March 6, 2026
Covering Annandale, Bailey's Crossroads, Lincolnia, and Seven Corners in Fairfax County, Virginia
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Tag: seniors

NV Rides provides free rides for seniors to Jewish Community Center

#aging, #community organizations, #seniors, #volunteers

The JCCNV NV Rides, a program that recruits volunteers to transport non-driving senior adults to medical appointments, is expanding. Beginning in October, the program will launch J Rides, a free volunteer-supported program to help seniors attend exercise classes and educational and social events at the Jewish Community Center of Northern Virginia. J Rides is aimed … Continued

HOA files suit to block relocation of homeless shelter to Lincolnia

#courts, #homeless, #land use, #Lincolnia, #neighborhood groups, #Planning Commission, #seniors
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The entrance to Stonegate at Landmark on N. Chambliss Street. The Stonegate at Landmark Homeowners Association filed a lawsuit July 12 against the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors in an attempt to halt the county’s plan to temporarily relocate the Bailey’s Crossroads homeless shelter to the backyard of the Lincolnia Senior Center. The suit, filed … Continued

Mason land use committee votes against homeless shelter relocation

#crime, #homeless, #land use, #Lincolnia, #neighborhood groups, #Planning Commission, #safety, #seniors
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Lincolnia residents who oppose a temporary homeless shelter in their neighborhood stage a protest in front of the Lincolnia Senior Center June 24. [Mark Fraser] Lincolnia residents who have been fighting a Fairfax County plan to move the Bailey’s Crossroads homeless shelter to a field behind the Lincolnia Senior Center achieved an interim victory June … Continued

An open letter to Mason District residents on the homeless shelter relocation

#homeless, #land use, #Mason District, #neighborhood groups, #redevelopment, #seniors
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The following open letter to the residents of Mason District was written by Deborah Fraser, Kathy Hoyt, Lynn Bostain, Christine Trapnell, and Carol Turner, who oppose Fairfax County’s plans to relocate the Bailey’s Crossroads Community Shelter to a site at the Lincolnia Senior Center. This piece reflects the views of the authors, not the Annandale … Continued

Strong security measures proposed for homeless shelter

#homeless, #land use, #Lincolnia, #neighborhood groups, #seniors
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A temporarily homeless shelter would be installed on this field at the rear of the Lincolnia Senior Center. A consultant hired by Fairfax County to assess the security needs of the Lincolnia Senior Center and the relocated Bailey’s homeless shelter calls for surveillance cameras, armed security guards, and metal detectors. The county is proposing to … Continued

Priest retirement home will be expanded

#churches, #religion, #seniors

St. Rosa of Lima Priest’s Retirement Villa. The retirement home for Catholic priests at 4597 Ravensworth Road in Annandale is being expanded. The home currently houses seven priests, most of them in their 70s or 80s, and the addition will have six new apartments.  It is expected to be completed in October, says Sister Kathryn … Continued

County officials respond to concerns about Lincolnia homeless shelter

#community organizations, #government services, #homeless, #Lincolnia, #Mason District, #seniors
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The field where the Bailey’s Crossroads Community Shelter will be temporarily located. The Charleston Square community is the rear, and the Lincolnia Senior Center is to the right. Fairfax County officials attempted to reassure Lincolnia residents at a community meeting April 11 that a temporary homeless shelter planned for their community will have effective security … Continued