Transitional Housing

In concert with Fairfax County, other area nonprofit organizations, and corporate partners, Reston Interfaith provides stable housing for 35 families leaving the Embry Rucker Community Shelter and to other homeless families. Adult residents of our transitional housing programs receive intensive case management, including training in financial planning and goal setting and support for education or job training, as well as referrals to services that can help families succeed on their own.  Reston Interfaith operates a variety of transitional housing options; some programs assist families in obtaining and remaining in permanent housing, increasing their skills and income, and achieving greater self-determination, while others focus on economic self-sufficiency as a means to ending the cycle of homelessness.

Reston Interfaith provides an additional home ownership program through Fairfax County’s innovative five-year pilot, the Partnership for Permanent Housing.  The goal is to assist up to 26 homeless families throughout the County move into stabilized rental housing and then progress to homeownership.  Participants receive federal rental assistance, homeownership counseling, ongoing seminars and life skills workshops, and family case management services.

 

"I became homeless after I fled with my two children from an abusive situation. In March 2008, I was accepted into the transitional housing program. With my case manager, I set goals for myself to increase my savings and my education, and I’m making progress on both of these. I have enrolled at a local university and am working on my bachelor’s degree in business administration. With my degree, I’m hoping to find a better job and one day become a homeowner."Sandra, Transitional Housing Resident