Adult Needs Committee Meeting
2025-07-30 11:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York)
This session will look at what is needed to accomplish the opening of an emergency shelter for women and children. Advice from fellow agencies is welcome and appreciated. This meeting will be held in person, location TBD.

Annual Awards Luncheon
2025-07-31 11:00 - 13:00
By invitation only.

Celebrations! Due
2025-08-04 12:00, 2025-09-08 12:00, 2025-10-07 12:00
Celebrations! is a newsletter for staff and members to share good news in their lives–things like birthdays, anniversaries, accomplishments, achievements, awards, graduations, vacations, etc. If it is news that makes you happy, it is a celebration! Submit your good news and/or photos to celeste@warrencoalition.org for this month’s Celebrations! newsletter.

National Night Out
2025-08-05 17:00 - 20:00 | Downtown Front Royal, VA, Front Royal, Virginia, United States
Help host our booth and hand out drug safety materials!

Celebrate Kids Day Meeting
2025-08-06 11:30 - 12:30, 2025-08-27 11:30 - 12:30
Anyone who is interested in helping to plan Celebrate Kids Day is invited to attend this virtual meeting. Contact celeste@warrencoalition.org to learn more.

Community Fun Day
2025-08-09 10:00 - 14:00 | Warren County High School, 155 Westminster Drive, Front Royal, Virginia, 22630, United States
This event is being put on by Warren County Public Schools. We need volunteers to help host the Coalition booth and play games with kids! We would like to split this into two shifts; 9:30 am to 12 noon and 12 noon to 2:30 pm. Email celeste@warrencoalition.org by August 5th if you can help.

Pool Party
2025-08-10 07:30 - 21:30 | Claude A. Stokes Jr. Community Pool, 1000 Stadium Drive, Front Royal, Virginia, 22630, United States
A free pool party for Warren County students entering grades sixth through eight this fall!

Young Life will be there to add to the fun!

The Coalition will accept donations of nonperishable food for those in need. This includes pasta, rice, cereal, meat or fish in pouches, and canned vegetables, meats, and fruits.

Supervision is provided; parents are welcome to stay but are not required to do so. For more information, email wc@warrencoalition.org.

Trauma-Informed Certification Training (FULL)
2025-08-14 09:00 - 15:30 | Warren County Community Center, 538 Villa Avenue, Front Royal, Virginia, 22630, United States
Note: This class has reached capacity. The registration link still works, but all those registering after July 6, 2025 will be placed on a waiting list.

Warren Coalition will offer a free Trauma-Informed Certification Class (Course 1) on August 14th from 9 am to 3:30 pm at Warren County Community Center.

Trauma-Informed Training provides you with a different perspective when working with outers, enabling you to approach yourself and others from a place of understanding. You will better understand the science behind trauma, the lifelong impacts trauma can have on your mental and physical health, and how to approach others whose trauma history is unknown.

Attendees must attend the full session to receive a Trauma-Informed Certification. This course is offered free of charge to community members. The class will be taught in person by Christa Shifflett, Executive Director of the Warren Coalition. It will not be recorded. There will be a 30-minute lunch break, but lunch will not be provided.

click here to register for waitlist

Roundtable Submissions Due
2025-08-25 12:00, 2025-09-29 12:00
The Coalition Roundtable is a newsletter for all members to share upcoming events and important updates from their agencies/organizations/businesses. Send your submission to celeste@warrencoalition.org.

General Membership Meeting
2025-08-28 12:00 - 13:00
The General Membership Meeting will take place in-person at the Warren County Community Center at 358 Villa Ave. Lunch is provided; RSVP required. A virtual option is available. Contact Christa Shifflet (christa@warrencoalition.org) for more information or for a link to the meeting.

Recovery Celebration Picnic
2025-09-13 12:00 - 14:00
PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED. September is Recovery Month, so let’s celebrate all those in recovery! You are invited to the Warren Coalition Recovery Celebration Picnic, where we will fellowship, celebrate those in recovery, and of course eat great food! This is an informal event that is open to all. Bring a dish to share (if you cannot bring a dish, come anyway); hamburgers and hot dogs will be provided by Warren Coalition.

You must pre-register at http://bit.ly/sept13picnic (so we know how much food to purchase).

Trauma-Informed Certification Class
2025-09-18 09:00 - 15:30 | Warren County Community Center, 538 Villa Avenue, Front Royal, Virginia, 22630, United States
Click here to register

Children & Families Meeting
2025-09-25 12:00 - 13:00
This month’s meeting will include in-person preparation for Celebrate Kids Day.

