Fairfax panel backs affordable-housing plan; Supervisors hope to end homelessness within next decadeDerek Kravitz
John Bohn
Her involvement with championing the development of the county’s Diversion First program (designed to decrease the use of arrest and incarceration for low-level offenders with mental health issues), her role with Virginia Railway Express and Metro’s Silver Line, initiating the Faith Communities in...
Falls Church to Prioritize Affordable Housing in 2025— “Some Falls Church officials are hoping 2025 will be a year of moving from conversation to concrete decisions in addressing affordable-housing goals.” The Falls Church City Council recently discussed goals recommended by a “working group that...
Beacon Landing Affordable Apartments A project of The Lamb Center (TLC) and Wesley Housing, Beacon Landing will provide permanent, supportive housing for 54 homeless people. It’ll replace the ancient, dilapidated Hy-Way Motel on Fairfax Boulevard with a modern, environmentally friendly, five-story...
Community Development Block Grant will be recommended to go to Fairfax County Coordinated Services Planning for emergency rent and utility assistance; to go to non-profits who provide targeted public services; and, to affordable housing providers as rental income replacement for tenants who are unable...
The budget focuses on board priorities, including school readiness, affordable housing, environmental stewardship and education, and aligned with the priority outcome areas identified during the development of the Countywide Strategic Plan. The Advertised Budget Plan includes a three-cent increase in the...
Ken McMillon joined the Fairfax County’s Community Action Advisory Board (CAAB) in March 2013. He has spent years as a strong advocate for affordable housing. Among the many roles and advisory boards he has served on in his fight to bring more affordable housing to Fairfax, Ken presented ...
Alcorn reassured listeners that his priorities and values had not changed. "I'm still committed to helping our most vulnerable. I'm still committed to doing everything possible to address the affordable housing crisis. I also am committed to our Schools... many of the things... that we wer...
Fairfax Looks At Affordable Housing LawJohn Ward Anderson