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The FACETS Pantry
The FACETS Pantry Needs Your Help!
With more and more people struggling to make ends meet, please consider donating to FACETS pantry.
Currently, FACETS is seeing an increased need for the following items:-- Juice
-- Water
-- Ramen Noodles or Cup o' Noodles
-- Hearty Soups (preferably not condensed soups that require extra ingredients or water/milk; pop tops are especially appreciated)
-- Canned Meats (vienna sausages, chicken, tuna, turkey, etc)
-- Peanut Butter
-- Tents
-- Wipes (small/individual packs)
-- Sleeping Bags
-- Lotion (not travel size)
For more information about donating items to FACETS, please click here. _________________
Volunteer Opportunities
-- Interested in teaching a motivated 16-year-old how to play the piano? FACETS is currently looking for someone to provide free piano lessons to one of our clients living near GMU. Please contact us if you're interested! -- Licensed Clinical MSW Volunteer - A
volunteer is needed to provide supervision to social workers in need of
hours to obtain licensure, and assist with case staffing. Hours are
flexible based on our normal workweek, Monday through Friday, 8:30 am
to 5:00 pm. Please contact us if you're interested!-- Relate Program Intern is
needed to facilitate a teen dating abuse prevention program in an afterschool
recreational setting. Youth (ages 13-18) work in a group setting to enhance
self-confidence in relationship choices and problem solving skills. This
internship would be ideal for students interested in Social Work, Sociology,
Women's Studies, or other related majors. Please contact us if you're interested! ______________________________
To make a confidential donation by check, click here.
To visit the FACETS website for more information about ways to donate, please click here.
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FACETS has a new website design! Click here to view it.
FACETS
10565 Fairfax Blvd.,
Suite 10
Fairfax, VA 22030
703-352-5090
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Dear FACETS friends,
Welcome to the March issue of The Open Door. As always, many thanks to all of you for your continued dedication to FACETS' mission to end homelessness in Fairfax County. Thanks to the support and dedication of more than 1,000 volunteers, more than 40 faith communities, and the Fairfax County government, FACETS' Hypothermia Prevention Response Program sheltered and fed more than 300 men and women who might otherwise have spent the winter months in the bitter cold. Thank you! FACETS is very excited to announce our new Executive Director, Amanda Andere, who will begin on April 6, 2009! She is extremely talented and we are looking forward to her leadership as FACETS continues to provide critical services and programs for the thousands of people who are homeless or living in one of three public housing communities (Robinson Square, Ragan Oaks, and Barros Circle) in Fairfax County. Interested in meeting the new Executive Director of FACETS? If you would like to meet Amanda, please come to FACETS' Connections of the Heart Benefit Breakfast on May 5, 2009 at the Waterford, Fair Oaks. Scroll down for more details! To register for the Breakfast, please click here!Please check out FACETS' new website for up-to-date information about all of our programs, services, and volunteer opportunities. Thank you for all of your support! We hope you will continue helping FACETS move people out of homelessness and into homes.
Best wishes,
Tycie Young
Director of Charitable Giving and Communications
703-272-3710 tyoung@FacetsCares.org
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UPCOMING EVENTS!
Connections of the Heart Benefit Breakfast
You are invited to FACETS' Connections of the Heart Benefit Breakfast, May 5, 2009 at The Waterford, Fair Oaks, in Fairfax, VA (12025 Lee Jackson Memorial Highway
Fairfax, VA 22033)! 
Please
invite your friends! The Breakfast is a free event and is a wonderful
way to learn more about FACETS' programs. Additionally, it is a great opportunity to meet FACETS' new Executive Director, Amanda Andere, and Chairman Sharon Bulova of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors! In addition to hearing from Chairman Bulova and Amanda Andere, there will be multiple client
speakers who will share their personal stories about how FACETS has helped them on their road back to self-sufficiency. When: May 5, 2009 Where: The Waterford, Fair Oaks, in Fairfax VA
Networking Hour: 6:30 am - 7:30 am
Breakfast: 7:30 am - 8:30 am
Please arrive no later than 7am for check-in. Please RSVP for the Breakfast by clicking here!
For more information, please contact Amy Green, Director of Community Resources, at 703-352-3268. FACETS Family Movie Day!Show your support for FACETS while enjoying sneak
previews of two incredibly produced Christian family movies on April 4,
2009 at NOVA, Ernst Cultural Center, on the Annandale Campus. For the
discounted price of $5/person, you can watch one or both of these
family-oriented movies that will be releasing nationwide in theaters in
September 2009. Thanks to a partnership with SEVEN Christian and
Entertainment Industry, all proceeds will go to FACETS!
Where: NOVA, the Annandale Campus, at the Ernst Cultural Center
Date: April 4, 2009 Time: 11:30 am - 1:15pm and 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
What: "The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry" - 11:30 am - 1:15 pm"The Time Changer" - 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Please tell your friends and family! This is a wonderful way to support FACETS while also enjoying a day at the movies. Interested in watching the trailers for these two amazing movies? Want to RSVP? Please click here! |
PROGRAM SPOTLIGHT
Another Successful Year for the Hypothermia Prevention Response Program!
The Hypothermia Prevention
Response Program concluded on March 17th, after successfully sheltering more
than 300 men and women from the bitter cold this winter. The program
entered its fifth year this winter, running from November 23, 2008 - March 18, 2009
and once again relied on the commitment of area faith communities and more than
1,000 volunteers to open up their hearts and doors to people who were in
need. By providing shelter, hot meals, and the fellowship of friends, the
men and women who volunteered in this program truly saved lives this
winter. Thank you!
The following are just a few of the comments and words of thanks from guests
who participated in the 2008-2009 program.
"Both the FACETS staff and church people were inspirational. Thank you for keeping us safe and warm this winter." -- Anonymous
"Thanks for all of your BIG HEARTS!" -- Sincerely, Allen
"Having a place to stay and warm food to eat was excellent!! -- Anonymous
"The volunteers at the churches were very welcoming and tried to make dinner as pleasant as possible given the circumstances. I really appreciated the dinners and having a place to stay. It enabled me to save money so I could find a shared living-arrangement. Thanks so much for all that you did for us." -- Anonymous
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