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FACETS sends our thoughts and prayers to the victims of the earthquake in Haiti and to all of the family members and friends who have been affected.____________________The winter months are especially difficult for FACETS' clients, if you can help, please consider making a donation to help support FACETS' programs.
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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
-
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,
Happy New Year! 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.
FACETS is very grateful to our Thanksgiving and December donors for putting together and delivering food and gift baskets for 485 clients, even through the "Snowpocalypse" in December. You helped brighten the holidays with your time and generosity. Thank you so much!
We are very excited to announce that last week we helped three people who had been staying in FACETS' Hypothermia Prevention Response Program move into their own apartments! These are individuals who were literally homeless, despite having jobs, and just needed some extra assistance and guidance to help them get back on their feet. As part of the Housing Opportunity Support Teams (HOST), we were able to access some of the Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-housing stimulus funds to help with their move-in costs and short term rental assistance. FACETS is proud to be working
with the Office to Prevent and End Homelessness as we take steps to move the Ten Year Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness into action. Keep scrolling down to learn more about these great success stories!
FACETS would like to dedicate this e-newsletter to Deputy County Executive Verdia Haywood, who retired on January 19th. He has led Fairfax County's Human Services department since 1981 and we would like to extend our gratitude to him for diligently working to improve the county's social services throughout his tenure. His dedication to Fairfax's neediest residents has touched the lives of a countless number of families and individuals and he will truly be missed. We wish him all the best in his future endeavors and thank him for everything he has done to enhance FACETS' partnership with the County so that we can all work together to better assist the neediest in our community. For more information about FACETS, 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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Home Sweet Home:
A FACETS Success Story!
Sharon*, a Hypothermia client and one of the individuals who moved into her own
apartment last week, lost her job a few months ago and despite
quickly getting another job as a waitress, was unable to keep up with her rent. She rented a storage unit in Fairfax,
where she kept her belongings, and often ended up sleeping there
because she had nowhere to go. She began coming to FACETS' Hypothermia
program in November, but because her job as a waitress necessitated her working late
into the night, after the buses
stoppe d running, she still was forced to spend some nights sleeping in
her storage unit. However, she was determined to get out of her
situation and signed up to work with a FACETS case manager, who worked
with her to find a second job and spent countless hours working with her and advocating on
her behalf. Additionally, after finding out that she was still occasionally sleeping in her storage unit, FACETS worked out a schedule so that Sharon could call FACETS' staff on the nights when she worked late, often past midnight, and someone would pick her up and bring her to the Hypothermia shelter.
After working diligently with her case manager, within a few short weeks Sharon had found a great job in marketing and was saving money. FACETS then worked with her to find an affordable apartment and, as a part of HOST, we were able
to access some of the Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-housing stimulus funds to help with her move in costs and short term rental support. We are proud to announce that Sharon is no longer forced to sleep in her storage unit or participate in the Hypothermia program because she has been happily living in her new apartment for the past week!
*Name was changed to protect privacy.
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March Move-in Madness!
Weekends in March 2010
FACETS is VERY excited to announce that we will be moving nine homeless men and women into apartments in March, where they will join our Supportive Housing program. Additionally, one of our other programs is being expanded to accommodate five homeless families in apartments, as well! This means that we need to furnish 12 apartments in March and we need YOUR help! Unfortunately F ACETS does not have storage to hold furniture until we need it in March, so we are looking for people/groups/organizations that are able to donate furnitureand/or store it until it is needed in March. If you can help, please contact Tycie Young at 703-272-3710.
*One of FACETS' Supportive Housing
clients with his case manager.
There are many ways you can help during March Move-in Madness!
- Gracing Spaces Groups - We are looking for groups to "Adopt" or Grace the Space of the 12 apartments. The apartments will be 1,2 and 3 bedrooms, so we are looking for groups that can collect furniture and then help us move clients into their new homes in March. If you are interested in getting involved in Gracing Spaces, please contact us for more information!
- Donate furniture in March - we will need lots of furniture to accommodate 5 families and 9 individuals, so we are looking for anyone and everyone who has furniture in good condition that they can donate. We are unable to store the furniture, however, so ideally we are looking for groups that can hold onto their donation until it is needed in March.
- Volunteer Movers - Help FACETS move clients into their new homes in March. This promises to be a fun and rewarding experience for everyone involved, so please stay tuned for more information about how you can help!
Connections of the Heart Breakfast!
Tuesday morning, May 11, 2010
The Waterford at Fair Oaks
You are INVITED to FACETS' Connections of the Heart Benefit Breakfast, May 11, 2009 at The Waterford, Fairfax Oaks, in Fairfax, VA.
Please invite your friends! The Breakfast is a FREE event and is a wonderful way to learn more about FACETS' programs. There will 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. Stay tuned for more information!
FACETS Tours: Meet FACETS clients and tour our programs!
Tours are available Monday-Thursday
5:30pm-6:30pm
Interested in learning more about FACETS? Ever wondered how there could really be homeless people living in one of the wealthiest counties in the country? There are nearly 2,000 people who are homeless in Fairfax and more than one-third of them are children. Taking the FACETS tour is a great way to learn more about homelessness and how you can help. Please click here to schedule a tour!
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Current Volunteer Needs
Thank you for your interest in volunteering for FACETS! For more information about volunteering, please contact Carrie Idol-Richards at 703-865-4251.
Spring Programs and Internships
Our Spring session of Education and Community Development programs will be starting up the week of January 25th. If you would like to work with youth, please check the Ongoing Opportunities section of our website to learn more!
We also have opportunities for college students or recent graduations with our Spring Internships in the areas of Youth Programming and Resource Development. Check our Student Opportunities for current positions!
Life Skills Programing FACETS is planning to offer additional life skills courses this spring to our clients in the areas of money management (budgeting, credit scores, basic banking, etc) and we can use your help! Volunteers will be needed to help lead and support classes, transport clients, and help with childcare. Classes will be held once a week during the day. Please let us know if you would like to get involved with this new and exciting program!
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 Carrie Idol-Richards for more information about how you can get involved!!
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