Financial, Food and Other Assistance

• Financial Assistance through the Department of Family Services
• Financial Counseling
• Loudoun Interfaith Relief
• LINK, Inc.
• Salvation Army
• Second-Hand Shops
• Legal Services
• Community Holiday Coalition

Financial Counseling

Financial counseling is available from the Virginia Cooperative Extension, which utilizes trained volunteers to assist families in a free, confidential, one-to-one counseling/educational setting. The goal of the program is to help families learn the skills needed to manage their finances. Counseling includes financial goal setting, record keeping, budgeting, consumer credit management, and debt resolution.

Virginia Cooperative Extension
30-B Catoctin Circle, S.E.
Leesburg, VA 20175
Phone: 703-771-5419
e-mail: guy@vt.edu

Loudoun Interfaith Relief, Inc.

A non-profit food pantry, Loudoun Interfaith Relief, Inc. distributes emergency food supplies and promotes self-sufficiency to any resident living in Loudoun County, Virginia. Loudoun Interfaith Relief, Inc. also assists organizations and agencies in need of emergency food supplies.

Loudoun Interfaith Relief, Inc.
750 Miller Drive, Suite A-1
Leesburg, VA 20175
Phone: 703-777-5911
Website: www.interfaithrelief.org

LINK, Inc.

LINK is an association of 13 churches in Sterling and Herndon which cooperate to help local individuals and families in need. LINK provides emergency food, furniture, clothing, and limited financial assistance to Sterling and Herndon residents in crisis.

LINK, Inc.
P.O. Box 443, Sterling, VA 20167
Phone: 703-437-1776

Salvation Army

Residents in need of financial assistance may contact the Salvation Army of Loudoun County, which distributes living assistance for utility bills, rent, prescriptions, food, clothing, and furniture. A caseworker determines a client's eligibility for assistance based on need. The Salvation Army thrift stores provide furniture, household items, and clothing at a low-cost rate.

Salvation Army
Main phone: 703-771-3371

Thrift Store
10 Cardinal Park Drive, S.E., Leesburg
Phone: 703-771-3371
725 East Main Street, Purcellville
Phone: 540-338-7993

Blossom and Bloom Shop

This second-hand shop offers low-cost clothing, furniture, linens, and household articles.

Blossom and Bloom Shop
110 West Market Street
Leesburg, VA 20176
Phone: 703-777-3286

Good Shepherd Thrift Store

This second-hand clothing shop provides clothing and other items at low cost for residents in need.

Good Shepherd Thrift Store
20921 Davenport Drive #113
Sterling, VA 20164
Phone: 703-444-5956

Resourceful Woman

A thrift shop operated by LAWS (Loudoun Abused Women's Shelter).

Resourceful Woman
11-A Loudoun Street S.W., Leesburg
Phone: 703-771-8173

Legal Services of Northern Virginia, Loudoun Branch

This office provides legal services to the low income and elderly of Loudoun County, including assistance with problems such as custody, child support, debt collection, landlord/tenant relations, bankruptcy, wills, and powers of attorney. Legal Services of Northern Virginia does not handle criminal or traffic cases.

Legal Services of Northern Virginia
42009 Victory Lane, Leesburg, VA 20176
Phone: 703-777-7450

Public Defender

Phone: 703-771-2507