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Deb Cobb t seems like a naïve goal. Poverty n Fairfax County, approximately one Ihas been around forever, and the in every 700 people is homeless. homeless, no matter how pros- IThat’s less than 1 percent of the 1 /The Connection perous a nation or a county might be, million people who live in a county seem to be omnipresent. that is consistently ranked as one of But in 2008, Fairfax County, one of America’s richest communities. the nation’s most affluent localities, Although the 1,549 homeless children committed itself to preventing and and adults who live here is statistically a ending homelessness in 10 years. That small number, Fairfax County officials and commitment is not just one of money community leaders want to make that num- Nurse Practitioner Lori McLean, a member of the Fairfax County Health and personnel, but of a partnership ber even smaller. By 2018, they’ve pledged Department, reaches out to the homeless community to get homeless that extends throughout the commu- to change that number to zero. individuals and families connected with Fairfax County’s Community nity, from church kitchens that daily “It’s an achievable goal,” said Supervisor Health Care Network. She travels with basic first aid supplies to pro- prepare meals for people living on the Cathy Hudgins (D-Hunter Mill), who was vide on the spot assistance to anyone who might request services. On streets, to shelters that aid displaced on the Board of Supervisors in 2008 when Aug. 10, she is searching through her trunk for over the counter pain teens and families, to businesses that it officially adopted the 10-year-plan to pre- reliever for one of her clients. raise money and provide volunteers, vent and homeless. to social workers and health care pro- “We believed the commitment could be this,” said Dan P. Leaf, a vice president with shirt. It’s surprising.” viders that assist individuals facing made because it’s what the community Northrop Grumman. Leaf sits on the Fairfax- What may be even more surprising is that substance abuse and mental health wants and because we have great partner- Falls Church Community Partnership Gov- Fairfax County has been successful in tack- challenges. ships with the faith community, nonprofit erning Board, a consortium of 20 high-pro- ling what many consider an intractable The Fairfax County government groups, business leaders and many others,” file business and community leaders, problem. While many communities across may have established the initiative, Hudgins said. “I’m always impressed by the elected officials and faith leaders who pro- the country have seen a slight rise in their but it’s the county’s residents who number of people who get involved.” vide policy direction, resources and creativ- homeless population, Fairfax County has have helped it to achieve success. “Fairfax County’s goal is to end ity in seeing that the plan works. managed to reduce the number of home- In three years, Fairfax County has homelessness as we know it,” said Chair- “I don’t think people realize how many less by 15.6 percent, from 1,835 people in managed to reduce the number of man Sharon Bulova, (D-at large.) “And that working homeless there are here,” Leaf said. 2008 to 1,549 in 2011. Instrumental to that homeless by 15.6 percent, from 1,835 means that we will be able to make sure “I think it would really surprise people to success was the Board’s decision to estab- people in 2008 to 1,549 in 2011. that people have the opportunity for a roof know how many homeless families are try- lish an Office to Prevent and End This special issue of The Connec- over their heads, and they also have the ing to get their kids through school, trying Homelessness (OPEH) in 2008, created to tion examines what has led to this opportunity for the supportive services so to do all the normal things the rest of us manage, coordinate and monitor day-to-day achievement, but also what work re- that they continue to be sheltered.” are doing, but without a place to live. It’s implementation of the 10-year-plan. mains to be done. In these pages and “There are so many families affected by not just the stereotypical guy in the ragged “I believe that the establishment of the on The Connection website OPEH created the community focal point [www.connectionnewspapers.com], that we needed to effectively address the readers will meet some of the indi- issue of homelessness,” said Supervisor viduals carrying out the county’s 10- Linda Smyth (D-Providence). “For years, we year plan and hear from some of the had many advocacy groups and non-prof- people who have received services. its that tackled homelessness in their own Also, readers will find resources on ways with their own limited resources. The how to access some of the county ser- Office to Prevent and End Homelessness has vices offered and how to help with been able to pull together all these groups the effort. and coherently direct their energies to In researching this story, one com- achieve the successes that we have seen.” ment heard again and again was this: Bulova said a disciplined business-like if you meet a homeless person – “up- approach, combined with the community’s close and personal,” as Fairfax County compassion has resulted in reducing the Board of Supervisors Chairman number of homeless. Sharon Bulova said, you cannot turn “Even during the recession years, when your back. we were not creating new things, we cre- The Connection would like to thank ated one new thing, and that was the Of- Dean Klein, the director of the Office fice to Prevent and End Homelessness, and to Prevent & End Homelessness, and we hired one person, Dean Klein, as the the many other individuals who director. And it’s a small office that makes helped with the research for this a huge difference, because it’s leveraged by project. a governing board that consists of corpo- Nurse Practitioner Lori McLean, McLean provides antibiotic ointment rate leaders and nonprofits,” Bulova said. — Connection Staff packets to a homeless man who requests them for a scrape on his elbow on Aug. 10. See Community, Page 6 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Fairfax Station/Clifton/Lorton Connection ❖ August 18-24, 2011 ❖ 3 Guest Editorial 10-Year Mission Advocating for The Homeless FACETS advocates for unsheltered population.

