Compassionate, dedicated, and adaptable. These words were repeatedly used to describe the 9 individuals, families, and groups who were honored Saturday, August 29th, by New Hope Housing at our Annual Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast for their service over the past year. This was the first time in 15 years that we did not have an in-person […]
Say “Hi” to Kelsey – a new volunteer at New Hope Housing this year who recently chatted with us about one of our latest activities: “Coffee & Conversations.” This activity pairs a volunteer with a shelter guest to chat for half an hour on Zoom. Kelsey is originally from Fairfax County, studied business and music […]
The 5th grade class at Maury Elementary School in Washington, D.C., had spent months raising money to go to Space Camp. And then the coronavirus pandemic hit and everything was cancelled. As you’ll hear from Nasir in the video below, Ms. Jondal’s & Mrs. Banks’s class decided to make lemonade out of lemons. The class […]
We’re sorry. In searching for the right words to describe our horror and our grief at the killing of Mr. George Floyd…we said nothing. And silence is complicity. We condemn the killing of George Floyd, the killing of Breonna Taylor, and the killing of far too many of our black and brown neighbors. We believe […]
We Miss Our Volunteers! We’re grateful that so many people have stepped up and found new ways to serve our homeless neighbors since the start of the pandemic and our changed guidelines – but we do miss having the friendly faces of our volunteers on site to brighten our day! We’d like to share some […]
April 23, 2020 would have seen hundreds of neighbors turn out for the annual Volunteer Fairfax Service Awards. And we would have been sitting right there with them with our fingers crossed for our nominees: Keller Williams MetroCenter for Best Corporate Volunteer Program; and Washington Community Church for Best Adult Volunteer Group. This ceremony did […]
UPDATED: May 19, 2021 After 14 months of remote and virtual volunteering, we are so excited to invite volunteers to serve on-site with us at our shelter programs. We are prioritizing individual volunteer opportunities, so some opportunities that were available pre-pandemic might not be available just yet, including group opportunities. We hope to expand soon […]
Dear friends, Due to public health guidance recommending the cancelling of large public gatherings, we have made the decision to cancel our Casino Night fundraiser scheduled for this Saturday, March 14th, 2020. We appreciate all of you who have made donations, purchased tickets, and sponsorships. We will be offering refunds to all ticket […]
Great news! An employment pilot program succeeded and is now a full program within Fairfax County – and we need volunteers to help! Last Fall, you might have seen us on NBC highlighting a pilot program to clean up Fairfax County’s streams. This program provided part-time work to guests at local shelters to pick up […]
October 24th was a beautiful sunny day as the scissors snipped the red ribbon and the doors opened to the new Bailey’s Shelter & Supportive Housing facility on Seminary Road. It had been 18 months since the ground-breaking on April 5th, 2018, and each person there was excited to enter the new building to see […]
