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The FACETS Pantry
Needs Your Help!
General Supplies
- Disinfectant wipes
- Lysol
- Mop buckets
- Mops
- Batteries
- Tents (2-4 person size)
-
Tarps (preferably heavy-weight, brown or green)
- Can Openers
-
Umbrellas
-
Ponchos
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Sleeping Bags
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Bug spray
-
Flash lights
Baby
Supplies
-Diapers (especially larger sizes)
-Baby formula
-Wipes
Non-Perishable
Food Items:
***** Hearty soups (pop-tops preferred)
***** Ramen Noodles
***** Canned
meats (Vienna
sausages, tuna, chicken, etc)
-Canned
fruits and vegetables
-Pasta/spaghetti noodles
-Peanut
butter and jelly
-Juice
boxes
-Bottled
water
Hygiene
Items and Other Needed Supplies:
***** Deodorant
***** Laundry Detergent
-Shampoo
and conditioner (not travel size)
-Toothbrushes
and toothpaste
-Soap
-Feminine
hygiene products
-Disposable
razors
-Shaving
cream
-Kitchen
trash bags
FACETS is welcoming 9 more individuals into our Supportive Housing program during the next two months! Please consider putting together "Welcome Kits" that will help them feel at home in their new apartments. We especially need items like: Vacuums, brooms, mops, sponges, clorox, general cleaning supplies (especially cleaning wipes) and paper towels.
If you have any items you wish to donate or if 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 or email Carrie Idol-Richards,
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.
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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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FACETS
10565 Fairfax Blvd.,
Suite 10
Fairfax, VA 22030
703-352-5090
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Dear FACETS Friends,
We hope you enjoyed a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday! Thank you for all of your support for FACETS and for helping us meet the growing needs of the thousands of families and singles who are homeless in Fairfax County.
While many of us had fun playing in the winter wonderland this weekend, it was a dangerous period for many of our clients. Luckily, however, the Hypothermia Prevention Response program kicked off the week of November 22nd and the men and women who might otherwise have spent Friday and Saturday night shivering in a tent in the woods were able to enjoy hot meals, the fellowship of friends, and were sheltered from the elements. Thank you to all of the dedicated volunteers who make the cold winter months safer for our homeless friends. Keep reading to see what a difference this program made in the life of one of the participants last year!
Don't forget to come to the Austin Grill in Springfield TONIGHT for the Fundraiser For FACETS! Proceeds raised at the Austin Grill tonight will go towards our programs, so simply coming out with your family and having some dinner will make a real impact on FACETS' critical services for homeless singles and families. Steve Smith and the Meteors will be playing from 6pm-9pm, so in addition to enjoying yummy Tex-Mex food, you will be serenaded by a fantastic blues band! Thank you to everyone who came out and enjoyed a fun-fille d evening at A Taste of Fall with FACETS! We got to hear from clients served by FACETS' programs, bid on some amazing auction items, and enjoy tasty tidbits from local restaurants and caterers. It was a very successful event and we are so appreciative of your support!
FACETS was featured on News Channel 8 on Thanksgiving! Hear from FACETS' Executive Director, Amanda Andere, as she is interviewed by Bruce DePuyt! The news clip is found here:
Rising Hunger in D.C.; Catalogue for Philanthropy
Kathy Jankowski, of the Harman Family Foundation, discusses its Catalogue of Philanthropy. Play Video Cast your vote for FACETS on
Facebook!!
Chase Bank is giving away millions of dollars to community groups like FACETS and are asking people like you to vote for the nonprofit that they should support with funding. The groups that get the most votes will receive up to
$100,000 in grants from Chase. If you have a Facebook page, please become a fan of Chase Community Giving, vote for "FACETS" and encourage your friends, family and networks to
do the same. Voting ends December 11th so please vote today!!
Also, remember to join FACETS' Facebook page so you can get updates on events, success stories, and volunteer needs!
If you do not have a Facebook page and do not want to create one, please consider making a tax-deductible
contribution to FACETS by clicking here. Any amount is appreciated and will help FACETS provide more of the needed services for homeless men, women, and children. We are so grateful for your support and look forward to sharing our successes with you in the future!
FACETS is so excited to have been selected for the 2009/10 Catalogue for Philanthropy! We are described
as, "One of the best small charities in the Greater Washington region!"
Click here to see FACETS' profile in the recently released Catalogue for Philanthropy website!
Please 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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Hypothermia Success Story!
FACETS partners with the Fairfax County Government and local faith-based
communities to provide the Hypothermia Prevention Response Program to homeless
men and women in our community. The program runs throughout the
winter and provides shelter, hot meals and companionship for people who might
otherwise be at risk of hypothermia while living in tents or in their cars
during the cold winter months. Last year, this program sheltered more than 300
individuals, including Joe, a veteran from the Iraq/Afghanistan wars. Joe
participated in the program last winter while also attending NOVA under the G.I.
