LCAC: Doing Good in the Lorton Community

The Lorton Community Action Center (LCAC) and the Workhouse Arts Center are collaborating on an art exhibition that features art made by sixth grade students from local elementary schools. The exhibition, titled Home For Dinner, helps raise awareness about hunger and homelessness in southeast Fairfax County. 

The show opens this Saturday, October 12 during the 2nd Saturday Art Walk at the Workhouse from 6-9pm. Visitors are encouraged to bring canned food to leave in the gallery as a donation to be shared with families in need. 

Lorton Community Action Center (LCAC) is:

• A warm greeting and conversation between a LCAC volunteer and Betty, a local grandmother who is retired and lives on a fixed income, when she picks up food from the LCAC Food Pantry.  The food enables Betty to stretch her money so she can pay bills and buy her blood pressure medicine each month.
   
• A steadfast and compassionate resource for Esha, a working mother who mustered the courage to escape a domestic violence situation (with her children), and is starting life over with ONLY the clothes on their backs.  At LCAC’s offices, Esha is able to use a phone and computer to follow-up on apartment leads, and fax paperwork.  And, LCAC’s Case Manager successfully secures emergency financial assistance for Esha’s security deposit on an apartment so she and her children have a place to live!
   
• A group of hard-working and dedicated volunteers that help distribute food 5-days/week…..52 weeks a year!
   
• A safe place where children come during the summer for the Summer Lunch Program.
   
• A thrift store that provides Regina, an enlisted military wife, the opportunity to shop, using an LCAC voucher, with dignity and respect to find urgently needed clothes for her growing boys.
   
• A source for Back to School supplies for low-income families thanks to the generosity of individuals, faith groups and businesses.
   
• A tool that Elisa used to improve her English and communication skills, thanks to the English-as-a-Second Language program offered through LCAC.
   
• A building-block of self-confidence for Joel, a participant in the LCAC After-School program, whose behavior has improved both at home and in school as a result of the extra attention and focused activity in the after-school program.
   
• A source of hope – a basic yet vital ingredient to getting through life!

To learn more about the Lorton Community Action Center and how you can be involved, visitLortonAction.org