Community Outreach

Sister School

Great Falls Elementary partners with Glen Forest Elementary in a sister school program. Our sister school program is an important community outreach endeavor focused on helping students and families in need from Glen Forest Elementary, a culturally diverse school in Falls Church with a population of approximately 1,100 children from 47 different countries who speak over 39 different languages. Each year, the GFES PTA Sister School Committee, in partnership with our school counselors and Student Council Association (SCA), organizes 2-3 outreach drives to help support the current needs of the Glen Forest students. For more information about our community outreach programs, contact communityoutreach@gfespta.com. 

Embry Rucker Food Donations

GFES PTA partners with The Embry Rucker Community Shelter in Reston to donate qualifying uneaten food from the Great Falls Elementary school cafeteria. Food is delivered by volunteers weekly. The Embry Rucker Community Shelter is a residential shelter that provides healthy, safe, emergency housing for families and single men and women. For more information about our community outreach programs, contact communityoutreach@gfespta.com.