Interfaith Outreach Association

08/20/2026

**LET'S TALK ABOUT WHAT'S COMING...**
**Your favorite nonprofit is getting ready! 😉💙**

As IOA continues celebrating our **60th year of serving our neighbors**, we're heading into EVENT SEASON—and there is so much to look forward to!

🥸 **Mustaches 4 Kids**
We can't wait to find out who will represent IOA this year! We're incredibly grateful for our past participants who shaved, grew, raised funds, and had plenty of fun for a GREAT cause. Who's ready to cheer on this year's representatives?

🎨 **The Silent Art Auction**
It's coming back—and we're planning to make it **bigger than ever** as we celebrate 60 years! Beautiful art, community, and an opportunity to support the work happening through IOA? Yes, please!

🏈 **The Football Raffle Drawing**
You know we couldn't leave this one out! More information is coming, so football fans, stay tuned.

🏡🎄 **Downtown Lynchburg Historic Holiday Open House Tour**
And who could forget one of our favorite traditions? We LOVE hearing from those of you who practically plan your holiday season around this event. Historic Churches, Downtown Lynchburg, holiday beauty and community—it doesn't get much better!

**60 years deserves a celebration, and we're not slowing down now.**

So get ready, friends. Save some room on those calendars because this season we're continuing to **ROLL IN STRONG!** 💙🎉

We'll be sharing dates, details, tickets and plenty more soon.

👇 **Tell us in the comments—which IOA event are YOU most excited to see return?**

08/20/2026

08/20/2026

Friends! Please pass this along

The deadline to submit your SUN Bucks application — online, by mail or by phone — is August 31, 2026.

🖥️ Apply online: VirginiaSunBucks.com
📬 Apply by mail: Print and mail your application from VirginiaSunBucks.com to: 5600 Cox Road, Glen Allen, VA 23060
📞 Apply by phone: Call the Virginia SUN Bucks Call Center at 866‑513‑1414 (toll‑free)

En español:
La fecha límite para enviar su solicitud de SUN Bucks — en línea, por correo o por teléfono — es el 31 de agosto de 2026.

🖥️ Solicite en línea: VirginiaSunBucks.com
📬 Solicite por correo: Imprima su formulario en VirginiaSunBucks.com y envíelo por correo a: 5600 Cox Road, Glen Allen, VA 23060
📞 Solicite por teléfono: Llame al Centro de Atención de Virginia SUN Bucks al 866-513-1414 (llamada gratuita).

08/18/2026

💙 Better Together — Learning So We Can Serve Better
In July, members of IOA had the opportunity to attend the Virginia Fund Raising Institute Conference, and we're grateful for the opportunity to learn alongside nonprofit and fundraising professionals from across the Commonwealth.

Why does fundraising education matter to IOA?

Because the need in our community continues to grow.

The Virginia Fund Raising Institute brings together nonprofit professionals for education and fellowship, with training designed to strengthen fundraising and nonprofit management.

For us, learning better fundraising strategies isn't simply about raising more money.
It's about making sure we can keep saying YES when a neighbor needs help.

🏡 Yes to helping someone remain safely in their home.
🪑 Yes to helping furnish a family's new beginning.
🛠️ Yes to repairs that restore safety and independence.
🤝 Yes to connecting our neighbors with resources and support.

After 60 years of service, we're still learning, still building relationships, and still looking for better ways to sustain this mission for the years ahead.

Because when the need grows, our commitment to meeting it must grow too. 💙

08/17/2026

🏡 **Sometimes staying safely at home begins with simply being able to get through the door.**

For many of our neighbors, steps that once seemed ordinary can become a barrier to safely entering and leaving their own homes.

That's where **Interfaith Rebuilds** comes in. 🛠️

Our ramps and accessibility projects provide more than a safer entrance. They can provide **independence, confidence, security, and the ability for families to remain together in the homes they love.**

Thank you, Interfaith Rebuilds team, for continuing to build more than ramps—you help build pathways to independence. 💙

Interested in volunteering with Interfaith Rebuilds? Give us a call at **434-846-6098** to learn how you can become part of the team Harry would love to welcome you on board!

08/13/2026

🎉 **LET'S TALK ABOUT WHAT'S COMING...**

Back-to-school season is here, which means everyone is getting ready for a new season.

And guess what?