By Amanda Andere FACETS

ACETS envisions a day when Feveryone in Fairfax County has access to adequate and affordable housing and nobody is homeless. I want to be part of ending homelessness in my community. Donated Photo So much of what I and my staff do, as advocates for people who are homeless and suffering the ef- fects of poverty, is about encour- agement, resourcefulness and re- The hot meal prep team from Christ Lutheran Church of Fairfax puts together 100 siliency. Amanda Andere meals to distribute on a hot meals run with FACETS on Aug. 10. From left are Eliza- Living and working in one of the beth Simpson, Phyllis Harrington, Alice Marsolais, Jan Walters, Pat Nau, Kathy wealthiest communities in the country, poverty in Fairfax Putnam, David Rourk and Allen Griffith. County so often goes unnoticed. We help and encourage people to understand the needs of those who live in poverty and the lack of affordable housing. We encourage people to make a difference in the lives of their neighbors, get involved and extend a helping hand up. Hot Meals At FACETS, our case managers meet regularly with fami- lies and individuals who are homeless or on the brink of los- ing their home. For our clients, it is a time of uncertainty, upheaval, stress, fear and change as they adapt to new social Served Daily and economic realities, but they are not on their own. Our case managers encourage them to set and achieve goals for stable housing and are just a call away if there are any needs Volunteers prepare, distribute or worries. We are always looking for innovative ways to collaborate hot food to the homeless. with other agencies, partners and organizations in the com- munity to share resources for the benefit of our clients and n Combination with 35 faith communities, FAC- provide services more effectively and efficiently. ETS, an outreach organization in Fairfax The program staff at FACETS helps the people we serve ICounty, provides 42,000 hot meals to home connect to resources for housing, clothing, food and other less individuals and families living in and basic needs. around four sites along Fairfax Boulevard in Fairfax “It’s challenging to meet clients and attempt to engage them every year. and be an interpreter of the world of homelessness for them,” On Wednesday, Aug. 10, the members of Christ said Logan, our Family Services team leader. Lutheran Church of Fairfax were on duty for the FAC- My staff might meet unsheltered individuals under bridge ETS hot meals pro- overpasses or in the woods to help them access needed medi- gram, they made 100 cal or dental care. Another day, staff might go with clients to meals for the run. In- “This kitchen was a SkillSource Center to help them perform job searches or cluded in the Phyllis Harrington of Christ help them write resumes and prepare for interviews. Every evening’s menu was Lutheran Church of Fairfax built for the sole day demands something different. French bread, cook- spoons a pasta dish into contain- As advocates, we do face challenges — lack of awareness ies, a banana, milk or ers that will be placed in coolers purpose of feeding or funding, overcoming stereotypes and barriers — but I look bottled water, a pasta and then in a van that she will to and am inspired by the resiliency of my dedicated and dish with meat sauce the homeless.” drive to four locations in Fairfax professional program staff, more than 3,000 caring volun- or a peanut butter and then distributed to homeless — Allen Griffith teers and the people we serve. and jelly sandwich individuals and families on the Our vision for a community where nobody is homeless is for vegetarians. Vol- evening of Aug. 10. The volun- an inclusive community that recognizes and values the tal- unteers ran out of meals by the third stop on the run. teers will run out of meals be- ents and contributions each member makes. Brooke, one of Volunteer Allen Griffith said that the church sees fore they run out of hungry our case managers working with families, understands that this homeless outreach as a critical mission. “This people. They return to the part of her job is to bring together diverse groups of people kitchen was built for the sole purpose of feeding the kitchen to make sandwiches to to dispel stereotypes associated with homelessness; lessen- homeless,” he said. feed those who didn’t get meals. ing the alienation of people who are homeless is important In 2003, the congregation celebrated its 50th an- for their dignity and their ability to be resilient. And while it niversary by initiating a $100,000 upgrade to the is difficult to see people struggle, we know that can be fol- kitchen to have it meet commercial codes so the con- lowed by seeing them meet their own goals and move into Photos & Text gregation could participate in homeless meal out- their new home by Deb Cobb reach. Amanda Andere is the executive director of FACETS. FACETS provides hot meals to the homeless once every day and twice on Sundays.

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FACETS:Homestretch’s Falls Church location. www.facetscares.org FACETS Community Partnership began as a meal distribution out- Shelter House, Inc: reach effort in 1988, today is an www.shelterhouse.org A com- From Page 3 established non-profit organization munity-based non-profit, Shelter with programs to provide shelter, House follows the Housing First food, and medical attention for model, with the main priority to re- “I knew we were going to make progress when those unable to provide for them- house every family that begins one Dean Klein brought to a governing board meeting selves. It is the only organization of their six unique housing pro- an extremely well-orchestrated business plan, … He that gives supporting services to grams. Shelter House was selected did a triage, so to speak. We all felt pretty com- families on the waitlist to enter a as the 2011 Outstanding Corporate Fairfax County homeless shelter. Citizenship “Non-profit of the Year” forted that we were going about this in a way that by the Fairfax County Chamber of was incremental, measurable, transparent and busi- Alternative House: Commerce. Through its Community nesslike,” Bulova said. www.thealternativehouse.org Case Management programs, they An analysis of trends from 2008-11presented by Photo by AH focuses on giving shelter and aid also follow up with families in-tran- to children and teenagers that are sition, providing services like debt the OPEH to the governing board in June showed living on the streets. Its Assisting reduction and employment training the following results: Young Mothers (AYM) program, to prevent return to homelessness. begun in 2002, helps parenting ❖ Homeless families decreased by nearly 15 per- Robbie Hammer teens through counseling, shelter United Community