News & Announcements

Regional Homelessness Continues to Decrease

According to the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments’ May 2022 Homelessness in Metropolitan Washington: Results and Analysis from the 2022 Point-in-Time Count of Persons Experiencing Homelessness report, regional homelessness is down 27 percent...

COVID-19 Cases on the Rise; Health Department Encourages Self-Assessment, Precautions

The number of COVID-19 cases in Loudoun County and across northern Virginia has continued to rise in recent weeks, prompting public health officials to encourage Loudoun County residents to take time to assess their individual and family risks related to ...

Board of Supervisors Approves Nonprofit Human Service Grant Funding Awards for FY 2023

The Loudoun County Board of Supervisors approved annual awards for funding to community nonprofit organizations during its May 3, 2022, meeting. Funding opportunities were made available to tax-exempt, private, nonprofit 501(c)3 organizations that provide...

Loudoun Offers Mental Health Education & Substance Abuse Prevention Programs in May

Loudoun County offers ongoing mental health education and substance abuse prevention programs. All programs are free, but registration is required, and seats are limited. The schedule of upcoming classes for May 2022 is as follows:

Adverse Childhood Experi...

Loudoun Accepting Loan Applications for Development of Affordable Multi- Family Rental Housing

Loudoun County’s application process for the Affordable Multi-Family Housing Loan Program has opened with the release of the 2022 Notice of Funding Availability.

For-profit and nonprofit affordable housing developers are eligible to apply for loans for the...

Health Department to Partially Close May 4 for Staff Training

The Loudoun County Health Department will close to the public Wednesday, May 4, 2022, 9:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m., for staff training. Any appointments previously scheduled at a Health Department facility during that time will be rescheduled. Emergency health s...

Loudoun Offers Educational Seminars for Parents During Mental Health Awareness Month in May

During May – Mental Health Awareness Month – the Prevention Alliance of Loudoun (PAL) will feature a virtual series of free seminars for parents to learn more about mental health wellness for youth and teens. PAL is a coalition of youth, Loudoun County ag...

Loudoun Workforce Resource Center Offers Career Workshops During Older Americans Month

During May — Older Americans Month — the Loudoun Workforce Resource Center will feature special virtual and in-person events at no cost for those age 50 and up who are seeking job search and career development support. 

“Our celebration of Older A...

Loudoun County Offers Financing Opportunity for First-Time Homebuyers

Loudoun County continues to accept applications from first-time homebuyers for funds made available through the Virginia Housing (VH) Sponsoring Partnerships and Revitalizing Communities Program (SPARC). The program provides lower interest rates on homeow...

Loudoun County Offers Educational Workshops During Fair Housing Month

During the April observance of Fair Housing Month, Loudoun County is featuring special virtual events at no cost for people interested in learning more about fair housing. 

“Fair housing is a critical component to building an inclusive a...

Loudoun Workforce Resource Center to Host Job Fairs with Local Employers in April

The Loudoun Workforce Resource Center will host six Loudoun Job Fairs in April; two job fairs will be held virtually and the remaining four will be held in-person at the Douglass Community Center, 705-H East Market Street, Leesburg.

• Tuesday, April 19 – Lou...

Loudoun County Launches New Affordable Housing Financing Program

Loudoun County has created a new affordable housing financing program for developers; the Rental Housing Acquisition and Preservation Loan Program (RHAP). The purpose of this new program is to preserve affordable, multi-family rental housing units in Loud...

Disability Services Board Recognizes Loudoun Businesses for Inclusion in the Workplace

The Loudoun County Disability Services Board has presented its 2021 FAIME—Full Accessibility and Inclusion: Moving toward Equity—Awards to nine local businesses. 

The FAIME Award recognizes Loudoun County businesses that demons...

Loudoun County Ends Mask Requirement in All County Facilities

Effective immediately, Loudoun County no longer requires members of the public to wear a face mask while inside Loudoun County-owned and -operated facilities. Additionally, the social distancing requirement inside county facilities is also ended. ...

Nonprofit Organizations Encouraged to Apply for Local Grant Funding through State Housing Program

Nonprofit organizations serving Loudoun County residents are encouraged to apply for local grant funding through the Virginia Homeless and Special Needs Housing (HSNH) program. This funding will support organizations that are providing housing and stabili...

Loudoun County COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic Closed Feb. 25; Testing Event to Proceed

Due to a forecast of inclement weather and out of an abundance of caution, the Loudoun County COVID-19 vaccination clinic at Dulles Town Center will be closed Friday, February 25, 2022. All individuals who had vaccination appointments on Friday may resche...

Loudoun Nonprofits Encouraged to Provide Input on American Rescue Plan Act Funding

Nonprofit organizations serving Loudoun County residents are encouraged to provide input on American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) federal pass-through funding. Loudoun County will host one virtual general input session and five virtual ‘office hours’ listening ...

