Our Work in 2012 (cont.)
Youth Organizing
? Renovation of Muddy Hole Park
football field in South Fairfax
County;
? First $1 million secured for
synthetic turf fields at Mt Vernon &
West Potomac High Schools;
? Nearly 100 soccer scholarships for
Spanish-speaking children;
? Negotiations with Costco to ensure
recreational investments in Audubon Mobile Home Park near Rt. 1.
Accessible Health Care
? Raised $200,000 to fund a full-time
dentist at the Northern Virginia
Dental Clinic for two years to serve
low-income residents in Western
Fairfax County.
Seniors
? Won new seniors programming and
a part-time staff person at the
McLean Community Center.
Affordable Housing
? Held a 300-person action and
organized to ensure that the
Columbia Pike Land Use and
Housing Plan preserved 100% of
market rate affordable housing along the pike in Arlington County.
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