Press Releases
Good Shepherd Housing Receives $5,000 Grant from The UPS Foundation
Good Shepherd Housing and Family Services, Inc. (GSH) received a $5,000 grant from The UPS Foundation, which drives global corporate citizenship and philanthropic programs for UPS (NYSE: UPS). The grant will be used toward encouraging GSH clients to save money during...
Good Shepherd Housing Announces 2017-2018 Board of Directors
Good Shepherd Housing, a non-profit affordable housing developer and provider, proudly announces the Board of Directors for the 2017-2018 year, led by Board Chair Alexis Feeney Tallman of Alexandria, Va. Tallman succeeds Richard Alderson, of Alexandria, Va., and will serve a two-year term through June 2019.
Downsizing Helps Four Families with a Fresh Start
Downsizing is challenging. Besides the upheaval any move brings, Baby Boomers everywhere are struggling with handing down furniture and other quality possessions for which they no longer have need or space. One local family in Washington, D.C. recently struggled with...
WHF Foundation Awards Grants To Community-Based Non-Profit Partners; Awards Scholarship To Trinity Washington University
Alexandria, VA -- The Women in Housing and Finance Foundation announced $30,000 in its 2017 grant awards to six D.C.metro-area non-profit organizations that help serve women and their families with financial literacy, housing assistance and life skills programs. This...
Fired Up To Help Raises Needed Funds for Affordable Housing
On March 11, 2017, Fired Up To Help held a barbecue at Fair Winds Brewing Company in Lorton to support Good Shepherd Housing and Family Services (GSH), a local non-profit affordable housing provider. The proceeds will help GSH with its mission of reducing...
Cheryl Ellsworth – Honored for Many Years of Outstanding Civic Service to our Area’s Low-income Families
Fairfax County, VA – Cheryl Ellsworth was honored at the 2017 Fairfax County Federation of Citizens' annual awards banquet with a 2016 Fairfax County Citation of Merit recognizing her any and diverse volunteer efforts to increase access to affordable housing for...
The Community Foundation’s Fund for Children, Youth, and Families Awards $1.97 Million to Area Nonprofits
The Fund for Children, Youth, and Families (FFCYF) at The Community Foundation for the National Capital Region is pleased to announce the awarding of $1.97 million in grants to 46 nonprofit organizations serving disadvantaged children, youth, and families across the...
Good Shepherd Housing Caps Off Another Successful Backpack Program
School starts this week, and thanks to the assistance of the Junior League of Northern Virginia (JLNV), HomeAid Northern Virginia, Hollin Hall Curves, Hollin Hall Senior Center, Good Shepherd Catholic Church (Virginia), Mount Vernon At Home and Art at the Center, 95 children in the Mount Vernon area have the school supplies they need to be successful this year.
Delegate Charniele Herring to be Keynote Speaker at Good Shepherd Housing Transformations Breakfast
Virginia House of Delegates 46th District representative Charniele Herring will provide the keynote address at the first annual Good Shepherd Housing and Family Services (GSH) Transformations Breakfast on Thursday, September 15, 2016. The Transformations Breakfast is a community event that unites local business leaders, public servants, and community members together in furthering the mission of GSH in combating homelessness and improving the lives of people in need.
Church Tweens Raise Funds for Kids in Affordable Housing
School may be out for the summer, but some local tweens engaged in their own lessons of charity.
Instead of spending time at the pool or playing video games, some of the youngest members of St. Stephen’s United Methodist Church raised $400 for the children of families residing in housing provided by Good Shepherd Housing as part of a week-long Mission Possible Kids Camp developed and led by the Rev. Abi Foerster.