Loudoun Schedules Final COVID-19 Testing Events Feb. 15, 18, 22 & 25

Loudoun County will end its free, twice-weekly COVID-19 testing program at the end of this month due to a significant decrease in demand for COVID-19 testing and the wide availability of other testing options in the community. Loudoun County’s final COVID...

Loudoun County Schedules COVID-19 Testing Events Feb. 8 & 11

Loudoun County has scheduled COVID-19 testing events Tuesday, February 8, and Friday, February 11, 2022, at Dulles South Recreation & Community Center, 24950 Riding Center Drive, South Riding. Testing is scheduled from 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m., but may ...

Next Session of Online Initiative to Develop Fatherhood Skills Begins March 8

The next session of the program sponsored by the Loudoun County Department of Family Services to help fathers build skills to become even stronger dads begins Tuesday, March 8, 2022. All fathers are welcome to attend the free, 12-week virtual program.&...

COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic at Dulles Town Center to Close Permanently February 26

As demand for COVID-19 vaccine in Loudoun County continues to decrease and while COVID-19 vaccine is widely available from providers throughout the community, Loudoun County is permanently closing its mass vaccination clinic at Dulles Town Center, 21090 D...

Walk-in Service Now Available at Loudoun COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic

Loudoun County is now offering walk-in service at the COVID-19 vaccination clinic, located at Dulles Town Center, 21090 Dulles Town Circle in Sterling. Vaccinations are available on a first-come, first-served basis during the COVID-19 vaccination clinic’s...

Loudoun County Continuum of Care Conducting Annual Point-in-Time Count

The Loudoun County Continuum of Care, along with jurisdictions that make up the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, is preparing to conduct the annual Point-in-Time Count of people in the community experiencing a housing crisis or homelessness...

Loudoun County Schedules COVID-19 Testing Events Jan. 18 & 21

Loudoun County has scheduled COVID-19 testing events Tuesday, January 18 and Friday, January 21, 2022, at Philip A. Bolen Memorial Park, 42405 Claudia Drive, Leesburg (Enter the park on Crosstrail Boulevard from Sycolin Road.) Testing is scheduled to begi...

Loudoun County Receives $10 Million in Grants for Affordable Housing

Loudoun County is receiving $10 million in state grants to support affordable multifamily housing in the county and to prepare for Amazon’s arrival in Northern Virginia. This funding is in addition to an earlier grant of $3.75 million to support two affor...

Loudoun County Now Offering COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Appointments for Ages 12 and Up

Loudoun County is now offering appointments for booster doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for people 12 to 15 years of age at its Dulles Town Center clinic. This follows the expansion of COVID-19 booster recommendations by the Centers for Dise...

Returning to School After the Holidays: A Checklist for Parents

As students prepare to return to school in Loudoun County after the winter break, health officials encourage parents to take steps to help limit the spread of COVID-19 and other illnesses to keep their children healthy. 

“Each year, the return to ...

Loudoun County Expands Free COVID-19 Testing Events to Twice Weekly Beginning in January

Loudoun County is expanding its weekly COVID-19 testing events to twice a week on Tuesdays and Fridays and moving the start time one hour earlier to 9:00 a.m., beginning Tuesday, January 4, 2022. The additional testing events will give residents more opti...

Loudoun County Adds Free COVID-19 Testing Event This Week

• Updated 12/30/21,11:36  a.m. The COVID-19 testing site event for December 30, 2021, at Philip A. Bolen Memorial Park is closed for the day. Future testing opportunities will be announced later today and will be posted at loudoun.gov/COVI...

Loudoun Workforce Resource Center Now Open in New Location

The Loudoun Workforce Resource Center is now open at its new location in the AutoZone Shopping Center, 705 E Market Street, Suite E, in Leesburg. The center’s hours are: 

• Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. 
• Wednesd...

Loudoun County Now Offering COVID-19 Booster Appointments to All Adults

The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) has authorized vaccine providers to begin administering booster doses of the Moderna and Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines to all adults, as recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and authorized...

New Operating Hours for Loudoun County Crisis Intervention Team Assessment Center

Effective Friday, November 19, 2021, the Loudoun County Crisis Intervention Team Assessment Center (CITAC), located at 102 Heritage Way, NE in Leesburg, will be open 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. The CITAC will be closed on weekends and h...

Loudoun Medical Reserve Corps Seeks Volunteer Vaccinators to Help Protect Community’s Health

The Loudoun Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) is issuing a call for volunteer vaccinators—especially for those who are comfortable with vaccinating young children—to help in protecting the community’s health as the COVID-19 pandemic continues. The county antici...

Loudoun Offers COVID-19 Boosters to Eligible Groups of People Who Received Pfizer Vaccine

The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) has authorized local health districts to begin administering booster doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for certain individuals as recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Loud...

Loudoun County COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Update

On Friday, September 17, 2021, a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory panel endorsed COVID-19 booster doses of the Pfizer vaccine for those who are 65 or older or run a high risk of severe disease. This does not mean, however, that a booster dose i...

