The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors proclaimed November as Military Family Appreciation Month in Fairfax County. Fairfax County Neighborhood and Community Services is proud to support veterans and military families through the county’s new Veterans and Military Families Commission. 

According to the Board matter introducing the Military Family Appreciation Month proclamation, Fairfax County is home to more than 45,000 active-duty military, selected reserve members, and an estimated 89,000 veterans. More than 16,800 students in Fairfax County Public Schools are connected to the military, and 18 Fairfax County schools have been recognized as Purple Star Schools. Fort Belvoir is also Fairfax County’s largest employer. 

The Board of Supervisors established the commission in 2024 to identify the unique issues and challenges faced by Fairfax County veterans, active duty service members, military retirees and their families and to connect them with services and supports, address gaps in services and opportunities, improve access to service systems, and enhance the institutional structures across the continuum of care for the military community. The commission is comprised of 20 Board-appointed community representatives and is supported by NCS staff, including NCS' Veterans Coordinator and Air Force veteran Christopher Pulley. 

For more information on the Veterans and Military Families Commission, please visit the commission’s website or contact Christopher Pulley at Christopher.Pulley@fairfaxcounty.gov.

For additional veterans’ services, please visit Fairfax County’s Military and Veterans resource page.