Fairfax County residents urged to participate in upcoming community meetings and surveys to share their thoughts

Fairfax County’s Department of Housing and Community Development’s Office to Prevent and End Homelessness (HCD OPEH) is beginning community engagement activities that will inform its next Strategic Plan.

The Office has partnered with Oryx Solutions to design and conduct an inclusive community engagement process, utilizing the Engage Fairfax County framework. Meetings, events, online surveys, and other engagement techniques will be used to collect input from all critical parties involved in preventing and ending homelessness. This includes people experiencing homelessness, homeless service providers, the Continuum of Care board, and the general public. It will also utilize local Fairfax County homeless data.

The resulting information will inform recommended strategies that strengthen the community’s response to homelessness. The final report will be presented to the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors for their consideration in 2026.

“Homelessness is a community-wide issue, and it requires a community-wide response. In order to be successful, our community needs to be at the forefront, giving ideas and input,” said Thomas Barnett, Fairfax County Department of Housing and Community Development, Deputy Director for the Office to Prevent and End Homelessness.

Give Input at a Community Meeting

Community members are invited to share their thoughts on homelessness at upcoming community sessions taking place in December:

Other Ways to Give Input

1. Community Meetings: Additional community meetings will be held during 2026 at locations throughout Fairfax County. Check back for times and locations.
2. Online surveys will be conducted in the coming months.
3. Contact Oryx Solutions at HomelessnessFeedback@oryxnow.com with questions or comments.

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