Kevin showed up at Bailey’s Shelter in 2020 because that’s where his probation officer told him to go. He was 60 years old and thought that going to a shelter was “rock bottom.” Even when he had suffered from addiction and spent time in jail as a younger man, there was always someone to help […]
October 1, 2021 – Alexandria, VA. New Hope Housing’s board of directors has appointed William W. Gorman as the interim executive director. Gorman will replace outgoing executive director Pam Michell, effective Oct. 1. Gorman has a strong record of organizational leadership and experience working as the chief of operations for the Archdiocese of Washington and […]
When COVID shut down the barbershop where he worked, Troy Clark was worried, but said he still had hope. “Experience-driven hope” he calls it. Because what he has been through taught him that hope and hard work can lead to a better life. Troy first came to the Eleanor Kennedy Shelter in 2017 after 12 […]
May 20, 2021 – Alexandria, VA. New Hope Housing (NHH), announced today that Pam Michell is retiring as executive director following a long and stellar career in public service. Her retirement date is set for Oct. 1, 2021. Michell began her career as executive director of NHH on Nov. 5, 1990. Her philosophy of hope, […]
2020 was a difficult year for many of us mentally. But one shelter guest told us it was the year she was finally able to manage her mental health challenges and succeed. Ms. T. began experiencing symptoms of depression in 2009. At the time, she was an IT professional, enjoying her life in Arlington. She […]
Ms. Naaz Farooqi was scared to go to shelter. Even as she fell further into debt while trying to take care of her children, she refused. Even COVID seemed to scare her less than shelter. She had heard “horrific things about shelters” and was dead set against going to one at her age. But everything […]
Great news! An employment pilot program succeeded and is now a full program within Fairfax County – and we need volunteers to help! Last Fall, you might have seen us on NBC highlighting a pilot program to clean up Fairfax County’s streams. This program provided part-time work to guests at local shelters to pick up […]
October 24th was a beautiful sunny day as the scissors snipped the red ribbon and the doors opened to the new Bailey’s Shelter & Supportive Housing facility on Seminary Road. It had been 18 months since the ground-breaking on April 5th, 2018, and each person there was excited to enter the new building to see […]
You may have seen us on NBC recently! In case you didn’t, we’re excited to share a new partnership to help shelter guests get back to work! Starting October 1st, this pilot program with Fairfax County provides part-time work to guests at local shelters to pick up litter in and around our streams and remove […]
It was 1990: The first web server was created and became the foundation for the World Wide Web Archie, the first content search engine was introduced. Encyclopædia Britannica saw its highest all time annual sales – 120,000 volumes. Socialist governments were collapsing in Eastern Europe. Iraq invaded Kuwait. Jim Moran was first elected to Congress. […]
