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FACETS is continuing to see an increase in the number of homeless families and singles in need of assistance. Please consider making a donation to help us meet the growing needs.
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FACETS is currently in need of the following items for our pantry and for individual clients:
- Laundry detergent
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Dish soap
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Hand sanitizer
- Metro fare card in
small amounts ($5 and $10)
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SmarTrip
cards
- Frying pans
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Family and
toddler friendly movies on VHS and DVD
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Size 6
diapers
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Dishwasher
detergent
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Hand dishwashing
liquid
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A working
computer that can be hooked up to the internet
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Dining room table
and chairs
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Microwavable
bowls/plates/mugs
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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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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,
Thank you for your support! This has been a very busy month for FACETS. Not only did our 6th successful year of the Hypothermia Prevention Response program conclude, in which we sheltered more than 230 homeless singles throughout the brutal winter months, we also successfully moved five homeless families into apartments during March Move-in Madness, as well as four homeless singles. We are also in the process of moving an additional five homeless singles into apartments in the next week!
Click  here to read about March Move-in Madness in a recent article from the Fairfax Times, which describes our new program, Linda's Gateway. Thanks to the support of hundreds of donors, FACETS was able to move five homeless families into apartments during the weekend of March 20th! Thank you to everyone who helped!! Keep scrolling down in the E-newsletter to learn about how you can help advocate on behalf of homeless families and singles in Fairfax.
We would also like to extend our thanks to the thousands of individuals who helped to make this year's Hypothermia Prevention Response program so successful. Thanks to these dedicated souls, there were no hypothermia related deaths this winter and the homeless men and women who would otherwise have been suffering out in the woods or in their cars were given hot meals and shelter every single night this winter. In addition, this year FACETS offered case management services and life skills classes to help the guests in their efforts to become self-sufficient. More than 100 people participated, attending classes and working with FACETS' case managers to find stable housing options. On March 27th, FACETS held a Hypother mia Prevention Response Appreciation ceremony for all of the volunteers and faith communities that participated in this season's program. We hope you were able to make it! It was a great event, featuring client speakers, Congressman Gerry Connolly, Supervisors Catherine Hudgins and Penelope Gross, Delegate Vivian Watts, FACETS' staff, volunteers, and delicious food donated from local restaurants!
Additionally, FACETS has a new logo! Please check out our website to see our new "look!"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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The Advocacy Corner: How you can help
The recession has
impacted budget discussions at both the state and local levels. Tough choices are being
made at the same time that the needs of our children and working families are
growing. Many of the reductions adopted at the state level - since few fees or
revenue options were on the table - will have a drastic impact on children living in poverty, working families, and individuals with mental health problems, as well as impacting education and healthcare.
The Fairfax County
Proposed Budget uses a balanced approach through reasonable revenue and spending
reductions that emphasizes core human services that matter to all of us. The
budget has reserves to mitigate the impact of some state cuts and to plan
for additional human service emergencies.
The "Housing
Blueprint" (click here), if fully funded by the Fairfax County Board of
Supervisors, will continue our County's commitment to meet the housing needs of
all of our citizens. For FY2011, the Blueprint focuses on those with the greatest
need, such as meeting the goals set in the Ten Year Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness (Office to Prevent and End Homelessness website) and providing housing to homeless and at risk
families/individuals, while also emphasizing workforce housing and the need to
fund projects in the pipeline. The Housing Blueprint is a critical piece in the
continued economic recovery and growth of our County.
Providing stable
housing first is at the core of the recent success of FACETS' Hypothermia
program and the recent move of five families into housing. We must continue as a
community to meet the affordable housing needs of our neighbors as we seek to build
a strong and diverse community.
Please contact your
Board of Supervisors in support of their balanced approached and ask them to
fully fund the Housing Blueprint (Board of Supervisors contact info).
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FACETS' Benefit Breakfast!
When: Tuesday, May 11, 2010, 8am - 9am, with a networking hour from 7am - 8am
Where: The Waterford at Fair Oaks,
12025 Lee Jackson Memorial Highway
Fairfax, VA 22033
Click here to RSVP!
You are INVITED to FACETS' Benefit Breakfast, May 11, 2009, 8am - 9am, 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. The Breakfast features a delicious sit-down meal and gives you the opportunity to learn more about homelessness in our community, as well as about FACETS and the exciting things we have done recently and what we are planning for the future!
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, or visit our website to learn more!
Like
to Drive?
FACETS
can use your help! We are often in need
of volunteers to drive single clients or groups to medical appointments, food
pantries, clothing closets, the Laundromat, or a variety of other needs. There are both on-going and one time driving
needs available. Please contact Carrie Idol-Richards for more information!
Summer
Internships and Volunteer Needs
It's
hard to believe that summer is right around the corner, but the warmer weather
is fast approaching! FACETS will be
offering several internships for current college students, both in the areas of
Youth Educational Programming, and Resource Development. Specific position descriptions will be posted
our on website soon!
It's
never too early to apply to help with our Summer Youth Educational and
Enrichment programs either! The summer
session will begin in early July, and it's a great opportunity to work with
children or youth in a variety of program areas. If you can't wait until the summer, contact
us about current needs in our Spring schedule!
Join
the FACETS Auction Committee!
Are
you looking for something fun to do? Do you love planning events and hanging out
with fun people? Consider joining FACETS' Auction Committee! FACETS is looking
for individuals who would like to help plan our annual "A Taste of Fall with
FACETS," which is an Auction and food tasting extravaganza that will take place
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 for more information about how you can get
involved!!
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FACETS' March Move-In Madness Success!!
Thank you to everyone who helped during March Move-In Madness during which FACETS moved five families into apartments in our new program, Linda's Gateway!! With the help of hundreds of donors and about 60 volunteers who  donated their time and physical strength, FACETS moved the families into five furnished apartments where they will live for the next few months while working closely with our case managers to find stable housing.
Families, like the Nafees (pictured below), had been living in a motel room for the past several months while they awaited shelter at one of the homeless shelters in Fairfax Count y. There are currently more than 100 families on the shelter waiting list, however, through a partnership with Fairfax County and other local nonprofits, FACETS will be working closely with these families to help them avoid the shelters altogether and instead move directly into housing.
Thank you to everyone who helped make March Move-In Madness a success!!
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