Friends of the Alexandria Mental Health Center Seeks Board Members

Join Friends’ Board and make sure mental health matters in Alexandria

If you care about mental health, the Alexandria community, and collaborating with fellow residents to make sure our most vulnerable residents have a chance to thrive, then consider joining the Board of Friends of the Alexandria Mental Health Center. For a minimal amount of time each month, you can make a tremendous difference in the lives of low-income Alexandrians with mental health conditions, developmental disabilities and substance addictions, as well as their families.

The Friends Board is an all-volunteer group of residents that oversees the administration of one of Alexandria’s top mental health charities. Working closely with the City’s Department of Community and Human Services, we help Alexandrians who are struggling to cover basic life needs—such as medicine, housing, transportation, and education—on their path to recovery.

We are currently looking for additional Board members who have deep ties to the community, as well as the time and passion to work on meaningful projects, attend regular Board meetings, and engage with City leaders on how to make Alexandria a leader in community mental health.

Friends has no paid staff, so board members share the day-to-day work needed to accomplish its various goals. Board members work on average 10 hours per month and participate in the following ways:

• Assisting with our efforts to maintain and increase donations from individuals, community groups, and foundations to help fill the special and emergency needs of low-income Alexandrians of all ages who are participating in mental health services through the Alexandria Department of Community and Human Services.  Donating to Friends within your ability to do so. 

• Attending board meetings (currently on Zoom) the second Wednesday of each month at 6 p.m. from September through May as well as occasional committee meetings to assess policies, plan events, and monitor operations

• Helping in the operation of our organization 

• Attending community events to reduce stigma as well as City Council public hearings to advocate for mental health care

Interested candidates, please contact friendsofamhc@gmail.com

Friends of the Alexandria Mental Health Center, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit created in 1984, provides financial help and hope to Alexandrians receiving City services for mental health conditions, substance use disorders, and developmental disabilities.