Leesburg, VA – August 10, 2010 – (RealEstateRama) — Loudoun County is a recipient of a 2010 Achievement Award from the Virginia Association of Counties (VACo). The award recognizes Loudoun’s Homeless Services Center as a model local government program.The Homeless Services Center, which opened in 2009, is a state-of-the-art, LEED-certified, energy efficient building which consolidated four facilities under one roof, serving multiple needs in a single facility. The center provides 33% more beds for families and 100% more beds for single men than the county’s previous homeless facilities.
The new center was built as an expansion of the existing Transitional Housing Program facility located on county property off Sycolin Road near the Youth Shelter and the Juvenile Detention Center. In addition to the Transitional Housing Program, the facility includes the two-dozen beds that had been located at the facilities on The Woods Road, as well as the Emergency Cold Weather Shelter and the daytime Drop-In Center.
Loudoun was one of 13 counties to receive a 2010 VACo Achievement Award. The awards recognize counties that develop innovative programs to affect positive change in their communities. The awards are based on several criteria, including innovation, collaboration, and model practices.
# # #
Contact: Hope Stonerook, Department of Family Services, 703-771-5588
