Our Work

Our work is to effect change and restoration in the lives of people who are experiencing overwhelming brokenness and poverty. 

We believe that we are called by God to minister to the lost, the sick, the oppressed, the poor, and the homeless. 

Our Values

• The StreetLight outreach ministry team is committed to providing a quality service in an atmosphere that offers dignity and Christ-like love.  We work to promote a renewed sense of well-being and restoration among our patrons.

• We believe that building relationship with our clients is key to effecting genuine change in their lives.  Through our mentorship program, we facilitate personal growth, spiritual renewal, independence, and integration into a healthy community.

• Everyone is welcome, regardless of faith.  No one is required to listen to our message of faith to receive our services

Supportive Housing

Housing is a basic need that plays an important role in an individual’s well-being, health, safety, and quality of life.  StreetLight provides both transitional and permanent supportive housing with supportive services to single adults who want to work and to live productive lives again. 

In Prince William County and the surrounding areas of Northern Virginia, housing for adults without children is grossly inadequate.  According to the most recent Prince William County “Point in Time Count”:

• There are over 600 homeless people in Prince William County alone who are homeless.
• Nearly one-fourth of that figure are adult homeless men and women who cannot get into existing shelters. 
• In addition, there are thousands more in the neighboring areas of Northern Virginia who cannot obtain shelter. 

It is extremely difficult for someone living on the streets to secure and maintain steady employment when he/she cannot go home at night to wash up, eat a good meal, and get a good night’s rest. 

Implementing the “housing first” approach, StreetLight is committed to ending homelessness by providing the support necessary for the homeless to take responsibility for themselves and turn their lives around.  “Housing First” allows the individual to bypass the shelter system and receive immediate occupancy into a more permanent and stable living situation.  

For those committed to change, StreetLight provides a stable, safe home environment and a structured program that requires a drug and alcohol free housing situation.  Our programs require residents to set realistic and individual goals with action plans for achieving those goals.

Crisis Aid

The Pantry

Our pantry is open every Monday Tuesday & Thursday, 9:30 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. and on Wednesday evenings, after our weekly dinner fellowship.  This ministry provides food for approximately 600-700 people each month.  Dedicated to a quality service, we carry over 30 items on a regular basis, including chicken, eggs, fresh potatoes and bread, a variety of canned and boxed goods, pizzas, breakfast treats, and desserts.  Our goal is to provide one week’s worth of groceries to every family who visits. 

Just as importantly, we offer spiritual and emotional support.  Our volunteers are committed to taking the time to listen, to pray, and to offer counseling.

Harvest Banquet

A Weekly Community Outreach Event

StreetLight hosts a complimentary weekly benevolence outreach dinner at our facility for the poor and homeless.  Every week, we offer dinner to approximately 125 individuals and families.  Many of the people we serve rarely get a wholesome meal.  Many are homeless, some live in cars, and others barely can keep a roof over their heads.  In lieu of their impoverished conditions, we try to offer an environment that will lift their spirits our of their circumstances for one evening each week.  The dinner provides a sense of on-going community for people who tend to be isolated and alone.  Trained mentors seek to build relationship with our participants, providing spiritual counsel, fellowship, and hope.  Also, a social worker from the county accepts referrals for the purpose of connecting clients with Prince William County services.  Upon request, spiritural counseling is also available during weekly office hours.  This on-going fellowship is vital to restoring hope and confidence to people who have lost the heart to keep trying. 

To give the very poor and homeless a hot home-cooked meal, area churches and restaurants assist by volunteering at the event and by donating pot luck dishes to serve at our buffet which regularly features a honey baked ham, Popeye’s Fried Chicken, pork or beef barbeque, and home styled cooking.  A Christian band performs during the dinner service, and area churches and community groups provide brief inspirational messages, drama presentations, and an opportunity to receive prayer after dinner. 

Additional activities that take place during our weekly outreach dinner include: 

• Adult Bible Study
• At-Risk Youth Group
• Clothing Distribution
• Pantry Service
• Periodic Service Visits by Health Care Professionals. 

At-Risk Youth Group — Gideon’s Revival

Our youth group meets directly after dinner at our weekly fellowship on Wednesday evenings.  These teens come from impoverished homes where they rarely receive a well-balanced meal.  Some of these teens have already experienced the trauma of homelessness.  It is amazing that in today’s affluent society a significant number of children find themselves living out of a car or moving from hotel to hotel with their families for extended periods of time.  Our youth group seeks to address these issues in a way that will foster healing and a renewed spirit, so that they might gain hope and confidence for a better future.  This group is a dynamic outreach to teens, and is offered for ages 11 through 17 years.