Our Silent Auction has gone live! Lots of fun items ranging from $25 to $2500 — jewelry to beach houses! This is a great way to buy those holiday gifts for friends and family AND support the working homeless families of Fairfax.
Our Silent Auction has gone live! Lots of fun items ranging from $25 to $2500 — jewelry to beach houses! This is a great way to buy those holiday gifts for friends and family AND support the working homeless families of Fairfax.
From its beginning in 2006, Family PASS has been a Fairfax County Virginia community-based organization, involving volunteers and donors who share a belief that healthy communities are built on healthy families. Their dedication supports the efforts of Family PASS case managers who provide weekly, and sometimes daily, counseling to help families succeed. Healthy families require a roof over their heads. The Family PASS focus, coupled with the commitment of its clients, has achieved a 95% success rate in keeping families housed and self-sufficient…read more
One family’s experience inspired the founding of Family PASS. The family—a young woman we’ll call Sylvia and her two children—was staying in one of Fairfax County’s temporary housing facilities when Suezette Steinhardt, an employee there, met them…read more
Since we began, Family PASS has also become an integral part of the network to end homelessness in Fairfax County-bridging affordability initiative, Fairfax-Falls Church Housing Locator Network, Fairfax County’s 10 Year Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness, Fairfax County Consolidated Community Funding Pool…read more
At the end of September, three Family PASS clients exited the program. All three were able to enhance their education and skills, thanks to assistance from Family PASS, county and community resources, and have now gone from homelessness or near homelessness to success and self-sufficiency. These are clients who relied on our food pantry, the Closet, SHARE computers and desks, tutoring and Vehicles for Change while they struggled to regain their lives…read moreFamily PASS helps families that are homeless or at risk of homelessness in Fairfax County. We provide rent subsidies and connect families with support services needed to become self-sufficient. Our work is part of Fairfax County’s 10-year plan to prevent and end homelessness.
The Bennetts lived from motel to motel after being wrongfully evicted from their home. Nonetheless, Mrs. Bennett managed to work full-time as a home health aide. Mr. Bennett had no license, no job, and no working car but was a committed stay-at-home dad for their six children. The children’s moves from school to school were affecting their education. The Fairfax County Public Schools Homeless Liaison contacted Family PASS for help.
After becoming stably housed with the help of Family PASS, the Bennetts made incredible strides. Mr. Bennett has his own working vehicle, a driver’s license, a commercial driver’s license (CDL), and a full-time job at a reputable moving company. Mrs. Bennett works part-time as a home health aide while working on her Personal Care Assistant certification and her GED. Mr. and Mrs. Bennett received much-needed dental treatment through a pilot dental program at Northern Virginia Family Services. They will soon have full medical coverage with Kaiser Permanente’s Bridge Program. All this progress was made in less than a year. The children have been in the same school for a year and are flourishing.
Tutoring, delivering food, helping with moving, coaching — Family PASS couldn’t operate without its corps of volunteers—and more are welcomed. Click here for some of the ways volunteers help Family PASS. If you have a specific skill or talent that you think would be beneficial to Family PASS, let us know.
Click here to learn more about the Partnership and its members.
