Your support makes a difference in the lives of children, families, men and women-every day of the year.
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IMPACT SNAPSHOT
August 2013
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1,283 beneficiaries of
Emergency and Self-Sufficiency Services Program received bags of food and toiletry items, 133 households received information and referrals, and 58 participated in life skills classes.
311 individuals received case management and other services through our Emergency and Supported Housing Programs to prevent homelessness and keep them stably housed. 86 of those men and women received emergency shelter services, of which 15 moved into permanent/transitional housing.
Healthy Families provided 96 families with home-based parenting education, health information and community support.
Our Foreclosure Prevention program assisted 17 households, of which 9 households (32 beneficiaries) have been able to bring resolution to their case to avoid foreclosure.
More than $1,100 was provided to help 5 households (18 beneficiaries) in financial crisis to avoid rental eviction or disconnection from a vital utility.
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| Walk with Us
Take steps to end homelessness at the 10th Annual Cornerstones Help the Homeless Community Walk at Festival on the Square.
Oct. 27th; 1:30 pm; Reston Heights, 11790 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, VA
Register online. $30 adults; $20 Youth (25 & under)
There's a Chill in the Air
You can be an important part of keeping unsheltered homeless adults warm during the cold winter months. Read more >>
Advocacy Update
The combined effects of sequestration, the government shutdown, and other decisions being made on the federal level are being felt immediately and hard by our low-income clients. Read More >>
Got Skills
We need you in October! From novice to skilled, we can match you with the right volunteer opportunity. Everything from helping children with fall crafts and hay mazes, to mulching a playground or organizing a food pantry. Read more >>
A Rose by Any Other Name
Friend, mentor, supporter, advocate and servant leader -- there's no one like Sylvia Haefer-Rose.
Read more >>
Support Continues to Blossom
Funds raised at the Mayflowers - A Floral Design Studio Reston Town Center Help the Homeless Walk surpassed last year's success! Read More >>
Seeing...Triple
welcomes its first triplets Amy, Joy and Sherry!
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Thanksgiving Food Drive &
Gift for Kids Drive. Your support brings joy during the most challenging times of the year.
The Best of Reston Nominations are due Wednesday, November 13th, at 5:00 p.m. Click here for more information and to submit your nomination.The Capitol Steps are returning to the Hyatt Regency Reston on February 16, 2014! Join Long & Foster Real Estate, the 2014 Presenting Sponsor, for an evening of hilarious political satire and delicious desserts. Add your name to the sponsor list by contacting Cathy Hoskinson.
Don't miss upcoming Networking for Good and Alternative Gift Market Friendraisers supporting Cornerstones!
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Click here to read about extraordinary volunteers who give their gifts of time, talent and donations.
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