While most of us are focused on enjoying the end of summer, United Community Ministries (UCM) is already focused on the beginning of the next school year. Last year UCM supplied 800+ children with the tools that they would need to begin the school year on an equal footing with their classmates. This year we expect to exceed that number. School supplies will be distributed on August 26 and August 27.
UCM needs community help to provide supplies for students in need. All donations should be dropped off to 7511 Fordson Road by August 20th. Items needed include backpacks, pens, pencils, glue sticks, glue (8oz.), crayons, markers, highlighters, composition books, loose leaf notebook paper, calculators, three ring binders, dividers, rulers, scissors, pocket folders, calulators and more. For more information on needed supplies, contact Christine Fiske at 703-768-7106 ext 328. With your continued support and donations, UCM will be able to make this program more successful than ever.
United Community Ministries is a private, non-profit agency that has been firmly rooted in southeastern Fairfax County for over 40 years. UCM provides resources and services that help build stronger individuals, families and neighborhoods. Programs include emergency services; job skills training and job placement; professional child care services; youth development; the Creekside and Sacramento neighborhood centers; a highly successful child abuse and neglect prevention program; two-year transitional housing programs for the homeless; and the Back Porch thrift store. UCM’s mission is to assist families and individuals to improve the quality of their lives in a manner that builds their self-reliance and fosters their ability to function at the greatest level of their economic and social capacities.