Homelessness and Rapid Re-Housing Program
If you can answer YES to any of these questions...
• Are you a resident of the Fairfax-Falls Church community or the Commonwealth of Virginia?
• Are you at risk of becoming homeless?
• Are you at risk of having your utilities turned off?
• Has your income been reduced recently?
• Does your yearly income fit within the following guidelines:
Family of 1: $35,950 Family of 2: $41,100
Family of 3: $46,200 Family of 4: $51,350
Family of 5: $55,450 Family of 6: $59,550
Family of 7: $63,650 Family of 8: $67,800
You may be eligible for assistance.
Call Fairfax County Coordinated Services Planning at 703.222.0880, TTY 711, between 8:00 am and 4:30 pm Monday through Friday. The Coordinated Services Planning Staff will determine the level of services you may be eligible for or refer you to a nonprofit partner organization.
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In September 2009, Reston Interfaith was awarded $424,236.00 in grants through the Homelessness and Rapid Re-Housing Program (HPRP), authorized through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). 23 state-wide sub-grantees, including social service providers, non-profits such as Reston Interfaith, and county programs, received a total of over $11 million to provide the homeless with housing relocation, stabilization, and financial assistance. The ARRA, signed by President Obama on February 17, 2009, allotted a total of $1.5 billon for a Homelessness Prevention Fund.In September 2009, Reston Interfaith was awarded $424,236.00 in grants through the Homelessness and Rapid Re-Housing Program (HPRP), authorized through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). 23 state-wide sub-grantees, including social service providers, non-profits such as Reston Interfaith, and county programs, received a total of over $11 million to provide the homeless with housing relocation, stabilization, and financial assistance. The ARRA, signed by President Obama on February 17, 2009, allotted a total of $1.5 billon for a Homelessness Prevention Fund.
Reston Interfaith submitted its proposal to the Commonwealth of Virginia for HPRP funds for homeless prevention and rapid re-housing on behalf of 7 nonprofits in the region, including FACETS, Good Shepherd Housing and Family Services, Helping Children Worldwide/Connections for Hope, New Hope Housing, Northern Virginia Family Services, Reston Interfaith, and Shelter House. Reston Interfaith works to serve those who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless through its Embry Rucker Community Shelter, transitional housing program, and Emergency Self-Sufficiency Services Program—all of which will use these funds to directly assist the most vulnerable in our community.
To learn more about HPRP, funded through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), please click here. To read Virginia Governor Tim Kaine’s press release announcing the HPRP grant winners, please click here. To learn more about the Fairfax-Falls Church Community Partnership on Ending Homelessness, please click here.
