Corporate Support

Dear Business Leader,

Doing well by doing good. That is one of the many benefits of business/corporate giving.  By supporting the needs of our community you show that you care about it, and you show both your employees and your clients that giving back is an important part of your company’s ethic.

It is hard to fathom that right here in Fairfax County, one of the wealthiest counties in America, there are more than 1200 homeless people, primarily families and the working homeless. They live in cars, in shelters, and outdoors. One-third of these homeless are children.

The majority of our homeless are what we term the working poor.  They hold multiple jobs, at minimum wage, and find themselves homeless when a car breaks down, a job is lost, or they are laid low by illness. They are the people who clean your buildings at night, deliver your pizza, and the salespeople who wait on you at the Mall.

It takes an estimated $81,000 in earnings for a family of one working adult and three children to live in Fairfax County, according to the county’s cost of living chart. That would require an hourly wage of $30 an hour for a 40 hour week.  Most of the working homeless earn minimum wage at $7.25 an hour in Virginia.

Family PASS doesn’t provide hand-outs.  Our program is voluntary and our clients pay their fair share. We find them affordable housing which they contribute to, based on county housing/earnings calculations. We work with them to help them make informed choices for their future by focusing on their education and skills needs so they can eventually earn a living wage.  We provide counseling and case management to families for up to three years or until we are sure they can remain in housing and be economically self-sufficient.

Our program works. Not only does it have a 95% success rate but the children of our clients have come back to volunteer their time to help others. One, now a dentist, provides dental check-ups.

Please contact me to talk about how your company can become part of our clients’ future.

Sincerely,

Pat Kearns

Pat Kearns

Executive Director

Support the Family PASS Program

It costs Family PASS approximately $16,000 per family per year to provide the housing, education, transportation and childcare needs necessary to move a family from homelessness to self-sufficiency.

Consider an annual contribution at one of the levels below:

Corporate Sponsorships

Corporate sponsors will be recognized on the Family PASS website, newsletters and annual report with a link to your website, and at all major events.

Corporate Partner ___$10,000 Corporate Leader ___ $5,000 Corporate Friend __$2,500

Sponsor a Family PASS Event

Family PASS holds several fundraising events and programs each year as well as an annual Business event to introduce the business community to the issue of homelessness in Fairfax County. Please contact the executive director for information on upcoming events.

Volunteer

Serve on one of Family PASS’s volunteer-run committees helping us through your area of expertise. Family PASS committees include Programs, Finances, Fundraising, and Communications.

Help Mentor a Client

Please consider whether your business can offer clients an opportunity to train at a job through an internship.

Get Your Employees Involved

There are a number of ongoing or one-time opportunities for your employees to get involved: sponsor a day to collect food or clothing, help a family move, or sponsor your own in-company fundraising event.

For information about these and other opportunities please contact

Pat Kearns, Executive Director, at 703-242- 6474

pkearns@familypassfairfax.org

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