Fairfax Village in the City
Fairfax Village in the City is a volunteer-driven community program in the City of Fairfax that supports older adults and adults with disabilities who wish to remain living independently at home.
Green Acres Senior Center
- Apr 7, 2026City Council · item 1bDiscussion and update on city services and support for older adults
Identified as one of the Human Services programs supporting older residents; discussed for informational purposes only.
- Opening Remarks
Fairfax Village in the City was represented by Advisory Board member Becky Raiger, who was welcomed as a guest.
- HHCAB Strategy Teams, Working Session
Representatives Mary Agee and Marsha Salhi (filling in for Andrea Weiss Bryk) from Fairfax Village in the City participated in the Home Sharing Strategy Team working session.
- HHCAB Strategy Working Session
Advisory board members Mary Agee and Becky Ragier of Fairfax Village in the City participated as guests on the Home Sharing Strategy Team during the working session.
In full
Its services include transportation assistance, light household help, volunteer matching, social programming (such as a bi-monthly newsletter, a Friday Morning Speaker Series, and an annual Home for Life Expo), and efforts to combat social isolation. The organization is led by an Advisory Board and a village coordinator (Jason Skadron) and is a member of the National Village to Village Network and the Virginia Villages Collective. By September 2025, the organization reported achieving a 50% increase in both membership and volunteers.
In October 2025, a speaker at City Council noted that the 2026 Virginia General Assembly budget included $400,000 for pilot programs to reduce social isolation among older Virginians, and that Fairfax Village in the City had applied for a grant to enhance its volunteer training program. The organization has been an active participant in the HHCAB's Home Sharing Strategy Team (October–November 2025) and was identified in an April 2026 City Council work session as one of the Human Services programs supporting older residents. The Advisory Board has also publicly advocated in support of the proposed Willard Sherwood Health and Community Center.