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Good Shepherd Housing Awarded $30,000 Grant to Expand Health and Youth Programs
Alexandria, VA – Good Shepherd Housing and Family Services (GSH) has received a $30,000 grant from the Foundation for Success (formerly the Optimist Club of Alexandria) to support two of its core programs: Healthcare Navigator and Career Power. The award follows a...
Affordable housing approved for emptying Franconia Governmental Center site
By Scott McCaffrey Published March 18, 2026 at 1:45PM The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors has approved a rezoning of the former Franconia Governmental Center site that will permit it to be redeveloped with affordable housing. Though criticized by some, the...
Planning commission supports affordable housing on Franconia Governmental Center site
A proposal to build 120 units of affordable housing on a site now occupied by the Franconia Governmental Center has won the support of the Fairfax County Planning Commission. Commission members voted without opposition on Feb. 4 to approve the plan by Franconia...
ECHO, Women Giving Gave Among Charities Receiving Sheehy Grants
As part of its annual year-end giving initiative, Sheehy Auto Stores contributed $207,000 to nearly 20 nonprofit organizations across the Mid-Atlantic, supporting community-based programs focused on hunger relief, housing stability, health care, youth services, and...
Fairfax County board opens door for housing, more retail in Franconia Triangle
By Scott McCaffrey The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors around midnight on Tuesday (May 13) voted 9-0 to move forward with a plan for affordable housing on the soon-to-be-vacated Franconia Governmental Center site. The vote — unanimous except for absent Springfield...
Planning commissioners urge open-mindedness on affordable housing at Franconia Triange
By Scott McCaffrey The Fairfax County Planning Commission voted 10-1 on Wednesday (May 7) to recommend that the Board of Supervisors advance a contentious plan that would allow affordable housing on the current Franconia Governmental Center site. The vote came after...
Good Shepherd Housing Makes First Affordable Housing Acquisition In Alexandria City
A nonprofit focused on preserving affordable housing is purchasing a residential unit to keep it affordable in the long term. Emily Leayman,Patch Staff ALEXANDRIA, VA — Nonprofit Good Shepherd Housing is making its entrance into the City of Alexandria with the first...
Good Shepherd Housing expands to Alexandria with affordable condo purchase
By Ryan Belmore Good Shepherd Housing (GSH) is making its first move into Alexandria by buying a one-bedroom condo in the Landmark-Van Dorn area. This purchase is a team effort between GSH, the City of Alexandria Office of Housing, and a seller who shares their...
CDBG/HOME and Good Shepherd Housing: Celebrating Opening of 100th Affordable Home
Fairfax County-based Good Shepherd Housing, which has been a recipient of federal Community Block Development Grant (CDBG) and HOME Investment Partnership Program (HOME) funds from the Fairfax County Department of Housing and Community Development, recently celebrated...
Developer files plan for affordable housing at Franconia government center site
Above: Renderings of Franconia Governmental Center redevelopment (image via Fairfax County government/Soto Architecture & Urban Design) By Vernon Miles Franconia Development Partners is moving forward with its proposal to replace the Franconia Governmental Center...