Minis- cent, from 311 in 2008 to 265 in 2011. and teaching. The Homeless Youth ❖ tries: www.ucmagency.org The number of homeless children under 18 de- Initiative began in 2009 in coopera- UCM is a social service agency that creased by 20 percent, from 673 in 2008 to 539 in tion with FCPS, and provides safe provides four different housing pro- 2011. transitional housing to homeless grams for people in need, as well as students. ❖ Single individuals decreased by 10.5 percent, a Workforce Development Center to /The Connection help prepare people for moving for- from 744 in 2008 to 666 in 2011. Reston Interfaith: ward with their jobs. Offered ❖ HOST, a housing first initiative, prevented nearly www.restoninterfaith.org Emergency Assistance Programs in- 900 persons from becoming homeless during 2010. Founded in 1970, Reston Interfaith clude a food pantry, one-time runs multiple housing and commu- grants/loans for rent or mortgage, “The partnerships we have with nonprofits, faith nity outreach programs to help financial support for medical pur- and corporate communities are an example of ev- those that are homeless and strug- poses and budget counseling. erybody at the table wanting to address this issue. gling in Northern Virginia. Among And in Fairfax County, let me say we are a commu- its housing programs is Housing Pathway Homes: Michael Vizzuto, a social worker with Counseling/Foreclosure Mitigation www.pathwayhomes.org Path- nity that enjoys solving problems. We address the and Prevention, which helps prevent way Homes focuses on providing issues when something is troubling us,” Bulova said. Reston Interfaith, meets up with former families from losing their homes. housing and support services to in- She added that a grassroots movement to face the homeless client, Roger Sitek and friend The Emergency and Self-Sufficiency dividuals with mental illnesses, with challenge of ending homelessness began in 2005 Yang Lee, at the Panera Bread in Reston Services Program distributes emer- the mission to help these individuals gency food and hygiene supplies to Town Center. Sitek, who has multiple reach their full potential and lead when churches, synagogues and mosques began host- families that need them, as well as stable lives. They offer both in-home ing people during the winter to prevent hypother- physical disabilities and used to sleep in backpacks and school supplies in the programs, semi-indepdent houses mia deaths. his truck, now has an apartment in Reston fall. and assisted living facilities. “That was a significant starting point,” Bulova said. and receives regular disability checks. New Hope Housing: Northern Virginia Family “Volunteers in those faith communities had a chance www.newhopehousing.org Ac- Services: www.nvfs.org NVFS to meet homeless people up-close and personal, and “There are a couple of elements in Fairfax County cording to its website, New Hope provides multiple specialized ser- they understood that this was something that was that are very encouraging. Number one is that the Housing is the oldest and largest vices, including special foster care provider of shelter to the homeless not OK in their affluent community, and they were county has not only provided a 10-year-plan, but put and multicultural human services. of Northern Virginia. Its mission is They have transitional housing ser- the ones who began demanding that Fairfax County the resources behind it, both financial and intellec- to provide both shelter and the tools vices, as well SERVE, a 60-bed do something other than just manage the homeless. tual resources,” Bowers said. to build a better life. New Hope emergency shelter and the largest They wanted to prevent and end it.” “When you look at who is on the governing board, Housing has other community pro- food distribution center in the grams, but its main focus is on county. Bulova added that many of the faith volunteers it’s a very impressive array of folks with diverse back- housing. It offers shelters, transi- also held high-profile positions at powerful corpora- grounds, and that speaks volumes. … Fairfax County tional housing and supportive Good Shepherd Housing and tions such as Northrop Grumman, Freddie Mac and goes a step further by being very transparent with housing for those with disability Family Services: SAIC, and they got their companies to become en- measurable results.” needs. www.goodhousing.org The goal of GSH, created in 1974, gaged in the effort. Klein said that in addition to engaging the tradi- Carpenter’s Shelter: is to help bring an end to Leaf said that from a business perspective, it makes tional partners, such as the service and advocacy www.carpentersshelter.org homelessness while promoting the sense for corporations to do as much as possible to community, the partnership is very aware of how Carpenter’s Shelter focuses on giv- self-sufficiency of homeless individu- help prevent and end homelessness. crucial the support of the business community is in ing homeless families a place to rest als. Their programs include and rehabilitate, while teaching apartment budgeting counseling, “The presence of a large homeless population has succeeding. them how to transition into a stable emergency grant servces, and hous- a negative impact not just on the desirability of the “We always reach out and welcome new partners home. The organization provides ing locating. GSH manages 70 community, but the overall climate,” Leaf said. “If in this effort,“ Klein said. “This past year, many or- three different shelters, one of them housing units. the community addresses the problem aggressively, ganizations including Google, Northrop Grumman, specifically for the winter season, which serve over 400 families and Volunteers of America it becomes a better place to live and work, and a Target, Deltek and the Freddie Mac Foundation, people a year. Carpenter’s Shelter Chesapeake (operate Baileys much more pleasant place for children to grow up. helped raise awareness and donated time, talents and focuses on the transitional period Shelter): http:// That all combines to make it a better place to have a funds.” between homelessness and having a www.voaches.org home, as well as homelessness pre- business. We just moved a large part of Northrop It may seem obvious, but to end homelessness, With a history spanning over a vention through a program called century, the Volunteers of America Grumman here, to Herndon in the Dulles corridor, people need affordable homes. Aftercare. Chesapeake operates the Bailey’s and we want to make this area the best we can.” “Housing has to be the primary focus,” Hudgins Crossroads Community Shelter, and Last December, Northrop Grumman hosted a large said. “I think the change that has allowed us to be Homestretch: provides assistance through medical