Lorton Community Action Center
LCAC – Lorton Community Action Center
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1975
Lorton, VA 22199 USA
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Lorton Community Action Center
The Lorton Community Action Center (LCAC) is a nonprofit organization based in Lorton, Virginia, with the mission of breaking the cycle of poverty and preventing homelessness by providing essential services and programs. Founded in 1975, LCAC serves low-income individuals, senior citizens, and families residing in Fort Belvoir, Lorton, and surrounding areas of southeast Fairfax County.
Services and Programs
LCAC offers a range of services designed to enhance the quality of life for its clients. These include:
- Emergency Food: LCAC operates a food pantry to address food and nutritional needs. Efforts are underway to enhance the pantry by offering healthier options, culturally appropriate foods, and medically tailored meals[1][4][5].
- Sustainability Programs: These programs aim to assist clients in achieving self-sufficiency. They include utility and rental assistance to prevent homelessness and financial support for basic needs[1][5].
- All Can Be Healthy (ACBH): This initiative focuses on improving health outcomes by providing access to health resources, prenatal vitamins, COVID tests, and hygiene products[1][5].
- Education and Workforce Development: LCAC offers educational programs and workshops to improve employability, including ESL classes, computer skills, mentoring, and apprenticeship opportunities[5].
Strategic Priorities
For the period July 2024 to June 2025, LCAC outlined strategic priorities that include:
- Enhancing the Pantry: Developing a more robust pantry with health-related resources and stronger partnerships with other agencies to support client health[5].
- Case Management and Client Services: Expanding case management to help more clients achieve self-sufficiency and increasing outreach to potential clients[5].
- Education and Workforce Development Initiatives: Increasing programs for workforce development, educational skills, and empowering seniors and children[5].
Community Engagement
LCAC relies heavily on volunteers and partnerships to carry out its programs and sustain its pantry. It collaborates with community partners to provide comprehensive services, ensuring that clients have access to information and resources necessary for achieving better health and self-sufficiency[1][5].
LCAC is housed within the Lorton Community Center, a 30,000-square-foot facility opened in October 2022, which also includes the Lorton Library and other community services[2][3]. This co-location enhances the organization's ability to serve its community by providing a central hub for various activities and services.
[1] https://lortonaction.org/about-us/ [2] https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/neighborhood-community-services/lorton-community-center [3] https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/neighborhood-community-services/lorton-community-center/history [4] http://www.lortonaction.org [5] https://lortonaction.org/strategic-plan/
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News
On April 7th, our participants successfully completed the 3rd Cohort of our Women’s Empowerment Workshop! This program is funded through a grant from the Junior League of Northern Virginia. Throughout this 7-week program led by LCAC, local women discussed and learned about the power of networking and the value of learning through inspiring keynote speeches and interactive workshops. One of the topics we discussed was the importance of public speaking in daily life. With the support of the Junior League of Northern Virginia, clients engaged in role-playing exercises to learn how to advocate for themselves and their families confidently. One client noted that language barriers often hinder her and other parents from actively participating in their children's school meetings. After practicing role-playing scenarios on effectively communicating with a child's teacher, she expressed that the experience gave her the courage to advocate for her child in future school interactions. We could not have done this program without our amazing partners: Junior League of Northern Virginia, NOVA ScriptsCentral, Angelitos: Spanish Immersion Education, Lotus Love Works, Pillars4Humanity, and Fairfax County Domestic and Sexual Violence Services (DSVS). (fb)
Thank you to Mount Vernon for a donation of over 700 pounds of cabbage to our pantry this past Tuesday, May 27th. By the end of yesterday, they had all been distributed to our client families for their enjoyment! Mount Vernon grows vegetables cultivated during the time of George Washington, and we're excited to receive more donations from them this summer. (fb)
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Beginning March 13th Thursday food pantry distribution hours will be from 1000AM 1200PM. Check out the new article about LCAC from Mount Vernon on the MoVe. Welcome to LCAC. The Lorton Community Action Center LCAC seeks to provide lowincome individuals senior citizens and families residing in Fort Belvoir Lorton Newington and other portions of southeast Fairfax County with access to basic needs and the opportunity to empower themselves through LCACs selfsufficiency programs.
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