Community Outcome Areas
Our community building work, including placemaking, events, and special initiatives, reflects our commitment to our mission. These efforts encompass all aspects of community life from arts and recreation, economic development, making connections and building relationships, and to making neighborhoods feel like home. We design our work to strategically support the ten Community Outcome Areas that are part of the Fairfax County Strategic Plan. By working in partnership with stakeholders across the county, our work overlaps with these ten areas.
Across this work, we share the One Fairfax focus on applying an equity lens to all our work, connecting the dots between our work and the Countywide focus on serving the people and places who lack equal access to opportunity, as set forth in their One Fairfax policy. Additionally, we share the focus set forth in the Strategic Plan to focus on data. We also strive to be a data driven organization to prioritize the needs of our community.
The 10 Community Outcome Areas are represented by these icons:
Impact in Action
Learn more below about what these impact areas look like in action and how they support the County’s strategic plan. Then look for the impact area icons across our work, starting with the Event Impact Showcase.
1. Culture & Recreation
– We provide access to local art and cultural opportunities for organizations and individuals. This includes both as providers and consumers of artistic and cultural experiences.
– We work in partnership with local art and cultural groups and agencies across the county.
2. Economic Opportunity
– The Shop Local Market initiative is a free opportunity for local small businesses, makers, and artisans to connect with local customers and grow their business.
– Workforce development is another aspect of our support for economic development.
3. Effective & Efficient Government
– We provide local officials and community members opportunities to meet, interact, and build relationships.
– We create opportunities for the community to interact with and learn how to access the services and programs of Fairfax County government.
4. Residents Facing Vulnerability
– We provide opportunities for community members and local organizations and agencies to interact and share information and resources about basic needs.
– We integrate giving components into our events.
– We work in partnership with organizations and agencies that provide basic needs.
5. Environment and Energy
– We provide opportunities for groups and agencies that promote environmental sustainability and environmental stewardship and community members to interact and exchange information.
6. Healthy Communities
– We provide free opportunities to enjoy and celebrate recreation.
– We provide opportunities for health organizations and agencies to share their resources and information.
– We provide opportunities for individuals, organizations, and businesses to engage in the community as part of a healthy lifestyle.
7. Housing and Neighborhood Livability
– We create and share CF Connect Guides to provide key information about community life.
– We promote healthy communities and the livability of neighborhoods through free community events and placemaking.
8. Lifelong Education and Learning
– We work in partnership with Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS).
– We support digital inclusion efforts in the community.
– English Language Proficiency, literacy, career training, and are additional aspects of our collaborations in this impact area.
9. Mobility and Transportation
– We provide opportunities for community members and local organizations and agencies to interact and share information and resources about mobility, accessibility, and transportation.
–The PARC in Tysons, our first community venue, is metro accessible and we encourage public transportation to community events when possible.
10. Safety and Security
– We provide opportunities for community members and local organizations and agencies to interact, build relationships, and share information and resources about safety and emergency preparedness.
-We work in partnership with local public safety departments, emergency responders, and emergency preparedness groups.
