About Us
Good Shepherd Housing and Family Services was founded in 1974 as a corporation as defined and provided for in Chapter 10 of Title 13.1 of the Code of Virginia, with tax exempt status under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
The mission of Good Shepherd Housing (GSH) is to reduce homelessness, increase community support, and promote self-sufficiency. It is governed and managed by a diverse, multi-denominational board of directors (22) and staff (6 full-time and 5 part-time) with an approximate annual operating budget of $2 million and $5.4 million in assets. GSH manages about 70 housing units. See the Financials page for additional details.
The GSH offices are located in the Mount Zephyr Business Center at 8305 Richmond Highway, Suite 17B, at the corner of Richmond Highway and Reddick Avenue. We are located at the back of the office complex on the second level. Should you need to visit us, bus service and parking are readily available and we are a half mile north of the South County Government Center on the east side of Richmond Highway.
GSH serves the area bounded by I-495 to the north, I-95 to the west, the Potomac River to the east, and the Occoquan River to the south. It encompasses substantially all of Fairfax County's Human Service Region I. Similarly, this area includes the majority of both the Lee and Mount Vernon Districts of Fairfax County. It also includes several of the county’s Planning Districts, which are used for Land Use and Zoning purposes. Planning Districts in the GSH service area include all of the Mount Vernon and Rose Hill Districts, most of the Lower Potomac District, and roughly the eastern half of the Springfield District.