www.homestretch-inc.org Cre- care, counseling, education and event for other businesses in the region, to discuss successful is our emphasis on rapid re-housing and ated in 1990, Homestretch is the training for homeless individuals the importance of being involved in the partnership wrap-around services. It’s not about judging people largest provider of transitional hous- that stay at the shelter. and other efforts to help end homelessness. who are homeless. It’s about getting them housing, ing in Fairfax County, and offers a David Bowers, vice president of Enterprise Com- and then addressing some of the issues that led to wide variety of services that are fo- Our Daily Bread: www.our- cused on helping the homeless daily-bread.org A volunteer munity Partners (ECP), applauded Fairfax County’s homelessness. If we don’t do that, we’re constantly better their lives through education. based organization, ODB focuses on business-like approach during his speech at the Faith chasing our tails.” Homestretch’s Employment Center food outreach to aid the homeless, Engagement Initiative, hosted by the OPEH in May. In the past decade, the basic philosophy of how to deals primarily with training adults with bi-weekly delivery of food and ECP is a nationally recognized organization with a address the homeless problem has undergone a pro- with job placement and job readi- supplies to 60 qualified families and ness skills, and teaches essentials in a food pantry for emergency ser- mission to give people living in poverty an opportu- gressive shift. Instead of “managing” the homeless ESL, GED and computer skills vices. ODB also provides financial nity to move up and out. Bowers said ECP has raised population, the emphasis is on preventing and end- classes. Psychotherapy, substance assistance and runs a back-to-school and invested more than $11 billion in equity, grants ing homelessness through rapid re-housing. abuse counseling and domestic vio- program to help give school supplies and loans to help build or preserve more than lence support are also available at to children in need. 280,000 affordable rental and for-sale homes to cre- See Prevention, Page 16 ate vital communities. 6 ❖ Fairfax Station/Clifton/Lorton Connection ❖ August 18-24, 2011 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Calendar How would you like state Send notes to the Connection at for title. Adults. 703-971-0010. [email protected] or call 703-778- English Conversation Group. 7 p.m. 9416. Deadline is Friday. Dated announcements Kingstowne Library, 6500 Landsdowne Centre, of the art LASER dentistry should be submitted at least two weeks prior to the Alexandria. Conversation group for adults event. learning English. Adults. 703-339-4610. 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Donated Photo Heinly, John Smith Greg White has Production Manager: everal years ago after graduating from firsthand Jean Card college, I found myself without a place experience of S CIRCULATION: 703-778-9427 to live after my two college roommates being home- Circulation Manager: both returned to their out-of-state homes. I did less. Ann Oliver not have full-time employment and could not [email protected] afford the full rent and had to move out of the CONNECTION NEWSPAPERS, apartment. I very quickly ran out of what little ceived while seeking assistance was de-human- I never forgot the feeling of powerlessness L.L.C. funds I had left from the college semester and izing and something I have never forgotten. that I felt as a customer in those agencies and Peter Labovitz President/CEO began living in my car, an old Ford Maverick The staff at the agencies was rude, that memory has served me well. I have walked which was parked in the rear of Mary Kimm judgmental and non-responsive. in the shoes of the hundreds of people who Publisher/Chief Operating Officer the apartments. Guest Editorial If not for the hunger and des- seek assistance in our emergency homeless [email protected] After a week or so the apart- peration I felt I would have shelter, food, rental and utility assistance and Jerry Vernon ment management demanded walked out. I did endure the treat- it has made me a better advocate for their Executive Vice President [email protected] that I leave. I began working as a ment at one of the agencies long enough to needs. More importantly it has reinforced the day laborer, earning enough money to put gas Wesley DeBrosse receive a voucher for a motel stay and food need for me to be affiliated with organizations Controller in my car to drive to a rest stop on the out- that allowed me to save one week of pay. I then that practice “customer intimacy.” Debbie Funk skirts of town where I spent the night in my found a landlord who agreed to rent a small No one should be treated unfairly because National Sales car, cleaning up in the bathrooms and driving apartment to a starving student for a very rea- of their economic or social condition, and I 703-778-9444 [email protected] back to the day labor site in the morning. sonable weekly fee that I could afford. have dedicated my social service career to en- I made several attempts to seek support from Jeanne Theismann Over the next few weeks, I secured a full- sure that I uphold personal values and organi- Special Assistant to the Publisher some local social service agencies for food, food time job as a residential counselor in a juve- zational values that allow people who are in 703-778-9436 stamps, rental assistance and gas. The experi- nile facility and started my career in social ser- crisis to still maintain their dignity. [email protected] ence of standing in lines and the service I re- vices. Greg White is the CEO of Reston Interfaith. 8 ❖ Fairfax Station/Clifton/Lorton Connection ❖ August 18-24, 2011 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Calendar

