The Thriving Family with Kathleen McMahon, Executive Vice President for Development and Communications at Northern Virginia Family Service

Kathleen McMahon, Executive Vice President for Development and Communications at Northern Virginia Family Service (NVSF), joins the Airmen Helping Airmen Podcast with John Farrell to talk about NVFS’s goals of providing service to humanity by supporting families and molding a successful future for them transactionally, transitionally and transformationally.

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The Northern Virginia Family Service, a nonprofit organization since its inception in 1924, is now almost 100 years in service to families and local communities. NVSF has evolved from handing out coal and coats during the Great Depression to assisting over 35,000 families and individuals every year. They offer foster care and adoption services, immigration legal services, mental health, workforce development like Escala, and lots more.
Kathleen McMahon is the Executive Vice President for Development and Communications at Northern Virginia Family Service. She directs resources, supports over 325 employees in 13 regional locations, and drives strategies for all private philanthropic fundraising. She previously worked at the Student Conservation Association (SCA) as the Senior Director, was the Chief Operating Officer & Chief of Staff at Civic Enterprises, and was the Program Development Specialist at Work, Achievement, Values & Education, Inc. (WAVE). Kathleen is a Change Agent and Social Sector Leader and a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania with an MSc degree in NGO/Nonprofit Leadership. She is also a member of Leadership Greater Washington’s Class of 2022 and a mother to three daughters.

Key takeaways

The CARE Awards aim to give recognition to companies as responsive employers who look after the well-being of their employees, provide support to them, and make the community a place to live, work, and thrive.
The Air Force Aid Society is a multi-time winner of the CARE Awards.
CARE applications are open starting this Friday until June 20th at 11:59 PM.
The 30th anniversary of the CARE Awards will hold in person on Friday, November 4, 2022.
“There’s no wrong door to enter our organization and get help”. To combat multi-generational poverty, NVFS offers a wide range of integrated services such as foster care and adoption, early childhood development, health and wellbeing, housing, immigration legal services, mental health, youth initiatives, and workforce development like Escala.
The annual NVFS Road to Independence Gala is an event for celebrating our impact, in conjunction with donors, partners, and volunteers, on neighbors and the community. It is also an opportunity to offer support through donations and sponsorships.
NVFS Road to Independence Gala holds at 6:00 PM on Friday, May 13, 2022, at The Pavilions at Wolf Trap.
The annual Back2School Drive is aimed to provide thousands of students with school supplies every August.
Get involved and volunteer here.

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Quotes

“Our hope is that we can create integrated services that can disrupt multi-generational poverty.”

“Reach out and make that phone call and take that step forward.”

“At the end of the day, it's about the families that we're helping and being a small part of making their lives better and easier if we can.”

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