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The FACETS Pantry Needs Your Help!
Please consider donating:
Camping Supplies
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Tents (2-4 person size)
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Tarps (preferably heavy-weight, brown or green)
- Can Openers
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Umbrellas
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Ponchos
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Sleeping Bags
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Bug spray
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Flash lights
Baby
Supplies
-Diapers (especially sizes 5 and 6)
-Baby formula
-Wipes
Non-Perishable
Food Items:
***** Spaghetti
***** Hearty soups (pop-tops preferred)
***** Ramen Noodels
-Canned
meats (Vienna
sausages, tuna, chicken, etc)
-Canned
fruits and vegetables
-Pasta
-Peanut
butter and jelly
-Juice
boxes
-Bottled
water
Hygiene
Items and Other Needed Supplies:
***** Deoderant
***** Laundry Detergent
-Shampoo
and conditioner (not travel size)
-Toothbrushes
and toothpaste
-Soap
-Feminine
hygiene products
-Disposable
razors
-Shaving
cream
-Kitchen
trash bags
If you have any items you wish to donate or you would
like to organize a drive for items, please let us know! Our main office is
open from 8:30 am to 5 pm, Monday through Friday, and we are happy to accept
any of the listed donations, or discuss donation options during this
time! Please call Carrie Idol,
the Volunteer Manager, for more information (703-352-5090).
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You may also make a financial donation to provide "Welcome Kits" to new Supportive Housing clients. For more information, please email Tycie Young or call 703-272-3710.
For more information about donating items to FACETS, please click here. ______________________________
To make a safe & secure online donation by credit card, click here.
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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Shop at Joy Unlimited and help support FACETS!
Every time you shop at Joy Unlimited (which is conveniently located at 10400 Main St. in Fairfax City) just mention FACETS' name and they will send 10% of the sale to support FACETS' mission to end homelessness!
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FACETS
10565 Fairfax Blvd.,
Suite 10
Fairfax, VA 22030
703-352-5090
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Dear FACETS Friends,
Each day, homeless families and individuals come to the FACETS office in search of food, emergency supplies, employment assistance, medical attention, and counseling, but...most of all...they come in search of hope. Thanks to the support of people like you, FACETS' staff is able to provide that hope and meet the growing needs of thousands of people who are homeless each year.
As home foreclosures and job layoffs continue, FACETS would like to expand our presence within the community so that people in need know where they can go for help and people who are interested in getting involved in the movement to end homelessness can learn more about FACETS' services. If you have a few minutes, please consider filling out FACETS' brief on-line survey to help us evaluate how we can more effectively reach out to our supporters and spread the word about homelessness to our neighbors. The survey is operated through the secure site, SurveyMonkey, and we would really appreciate your help!
Please contact Tycie Young at 703-352-5090
or visit FACETS'
website for up-to-date volunteer opportunities, pantry needs, and ways to
contribute financially. Thank you for your support!
All the best, The FACETS family
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Save the Date!
The Fall for FACETS Auction will be held on
November 14, 2009
Mark your calendars! You are invited to the Annual Fall for FACETS Auction, November 14, 2009 at The Northern Virginia Community College, Ernst Cultural Center.
The Auction will feature a wine tasting, delicious food, and both a silent and a live Auction! There will also be multiple client speakers who will share their personal stories about how FACETS has been able to help them on their road back to self-sufficiency. It is guaranteed to be a fun and exciting evening and we hope you can make it!
Do you have something that you think would be a great Auction item? Would your company like to sponsor the Auction? We
need your help! Please contact Tycie Young at 703-272-3710 for more information and to learn how you can help prevent and end homelessness by helping to make this year's Fall for FACETS Auction as successful as possible!
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FACETS Makes a Difference!
FACETS works with thousands of homeless individuals each year and helps them in their personal journeys towards self-sufficiency. Recently, FACETS helped a couple who had been homeless for
nearly two years find a home!
