Dear OAR Supporters,

CELEBRATE Another beautiful sunset met the attendees of our annual gala last month. We were very fortunate to welcome the sun after a week of much-needed rain. The evening was full of new faces and friends eager to learn more about OAR's mission and get involved. OAR's work touches our community in a significant way, and we recruited new volunteers and donors as they heard our testimony. 

We welcomed our keynote speaker, Kareem Hester, and he shared his experience navigating our justice system and how critical the reentry services OAR offered were to his success. 

With staff, volunteers, interns, and supporter families gathered together, we were able to converse about our vision of creating a more just and equitable community by addressing upstream issues that keep us all (including our tax dollars) caught in a cycle. We hope that every time we gather, we get a little closer to that vision. We take these connections and conversations out into our circles, and we share the success stories and vision for how things can be. One step at a time. This is how change happens.

SAVE THE DATE We are taking our game back to Westfields Golf Club this year for OAR's 2nd Annual Open Golf Tournament. Join us for a round of golf on Thursday, September 18, 2025 at 1:30pm. We'll be serving lunch, dinner, good times, and a lively raffle and auction!

RSVP to AJ Oskuie by emailing aoskuie@oarnova.org!

Want to be a sponsor? Check out our packages below!

DONATE & CONNECT On May 29, 2025, OAR welcomed a special visit from City of Fairfax Mayor, Catherine S. Read, and OAR Board Member Jay Whetzel of FedWriters Inc., who presented a generous donation of 20 gently used laptops to the organization. The laptops will support critical staff work as well as client activities, including employment preparation, educational activities, and digital literacy assistance.

Mayor Read toured OAR’s Fairfax headquarters, meeting with staff and learning more about the organization’s work to support justice-involved individuals and their families across Northern Virginia. Jay Whetzel, who serves on OAR NOVA’s Board of Directors and represents FedWriters
Inc., a professional communications firm based in Fairfax, organized and coordinated the donation and joined the mayor and staff on the tour.

Donations like these play a vital role in OAR’s work, and they highlight the importance of community partnerships in carrying out the OAR mission. This work cannot simply be done by one nonprofit alone. We appreciate the support from both local businesses and our local government in supporting justice-involved families.

For more information about OAR NOVA and how you can offer your time or resources to benefit the OAR mission and clients, please visit oarnova.org or contact AJ Oskuie, Director of Development, at aoskuie@oarnova.org or 703-246-3184.

GETTING OUT THERE  During Memorial Day Weekend, OAR staff represented at the annual Viva Vienna! Festival. THOUSANDS of patrons attended this much-loved celebration of family fun and local flavor. You'll be seeing us out in the community a lot this year, so if you see us, stop by and say hello! 

SERVE Volunteers have been and continue to be beacons of light in our community. Ever diligent in their work, they build important bridges of connection daily and move the community toward success. OAR volunteers make a significant commitment to our community every time they walk through our doors or offer their skills in the field to OAR clients. 

Ready to make your mark in the world of service? We are looking for Service Coordinators to join our volunteer team! Check out the position description below. If you are interested in applying, book a chat with our Volunteer Program Manager, Tami Hunt here or e-mail any questions to her at thunt@oarnova.org. 

THANK YOU for being an OAR supporter and believing in the OAR mission. With your support, we can continue to serve justice-involved families in our area.

If you want to learn more about what your organization or business can do to make the OAR mission reach new heights, e-mail our Director of Development, AJ Oskuie, at aoskuie@oarnova.org.