News and Information
March 26, 2025
A job for the summer, skills for a lifetime!
Neighborhood and Community Services (NCS) is now hiring summer camp leaders! Positions include a $500 sign-on bonus, up to $500 in retention bonuses and the opportunity to transition to year-round employment. Enjoy competitive pay and a dynamic work environment while gaining valuable leadership experience and skills.
If you are enthusiastic, responsible and love working with kids, then we want to hear from you! Summer camp positions are ideal for college students majoring in recreation, education, special education and other social service areas, or anyone thinking of a career in those areas who wants relevant work experience. Pay is competitive and depends on the job description. Jobs are conveniently located at sites across Fairfax County.
Summer camp jobs are available in Camp Fairfax and Therapeutic Recreation camps:
Camp Fairfax Counselors – Starts at $17.10/hour
Therapeutic Recreation Counselors - Starts at $17.10/hour
Therapeutic Recreation Unit Leaders – Starts at $19.05/hour
Therapeutic Recreation Camp Directors – Starts at $20.91/hour
Bonus details*:
Ages 18 and older. Must complete mandatory training and meet hiring qualifications.
Work at NCS camps between May and August 2025.
$500 Sign-on Bonus paid to summer employees after 60 hours of work.
$400 Retention Bonus paid to summer employees who work the six-week camp duration June 16-Aug. 1, 2025.
$100 additional bonus is available to summer employees who work Aug. 4-15, 2025.
*Terms and conditions of bonuses will be provided to all candidates at the time of hiring; all bonuses contingent upon fulfilling all terms and conditions.
To learn more, explore open hire events or learn how to apply, visit our NCS Part-time Jobs page or our new NCS Summer Jobs page.
March 20, 2025
Greater Mt. Vernon Community Head Start at Gum Springs Community Center welcomed U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for a visit on Wednesday, March 19, 2025.
Secretary Kennedy spent about an hour at the center, meeting staff, touring classrooms and learning more about how Head Start's nutrition programs play a critical role in early childhood development. March is National Nutrition Month.
“I had a very inspiring tour,” Kennedy said in a video posted to YouTube. “I saw a devoted staff and a lot of happy children. They are getting the kind of education and socialization they need, and they are also getting a couple of meals a day.”
Kennedy said he was impressed with the center's community garden, and he was pleased to see children learning important nutrition lessons.
“One of the most inspiring things I saw was a teacher teaching the kids what foods are good,” he said. “That is the kind of knowledge the kids are going to bring home to their family.”
Head Start is a federal program that promotes the school readiness of children ages 3 to 5 in families with low income. Head Start helps prepare children for success in school through education, disability services, wellness and family services. NCS operates Head Start locations at Gum Springs, in Bailey's Crossroads, and at several FCPS schools. Visit NCS' Head Start page to learn more.
(Photo courtesy of HHS)
March 18, 2025
The Fairfax County Consolidated Community Funding Advisory Committee (CCFAC) has released, for public comment, the Draft Categories for the Consolidated Community Funding Pool (CCFP) for the FY 2027-2028 two-year cycle. The CCFP is a Fairfax County competitive contract award process for eligible programs and services offered by community-based organizations.
During the hybrid (in-person and virtual) public hearing, participants will have an opportunity to make presentations and provide information about the proposed categories. The CCFAC is interested in hearing from all residents, including those who need or are receiving human services assistance, from local community and faith-based organizations, and private enterprises that provide direct services to or advocate for County residents.
Please share the attached Public Hearing notice and visit Engage Fairfax for information on how to provide comment and/or attend the CCFAC meeting (virtually or in-person). The public can complete the CCFP Public Comment Survey (http://engage.fairfaxcounty.gov/ccfp-fy2728), submit written comments (DPMMCCFP@fairfaxcounty.gov), and/or attend in-person or virtually. To speak at the hearing, please register to be placed on the Public Hearing Presentation List by 12 p.m. on April 8, 2025. All written comments must also be received by 12 p.m. on April 8, 2025.