Bill. His goal was to attain an associate's degree and then become a certified
electrician, so he spent much of his time in the program studying for his
various classes. Working with FACETS' staff, Joe was urged to meet with a mental
health worker, which helped him overcome some post-traumatic stress that he was
suffering after coming back from the war. Today, Joe is living in a supportive housing unit and
he credits having the Hypothermia Prevention Response Program with helping him
get his degree. Without the
program he would not have had a place to study and he would most likely still be
living in the woods in Fairfax.
Thank you for supporting FACETS and for helping make dreams come true for people like Joe!
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FACETS Fundraiser at the Austin Grill with Steve Smith and the Meteors
Monday, December 7, 2009 (TONIGHT!)
Austin Grill, 8430-A Old Keene Mill Road, Springfield, VA
Anytime between 5:00pm-10:00pm
Come out and enjoy delicious food and wonderful blues music at the Austin Grill in Springfield, while also supporting FACETS' services for homeless and low-income families and singles in Fairfax. Please contact Deborah Heller at 703-352-3268 for more details!
Give the Gift of Hope this Year!
Saturday, December 12, 2009
Giving Circle of Hope Alternative Gift Fair
Truro Church, 10520 Main Street, Fairfax, VA
10:00am-4:00pm
Do your friends and family already have everything they need? Unsure what to get people as gifts this year? Consider giving the Gift of Hope and donate in their name to FACETS' programs! They will receive a decorated card from FACETS that explains that you have donated in their name. Stop by the FACETS table this Saturday at Truro Church at the Giving Circle of Hope's Alternative Gift fair and give a gift that truly encompasses the spirit of the season. We will also have items made by FACETS' clients that you can purchase, such as holiday greeting cards. All proceeds will go towards FACETS' programs. If you can't make it to the fair, but are still interested in giving a Gift of Hope, please contact Tycie Young at 703-272-3710!
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Current Volunteer Needs
Spring Program Volunteers Needed!
FACETS is recruiting volunteers for our spring Education and Community Development programs, which begin in January. Are you interested in working with youth and helping them succeed in life and in school? We have many programs available, such as Homework Help, Girl Power, Boys Group, Computer classes, and much more! We also are offering programs for adults, such as computer classes, ESL, life skills, etc. Please contact Carrie Idol-Richards at 703-865-4251 for more information!
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Join the FACETS Events Committee!
Are you looking for something fun to do? Consider joining FACETS' Events Committee! FACETS is looking for individuals who would like to help plan our annual A Taste of Fall with FACETS, Auction and food tasting  extravaganza next fall! This is a really fun event and is fun to plan, as well! We need lots of people to help make this a successful event, so whether you are the creative type and like to decorate or if you are good with computers and can help keep auction donations in order or if you like making phone calls, we need your help! Please contact Deborah Heller at 703-352-3268 for more information about how you can get involved!!
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FACETS' Mentoring Program
- We need male mentors! Currently, we have a shortage of
 men who are available to mentor boys in our Education and Community Development programs. Mentoring can make a real impact in the life of low-income, at-risk youth and is an incredibly rewarding experience. If you are at least 18 years old, and would like to get involved in this wonderful program, please contact Carrie Idol-Richards
for more information about how you can get involved.
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Give Together, Family Volunteer Day!
January 18th
Johnson Center at GMU
10:30am-2:30pm
FACETS is one of four organizations participating this event, sponsored by Volunteer Fairfax, and it will be a great day of
service opportunities, especially for families with elementary aged children.
The event is taking place at the Johnson Center at GMU, on January 18th from
10:30 am to 2:30 pm, and families can stop by anytime to complete service
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Advocacy Issues: Help End Homelessness!
Communities of Faith United for Housing has issued an Action Alert!"The county has been holding community meetings where citizens are encouraged to voice their concerns and priorities about the budget. Many of you
attended these meetings and your input is captured in the report presented by
Susan Datta, Department of Management and Budget (http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/government/budget/dmb-budget-presentation -11-23-09.pdf)
to the Board of Supervisors. Thanks to your advocacy, the reduction in
affordable housing funding is identified as one of the least acceptable FY 2010
budget strategies and increasing the Real Estate tax rate as one of the most
acceptable. Please use the talking points developed for the Community Dialogues in
preparing your comments and add your personal experiences with persons who are
homeless or near homelessness - in hypothermia, with emergency services, with
volunteering. The services provided by the County for our poorest neighbors are
critical to their survival. These are not wants they are needs. Although the Community Dialogues are finished, you still
have an opportunity to raise your voice to protect the most vulnerable people in
our community from cuts in affordable housing programs and initiatives that
serve our low-income neighbors. The County web
site for the FY 2011 Budget (http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/government/budget)
provides several options for providing input including:
· an Online feedback form
· calling the Budget hotline at 703-324-9400,
and
· contacting your representative on the Board
of Supervisors or the School
Board."
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