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www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Fairfax Station/Clifton/Lorton Connection ❖ August 18-24, 2011 ❖ 9 10-Year Mission Hiding in Plain Sight The Face of Homelessness Woman with law degree finds help for her Still, Fails won’t allow herself to wal- low in self-pity. “I can’t get distracted by Embry Rucker Shelter offers help and hope to man living in tent. family at Katherine Hanley Shelter. that,” she said. “I have to focus on get- ting a job and sustaining our home. It’s By Victoria Ross For two years, Cole worked at Adesa, an Rucker Community Shelter (ERCS) in By Bonnie Hobbs said. “I had to find a job and somewhere my goal to be self-sufficient. I want to be The Connection auto action company in Sterling. He was Reston helping Coles. The Connection else to live.” able to support my children by myself.” paid minimum wage: $7.50 an hour, which Between 1998 and 2006, she’d worked as At the shelter, the family shared one t 8 a.m. on a Friday in August, is not enough to afford the fair-market rent THE ERCS is a 70-bed residential shelter ennie Fails, 43, is not the kind of a substitute teacher in FCPS; so from April room with four bunk beds. But on July the temperature is already 87-de- of $1,200 for a one- bedroom apartment in that provides healthy, safe, emergency hous- Tperson one would expect to find until school ended, June 21, she did that 19, Fails and her children moved into Agrees when Jimmy Cole wakes the community. For two years, he essentially ing for families and single men and women, in a homeless shelter. She’s well- again. But now school’s out and Fails doesn’t transitional housing via Homestretch Inc. up. “The heat comes right lived in his truck, going to the shelter dur- helping them to overcome barriers and tran- educated and has a law degree — yet have a car or a job. However, Fails would love to be eventu- through the tent. That and the traffic usu- ing the winter months or when the heat was sition to stable housing. The shelter provides that’s where she and her three youngest “I can’t go a day without earning money,” ally referred to Habitat for Humanity for ally wake me up,” Cole said. unbearable in the summer months. He said drop-in services for the unsheltered home- children recently found themselves. she said. “I’ll work as a receptionist, a wait- a home. Rugged and tan, the 48-year-old Cole said less, those who, for lack of shelter space, live “I need a job and housing,” she said ress, whatever generosity anyone can extend “Santa brought the children a puppy he likes being outdoors. But his tent in the outdoors, in cars, or in other unsafe places. during her stay there. “And I need to work to my family would be greatly appreciated.” at Christmas, but he had to be fostered woods is not pitched at one of the county’s Drop in services includes hot meals, laun- every day. If not, that’s a day that, with- Fails has experience as a paralegal, law while we were at the shelter,” she said. recreational campsites. It’s in a wooded dry and shower facilities, and a place where out the Katherine Hanley Family Shel- clerk, legal research assistant and contract “They’re so sad to have to leave him be- patch in the Reston-Herndon area, and Cole the homeless can meet with a case manager ter, the kids wouldn’t have food or a roof analyst, but can’t practice law in Virginia hind, and pets aren’t allowed in our new sleeps there because he is homeless. and access medical and mental health ser- over their heads.” until this state licenses her. “I need to take place.” He is one of Fairfax County’s approxi- vices. The shelter operates 24 hours a day, Fails was named after her father, Ten- the bar exam here,” she said. “But the prep But she has even more important mately 650 single homeless individuals, who seven days a week, 365 days a year. nessee, who died in a car accident in No- course for Virginia’s exam is $2,000 and the things on her mind. The children need for a variety of reasons — lack of credit, “Jimmy’s a great guy,” Pizzo said. “When vember 1967. She was clothing, their condo could transportation and income — don’t have we do outreach, we build relationships with born four months later. use some furniture and Fails permanent housing. Some sleep at one of individuals, slowly gaining their trust and Raised in Greensburg, needs a car so that, when the county’s emergency or transitional shel- confidence because they don’t have to come La., she obtained her law school begins again, she ters, others “couch surf” at the homes of to us.” degree from Southern could get to and from substi- friends or relatives. Some, ashamed to ad- Pizzo said Coles is like a lot of single home- University Law Center in tute-teaching jobs. mit they are homeless, sleep in their cars or less adults in the county who don’t have fam- May 1996. Photo by She also needs legal help cheap motels, while they try to keep their ily or other support to help them through When she moved to with regard to her husband. jobs. Nearly 200 homeless individuals live life’s rough patches. Virginia in 1997, she was “I need pro-bono legal ser- in makeshift tents throughout the county. “I think that’s the thread that runs through a single mother, sharing Bonnie Hobbs vices to deal with a protec- Cole’s tent, about 5-feet wide, has just almost all of our homeless clients, the lack custody of her two tive order, a divorce and cus- enough space to crawl into and curl up at of a support system. In many cases, they Photos by daughters, then 1 and 3, tody issues,” said Fails. night. It has several brown tarps over it. “I don’t want to be a burden, or they are im- with their father. While Meanwhile, her children don’t like snakes, so that’s really the one migrants and don’t have friends and family working at a law firm in are too young for her to ex- thing that bothers me at night,” he said. Cole Washington, D.C., in /The Connection plain exactly why their father nearby, or they have broken relationship Victoria Ross has been sleeping there for the past year, Dean Klein, Fairfax County’s direc- because of a mental health or substance 1998, she met and fell in isn’t with them, so they don’t where his tent is camouflaged in the sum- tor of the Office to Prevent and End abuse issue,” Pizzo said. “There’s a plethora love with a lawyer there. fully understand why their mer by tall pine trees. The area is near a Homelessness (OPEH), talks with of reasons why they don’t have family or They married and had lives have changed so drasti- busy intersection, and the roar of the traffic Jimmy Cole about his plans for friends they can turn to quickly. Some are three children, now 9, 7 cally. But Fails tries to keep

is non-stop. getting permanent housing. too ashamed to tell their families they are /The Connection and 5. things as normal for them as Cole said he wakes up some mornings still in this situation.” In March 2006, they possible. surprised at his situation. he couldn’t save any money, and barely man- The caseworkers try to be that support moved back to Louisiana Tennie Fails snuggles with her children, from left, Erin, Roman, 5, wants to be a “I always worked somewhere. I held good aged living in his truck, but he liked having system, helping clients like Coles navigate so Fails could be closer to 7, Roman, 5, and Harrison, 9. builder when he grows up. factory jobs in Ohio, where I grew up, but a steady job, and thought it would lead to the bureaucracy of the Department of Mo- her ailing, paternal He attended Providence then I lost that in 2008 when the economy something better. tor Vehicles and other government agencies grandmother. She died that December, exam, itself, is about $800.” Elementary’s Head Start program and turned sour,” he said. Last