FACETS Names 2008 Board of Directors.

Dates Announced for Connections of the Heart Tours

FAIRFAX, Va. -- The Board of Directors of FACETS today announced the appointment of three new board members effective July1, 2007. Additionally, FACETS, a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization that serves thousands of individuals and families who are homeless and in need in Fairfax County, announced the schedule for its Connections of the Heart Tours that will take place twice monthly throughout the year, beginning in June.

Joining the FACETS Board of Directors are Jane Halpern, LCSW, Associate Pastor of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Patty Holley, consultant, and Michelle Bodley Radcliffe, partner with Isler Dare Ray & Radcliffe, P.C.

In addition to leading her congregation's hypothermia sheltering, Pastor Halpern has had extensive professional experience as a social worker in Fairfax County. Patty Holley brings significant fiscal leadership as a controller and director of financial operations, and a wealth of experience in advocating on behalf of people who are homeless or precariously housed. Michelle Radcliffe, an expert in labor and employment law, has also served on the board of Rachael's Women's Center in Washington, DC.

FACETS' Board President Gerald Poje said, "We are very pleased to welcome these outstanding individuals to our Board. They bring a strong sense of community and leadership that will prove invaluable to our goal to end homelessness in our area."

The three new members join Dr. Poje, Board Member, National Academy of Sciences, and current sitting Board members:

* Dr. Carolyn McGee, The Matrixx Group

* Victor Garcia, Fairfax County Government

* Becky Garland, MarketBoost LLC 

* Renee Jakobs, PNC Bank

* Michael Gildea, Constellation Energy 

* Vivian Kelly, Interprose Inc

* Sharon Marek, Foundations and Donors Interested in Catholic Activities, Inc (FADICA)

* Diane Monnig, The Arc of Northern Virginia 

* Arthur Smith, The MITRE Corporation 

* Carl Tull, Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith, Inc.

* Kim Yates, Yates, Campbell, Christopher & Yates

Dr. Poje noted that Sharon Marek has been appointed Vice President of the Board and that Carolyn McGee will continue to serve as Secretary and Victor Garcia as Treasurer.

FACETS Connections of the Heart Tours enable Fairfax area residents to see first hand how its innovative Family Enrichment and Homeless Intervention programs and services are making a difference to the lives of the homeless and those living in low-income housing communities in Fairfax County. For information and dates for the upcoming Connections of the Heart Tours, which are free and open to everyone, visit: http://www.facetscares.org/ under Events or contact Tycie Young at 703.352.5090 or [e-mail].

ABOUT FACETS: Since its founding in 1988, FACETS (www.FacetsCares.org) has helped thousands of individuals and families who are impoverished live more productive and stable lives. The organization partners with individuals, over 80 faith communities, businesses, civic groups, foundations and the County government to fund its programs and services. One of the organization's flagship programs, Hot Meals, feeds up to 150 children and adults who are homeless nightly. Every night of the year, one of the nondenominational organization's partner churches prepares and delivers meals to people living in motels, in vehicles and outdoors.

FACETS social workers and medical outreach workers and nurses provide counseling, advocacy, referrals and health assessments. The FACETS Client Resource Center makes computers, telephones and fax machines available for people who are homeless to use. Other FACETS programs include permanent supportive housing and transitional supportive housing, case management, and educational programs at three of the County's subsidized housing communities.

FACETS is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization providing emergency intervention and educational programs for the more than 2,000 people who are homeless and precariously in Fairfax County. Nearly one-third of them are children. Helping individuals in need to help themselves, FACETS' three main programs include Homeless Intervention Services (HIS), Supportive Housing (SH), and Family Enrichment Services (FES). HIS provides emergency aid, such as food, shelter, clothing, and medical assistance to homeless children and adults in Fairfax County. SH provides both permanent and transitional supportive housing to singles and families. FES works with families living at three of the County's 31 public housing sites. For more information about FACETS and its programs and services, please call [phone] or visit www.FacetsCares.org.