MEMORIAL DAY: United Community is closed on May 30th, 2022

Self Sufficiency

FAMILY ACHIEVEMENT PROGRAM

One-on-one coaching with families to help them reach their goals of self-sufficiency and independence through personal financial, educational, and professional goals.

Crisis Intervention

FAP Coaches are available to provide basic short-term support for emotional, financial, and social distress.

Childcare Assistance

For some parents, the lack of access to affordable childcare is a huge challenge. FAP provides limited childcare assistance and partners with Fairfax County Office for Children for long term services.

Financial Assistance

FAP provides financial assistance in the form of rent and utility assistance for active participants in the FAP program. Families must be enrolled and actively working towards self-sufficiency for at least 30 days to qualify.

Employment Assistance

Finding stable employment is a key part of self-sufficiency. FAP partners with community organizations to provide job training, skills development, and job placement for families. FAP also offers paid apprenticeships to qualified participants.

Families are provided a FAP Coach who works one-on-one with families to identify and achieve their personal financial, educational, and professional goals. 

Together with a network of local community-based organizations and county agencies, FAP connects families with the resources and opportunities they need to accomplish those goals. 

RENTAL ASSISTANCE

Rental assistance is provided to eligible residents once every 12 months.

CSP HOTLINE HOURS

Monday-Friday
8:00 am to 4:30 pm

Please call Fairfax County Coordinated Services Planning (CSP) hotline to complete the intake process.

UTILITY ASSISTANCE

Assistance to residents experiencing financial crisis who are unable to pay their energy bills during the heating and cooling seasons.

All rental assistance requests must go through CSP to be referred for utility assistance. 

Upon CSP referral, call our main office to schedule an appointment.

For heating assistance, EnergyShare helps pay for any type of home heating – electricity, oil, natural or propane gas and kerosene.

For the cooling season, EnergyShare only pays for Dominion Power bills. Some restrictions may apply.

PRESCRIPTION ASSISTANCE

Assistance for residents who are unable to pay
for their prescription medications.

Please contact us to schedule an appointment to determine eligibility. 

DENTAL REFERRAL

We partner with Northern Virginia Dental Clinic to provide dental assistance to low income families.

Referrals are first come, first serve. Please call us to schedule an appointment.

We refer families for dental assistance who live in the following zip codes:

22301, 22302, 22303, 22304, 22305, 22306, 22307, 22308, 22310, 22311, 22312, 22315 & 22079.

FAMILY EMPOWERMENT (STEPPING STONES)

Caring and individualized support for residents
seeking to improve their well-being.

Our qualified case workers meet with residents to provide them the information, encouragement, and support they need to grow and progress.

Families receive referrals to other needed services, either offered by United Community or local social service providers.

FINANCIAL PLANNING CLASSES

Residents in our programs have access to free budgeting and financial planning programs.

Please contact our main office to register for classes.

CHOOSE YOUR LANGUAGE

Interested in English as a Second Language classes? Click the link below to learn more.

If you are interested in our services for the first time, please click the link below.

*Site translation is completed through Google translate and may not be completely accurate.

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