Community Corner
Life on the Edge in the Woods
"The Connection" looks at one man's campsite in the shadow of Reston's pricey homes.
It is an ongoing issue in Reston - the homeless who are living in the woods rather in a shelter or, ideally, in a home.
Fairfax County outreach personnel know the handful of men living this way are there, as do staffers at They check in with them regularly and offer them a chance for shelter, supplies and services.
Reston Patch near the Fairfax County Government Center last winter. The McLean Connection has a profile this week of Jimmy Cole, a man who has pitched his tent in Reston.
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Cole lost his job in 2008. He lived in his car for a while, and then eventually his tent. He is optimistic his life circumstances will turn around.
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