Helpful Links
Fairfax County’s social service agency can be reached at 703-222-0880 .
CHO’s operations are mainly limited to Vienna, Oakton, Dunn Loring, and Merrifield. Please use this map to determine which organization serves your area based on your home address. Here are links to the other organizations serving regions of Fairfax County:
- Cornerstones – cornerstonesva.org
- Share of Mclean – shareofmclean.org
- Western Fairfax Christian Ministries – wfcmva.org
- Fairfax for Immediate Sympathetic Help – fairfaxfish.org
- Falls Church Community Service Council – fcswecare.org
- Annandale Christian Committee for Action – accacares.org
- Ecumenical Community Helping Others – echo-inc.org
- The Koinonia Foundation – koinoniacares.org
- Good Shepherd Housing and Family Services – goodhousing.org
Other organizations in the area that do work similar to CHO include:
- Food for Others. Fresh groceries, weekly food delivery sites, farmers market program
- Fairfax County Health Department: Maternal & Child Health. Healthcare and referral to nutrition programs, infant & childcare support and resources
- Habitat for Humanity ReStore, which collects donated furniture throughout Fairfax county, the proceeds from the sale of which help finance Habitat’s good works
- Shepherd’s Center of Oakton-Vienna, which provides services (including transportation and minor home repairs) to anyone age 50 or older in the local community
- Society of St. Vincent de Paul, a service ministry of Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic ChurchFairfax County Multi-cultural Resources
- Many more resources can be found in this list of Fairfax County Multicultural Resources
English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) Resources
Helpful Phone Numbers
Fairfax Co. Coordinated Services – 703-222-0880.
Arlington Human Services 703-228-1300
Fairfax/ Falls Church Community Outreach 703-360-6910
St. Vincent de Paul (OLGC – for Vienna and Oakton and nearby ): 703-938-3210 – This is a charity operated by the Catholic Church. This phone number operates from Our Lady of Good Counsel in Vienna and serves Vienna, Oakton and some nearby areas, but not all of Fairfax County. Call and leave a message, and someone will call back. Other Catholic churches in Fairfax County may serve areas further away; if Our Lady of Good Counsel cannot help, ask about these other churches
Salvation Army, Alexandria (Route 1) Area, 703- 836-2427
ECHO: if you live in Springfield, try the number 703-569-9160. In some cases, you may have to call Coordinated Services
Falls Church Housing & Human Services – 703-248-5005 – for Falls church clients
If you live in Lorton 703-339-5161
Lamb Center (3160 Campbell Dr. Fairfax) not housing but a place to get food, mail, showers, etc. – 703-691-3178
Embry Rucker Center (Reston). Like Lamb Center, but does have beds (and a wait list) 703-437-1975
Safe Haven, Falls Church 703-532-3220 press 1
To apply for housing
Catholic Charities 703-548-4227
Catholic Charities Herndon & Reston 703-443-2481
Catholic Charities Falls Church 703-534-9805
Catholic Charities Arlington 703-841-3830
MEDICAL HELP
Suggested lower rate dentists, health care:
Annandale Dental Group Neighborhood Health 571-384-7622 (sliding scale) (I’ve had good feedback on this one)
Community Health Care Network (Merrifield) 703-237-2446 Address: 8221 Willow Oaks Corporate Drive, Falls Church VA 22044
Northern Virginia Dental Care, 703-820-7170 Address: 5827 Columbia Pike, FC,
Alexandria Neighborhood Health, 703-535-5568
CAR REPAIRS: Brightpaths, 703-273-8829