Strategic Plan

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Fairfax, VA 22035
Aimee Brobst
Strategic Plan Manager

Strategic Plan Communications Toolkit

Strategic Plan Toolkit

Thank you for supporting the Countywide Strategic Plan! Your dedication to showcasing why Fairfax is an exceptional place to live, work, and play is deeply appreciated. As a champion of the work, your role is crucial in communicating our collective progress to those who helped define our priorities, including county employees and the broader community. By highlighting our achievements in relation to our stated goals and community aspirations, you help demonstrate the positive impact of our efforts.

This toolkit is designed to make it easy for you to share essential messages with your network. By using these resources, you’ll amplify our collective impact and help Fairfax County set the conditions for meaningful change throughout the community. Thank you for being an integral part of this important work!

What You’ll Find in the Partner Toolkit:

  • The Countywide Strategic Plan logo 
  • Community Outcome Area icons and infographic
  • Ideas for posts (more coming soon)
  • Available YouTube videos for sharing

*NEW* Annual Report Social Media Toolkit

The Countywide Strategic Plan is all about making Fairfax County work better for everyone by intentionally investing in the areas that our community has identified as being most important. We're using fresh ideas and teamwork to save money, improve processes, and promote and support both economic prosperity and a more equitable county. This plan is already making a big difference by helping us tackle inequalities with new tools and data, so we can support more effective programs and services. With everyone’s help, we will continue to shape a better, stronger, and more equitable Fairfax County together.

The report and the highlights within demonstrate how the county is using a thoughtful approach based on data to improve our quality of life. From enhancing public safety to expanding economic opportunities, the county remains focused on delivering meaningful actions for all residents. 

To achieve the goals in the Countywide Strategic Plan, a special committee of county leaders uses an action-focused approach. They create teams of experts from different agencies to come up with new ideas that save money, improve processes, and help make services accessible to anyone eligible. 

Before trying out new ideas, the committee evaluates how they will help solve big problems and whether they can be done with the current budget. They also use new tools and data collection to understand what the community needs. These tools show where the county needs to take action and also help community partners create more programs and services. The committee then connects existing projects across agencies and departments to work together better. 

The report shows our ongoing effort to work together and make informed decisions to meet the goals laid out in the strategic plan. 

NEW! 16 Around Fairfax on YouTube

Listen to Fairfax County Executive Bryan Hill discuss the four key drivers that are shaping the county's efforts to achieve positive outcomes for residents: Equity, Community Outcomes, Data Integration, and Inclusive Engagement.

Don't forget to share!


Dashboards and Data Stories on YouTube

Metrics are designed to inform and guide community leaders, practitioners, and advocates in making data-driven decisions. To help the community better understand and navigate these dashboards, we have created a tutorial video using the Healthy Communities area as an example.

Don't forget to share this valuable resource! The tutorial video is also available in Spanish, Vietnamese, Korean, Chinese, Urdu, and Farsi.

Link to all dashboard and data stories. 


Plan Development on YouTube

Are you interested in learning more about how the Countywide Strategic Plan was developed? We've got you covered! Watch our YouTube video for an in-depth look at the background and details of the plan. Be sure to share!


Stay Connected

We’re continuously updating the toolkit with new resources to keep the work fresh and relevant. Check back regularly for the latest materials and messages to share. Thank you for being a champion of the Countywide Strategic Plan! 

Strategic Plan Feedback

We Need to Hear From You!

As work on the strategic plan continues, we need your feedback. Choose your language below and give us your thoughts on the dozens of draft strategies for each priority area. We want to be inclusive and transparent with you, so we're hoping you will help us understand the needs of the community and the vision for the future by completing this questionnaire. We know this may be a daunting task -- that’s OK! Answer as many or as few questions as you'd like. Thank you!


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Countywide Strategic Plan

2025 Annual Report Released!

We are thrilled to announce the release of the Fairfax County 2025 Annual Report! This report highlights the impressive progress made in each Community Outcome Area, details the steps we've taken to implement our strategic initiatives, and showcases how we're enriching the value and vibrancy of our county for residents, visitors, and employees alike. Check out the full report to see how we're making a positive impact on our community!


16 Around Fairfax Highlights the Annual Report!

Listen to Fairfax County Executive Bryan Hill discuss the four key drivers that are shaping the county's efforts to achieve positive outcomes for residents: Equity, Community Outcomes, Data Integration, and Inclusive Engagement.


  10 Community Outcome Areas

 
The Countywide Strategic Plan focuses on the following series of 10 Community Outcome Areas that represent the issues of greatest importance to the community.

Each area includes indicators, proposed strategies, and sample metrics.

Featured Videos

Connecting the Dots

Communities of Opportunity Dashboard

Through the Countywide Strategic Plan, the county’s vision is that all neighborhoods in Fairfax County will be communities of opportunity. As the Countywide Strategic Plan is implemented, we will focus on transforming areas where residents face economic, educational, health, housing, and other challenges to accessing opportunity more broadly. This dashboard offers two tools that display the variation in access to opportunity and wellbeing across the county: the Communities of Opportunity Index and the Communities of Opportunity Equity Map. 


 

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