Poverty Relief
| ACTS (Action in the Community Through Service) |
Joann Barron
3900 ACTS Lane
Dumfries, Virginia 22026
703-441-8606 | ACTS is a community organization whose mission is to alleviate hunger, homelessness, and domestic violence, and to help people achieve self-support in the Prince William Area. It serves the residents of Greater Prince William County, Manassas and Manassas Park, Virginia. Established in 1969, ACTS was established by thirteen local churches in 1969 with the purpose of preventing and alleviating human suffering. They established Prince William County's first food bank, set up a used furniture distribution system, and developed a homeless shelter in local churches. |
| Herndon/Reston FISH (Friendly Instant Sympathetic Help) |
Marcia DiTrapani, President
336 Victory Drive
Herndon, VA 20170
703-391-0150 | Poverty relief, humanitarian help, emergency needs. Dedicated to helping people meet emergencies and short term needs. FISH responds to requests for rent, transportation to medical appointments, furniture, utilities, medical items (including prescriptions) and other short term emergency needs. |
| | Neediest Kids |
Jane Cohen, President
8283 Greensboro Drive
McLean, VA 22102
703-377-0748 | Neediest Kids is dedicated to helping Washington area kids have what they need to succeed in school. By working in partnership with School Superintendents in D.C., Maryland, and Virginia, our area teachers and counselors identify children in need. Then Neediest Kids provides critical, immediate assistance with little or no bureaucracy, and no red tape! | 
| | Our Daily Bread |
Pamela L. Schadt, Executive Director
10777 Main Street, Suite 320
Fairfax, VA 22030
703-273-8829 | * Focus is the working poor - formerly self-sufficient families who have fallen on hard times because of a medical problem, emergency, or economic crisis. Helps families get back on their feet, collecting and delivering free groceries from its network of churches, schools, community organizations, and local businesses; offering “grants” to help with necessities like work uniforms, car repairs, and rental deposits; assisting clients to apply for food stamps, SSDI, or low-cost housing; introducing them to resources for finding employment, transportation, or day care. (*Content from the Catalogue for Philanthropy, www.catalogueforphilanthropy.org, Copyright 2004 Catalogue for Philanthropy) |
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