After Joe was laid off from work and was unable to locate new
employment for several months, he and his wife, Linda, were forced into homelessness and began living in the
woods in Fairfax City. During the winter months, they participated in FACETS'
Hypothermia Prevention Program, but were determined to make the winter of 2008-2009 their final year in the program. Joe secured employment and, with help from FACETS and other
supporting agencies, the couple located an affordable condominium apartment in a country
club development in Leesburg.
FACETS found donors who provided financial assistance for their first
month's rent and security deposit, as well as a donated vehicle that enabled Joe
to commute to and from his new job in Reston. Additionally, the couple was fortunate enough to receive a donation of furniture and house wares to
facilitate their transition into their new apartment. Linda shared that their
patio faces the ninth hole at the Raspberry Falls Golf Course were she and Joe
can sit and watch the golfers play. They have a pool, which they have
unlimited access to, and they look forward to getting a lot of use from it. Linda shared
a funny story about how the management of the apartment complex asked them if
they wanted to join the country club. Linda kindly declined but stated, "maybe
next year." Linda also commented, "Wow, from the woods to a country club, how
about that..."
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Joining together
We'd
love the opportunity to come in and speak to you, your faith community, business, and/or civic group
about new developments in FACETS' programs and services. We always have new updates that we would love to share with our supporters - for example, recently, three more homeless men moved into a 3 bedroom apartment in our Supportive Housing program. Their apartment was beautifully decorated by a dedicated group of volunteers from Lord of Life Lutheran church who "graced their space" and the men are doing wonderfully in their new home.
To schedule a
time for a member of FACETS staff to come and speak at one of your
groups, please contact Tycie Young at 703-272-3710.
Helping hands
Each day FACETS strives to provide a growing
number of impoverished men, women and children with emergency food and clothing
so they can survive on a day to day basis. Not surprisingly, in the past year we have seen huge increases in the number of people who are coming to us in need of help - the Hot Meals program alone has seen a 30% increase in the past 12 months. We are always so grateful for
the community's support in helping us and, now more than ever, supplies for people who are homeless or on the brink of homelessness are in great demand.
In particular, FACETS is seeing a need for basic camping supplies - such as can openers, flash lights, bug spray, tents, gray/brown tarps - that can be used by people who have lost their home and are living outdoors.
We
would be delighted if you would consider including our pantry needs and
additional information regarding FACETS in your business or faith community's bulletin or newsletter. Please contact Tycie Young at 703-272-3710 to discuss receiving these and your deadlines. |
Volunteer Needs
School Supply Drive!
Each summer, we work hard to
collect school supplies for children and youth who are involved in our
programs. Last year we were able to distribute more than 300 backpacks,
and we'll need your help to continue the trend this year! If you have a
group that would like to hold a supply drive, if you have supplies to donate,
or if you would like to help out in August as we sort and distribute the school
supplies at the "Backpack Stuffing parties," please let us know!
Please contact Carrie
Idol for more information at cidol@FacetsCares.org or 703-352-5090.
Current
Volunteer Opportunities
With
thousands of people who are homeless in Fairfax,
volunteering is a wonderful way to help FACETS provide critical services that
can truly make a difference in the lives of our clients. We have many opportunities available for
individuals, groups and students so please consider volunteering in a way that
fits your interests, skills, and availability. Monthly drives for our pantry are an
excellent way for businesses, civic groups, and Girl/Boy Scout Troops to
provide an invaluable service for the hundreds of homeless individuals and
families that come to our office each month.
To learn more about monthly supply drives, please call Carrie Idol at 703-352-5090.
There are a number of ways you can get involved, and these
are some of our current needs. If you're interested, or would like more
information, please contact us at volunteer@facetscares.org
or 703-352-5090.
Translators
- FACETS needs volunteers who are able to translate Spanish,
Arabic, Urdu, and/or Somali on both a one-time and on-going basis. If you are able to speak any of these
languages and are interested in occasional and/or ongoing opportunities to
translate for FACETS' social workers, please contact us!
Drivers
- FACETS is always looking for individuals who are able to help
transport clients to meetings, job interviews, and appointments. Both
on-call and scheduled drivers are needed.
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