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The Right to a Decent Home

CFH empowers individuals and families through a continuum of services to create a safe affordable home in which everyone has the opportunity to thrive and reach their potential.

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Counties We Serve

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In 1979, Fr. Gerard Creedon and a group of Catholic laity created CFH in response to the U. S. Catholic Bishops’ 1975 Pastoral Letter, “The Right to a Decent Home.” CFH is a non-profit organization providing housing opportunities to eligible applicants regardless of race, ethnicity, creed, gender, familial status or religious affiliation.  The CFH service area is the geographic footprint of the Arlington Catholic Diocese, although CFH is an autonomous organization.

The CFH continuum of housing services includes

Security Deposit Assistance

Sometimes help with the security deposit is the difference between having or not having a safe place to call home.  CFH is here to help.

Downpayment Assistance

Help with a downpayment is often just what’s needed for someone to buy a first home – and change their family’s trajectory for generations.

First-Time Homebuyer Opportunities

Thanks to our partnership with two state agencies, CFH buys and renovates homes to sell affordably to income-qualified purchasers.

Senior Emergency Assistance

Seniors and the disabled are particularly vulnerable to devastating consequences due to changing circumstances, and emergency financial help and support can keep them in their homes.

Food Distribution

What began as emergency meal delivery for East End residents during the pandemic is now a twice-weekly food distribution effort supported by over a dozen organizations and many dedicated volunteers.

Rental Homes

Affordable rental homes are critical for limited-income households and for our communities in general.  Our portfolio of affordable rentals continues to grow so we can provide a safe and sustainable haven for seniors, young families, and others.

East End Community

In 2018, CFH and its partners stepped in to purchase the East End Mobile Home Park in Manassas, stopping its pending condemnation due to ongoing water and sewer issues.  Today, east End is a thriving community where these and other property issues have been fixed, and where residents enjoy a variety of new programs and events at a new community center and playground.

CFH is a 501(c)(3) organization providing affordable housing opportunities to limited-income individual and families throughout Northern Virginia. CFH provides a continuum of housing services through security deposit assistance, rental assistance, rental homes and first-time homebuyer opportunities.