2023

  OAR is so proud to host Winter Fest at the Fairfax OAR office for OAR client families. Thanks to the generosity of Curated Events and Workhouse Arts Center, we are able to provide toys for over 40 kids in our community. Our event included a gift market, pictures with Santa, a chocolate milk fountain, […]

  Giving Tuesday is here again, and we are B-L-E-S-S-E-D for the gift of generous supporters. We’re reaching for the stars this year and hoping to make our goal of $3,500! Kola Systems has supplied OAR with a $500 matching gift this year to help make that happen. For every dollar you give, Kola Systems

  We’ve got a lot of exciting things happening at OAR for the holidays. Check them out in our newsletter here. 

This week, we had the very special honor of having our own Lula Kelly, Program Manager of the Taking Root Diversion Program, speak alongside Assistant Commonwealth Attorney of Fairfax County Commonwealth Attorney’s Office, Mayo Wilson on the local podcast Crime Time. For the past 18 months, OAR has worked with Wilson’s office to divert justice-involved

  As summer transitions to fall, we take a beat to reflect on the events that made the last quarter great. Check out our newsletter here. 

This past summer, OAR has prioritized getting back out into the community. While we have tried to be out during the pandemic, many community events simply did not happen during that time. Now that things have mostly opened back up to pre-pandemic levels, we have been signing up to continue to share our mission and

A Community Member Gives Back On a warm September morning, OAR executive director Derwin Overton and intern Paul Gould entered the head office of Navy Federal Credit Union in Vienna, Virginia. OAR had been invited to speak and receive a very special gift from the employees of Navy Federal. The staff wanted to give back

Hot off the press! It’s the start of a new fiscal year and to kick it off, we’ve got a newsletter packed with highlights of what we’ve been up to and where we are focused going forward. While we’re all enjoying the rest of this scorching summer, soon the fall will be here and we’ve

 Thank you to everyone who helped us make our annual fundraiser event From Second Chances to Equitable Opportunities: OAR’s Path Forward a success on May 5th!    We truly appreciate the support of our former and current staff, volunteers, clients, donors, sponsors, and community partners! We had a great time listening (and later dancing!) to Rowdy

Join us May 5th at the Barns at Wolf Trap for From Second Chances to Equitable Opportunities: OAR’s Path Forward Get your tickets today!