Celebrate Kids Day
2025-09-28 13:00 - 16:00 | Warren County Health and Human Services, 465 West 15th St., Front Royal, Virginia, 22630, United States
Celebrate Kids Day has become a favorite local event! Come enjoy inflatable rides, pony rides, a petting zoo, pumpkin painting, face painting, and dozens of games (and prizes too!) all for just $1 per child. We will have a DJ and demonstrations from local groups. Dozens of agencies from around Warren County will bring games to play and have information to share with parents. And of course, the pitch burst will return this year, with local celebrities already answering the call to participate!

Additional fees: Cake Walk $1, Basket Bonanza $5 for an arm’s length of tickets.

Mental Health & Community Resources Fair @ Laurel Ridge Community College
2025-10-07 10:30 - 13:00
Warren Coalition staff will participate in LRCC’s Mental Health & Community Resources Fair at the Middletown campus on Tuesday, October 7th.

Fundraising Committee Meeting
2025-10-09 02:30 - 16:00
Those interested in helping Warren Coalition meet their fundraising goals and a $15,000 matching gift challenge are welcome to attend this meeting. It will be held at the Coalition offices. Contact Celeste Brooks for more information.

TRIAD Senior Expo
2025-10-09 10:00 - 14:00
Warren Coalition staff will be in attendance at the 2025 Senior Expo at the Elks Lodge in Front Royal, VA, on Thursday, October 9th, from 10 am to 2 pm. Stop by our table for free drug safety supplies.

Red Ribbon Week
2025-10-23 00:01 - 2025-10-31 23:59
Red Ribbon Week is a national event held annually in honor of DEA Agent Enrique Camarena, who was murdered by drug cartels in 1985. There are many ways to participate in Red Ribbon Week, the simplest being to wear a red ribbon to help promote drug education and prevention awareness. Learn more on the Red Ribbon website.

Adult Needs Committee
2025-10-30 10:00 - 11:00
This committee addresses housing needs, transportation needs, and food insecurity within Warren County. It brings together various agencies and individuals within the community who would like to help with these issues or who are already working to address them and desire to coordinate and possibly obtain assistance from other agencies. Current topics include transitional housing for families and an anticipated increase in food insecurity. Come prepared to share information about yourself and your work in the community. This meeting takes place virtually. For the link information, email christa@warrencoalition.org.

CANCELED--HJB Resilience Bingo
2025-11-06 17:15 - 19:00
Families who registered for this event may instead attend the Resilience Bingo scheduled at LFK Elementary School on November 18th.

Resilience Bingo & Family Dinner at LFK
2025-11-18 17:30 - 19:15
Join us for five rounds of bingo and a dinner of spaghetti, meat sauce, salad, garlic bread, and dessert! While we play bingo, children will learn important lessons about resilience. Plus, we have TONS of PRIZES, including board games and gift cards! Register at bit.ly/lfkbingo

General Membership Meeting
2025-12-04 12:00 - 13:00
The General Membership Meeting takes place quarterly. It addresses the business of the Coalition and ways in which the Coalition can support the community. Local agencies are encouraged to send a representative to these meetings and consider becoming part of the Coalition to prevent drug use among our youth, promote recovery among local adults, and build community resilience in large and small ways. This meeting takes place in person, lunch provided, RSVP required. Email christa@warrencoalition.org for more information.

Warren County Unplugged!
2026-03-06 18:00 - 2026-03-07 18:00
Warren Coalition is coordinating Warren County’s participation in the Global Day of Unplugging! Make plans to put the cell phones down and engage in real life during this 24-hour period. If your organization is interested in participating, email us! You can offer a special activity, a workshop, a sale…the possibilities are endless, and we’re happy to talk with you about it!

Let's Get Cheesy!
2026-06-05 18:00 - 22:00 | Celebration Hall, North Warren Fire Station, 266 Rockland Ct, Front Royal, Virginia, 22630, United States
The night of cheesy gooey goodness and campy fun is back! Save the date and watch for more information! (Times subject to change; date and location are final.)

Celebrate Kids Day 2026
2026-09-27 13:00 - 16:00
Save the date for the 13th annual Celebrate Kids Day event! If you are interested in becoming a vendor, providing a student-led demonstration, being part of the planning team, or volunteering for the event, contact Celeste Brooks via email or at 540-660-3367.
