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News4’s Molette Green reports.

Karla Mejia is the community organizer for the Violence Intervention Program, a group that supports victims of domestic violence.

A new short-term housing facility for homeless families opened last month in Northwest D.C. As the families work to transition into more stable housing, their neighbors are showing up to say welcome with care and compassion. News4’s Eung Yang reports.

A local community farm is lining up its volunteers for a two-day plant-a-thon. Nine thousand seedlings will produce a variety of vegetables to fight food insecurity that has intensified during this pandemic. News4’s Molette Green reports.

African Methodist Episcopal Services  Metropolitan AME Church will hold an online service at 11am on Sunday. http://ibroadcasts.tv/MAMEC-Sun-Webcasts/index.html PLEASE SCROLL DOWN FOR MORE SERVICES Baptist Services   First Baptist Church of Glenarden is offering online Sunday worship services at 8am, 10am, Noon, and 6:30pm.   http://www.gotochurchonline.tv/first-baptist-church-glenarden/ First Baptist Church of Kingstowne, Alexandria, Virginia services on Sunday: 9:00 AM Children’s lesson, posted and 11:15 AM Worship service, via Livestream https://www.kingstownebaptist.org/resources/livestream/(see our website or...

Transcribing, writing thank you notes, checking out weather on Mars: No matter your interest or how much free time you have, there are virtual volunteer opportunities you can do from home. Melissa Mollet explains how to find them.

Two D.C.-area medical students wished they could help the fight against coronavirus in hospitals, but instead found a way to make sure their neighbors could get groceries without putting themselves at risk. News4’s Molette Green reports.

A Virginia Beach bridal boutique is giving away wedding dresses to dozens of engaged healthcare workers on the front lines. Ava Clara Couture Bridal has been closed to the public for over a month, but the boutique is still giving a special group of brides their Cinderella moment.

During this crisis, we’ve been hearing about many businesses doing what they can during this hard time to help others. One Maryland catering company is helping out local restaurants while also keeping to feed hospital staff fed.  Relish Catering in Bethesda is still in business because they secured a contract to feed 500 meals a day to homeless shelters in Montgomery County. The owner,...

During this crisis, we’ve been hearing about many businesses doing what they can during this hard time to help others. News4’s Juliana Valencia reports on a local catering company that is helping out local restaurants while also keeping to feed hospital staff fed.

In times of crisis, we all want to help. And now we all can.  Read through this list of organizations that are addressing the needs of our neighbors affected by COVID-19, visit their websites and then please consider making a donation to one or more. No gift is too small. More than $60,000 has been donated to date! Thank you! In search of resources?...

In times of crisis, we all want to help. And today, we all can. Here are some organizations that are addressing the needs of our neighbors affected by COVID-19, visit their websites and then please consider making a donation to one or more.

The Mobile Hope bus is delivering more than essential supplies to Loudoun County communities in need. News4’s Molette Green reports. Get more information at www.mobilehopeloudoun.org.

Americans have been told to practice “social distancing” to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, but that hasn’t prevented people across the country from lifting the spirits of those in need and saying thanks to those on the front lines of the crisis.

A Richmond, Virginia, artist, hoping to share messages of hope, is using his talent to show the faces of recovered coronavirus patients.

A herd of firefighting goats, who normally eat brush that could fuel wildfires, have been left without work due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Their owners are asking for help.

Kids around the country are using chalk to spread positive messages on the sidewalk.

With a microphone and passion for music, Chris Lomeli is spreading joy throughout California’s Coachella Valley during the era of coronavirus social distancing. After the pandemic shut down venues, Lomeli decided to take his talents on the road, performing for families outside of their homes.

A rural Minnesota couple is sharing their experience recovering from COVID-19. Annette and Larry Bremer are two of 23 confirmed cases in rural Martin County — an experience that, according to Annette, felt like being “hit by a bus.”