Fauquier FISH Kids in the Kitchen 540-347-FISH
http://fauquierfish.org, foodpantry@fauquierfish.org Kid-friendly fun and delicious snack and meal kits to take and fix at home and share with the whole family. It’s never too early to teach children about good food and good health. These delicious, affordable, and healthy meals that are easy to fix are aimed at getting kids into the kitchen and away from packaged, processed, and fast foods. Available once a month to registered food pantry households with kids ages 2- 17.
Fauquier FISH Weekend Power Pack Program 540-347-FISH
http://fauquierfish.org, weekendpowerpack@fauquierfish.org Eligible children receive a backpack of food to take home from school each Friday during the school year. Bags typically contain enough food to feed a family of four 3-meals per weekend day. Request information at school from the principal or guidance counselors on your child’s eligibility.
Fauquier Special Olympics
fauquierspecialolympics@gmail.com On Facebook at @fauquierspecialolympics See full listing under Disability Services - Sports & Recreation.
Fauquier Youth Orchestra 703-853-5899 102 Main Street, Warrenton
info@fauquieryouthorchestra.org, www.fauquieryouthorchestra.org The Fauquier County Youth Orchestra is a nonprofit organization offering the opportunity for local students of all levels to participate in learning and performing orchestra and band music. The FYO welcomes all music students in the Fauquier County region. Low tuition payments and no audition required! Weekly rehearsals are Wednesdays from 6:00-7:30 pm. Please contact us at info@fauquieryouthorchestra.org for more information.
Girls on the Run Piedmont Kathy Butler, Council Director 540-296-4687
www.gotrpiedmont.org, kathy.butler@girlsontherun.org Over a period of 10 weeks, girls in the 3rd through 5th grades participate in an after-school program like no other. The Girls on the Run lessons encourage positive emotional, social, mental and physical development. Heart & Sole is Girls on the Run’s program for middle school girls (grades 6th-8th). Heart & Sole creates a positive, structured space for middle school girls to learn about themselves, explore new ideas, cultivate empathy, strengthen connections and develop life skills that will help them as they move through adolescence and beyond.
Healthy Families Fauquier and Rappahannock 540-948-3916 ext. 440 98 Alexandria Pike, Suite 43, Warrenton HFSupervisor@skylinecap.org
Healthy Families is available to anyone who is expecting a child or who has a newborn and is interested in receiving information on parenting and community resources. Healthy Families is pleased to offer services free of charge to parents in Fauquier and Rappahannock counties.
TOPSoccer
Coach John Schlenker
www.fcsc.org/TOPSoccer, piedmontTOPsoccer@gmail.com See full listing Disability Services – Sports & Recreation.
Verdun Adventure Bound
540-937-4920 17044 Adventure Bound Trail, Rixeyville www.verdunadventurebound.org
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Located over a lush 66 acres in the rolling hills of the Piedmont—Verdun Adventure Bound offers a pole-based high and low ropes challenge course, retreat center, Amphitheatre, pavilion, and pond. Verdun is a nonprofit facility focused on supporting and promoting the personal growth of youth and adults through experiential learning and is open and accessible to individuals of all abilities, boasting a six-element high ropes course designed specifically for participants with disabilities. The Verdun campus is the premier natural habitat for groups seeking team building in an outdoor educational and high-adventure environment. Verdun is available year-round for reservation by a variety of groups: public and independent schools grades 4 through 12; corporate organizations; church youth and adult groups, youth and adult retreats, civic groupings, scouting events (camping and jamborees), and all sports teams. The Anne Marie Sheridan Amphitheatre is an intimate outdoor venue perfect for music concerts, live theatre performances for children and adults, ceremonies, and services, all under the Virginia stars. No group or event is too minor—give us a call at our office today to schedule your next event!
Virginia Preschool Initiative (VPI) Fauquier County Public Schools 540-422-7144
www.fcps1.org, cking@fcps1.org Fauquier County Public Schools offers preschool at no cost for children who are four-years-old by September 30th and meet eligibility guidelines. Applications will be available January 15th at all elementary schools and are reviewed on an ongoing basis.
Young Life Fauquier County Lou Chiccehitto, Area Director 540-422-2095
www.fauquiercounty.younglife.org, lou.chicc@gmail.com We have Young Life clubs active in the communities surrounding all three high schools in the county: Fauquier High School, Liberty High School, and Kettle Run High School. High school clubs meet every Wednesday night during the school year. We also have a WyldLife club for the middle schools in the county. WyldLife meets two Saturdays every month. Capernaum, our Young Life for students with disabilities, meets one Saturday evening a month. For more information, contact Lou Chiccehitto at lou.chicc@gmail.com.
EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT AND JOB TRAINING: EDUCATION 4-H Clubs/Virginia Cooperative Extension
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Allegro Community School of the Arts
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540-341-7950, ext 4 24 Pelham Street, Warrenton
540-349-5088 39 Culpeper St, Warrenton
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www.allegrocsa.org, lachelle@allegrocsa.org Allegro is a nonprofit organization offering private and group instruction to students of all ages in music, theatre and dance. Allegro’s Music Academy for the Blind and its music therapy program assist those with disabilities. Levels of curriculum are developed to meet the needs of all our students. Instructional tracks include recreational, conservatory, and college tracks. The music therapy program is available in individual or group instruction and provides interventions focused on the whole child: social/emotional, cognitive, and physical development on all levels. The new Thrive program offers music-based programs to adults 55 and over including Dance for Parkinson’s Disease.
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