November 4, 2024
Covering Annandale, Bailey's Crossroads, Lincolnia, and Seven Corners in Fairfax County, Virginia
Pinecrest School

Tag: homeless

Supportive housing project to replace emergency family shelter in Seven Corners

#Annandale, #Board of Supervisors, #families, #homeless, #housing, #land use, #Seven Corners

The Patrick Henry Family Shelter Fairfax County plans to demolish the Patrick Henry Family Shelter in Seven Corners and replace it with a new shelter, called Patrick Henry Place, with 16 permanent supportive housing units. On June 23, the Board of Supervisors approved a motion to advertise a public hearing on eminent domain proceedings for … Continued

County is providing space at hotels for homeless people with coronavirus

#Annandale, #Bailey's Crossroads, #coronavirus, #health, #homeless

The Bailey’s Shelter and Supportive Housing facility opened in November 2019 in Bailey’s Crossroads. Fairfax County has secured three hotels for homeless people who tested positive for COVID-19, have COVID-19 symptoms, or have been exposed to someone who tested positive, reports Board of Supervisors Chair Jeffrey McKay. These hotels have a total of 223 rooms … Continued

Yang Gang hosts coat drive

#Annandale, #homeless, #politics, #volunteers

The Northern Virginia Yang Gang, a group of volunteers who support businessman Andrew Yang’s presidential campaign, are holding a coat drive to benefit Shelter House, a nonprofit that assists homeless.families and victims of domestic violence. The coat drive started Dec. 18 and will end Dec. 23. New or mildly used coats, gloves, hats, scarfs, and … Continued

Guests at new Bailey’s shelter share their stories of homelessness

#government services, #homeless, #housing
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Robert, a guest at the new Bailey’s shelter, at the reception desk.  Relationships gone bad, alcoholism, overwhelming grief, and bad luck – those are some of the reasons people ended up at the new homeless shelter on Seminary Road in Bailey’s Crossroads. The brand-new Bailey’s Crossroads Shelter and Supportive Housing, as the facility is officially … Continued

Clothing drive seeks socks and pajamas

#charity, #homeless

Help keep homeless adults and needy children warm this winter: Annandale realtor Vivianne Couts is again asking the public to donate socks for the homeless and has added a Jammies for Juniors drive to collect pajamas for kids. New, packaged socks for adults or kids and PJs for kids can be brought to PR Performance … Continued

New Bailey’s shelter serves most vulnerable members of the community

#Bailey's Crossroads, #government services, #homeless, #housing
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The nearly completed Bailey’s Shelter and Supportive Housing facility on Seminary Road in Bailey’s Crossroads includes 18 apartments for people transitioning out of homelessness, as well as emergency lodging for 52 men and women. The community will be invited to an open house at the shelter on Nov. 23. Each supportive housing unit has a … Continued

Panhandlers share their stories

#charity, #homeless
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Kenneth Dean Miller in Annandale. The recent Board of Supervisors action to consider ways to restrict panhandling has shined a lot on the people who work the medians in local roadways to solicit money. We spoke with two panhandlers recently to learn what drove them to rely on the generosity of strangers. Here are their stories. … Continued

Church members fix up homes for residents who can no longer do the work themselves

#churches, #community events, #homeless, #property maintenance, #volunteers
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A Rebuilding Together volunteer paints the garage door at the Hua’s house in Mason District. Dozens of volunteers fixed up two houses in Mason District April 27 as part of Annandale Christian Community for Action’s (ACCA) Rebuilding Together program. At one of the homes, volunteers painted the exterior and interior, did some yardwork, and installed grab … Continued

Temporary homeless shelter takes over vacant Macy’s building in Landmark Mall

#Alexandria, #homeless, #Landmark, #redevelopment
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The children’s play area in the Carpenter’s Shelter in Landmark Mall. The old Macy’s store in Landmark Mall – once filled with racks of dresses, cashier stations, and mannequins – has been transformed into a temporary homeless shelter. One vestige of the old Macy’s remains: the dingy carpet has not been replaced. The Howard Hughes Co., which is planning … Continued

Homeless population rose from 2017 to 2018

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The future site of the Bailey’s Crossroads shelter and transitional housing facility on Seminary Road. Although the point-in-time count of homeless people was up slightly on Jan. 24, 2018, in the Fairfax County/Falls Church area compared to the previous year, the homeless population has been steadily decreasing over the past 10 years. There were 987 … Continued

Donate socks for the homeless

#homeless, #volunteers

Sock and food collection boxes at PR Performance Fitness. When it comes to donating for the homeless, the most needed but least donated item is socks. You can close that gap by contributing to the sock drive organized by Annandale real estate agents Vivianne Couts and Jenny Arias of Coldwell Banker. Brand-new socks can be … Continued