**Your favorite nonprofit is getting ready too! 😉💙**

As IOA continues celebrating our **60th year of serving our neighbors**, we're heading into EVENT SEASON—and there is so much to look forward to!

🥸 **Mustaches 4 Kids**
We can't wait to find out who will represent IOA this year! We're incredibly grateful for our past participants who shaved, grew, raised funds, and had plenty of fun for a GREAT cause. Who's ready to cheer on this year's representatives?

🎨 **The Silent Art Auction**
It's coming back—and we're planning to make it **bigger than ever** as we celebrate 60 years! Beautiful art, community, and an opportunity to support the work happening through IOA? Yes, please!

🏈 **The Football Raffle Drawing**
You know we couldn't leave this one out! More information is coming, so football fans, stay tuned.

🏡🎄 **Downtown Lynchburg Historic Holiday Open House Tour**
And who could forget one of our favorite traditions? We LOVE hearing from those of you who practically plan your holiday season around this event. Historic Churches, Downtown Lynchburg, holiday beauty and community—it doesn't get much better!

**60 years deserves a celebration, and we're not slowing down now.**

So get ready, friends. Save some room on those calendars because this season we're continuing to **ROLL IN STRONG!** 💙🎉

We'll be sharing dates, details, tickets and plenty more soon.

👇 **Tell us in the comments—which IOA event are YOU most excited to see return?**

08/12/2026

💙 **COMMUNITY PARTNER SPOTLIGHT: One Community One Voice**

Today, we want to celebrate our friends at **One Community One Voice** and say thank you for their continued commitment to helping our neighbors.

The strongest communities aren't built by one organization doing everything.

They're built when people say:

**“What can we do together?”**

That's why partnerships throughout Central Virginia mean so much to us.

When organizations share resources, create opportunities, connect families with assistance, support young people, and simply show up for their neighbors, we create a stronger network of care for our entire community.

One Community One Voice continues to demonstrate what can happen when people come together with a heart to serve, and we're grateful to stand alongside organizations like them.

For 60 years, Interfaith Outreach Association has witnessed the power of community partnership firsthand.

Different organizations. Different programs. Different strengths. One community.

Thank you, One Community One Voice, for continuing to show up for our neighbors. We're grateful to serve alongside you!

08/12/2026

🎒💙 **Community Shows Up for Community!**

A huge **THANK YOU to our friends at One Community One Voice** for inviting IOA to be part of their **Back to School event on August 8 at the University of Lynchburg!**

There is something special about seeing organizations, families, volunteers, and community partners come together with one purpose: **helping our young people begin the school year supported, encouraged, and ready to succeed.**

We were grateful for the opportunity to be there, connect with our neighbors, share information about the resources available through IOA, and celebrate alongside so many others who care deeply about our community.

Thank you, One Community One Voice, for creating space for connection, resources, encouragement, and FUN! 🎉

We loved being part of it!

💙 **When a community comes together, everyone benefits.**

08/11/2026

What Is the National Alliance to End Homelessness?

The National Alliance to End Homelessness is a nonpartisan organization working to prevent and end homelessness across the United States.
Their work goes far beyond simply talking about the problem. The Alliance focuses on research, public policy, training, advocacy, and helping communities strengthen the systems they use to respond to homelessness.
That matters to us.
At IOA, we believe serving our neighbors well also means continuing to learn how we can serve them better.

The 2026 National Conference brought together people working on this issue from across the country—including practitioners, policymakers, advocates and philanthropy—to share best practices, discuss solutions, and learn from one another.

We were grateful to be there alongside our local partners from Miriam's House and the Community Access Network, representing a community that understands something very important:
We are stronger when we work together.

What we learn beyond Central Virginia can help strengthen what we do right here at home. 🏡💙

08/11/2026

Stronger Together for Our Community
Earlier this summer, members of IOA had the opportunity to attend the National Alliance to End Homelessness Conference alongside our community partners from Miriam's House and the Community Access Network.

We are incredibly grateful for opportunities to learn, listen, connect, and grow together as we work toward a common goal: helping our neighbors find greater stability and hope.

We are thankful for Miriam's House and the Community Access Network, and for the many organizations throughout our region that continue to collaborate rather than compete. When we serve together, our entire community becomes stronger.

And after 60 years of serving Central Virginia, we're still learning, still growing, and still committed to doing this work—together. 💙