Fairfax FISH

Fairfax FISH, “For Immediate Sympathetic Help”, is a volunteer, non profit ecumenical outreach organization which comprises 14 churches located in Fairfax County in and around the City of Fairfax.

FISH provides funds and volunteers to serve the needy and elderly in the greater Fairfax City area of Fairfax County. FISH responds to requests for life’s necessities:

food deliveries to hungry families
clothing closet for those in need
financial assistance (for delinquent rent, mortgage, utility bills, gasoline, and prescriptions)

Clients served by Fairfax FISH are screened and referred by the Fairfax County Department of Social Services. Fairfax FISH Boundaries include zip codes 22003 (inside the beltway), 22030, 22031 and 22032.

Our Holy Spirit Parish rep is Mandy McCarthy. For more information, or to volunteer to deliver food when needed or to man the phone (from your home) for 4 hours per month, contact [email protected].

A person seeking assistance should call 703-222-0880 from 8:30am – 4:30pm, Mondays – Fridays and follow the prompts.