GSH Updates
Trevor: The Financial Cost of Personal Tragedy
By the time Trevor's wife died after a long journey with cancer, his finances were already in a difficult place. He wasn't working as he cared for his wife, drawing on his savings and receiving help from his father to cover his expenses while he prioritized her care....
GSH Thanks Anthem Healthkeepers Plus and others for 2021 Holiday Gift Cards
Thank you to Anthem Healthkeepers Plus and others for donating gift cards to our residents for the 2021 holiday season. With these gift cards, 70 working families were able to have fun holiday experiences!
Joshua: Surgery Recovery Becomes a Financial Obstacle
As part of our activities, we now present a story from one of the people GSH has helped. There was no avoiding his much-needed surgery, but Joshua knew the recovery time would present a financial challenge. Joshua has worked as a transit driver for disabled...
Schroeder Design/Build Inc. Donates More Than 4,000 Books and 100 Backpacks to Good Shepherd Housing
For Immediate Release: Tuesday, August 3, 2021 Good Shepherd Housing Press Contact: Candice Bennett, cbennett@goodhousing.org, 703-559-1744 Schroeder Design/Build Inc. Donates More Than 4,000 Books and 100 Backpacks to Good Shepherd Housing Alexandria, Virginia — As...
Opinion: Commentary: Investments in Human Services Safety Net Make Us Stronger
As a once-in-a-century pandemic, the COVID pandemic produced impacts way beyond just its serious health impacts. We are still feeling the effects of the loss of jobs, supply bottlenecks, school shutdowns, and a surge in mental and physical health illnesses. As a staff...
Skyrocketing land values are pricing affordable developers out of N. Va. — but Fairfax Co. may have a solution
By Alex Koma – Staff Reporter, Washington Business Journal Jul 21, 2021, 1:05pm EDT David Levine’s small affordable housing nonprofit has spent years acquiring and rehabbing properties along Fairfax County’s Richmond Highway corridor. But those days may be coming to...
Ourisman Celebrates 100 Years
By Holly Dougherty, President Mount Vernon-Lee Chamber, in The Connection 100 years is a long time for any business to successfully keep their doors open for the public. Our local Ourisman Automotive Group is celebrating their 100th anniversary in 2021 and we...
Fairfax officials, housing advocates worry about evictions once moratorium ends
Originally published in InsideNova Resources available for tenants, but many face long wait times, complicated process Mozell Ingram is a month behind on her rent and although she is receiving emergency rental assistance through Fairfax County, the mother of three...
Roy Rogers in Belle View is Officially Reopened
After the fire in 2019, a new, brighter space welcomes the old gang. The coffee drinkers and neighborhood discussion gurus now have their old place back in the form of the Belle View Roy Rogers, which recently reopened after a shopping center fire in October 2019. The...
Roy Rogers Reopens, Gives Reopening Donation to Good Shepherd Housing
The Roy Rogers restaurant in the Belle View Shopping Center has reopened after a fire in October 2019 forced them to close. The Roy Rogers in the Belle View Shopping Center celebrated its long-awaited grand re-opening on June 1, the Mount Vernon Chamber of Commerce...