Photo collage of the growth of "The Haven" Emergency Shelter

1987 - FFSS was incorporated

1988 - Original shelter was opened for business (pictured above)

1994 - Turnbull Transitional House receives first family

1996 - FFSS proposal to Vint Hill for transitional housing program was submitted

1997 - First Homeless Intervention Program grant received and funds immediately dispersed to qualified residents of Fauquier county

Sept 1999 - The Haven Emergency Shelter was opened and was immediately operating at full capacity

2000 - Vint Hill Transitional Housing program development begins, first Good Neighbor family takes residence

April 2001 - First transitional housing family moves in