Many, many thanks to the 65 volunteers who went into the woods and up and down Route One to interview unsheltered homeless men and women for the 100,000 Homes Fairfax County Registry Event! Volunteers completed 148 surveys! The information they collected will be used to help determine who our most vulnerable homeless population is and what […]
Reston Connection OP-ED with PMichell
Fairfax County government is closed Monday because of the weather. New Hope Housing is therefore operating under ”emergency status”. Our personnel policies state: Under emergency status, residential staff is expected to report to work as scheduled and will be compensated at a rate of 1.5 times their normal pay rate for the hours they work […]
With tears and many memories, New Hope Housing staff said goodbye in November to Mondloch House Family Shelter, where hundreds of families have found “shelter and the tools to build a better life.” The family shelter opened in 1983 to serve 12 families, and expanded in 1991 to serve 18 families. The family shelter, “officially” […]
Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell returned to his Route One roots with a visit to New Hope Housing’s family shelter, Mondloch House. The Governor, a Bishop Ireton graduate and classmate of one (or more!) Mondloch brother, spent an hour at the shelter, visiting with staff and residents. New Hope Housing’s Executive Director Pam Michell talked to the […]
