OUR SERVICES
Neighbors helping neighbors through a crisis.
When rent, utilities, prescriptions, or another urgent expense threaten stability, FISH works with Fairfax County to provide timely financial help.
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FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
Help directed to the expenses that cannot wait.
An unexpected bill can place a household at risk of eviction, utility shutoff, or going without necessary medicine. FISH helps address the immediate expense so neighbors can regain stability.
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Rent
Payments that can help prevent eviction and keep a family safely housed.
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Utilities
Urgent assistance to prevent disconnection of electricity, water, or gas utilities.
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Prescriptions
Help obtaining necessary prescription medicines and certain medical items
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Other urgent needs
Carefully reviewed short-term expenses that could otherwise cause serious household disruption.
ADDITIONAL SUPPORT
Herndon-Reston FISH provides grocery-card assistance to community members and their families who are experiencing food and financial instability. Grocery cards allow each household to choose the food that best meets its nutritional and cultural needs. The program is now being pilot tested in two schools with the hope that it will prove successful and will be expanded to all of Herndon and Reston's schools.
Food Assistance Program
FISH MADE A DIFFERENCE
A long-awaited home became possible.
After years on a waiting list, Geoff's family of five finally secured affordable housing in Reston. Moving expenses and charges from their former apartment exhausted the family's savings. FISH paid $804 toward the next month's rent, giving them time to settle into their new home and arrange repayment with the former landlord.
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HOW ASSISTANCE WORKS
A clear path from request to response.
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Call Social Worker
A social worker gathers information and assesses the immediate need.
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Receive a referral
Eligible Herndon or Reston cases may be sent to FISH or another nonprofit partner.
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FISH reviews the request
Staff and trained volunteers evaluate the referred need promptly.
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Payment resolves the crisis
Approved assistance is generally paid directly to a landlord, utility, pharmacy, or other provider.