West African Community Collaborative

West African Community Collaborative Linking Our West African community with resources, youth programs, adult programs, and collaborating with local churches, and Associations.

Leading initiatives and bridging the gap...helping families navigate
the school system, county resources, and community resources
in Northern Virginia. The West African Community Collaborative (WACC) is a collaborative civil association of community organizations; nonprofit, faith-based and direct-service organizations that provide services to the African community in Northern Virginia. Referral

s received by WACC are serviced by individual member-organizations within the collaborative, and partnerships with local schools and the county. Member organizations include:



•Guiding the Journey; youth leadership and college admissions specialists


•Ngozi; Community fundraising and event organization


•Heritage & Multicultural Services; Mental health advocates


•Dark is Lovely; Youth personal development organization


•African Post Newspaper; local community media organization




WACC specializes in working with the West African immigrant community, who may not know about or understand resources and civil processes due to language, cultural, and status barriers. WACC sponsors various grassroots community events that engage the African community such as Guiding the Journey’s summer college program that has helped 100s of students navigate the college admissions process; the Baffour soccer tournament which raises funds for various causes affecting the community; and various workshops on resume building, access to healthcare, and youth empowerment. The collaborative, through it’s specialized programming, educates and provides workshops to Adults and youth in the areas of mentoring, youth programs, adult programs, county and community resources, to encourage and create cultural engagement in their neighborhoods. The Collaborative members serve on committees that address cultural issues, education, workforce development, human services, and community-building programs. Within this framework, the members in WACC strive to serve a broad range of closely inter-related challenges that face the West African community as a whole. The collaborative is volunteer-run, volunteer-funded and volunteer-led. In addition to member organizations, it consists of volunteers from schools, community members, FCPS parent liaisons, and support from Fairfax county Neighborhood and Community Services. Since 2011, we’ve provided more than 10,000 volunteer hours to educate our African community and help bridge the gap with county and community resources and to promote youth leadership. Over the years the collaborative has received many requests and inquiries from members the community, faith-based groups and county agencies to provide, facilitate, and organize workshops that address the needs of the African community. We have provided over 50 workshops since the collaborative was established in November 2011. We provide workshops in our community in the areas of:

•Access to community and county resources


•Interpretation Services


•Youth college preparation and leadership skills


•Adult education about healthcare

Please Help Locate Him!
01/28/2024

Please Help Locate Him!

Please Help Find Our Brother
01/28/2024

Please Help Find Our Brother

04/04/2017
Thank you WACC Team, workshop, Thanksgiving giveaway, Youth mentorship!
11/20/2016

Thank you WACC Team, workshop, Thanksgiving giveaway, Youth mentorship!

11/18/2016
The first day of our Saturday School mentorship program at Walt Whitman middle school in Fairfax County was a smashing s...
04/05/2016

The first day of our Saturday School mentorship program at Walt Whitman middle school in Fairfax County was a smashing success! The kids loved it, and were engaged the whole time. We talked about who's a "real African" and a regular "African"...lots of identity issues to unpack.

http://www.waccusa.org/ #!WACC-Parent-Workshop-at-Walt-Whitman-Middle-School-met-with-major-success/c13hk/56df6af10cf267...
03/09/2016

http://www.waccusa.org/ #!WACC-Parent-Workshop-at-Walt-Whitman-Middle-School-met-with-major-success/c13hk/56df6af10cf267d0f2d58962

WACC's Saturday School workshop pilot program parent orientation at Walt Whitman Middle School was met by smashing success. WACC has partnered with Walt Whit...

02/18/2016

FREE Dental Work for adults without insurance!

It is time for the thirteenth annual Mission of Mercy Dental Project (free dental care for adults at Northern Virginia Community College.) Free dental care will be provided to adults with income at or below 200% of Federal Poverty Guidelines. Dental care is generally limited to one service per client and may include a filling, cleaning, extraction, or root canal. Bridges, dentures, crowns, implants are not provided. Specific service to be performed will be determined during triage on the day of the event.

The MOM event is located at:
NVCC - Medical Education Campus
6699 Springfield Center Drive
Springfield, Virginia

Available Dates are:
Friday, March 11th
Saturday, March 12th
(Specific Appointment Times will be provided at a later time)

· Child care will not be provided, please leave children at home with an adult. If a parent brings a child without someone to watch them they will be turned away.

· Arrive 1/2 hour before your appointment time

· Bring some form of picture identification and their confirmation letter to the appointment

· Be prepared to spend half a day or more at the event (bring a snack and reading materials!)

Please share with those who may be interested!
02/18/2016

Please share with those who may be interested!

01/18/2016

Get qualified information at the upcoming Health Infomation and Enrollment Fair. The last day to enroll for Health Care is January 31st, 2016! Don't wait, enrol...

01/14/2016

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Alexandria, VA
22309

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(571) 210-0387

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