year, during the worsening economy, that hold the keys to the documentation but Fails’ family remained in Louisiana First, though, she needs to get on her feet, likes playing video games, especially he lost that job when the company cut its necessary for employment and housing. until her husband’s firm sent him back and that’s not easy to do in Fairfax County. Lego Star Wars. Dan Pizzo, a social worker for Embry Rucker Community Shelter, helps DIVORCED AND WITHOUT CHILDREN staff. “Documentation is a huge barrier,” Pizzo to this area in October 2010. “I think the work the people at the Katherine Erin, 7, graduated from second grade Jimmy Cole with his tent that partially collapsed after a heavy rain. ‘The or other family, Cole said he decided to head Like falling dominoes, Cole’s life started said. “It can take months to gather all the “We were living in Fair Oaks,” she said. Hanley Shelter do is so critical,” said Fails. at Eagle View Elementary. She likes weather is a huge factor in the day of the life of an unsheltered home- to the Washington, D.C., area, where he to unravel. He sold his truck to make ends required documents that you need to obtain “His firm put us up in a hotel while we “But with the homelessness in this area, they camping and, in school, she enjoyed math less person,’ Pizzo said. thought there would a photo ID, which is looked for a place to live. Two of the have other clients to help. And once we leave and reading, mainly Ramona and Harry be plenty of opportu- often essential for find- to take a shower, do laundry, eat a hot meal benches,” said Pizzo. three youngest children were in school, here, the cost of living in this county is ex- Potter books. She’d like to someday be a nities for work. In ad- “I’m a good worker. I know things will get better.” ing work.” or talk with caseworkers and get medical and the two older girls were with their ponentially too much for someone in my scientist and an explorer. dition to factory work, — Jimmy Cole “I’m trying to help services from a nurse practitioner. In the ON FRIDAY afternoon, Aug. 12, Pizzo and biological father in Ohio.” situation.” Harrison, 9, graduated from fourth Cole has experience as myself. I want to get summer, if the temperature hits the “red Vizzuto are helping Cole with his tent, which Then came the end of the world, as She said there’s “not nearly enough” low- grade at Eagle View and played violin in a landscaper and out and better myself,” zone” of 93 degrees Fahrenheit or above, has partially collapsed. Cole’s tent is the only Fails knew it. On March 23, her husband income housing here. “The people at the the school orchestra. “I liked it there; I groundskeeper for golf courses. meet. He got a bike but someone stole it. Cole said. He said he has a high school di- Coles can spend the day or night at the shel- one currently in this patch of woods. Pizzo was arrested. He was charged in Louisi- Hanley Shelter are amazing. They do had friends,” he said. He also likes read- When he first came to the area, he had a He lost his birth certificate in the woods one ploma, but “I know I have to go back to ter, where clients might have to sleep on the tells Cole that they have a donated moun- ana and Virginia with molesting a child. yeoman’s work,” said Fails. “But the need is ing Star Wars and Harry Potter books. At truck, and enough money saved to pay for a night, so it’s difficult for him to get official school and learn a trade.” floor. tain bike for him and that it just needs a “He’s in the Fairfax County Adult Deten- so much greater than their resources. I don’t the shelter, said Harrison, “We got Eas- campsite at Burke Lake Park. He looked for documentation, such as a Social Security Cole said he wants to remain in the area. During the day, Cole often spends time at new chain. tion Center, but his case hasn’t come to know where we would have been, if not for ter baskets. And they have a birthday work in construction and landscaping, and card, that is required to get a driver’s license, In addition to the connections he’s made Barnes & Noble or Starbucks, to read and “It will be put to good use,” Cole said. “I court, yet, and he’s awaiting extradition the love, caring and help of the Hanley Shel- party every month for all the kids.” often drove into Washington, D.C., to see credit cards and other paperwork needed to with the staff of Reston Interfaith, he said get out of the heat. like to bike, and it’s a better way to get to Louisiana.” ter. They granted us safe passage through a “The shelter’s been gracious and gen- the sites. get a job. he has made good friends in the area. “Some- ”I like to read astronomy and sports maga- around.” Since Fails had been staying at home, turbulent time in our lives.” erous to my family, and the work it does “When my money ran out, I started to “I get depressed sometimes, but these guys time we meet up at Panera in Reston Town zines. I’m not a problem, so no one really When asked where he thinks he will be a taking care of their youngest son, her Fails and her children arrived at the shel- is so critical,” said Fails. panic and everything came to a screeching help me out. They’re helping me get my pa- Center to swap tips about jobs, and just talk,” notices me,” he said. year from now, Cole doesn’t hesitate. “I’d like husband was the family’s only source of ter April 8, and she couldn’t believe such a That’s why, she said, “I’m hoping the halt. I tried to get construction jobs, what- perwork together so I can get a job again,” he said. “You would not know he is homeless, be- to have a job, an apartment, and a girl- income. So once he was arrested, her fi- thing was happening to her. “It was raining county executive’s office will be more ever I could find. I looked through the tele- Cole said, referring to social workers Dan cause he’s out of context here. Fairfax County friend,” he said. “This isn’t a lifestyle for me. nancial problems spiraled out of control. when we drove up in a cab,” she said. “And mindful of the needs of the homeless in phone book for temp agencies, and got a Pizzo and Michael Vizzuto, who are two of HIS TENT is near the Embry Rucker Shel- is not like D.C. or other large cities, where I’m a good worker. I know things will get “His company had only paid for two I was thinking, ‘Once you graduate from law the county. There aren’t a lot of opportu- job through Labor Ready in Tysons,” he said. the 20 full-time staff members at the Embry ter, so on “drop-in days,” he can walk there you see panhandlers or people sleeping on better,” he said. weeks in the hotel, and my savings had school and marry a lawyer, you don’t expect nities out there for us, but we all have a paid for the rest and were depleted,” she to end up in a homeless shelter.’” story and we all have a lot to offer.”

