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At the present time, Good Shepherd Lutheran Church works primarily with the organization ACTS, or Action in Community Through Service. ACTS is a community organization whose mission is to alleviate hunger, homelessness and domestic violence, and help people achieve self-sufficiency in the Prince William area.
ACTS' current programing includes:
- Emergency Assistance - This program distributes food through the and financial assistance for utilities, medicine, rent and cut-off notices (often working with area congregations and utility companies).
- Homeless Shelter - This program provides a 15 bed homeless shelter to men, women and children.
- Transitional Housing - This program is a two-year commitment by individuals/families that help those that are homeless become self-sufficient.
- Helpline - This is a 24-Hour crisis Hot Line that provides support, information and referrals. In addition, Helpline include Teleteen, a teen peer Hot Line and Phone-A-Friend, a "warm" line for latch key children and seniors link. Helpline is certified for suicide intervention by the American Association of Suicidology.
- Turning Points
- The county's ONLY Domestic Violence prevention and intervention
program. It includes two safe houses for women and children
experiencing domestic violence. It also assists with parenting, court
advocacy, counseling services for victims and for batterers. Turning
Points is accredited by the alliance.
- Thrift Stores - This program maintains two Thrift Stores (Dumfries and Woodbridge) that provide a source of low cost items for purchase by the community to serve as a source of income for the ACTS programs. Many items that are donated to the Thrift Store are given to families in need at no cost.
If you, or someone you know is in need, please contact ACTS at:
Phone 703-441-8606
Fax 703-221-3585
Address P.O. Box 74 Dumfries, VA 22026
Email (General Information) Volunteers@actspwc.org
Or contact Good Shepherd at, 703-670-6556 and we will be happy to direct you to the organization of best fit to your needs.