Thanks to @fairfaxcoques for their Monday-before-Thanksgiving Thanksgiving dinner at Kennedy Shelter! Psi Alpha Alpha chapter has been a big part of New Hope for over 30 years and we’re grateful to them for always showing up, doing the work, and being so darn cheerful when they do it!

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What were you doing this weekend? Cuz you hear fine folks were cutting hair round the clock to raise funds for New Hope! We’re grateful to each of them and all of you that stopped in for a cut, to donate towels and soap, and buying raffle tickets. Don’t know the final totals yet, But no matter what, we’re thrilled to have @neighborhood_barbershop as our neighbors!

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Thanks to our friends at Rock Spring United Congregational Church in Arlington for their grant of $2,500 to help our supportive housing programs! We're grateful to have them as neighbors and volunteers!

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Come on down to The Neighborhood Barbershop this Saturday, November 19th for the annual Cut-A-Thon! Join the craziness and enter the raffle - proceeds benefit New Hope Housing!

Book an appointment for a haircut, shave, or beard trim on their site here: http://www.theneighborhoodbarbershop.com/ or walk in after 4 pm!

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We’d like to say thanks to Yellow Boomerang for their amazing generosity! Last week, Fred & Anna dropped off $1500 worth of new jackets, coats, sweatshirts, and sweatpants – all amazing stuff and so needed as we get closer to hypothermia season. Fred & Anna have already been donating meals to Bailey’s Shelter for years through Dast2Dast and wanted to do more to help. Well, they sure did!

Check out their site at: https://yellowboomerang.org/

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Another reminder that The Potomac School is full of awesome students! Last week, we went to pick up 30 cleaning baskets for our Welcome Home kits from the 10th grade class. This makes 5 years in a row that students have done something wonderful for homeless neighbors moving into their new homes. The future is bright!

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Stop by Penny Post Paper Goods or Red Barn Mercantile on Wednesday October 5 and both locations will donate 20% of their sales to New Hope Housing! Red Barn Mercantile recently celebrated their 15th anniversary in Alexandria and they are excited to give back to the community. Shopping hours are from 10 am to 6 pm on October 5th and locations are below.

Penny Post Paper Goods: 1201 King St., Alexandria, VA.
Red Barn Mercantile: 1117 King St., Alexandria, VA
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Thanks to Christina and Resurrection Evangelical Lutheran Church! Their "Undie Sunday" clothing drive brought in 30 packs of socks, men's underwear, and t-shirts for clients at Bailey's. Much appreciated - and love the name!

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Thanks again to our friends at City National Bank for their generous gift to support our supportive housing programs! It was great to speak with them about the needs of the community and how their funds help our neighbors. Looking forward to partnering with them!

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We are happy to announce Mihran Miller as the recipient of our Allie McConnell Youth Service Award, which is given to an Outstanding Youth Volunteer every year. Mihran first volunteered with his mother, Joy, during the Thanksgiving holiday in 2020 at the RPC Shelter in Arlington. In 2021, Mihran and Ms. Miller contacted Donald Richardson because Mihran needed to earn a Boy Scout merit badge and he wanted to do something to benefit his homeless neighbors. Mihran discussed ideas with shelter staff and decided to create a pamphlet that would list free and resources that are available in the Arlington area that would be beneficial to people with low incomes. Mihran created the pamphlet and now, RPC staff hand it out to residents leaving shelter for housing, and to clients who use the drop-in day program at RPC. With this creation, Mihran did receive his merit badge, and has helped many of our clients. We are proud to recognize Mihran Miller with our Allie McConnell Youth Service Award.

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Our Volunteer of the Year for 2022 is Shelley Brosnan and she was not able to be at the ceremony as she was volunteering! The 2nd Saturday of the month is her day to pack and deliver food for Food and Friends and she is as committed a volunteer as you can find. Shelley Brosnan has long volunteered with Volunteer Fairfax and other organizations. Prior to COVID, a retired Ms. Brosnan was volunteering seven days a week in Northern Virginia, often much more than 40 hours a week. When the pandemic began, her children told her she’d have to stop or slow down so as not to put herself at risk. Nevertheless, she found ways to serve.

Mrs. Brosnan had heard about NHH before through Volunteer Fairfax and had been involved through her church, Accotink Unitarian. When she learned about the bagged lunch program at New Hope Housing, she thought that would be a good contactless service project to get involved with. Since she began making meals 2 years ago, she has served at least 230 hours that we know about. She has helped make more than 2,000 lunches. These are always helpful, but were especially so during the earlier parts of the pandemic when we had many people in isolation and needed to get them food regularly. You can see her at the shelter every Friday, dropping off lunches and greeting guests. When we have emergencies or people dropping out of their regular service, Mrs. Brosnan has often jumped in to make sure no one goes hungry and we don’t have to scramble to get dinner covered. One example of this is when a group had to cancel bringing a special dinner to our group home Max’s Place a few days before Easter. She quickly jumped in and made up a wonderful spread. For her consistency, dedication, and cheerfulness, we’re proud to call Shelley Brosnan our Jim Lund Volunteer of the Year.

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Sending thanks today to our friends at The Brigade of Mercy! (@brigadeofmercy ) Yesterday, they delivered dozens and dozens of cleaning supplies to Bailey's Shelter. These items are included in our Welcome Home Baskets as clients move to their own housing. They are also used in abundance at the shelter for clients to help keep their room and living spaces clean. We're grateful for this useful and meaningful gift!

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Please join us in welcoming Michelle Hook (on the right) to Bailey's Shelter! Michelle started as our Community & Volunteer Coordinator a few weeks ago and is diving right in. Last night, we were treated to a visit by People Animals Love and their furry friends. Michelle is looking forward to getting to know all of you and welcoming new volunteers, too!

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Thanks to Summit Church Youth Ministry for doing a great Summer Cleaning at RPC Shelter on July 17th! Together they weeded, cleaned up trash, sorted donations, cleaned up our vans and much more to to keep the shelter in shape.

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Please join us in congratulating Ronnie Bagley who starts his term as President of our Board of Directors today!
"I am excited for the opportunity to work with a staunchly committed board and organization in this new role. Both are dedicated to providing homeless individuals and families with shelter and tools to build a better life.
On behalf of the board, I thank Denise Mackie-Smith for her dedicated and inspirational leadership for the past two years as our board president."
Ronnie is entering his 3rd year on the board. He is a retired Army Colonel with over 30 years of leadership experience with 10 years of executive-level experience. His leadership background includes operational and strategic management within a variety of organizations. He has proven expertise in organizational development; new program development & implementation; large-scale team building, training & coaching and public speaking. He is a graduate of Norfolk State University and the U.S. Army War College. Ronnie and his wife Tarita reside in Dumfries, they have three children and three grandchildren.
He's seen above making thank you calls to supporters and volunteers last November. Be sure to pick up the phone!

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