11451 Braddock Road, Fairfax VA 22030

Fairfax Resource Center
Emergency Essentials Request Form

Welcome! We are so happy you found the Resource Center at Fairfax Church. Our Emergency Essentials Program provides resources to social service professionals working directly with families who need immediate support during a time of crisis.

Through this program our Resource Center distributes perishable and non-perishable groceries, household essentials, kitchen essentials, hygiene bags, baby care items and special requests to some of the most vulnerable children and families in Northern Virginia.

If you are a professional and currently need to obtain resources for a family, we want to support you. Simply submit the form below and you will receive an email confirmation from us. If you have any other questions, please contact us at resourcecenter@fairfax.cc.

You can access our Privacy Policy and Terms & Conditions here. The Resource Center will never share your information without your consent.

FAQs

“Professional” is a broad definition for those in our community who work directly with families in crisis. This may include school and county social workers, teachers, police officers, parole counselors, resettlement agencies, the health department, counselors, doctors, nurses, among so many others. Professionals are working directly with people in difficult circumstances to help families stabilize during a crisis and move towards sustainability.

The resources in our center are meant for supplemental purposes and not as ongoing support services for families. The Northern Virginia area has numerous social service agencies and opportunities for families to get connected with professionals who can help. It is important for families to connect to these services so that they can work with a case worker toward sustainability.
Resources include groceries (perishables and non-perishables), hygiene items, household essentials, cleaning supplies, diapers and clothing.

First, please complete the request form below with your professional name, professional email, agency, and cell phone.

Second, through the request form, we’ll ask for generic information about the family so we can pull together enough resources for the size, age range, and cultural preferances of the family. Next, we will ask you to let us know your availability to pick up the resources. All of these details will be confirmed by email 24 hours before your scheduled pick-up. Please make sure you receive this email before coming to the Resource Center.

Our Emergency Essentials Program exists to provide emergency food and household essentials to help families stabilize during a crisis. We bridge the gap and reduce food insecurity while professionals are helping families get connected to services leading to long-term stability. Therefore, in general, professionals can request resources monthly for up to 3 months as needed through this program to help a family stabilize.

No. We recognize that professionals hold relationship and trust with families, but not necessarily the budget to support all of their clients. We believe that providing professionals with supplemental resources relieves some of the stress so that you can better serve families toward sustainability. Therefore, we prefer that you pick up from our center which is open Sunday through Thursday by appointment. We can make arrangements for your client to pick up in certain cases as needed and pre-arranged

Yes. We recognize clients may have resource needs beyond food and household essentials. Items like shoes, children’s clothing, strollers, car seats, pack-n-plays, and newborn care items are often requested that we are able to fulfill based on availability and funding. So please feel free to let us know what your client is in need of, and if we can provide it, we would be happy to.

Furniture and appliances are not something we can provide. However, a wonderful partner organization, Gracing Spaces, can help with these items. Learn more about Gracing Spaces at https://gracingspaces.com.