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SUMMARY:VBA LUNCH MEETING - Patricia Kearns\, Family Pass -Homelessness in Fairfax County
DESCRIPTION:June VBA Lunch\n\nFriday\, June 14\, 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM\n\nAmerican Legion\n\n330 Center Street\n\n\n\nHomelessness in Fairfax County\n\n\n\nFeaturing:\n\nPatricia Kearns\, Executive Director of Family Pass\n\n \nHey\, Honey\, Who is that Kid Sleeping on Our Couch?\n\n \n\nGood question. He is a friend of your son's. He is the captain of the basketball team. He is also very likely homeless.  There are over 3\,000 students in Fairfax County Schools who have no home\, who bounce from couch to couch\, whose families have been evicted  and are living in county shelters or have split up to live with relatives until they get back on their feet. \n\n\n\nThe facts of homelessness are these: \n\n \n\n  The majority of homeless have jobs\n\n  The majority of homeless are in families\n\n  The majority of homeless are children\n\n  Homelessness went down in DC and Maryland in 2019 \n\n  Homelessness went up in Fairfax County\n\n  There are over 20\,000 households in Fairfax County at high risk of losing their homes\n\n \n\nFamily PASS\, founded here in Vienna in 2006\, works with these families\, intervening to prevent homelessness when possible or find housing for families in shelters. Since 2006\, Family PASS has helped hundreds of families get back on their feet.   Pat Kearns\, Family PASS executive director\, will talk about how Family PASS works to help families earn a living wage. \n\n \n\nTo hear some of Family PASS clients' success stories\, click here.\n\n \n\nFamily PASS\, which helped over 70 families in 2018 avoid homelessness\, has been able to continue to help families thanks to tremendous support from the local community.  To learn how you can help click on Family PASS's Sock it to Me or Business Cares information. \n\n\nSponsorship Tables:\n\n Family Pass\n\n      \n\nCatering Provided by: American Legion\n\n\n\nQuestions?  info@ViennaBusiness.org
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:verdana\;">June VBA Lunch<br />\nFriday\, June 14\, 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM<br />\nAmerican Legion<br />\n330 Center Street<br />\n<br />\n<strong>Homelessness in Fairfax County</strong><br />\n<br />\nFeaturing:<br />\nPatricia Kearns\, Executive Director of <a href="http://familypassfairfax.org/">Family Pass</a></span></span><br />\n&nbsp\;\n<div><em><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:verdana\;">Hey\, Honey\, Who is that Kid Sleeping on Our Couch?</span></span></em></div>\n\n<div>&nbsp\;</div>\n\n<div><em><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:verdana\;">Good question. He is a friend of your son&rsquo\;s. He is the captain of the basketball team. He is also very likely homeless.&nbsp\; There are over 3\,000 students in Fairfax County Schools who have no home\, who bounce from couch to couch\, whose families have been evicted&nbsp\; and are living in county shelters or have split up to live with relatives until they get back on their feet.&nbsp\;</span></span></em></div>\n\n<div><br />\n<em><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:verdana\;">The facts of homelessness are these:&nbsp\;</span></span></em><br />\n&nbsp\;</div>\n\n<div><em><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:verdana\;">&bull\;<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>The majority of homeless have jobs</span></span></em></div>\n\n<div><em><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:verdana\;">&bull\;<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>The majority of homeless are in families</span></span></em></div>\n\n<div><em><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:verdana\;">&bull\;<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>The majority of homeless are children</span></span></em></div>\n\n<div><em><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:verdana\;">&bull\;<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>Homelessness went down in DC and Maryland in 2019&nbsp\;</span></span></em></div>\n\n<div><em><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:verdana\;">&bull\;<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>Homelessness went up in Fairfax County</span></span></em></div>\n\n<div><em><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:verdana\;">&bull\;<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>There are over 20\,000 households in Fairfax County at high risk of losing their homes</span></span></em><br />\n&nbsp\;</div>\n\n<div><em><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:verdana\;">Family PASS\, founded here in Vienna in 2006\, works with these families\, intervening to prevent homelessness when possible or find housing for families in shelters. Since 2006\, Family PASS has helped hundreds of families get back on their feet.&nbsp\; &nbsp\;Pat Kearns\, Family PASS executive director\, will talk about how Family PASS works to help families earn a living wage.&nbsp\;</span></span></em><br />\n&nbsp\;</div>\n\n<div><em><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:verdana\;">To hear some of Family PASS clients&rsquo\; success stories\, <a href="http://www.familypassfairfax.org/">click her</a>e.</span></span></em><br />\n&nbsp\;</div>\n\n<div><em><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:verdana\;">Family PASS\, which helped over 70 families in 2018 avoid homelessness\, has been able to continue to help families thanks to tremendous support from the local community.&nbsp\; To learn how you can help click on Family PASS&rsquo\;s <a href="http://www.familypassfairfax.org/socks">Sock it to M</a>e or <a href="http://familypassfairfax.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Business-Cares.pdf">Business Cares</a> information.&nbsp\;</span></span></em></div>\n<br />\n<span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:verdana\;">Sponsorship Tables:<br />\n&nbsp\;<a href="http://familypassfairfax.org/">Family Pass</a><br />\n&nbsp\;<em>&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;</em><br />\nCatering Provided by: American Legion<br />\n<br />\n<em>Questions?&nbsp\; info@ViennaBusiness.org&nbsp\;&nbsp\;</em></span></span><br />\n<br />\n&nbsp\;
LOCATION:Vienna American Legion 330 North Center Street
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