North County Hypothermia Prevention Shelter Opens Thursday

There are several ways citizens can help the homeless this winter.

Posted by Karen Goff (Editor), November 30, 2011 at 01:34 pm

Don't let the unseasonably warm temperatures fool you. Winter will soon be here, and the homeless in Northern Virginia need to be some place warm.

Thursday, Dec. 1 marks the opening of the North County Hypothermia Prevention Program.

The program, operated by is one of three hypothermia shelters in the county that operate from Dec. 1 to March 31. The program operates every night during this timeframe, regardless of inclement weather and on all holidays. During the 2010-2011 season, NCHP served over 163 guests.

NCHP is located in the North County Human Services Building, 1850 Cameron Glen Dr., just one-quarter mile from the

There are several ways citizens can help with the effort:

1. Volunteer time or resources. Click here for a list of volunteer opportunities. Volunteers are needed to serve dinner and act as activity assistants, among others.

2. Donate items to the shelter, which has an extensive wish list of food, clothing and toiletries that are needed. To see the wish list, click here.

For more information, click here.

3. If you see a person you think needs help this winter, call Fairfax County Coordinated Service Planning at 703.222.0880 or click here for more info.

Letter: Rostant Should Give Up RA Seat

Adding home to Reston Assocaition 'a farce.'

Opinion June 13, 2013 at 03:39 pm

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Molly O'Boyle June 14, 2013 at 06:23 pm

It does not matter who is bringing this item to the forefront: rules should not be adjusted every…Read More time it is convenient. I seem to remember someone who just had to resign because they no longer lived in Reston. Not having been privy to all the politics in town, any adult with a functioning brain should have known or been told by their expert real estate agent, that the property being purchased was not within Reston boundaries and thereby disqualifying them from office within the established rules.

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Joe C. June 14, 2013 at 07:03 pm

Molly-you have hit it on the head! We shouldn't be starting down this slippery slope of rule…Read More changing for 1 person.I do not know this individual , but that is not the issue here.

Dilip Kamat June 17, 2013 at 01:51 am

If the RA Board approves this self serving move by another RA Board member then the board members…Read More who do so should be voted out of their roles the next time they run for election.