Continuum of Care
The Fairfax Falls Church Continuum of Care (CoC) is the regional homeless services system through which HUD channels federal funding — including for permanent supportive housing, transitional housing, and related programs — to Fairfax County and Fairfax City.
Beacon Landing
Beacon Landing is a 54-unit supportive affordable housing development co-developed by Wesley Housing and Lamb Center, located within the city. The project drew on 23 separate financing sources, including a $700,000 gap financing investment from the city's Housing Trust Fund in February 2023 — a sum that had accumulated over roughly seven years from cash-in-lieu payments made by developers prior to the city's 2020 Affordable Dwelling Unit ordinance.
- Fairfax County Office to Prevent and End Homelessness (OPEH)
The federal Continuum of Care Program Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) was released during the meeting; significant policy uncertainty, proposed elimination in the President's budget, and ongoing legal battles were discussed, with impacts not yet fully known.
- Re-write Hypothermia Goal
It was noted that a workgroup under the NAACP Housing Committee is evaluating the rotating hypothermia shelter system, and that the southern Fairfax County model (Rising Hope Church plus Kennedy Shelter overflow) was presented as a hybrid alternative to the northern Fairfax County government center model. Jim Gillespie attended the CoC Board meeting on April 22 as a public participant; OPEH reported increased hypothermia shelter participation and incidents of violence between guests, and fewer participating faith communities. A court ruling requires FY25 CoC grants to continue at prior funding levels, with the next NOFO court-ordered by June 1, 2026, and anticipated shifts toward transitional housing and reduced overall funding.
In full
As of early 2026, the CoC faces significant uncertainty: federal CoC Program funding priorities are shifting, the program faced proposed elimination in the President's budget, and ongoing legal battles have shaped grant timelines. A court ruling required FY25 CoC grants to continue at prior funding levels, with the next Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) court-ordered by June 1, 2026; that NOFO was released during the June 1, 2026 HHCAB meeting. Anticipated changes include a shift toward transitional housing and reduced overall funding.
On April 14, 2026, James Gillespie was appointed to the CoC Board for a two-year term extending through April 14, 2028; this appointment was subsequently deferred and placed on the May 12 agenda.