer
Sarah Shamlal, Secretary | Sheila Murphy, Communications
Patti Cooksey, Project Advisor | Suzanne Jenkins, Project Advisor
Sarah deKramer, Project Advisor | Marcy Rehberger, Project Research
Leslie Pennington, Membership | Debra Comizio, Membership
Deana Hally, At Large | Diana Katz, Giving Circle Advisor
Social4Good - Established August 2019 to Support Northern Virginia
Individuals and nonprofits interested in learning more about Social4Good's model
for building community and making local impact should email
Faith Boettger, Chair, or Leslie Pennington, Membership, at Social4Goodevents@gmail.com.
www.Social4Good.community social4goodevents@gmail.com