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Q&A with Dean Klein, director of the Office A Man with a Mission to Prevent & End Homelessness n 2009, Fairfax County hired Dean What are the key ingredients to Klein to oversee its newly created your success as the Director of the organizations, many of whom are focused Preventing and ending homelessness to IOffice to Prevent and End Homeless County’s Office to Prevent & End on preventing and ending homelessness has me is about together as a community chang- (OPEH), a critical piece of its 10-year Homelessness (OPEH)? prepared me well for my current leadership ing the odds for those who are homeless, plan to end homelessness by 2018. One of the keys to my success is integrat- position. I have worked in Fairfax County changing their odds for success to achiev- In the past two years, Klein has managed ing myself with others who are also com- and with most of the nonprofit organiza- able, to probable and ultimate success to to navigate through an unsteady and inse- mitted to our important mission of ending tions who serve the homeless throughout be independent in our community. No small cure economy, as well as a trend toward the homelessness in 10 years. I have been very the past 20 years. I strongly believe that challenge there, Ultimately, it is about mak- suburbanization of homelessness, to reduce fortunate to be able to work with such a being an effective manager, director or ing sure that every person who is homeless the county’s homeless population by 15.6 talented staff at OPEH, who are all seasoned leader in the human service field that you and or at-risk of homelessness can access percent. In December, 2008, Fairfax County leaders who understand the complex issues need direct experience working and help- housing that is affordable with necessary counted 1,835 people who were homeless; facing the homeless in our community and ing others. This is something I have inten- services and supports needed for them to in Jan. 2011, that number was 1,549. are willing to explore and implement new tionally stressed as I moved through my be independent in our community. The OPEH has also garnered national at- and different approaches that are challeng- career and those experiences continue to Do you have a motto? tention for its success, as well as its strate- ing but bring strong results. Engaging the help me in being an effective director. I have “We must collectively build momentum, gies to more accurately measure the home- nonprofit, business, faith and government worked to support a true open environment drive to strong results while sharing regu- less population. Klein previously worked at sectors fully has been extremely significant. for collaboration and partnership that is larly our challenges and outcomes and do the Freddie Mac Foundation, where he over- I am so appreciative of the strong nonprofit welcoming enough to provide opportuni- so with compassion and humor.” saw corporate philanthropic investments to partners who really believe in our goals and ties for people from the business, faith, gov- Who are your heroes in real life? 100 local and national homelessness/hous- have been willing to honestly and whole- ernment sectors to be part of the complex Martin Luther King Jr., my grandfather ing nonprofits. heartedly commit daily to changing lives solutions needed for our community. who showed me how to be a good person “I knew we were going to make progress and for our most vulnerable citizens. What is the question you get asked and my parents and family, where I learned when Dean Klein brought to a governing What in your background makes the most about the OPEH and/or and about the importance of helping oth- board meeting an extremely well-orches- you uniquely qualified to tackle homelessness in general? ers. trated business plan,” said Fairfax County what many see as an intractable When I speak in the community, people How do you relax? Board of Supervisors Chairman Sharon problem? always want to know how is it possible that I love spending time with my wife, Jill, Bulova (D-At-Large). “He did a triage, so My professional experience over the past we have such an affluent community with and son, Zachary and daughter Zoe. I en- to speak. 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ands teacher Mike Luley steps into “It’s a band family and there’s no pessi- the role of marching band direc- mism,” said Tablante. “We include every- Btor after five years as an assistant one in everything we do.” to the Lake Braddock marching “The thing I’m proudest of is that we’re band. His predecessor, Roy Holder retired all in one band. There might be concert after a storied 30-year tenure at the school band and different bands, but in the mindset with 30 consecutive years of honor band of the [marching] program, we all function status. as one.” said Luley. “Just to be part of the legacy of Lake This is reflected by the fact that Tablante Braddock Band, and for our names to go and Wahidi have been mentored by 2004 down, it’s just an honor,” said drum major Lake Braddock graduate Allison Edwards, and trumpet player Sahar Wahidi. who serves as a volunteer with the program. The band’s program, titled, “Just for Fun” Luley said that the familial feel of the band will feature Bill Chase’s “Get it On,” Rick is due to the fact that many of the staff Wakefield’s “Merlin the Magician,” Count members brought in as section teachers Basie’s “Two O’Clock Jump” and a Dixie have been there for a long time as well. collection. Luley described the program as The band will be conducting its camp a mixture of jazz and rock. during the daytime at the school with time Offer Expires 9/22/11 Wahidi will be joined by bass clarinetist evenly split between marching indoors and John Tablante. The drum majors, both ris- working on their music indoors. Although ing seniors, have sacrificed much of their the band will not be attending overnight summer meeting twice a week to help plan band camp, it plans to liven up events with out the show and are the first to arrive for activities such as a freshman bonfire, spirit each day of band camp. week, and a cookout for the section lead- “We wouldn’t function without these ers. guys,” said Luley in response to being asked “Pretty much, we enjoy what we do,” said why his drum majors are given such a large Wahidi. role in the planning process. “That’s why The season opens Sept. 2 with Lake we’re a family.” Braddock’s first home game against West Luley and the drum majors all agree that Springfield High School. the strong sense of family is something that makes the hard work seem easier. —Orrin Konheim

