Dear John,
Frances is a fighter. Her family suffered financial hardship, job loss, and then eviction. In spite of these setbacks, Frances kept her family together. She diligently applied for jobs, even as she and her three children relocated from shelter to shelter. Frances remembers how shaken up she was when she and her family moved into NVFS’ SERVE Family Emergency Shelter in Manassas: "I didn’t know if I was going to work or have a place to call home again."
At one point Frances spun signs for a restaurant in the sweltering heat of summer. While her mother watched the kids, every morning she would walk from the shelter to the restaurant and back again after her shift. Once she was able to hold a job, the SERVE staff began looking at how they could transition the family out of the shelter to a permanent home.
Eventually the housing locators identified a home where the family could settle. Together, she and her mother pooled their resources to leave the SERVE shelter. To help get them started, NVFS provided rent and utility assistance. Soon, Frances obtained a job at the nearby university.
Because Frances never gave up trying to make things better for her family, they are all together living independently.
John, by making your first gift today, you will help a client like Frances win the fight for their family’s stability.
