Tuesday, April 9, 2013
Fairfax County human services officials say more funds are needed for housing and other programs.
Fairfax County officials have said the impacts of sequestration are largely unknown, but for some of the county's low-income residents that's no longer true: Last week, the cuts forced the county to stop issuing Section 8 vouchers for affordable housing to families in need. Officials say that up to 150 families in the county might not be getting housing vouchers that will help them pay their rent. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development provides funding to the county for the program, but the budget sequester has put that in jeopardy. The county stopped issuing vouchers earlier this month and while some residents were able to get help at the last minute, others might not be so fortunate. These cuts directly impact organizations…
Wednesday, April 3, 2013
Officials will highlight successes, challenges in full report to the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments on April 10.
Fairfax County’s homeless population has declined 12 percent in the last year and 26 percent since 2007, according to a new report from the Fairfax-Falls Church Community Partnership to Prevent and End Homelessness. The Connection reports that according to agency’s annual “point-in-time” survey, the number of homeless people in the county has decreased by 184, from 1,534 in 2012 to 1,350 in 2013. The number of homeless has also decreased by 463 since 2007, down from 1,813. The count was conducted over a one-day period in January, per requirements from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Only people who are literally homeless and living in shelters, transitional housing or on the street are counted in the survey. This …
Friday, December 7, 2012
Fairfax Supervisors commend students' participation in "Fast Shacks" last summer.
After Fairfax and Vienna youth raised awareness for homelessness over the summer by constructing makeshift shelters from discarded materials and sleeping under the stars, they were recognized Tuesday for their efforts before the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors. About 50 middle and high school students from Emmanuel Lutheran, Fairfax Presbyterian and Vienna Presbyterian Churches were honored for their participation in the “Fast Shacks” program. Students spent a day building their shelters from cardboard, wood, tarp, twine and other recycled materials. The youths were split up into teams and allotted a $5 budget for the building supplies, but many were foraged. They also abstained from solid foods during construction and through the …
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Tuesday, March 6, 2012
As of Jan. 26, 2011, 1,549 people in the county were homeless.
The number of homeless people in Fairfax County has decreased about 14 percent since 2007, according to the Fairfax-Falls Church Community Partnership to Prevent and End Homelessness. Partnership Chairman Michael O’Reilly presented an update on his organization’s 10-year plan to end homelessness in the area on Tuesday during the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors meeting. As of Jan. 26, 2011, there were 1,549 homeless people in the county, he said, down from 1,800 in 2007. The 10-year plan’s ultimate goal is to make affordable housing accessible to “every person who is homeless or at risk of being homeless” by Dec. 31, 2018. Of those 1,549 people, 883 were persons in families and 666 were single adults. According to the presentation, 60 …
Jane Morey Picardi
10:09 pm on Tuesday, April 9, 2013
This is what Mr. Obama calls a "crisis". It is designed to make the public think this decision was made by a republican congress. His motivation in coordination with the mass media is to make the less fortunate feel they can not survive without help from the government. In turn, earning life long supporters of his policies that keep the less fortunate down rather than creating jobs in the private… more ›