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A great opportunity to A great opportunity to “The 10-year plan calls for 2,650 hous- WORK AT HOME! WORK AT HOME! “If you are going to be successful in meet- ing units to be made available over the 10- NATIONAL CHILDRENS CENTER NATIONAL CHILDRENS CENTER ing the goals of preventing and ending year-period in order to achieve our goals,” No sell! Salary + Bonus + Benefits! No sell! Salary + Bonus + Benefits! 301-333-1900 301-333-1900 homelessness, rapid re-housing solves one O’Reilly said. ☎☎ Weekdays 9-4 ☎☎ ☎☎ Weekdays 9-4 ☎☎ huge underlying problem, which is ensur- Creating affordable housing is key, home- Make shopping easy, fun!.. ing an individual or family has a place to less advocates insist, but it takes a sustained Call your local AVON representative Karen at 703-577-4894 or order on line DAY SPA RECEPTIONIST live,” said Paul Sampson, director of the community effort. pocahontas.avonrepresentative.com. Cloud 9 Spa in Burke seeking a long Fairfax County Department of Housing and According to the Department of Housing Previous Lancome make-up artist, stage model. term Part-Time Receptionist. Community Development. “But and Urban Development (HUD), federal Call 703-341-7391 for details, or homelessness is often accompanied by other support for low-income housing has fallen email resume: [email protected] chronic problems that can range from un- 49 percent from 1980 to 2005. EDUCATION TRAINING employment, substance abuse, domestic In 2009, a worker would need to earn violence or health problems. To face these $14.97 an hour to afford a one-bedroom Pharmacy Technician Trainees PEDIATRIC RN/LPN issues without a roof over your head is ex- apartment and $17.84 to afford a two-bed- Needed Now! Our busy happy stimulating pediatric prac- tremely difficult and makes rapid re-hous- room apartment, according to the National Pharmacies now hiring. No experience? tice in Alexandria & Fairfax has an upcom- ing critical. But the end goal is a long term Low Income Housing Coalition. Job Training & Placement Assistance Avail. ing opening for a F/T position. Some trav- and stable housing situation for the house- The lack of affordable housing has led to 1-877-240-4524 el between offices. Ideal for nurses return- CTO SCHEV hold, and we need support for services that high rent burdens, which absorb a high pro- ing to the workforce. Competitive sal- ary with benefits. Orientation provided. address these other chronic problems.” portion of income, overcrowding, and sub- DENTAL ASSISTANT TRAINEES Fax resume to Attn: Sharon @ Sampson said a new program, Bridging standard housing. These problems have not NEEDED NOW! 703/914-5494 Affordability, is an integral part of the only forced many people to become home- Dental Offices now hiring. No experience? county’s Housing Blueprint, and will pro- less; they have put a large and growing Job Training & Placement Assistance Avail. vide long-term rental subsidies to 72 home- number of people at risk of becoming home- 1-800-381-1734 Drivers less individuals and families, and an addi- less. CTO SCHEV Excellent Wages, Benefits, Pension! Home tional 303 households on the county’s af- “Whenever Fairfax County is touted as a nightly! Safe Equipment! Manassas, VA lo- fordable housing waiting lists. wealthy county by its median household MED BILL & CODING Trainees NEEDED NOW cation. CDL-A w/Combo and Hazmat, 1 yr The program, which is just getting under- income, we need to remember that half of T/T exp, 21yoa req. EOE-M/F/D/V. Also way, is operated under a $3.8 million, three- the households make less than the median, Medical Offices now hiring. No experience? need Dock Workers. $12-$14/hr. 4hr shifts. Job Training & Placement Assistance Avail. year contract with Northern Virginia Fam- often a great deal less, so putting county 18 yoa, read/write English. Able to lift 65 1-800-385-2615 lbs. req. APPLY: www.yrcw.com/careers ily Services. resources toward housing, in effect, im- CTO SCHEV As of March, most of those on the hous- proves the housing standards for everyone,” ing waiting list are not homeless, but indi- said Supervisor Penny Gross (D-Mason). viduals or families who fall into the low- “Fairfax County’s 10-Year Commitment to income category. When housing does be- End Homelessness seemed like a daunting come available, Sampson said, those who task when we adopted the concept two are homeless move to the top of the list. years ago. But the new program, combined “Housing is the critical piece we need to with the previous success of the Board’s move forward with the core element of commitment to preserve 1,000 affordable Fairfax County’s 10-year-plan to prevent units in 1,000 days, means that more hous- and end homelessness in the Fairfax-Falls ing choices are available for more people Church community by 2018. Our strategy who need them,” Gross said. now is rapid re-housing, developing ways Bulova said the “housing first” approach to quickly move people who are homeless, is a formula that makes sense, and is work- or in threat of becoming homeless, to per- ing. manent, safe and affordable housing,” Klein “Previously, the approach was if someone said. was a drug addict or substance abuser, the “In the past, we’ve been able to provide rule was you have to clean up before we shelter, but without the ability to move help you have a roof over your head. Think people into affordable and appropriate about how hard that is for someone, so housing, it’s difficult to really start lower- housing first approach is to stabilize that ing the number of homeless,” Klein said. person in a safe environment and then work During the past year, Klein said OPEH has with them to try to help them address the piloted some new initiatives to more quickly reasons for them losing their home, “Bulova secure housing for people, including the said. establishment of the Housing Locator net- Bulova stressed that the 10-year-plan is work operating countywide that works with supported by the entire Board of Supervi- landlords and provides training and coor- sors, and that, for the most part, it is a non- dination to housing locators and provides partisan issue. social workers the tools to become housing “As a board, we thought it was the right locators. In 2010, housing locaters worked thing to do, and the community clearly with an average of 20 households per thinks it’s the right thing to do.” month. “Many of our homeless are disabled or “Housing locators provide services such suffer from mental illness and are unable as application assistance, landlord negotia- to fully take care of themselves. They de- tion and training to prepare people either serve our help as caring, engaged citizens,” rent or own a home,” Klein said. Supervisor John Cook (R-Springfield) said. According to Michael O’Reilly, chairman “We have a small population of home- of the Governing Board of the Fairfax-Falls less, so it’s something we should be able to Church Partnership to Prevent and End get our arms around,” Bulova said. Homeless, 482 people have moved into per- manent housing from emergency shelters Amber Healy contributed to the reporting and transitional housing programs in FY in this story. 16 ❖ Fairfax Station/Clifton/Lorton Connection ❖ August 18-24, 2011 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com 703-917-6464 703-917-6400 Zone 2: • Burke Employment Zone 2 Ad Deadline: Zone 2: • Burke Classified Zone 2 Ad Deadline: • Fairfax • Springfield Wednesday 11 a.m. • Fairfax • Springfield Tuesday Noon

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