As many as 25 homeless families could be put on track to own homes under a new Fairfax County initiative, officials say.
The “lease up to homeownership” program would provide families with rental assistance and services geared toward preparing them for the transition to permanent housing, according to Katherine Froyd, a division director with the county’s Department of Family Services.
Participants would be selected from families in homeless shelters or transitional housing, holding regular steady employment and earning an annual household income of between 30 percent and 50 percent of the region’s median income, according to Fairfax County Department of Housing and Community Development spokeswoman Kristina Norvell.
“Part of the issue is income, part of it is getting other aspects of your life stabilized, so that you can be ready to take on homeownership,” Froyd said. “It’s just one model. We have a lot of hope for it, but it wouldn’t be right for every family.”
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors is set to vote on the program Monday.