COVID-19 Vaccination Site at Dulles Town Center to Reopen Sept. 17 by Appointment Only

In preparation for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Virginia Department of Health (VDH) recommendations for COVID-19 vaccine booster doses and for vaccinating children ages 5-12, Loudoun County will resume vaccination operations by...

Loudoun County Resumes Free COVID-19 Testing Events

As Loudoun County continues to experience a high level of community transmission of COVID-19, the county will again offer free COVID-19 testing events twice monthly to give residents an additional option for free testing. The drive-thru events are schedul...

Loudoun Housing Initiatives Earn Accolades, Boost Planning Efforts

Loudoun County was recognized with two Virginia Housing Awards at the Virginia Governor’s Housing Conference in November, giving a nod to efforts to address the complex issue of unmet housing needs in one of the fastest growing counties in the nation.&...

Workforce Resource Center Schedules Information Sessions on Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act

Jump start the new year with career support at the Loudoun Workforce Resource Center. The center administers the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) program in Loudoun County with services provided by trained employment counselors, inc...

Loudoun Kicks Off Human Services Strategic Plan Advisory Committee

Loudoun County’s newly-established Human Services Strategic Plan Advisory Committee kicked off its efforts to create a healthy, thriving, safe and inclusive community during an inaugural meeting November 14, 2019. The committee will implement Loudoun Coun...

Loudoun Nonprofit Grant Funding Application Available November 13, 2019

Loudoun County’s grant application process for human service nonprofit organizations kicks off Wednesday, November 13, 2019, with the posting of the Fiscal Year 2021 (FY 2021) Human Service Nonprofit Grant Application at loudoun.gov/NonProfitGra...

Workforce Resource Center to Host Job Fair with Local Employers December 6

The Loudoun Workforce Resource Center will host its second Loudoun Job Fair this fall on Friday, December 6, 2019, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Shenandoah Office Building, 102 Heritage Way NE, second floor, in Leesburg.  

The Loudoun Job Fa...

Loudoun County Cold Weather Shelter Opens November 15

The Loudoun County Cold Weather Shelter will open Friday, November 15, 2019, for adults in the community who are experiencing a housing crisis resulting in homelessness. The shelter, which provides a warm indoor sleeping environment, will be open 8:00 p.m...

Free Training on Fair Housing Offered in Loudoun November 19, 2019

Loudoun County will sponsor a Fair Housing training Tuesday, November 19, 2019, 1:00 - 4:00 p.m., at the Elections and Voter Registration Office, 750 Miller Drive, SE, Suite C, in Leesburg. The training may be of particular interest to developers, builder...

County Launches Unmet Housing Needs Strategic Plan Process with October 30 Open House

Loudoun County will host an open house to kick off the Unmet Housing Needs Strategic Plan process. The open house will be held at the Eastern Loudoun Service Center, 21641 Ridgetop Circle, Sterling, on Wednesday, October 30, 2019, from 4:00 - 6:00 p.m.

In ...

Loudoun County Offers HOPE Cards to Domestic Violence Victims

Loudoun County has joined with more than a dozen jurisdictions in Virginia in offering the HOPE card to victims of domestic and sexual violence who have obtained long-term protective orders.  

The laminated wallet-sized HOPE card provides the esse...

Loudoun County Health Department Offers Free Flu Shots October 26 in Sterling

The Loudoun County Health Department will offer free flu shots at the Sterling Community Center, 120 Enterprise Street, Sterling, Saturday, October 26, 2019, beginning at 10:00 a.m. Free flu shots will be offered to anyone 9 years and older on a first-com...

Community Development Block Grant Process is Underway in Loudoun

Loudoun County has opened the application process for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program. The CDBG program provides funding on an annual basis for local projects that address a variety of housing, public service and community development...

Workforce Resource Center to Host Job Fair with Local Employers October 10

The Loudoun Workforce Resource Center will host the Loudoun Job Fair on Thursday, October 10, 2019, from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the Eastern Loudoun Family Services Center, 21641 Ridgetop Circle in Sterling. 

The Loudoun Job Fair will feature local e...

Loudoun County Hosts Census Jobs Recruitment Sessions in October

The Loudoun Workforce Resource Center is hosting a series of information sessions with the U.S. Census Bureau in October to recruit for and fill U.S. census enumerator positions. 

Hundreds of U.S. census enumerator positions are needed in local Lo...

Loudoun’s Efforts to Fight Domestic Violence Boosted by Federal Grant

Loudoun County has received a $750,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice to strengthen the county’s current coordinated community response to domestic violence. Loudoun County applied for the grant in collaboration with the Leesburg Poli...

Loudoun County Initiative to Develop Fatherhood Skills Begins October 7, 2019

A free 12-week program sponsored by the Loudoun County Department of Family Services will help fathers develop skills they can use to be more involved in their children’s lives. 

Area fathers are invited to register for the National Fath...

Loudoun County Celebrates Opening of Affordable Housing Community

Loudoun County officials joined with community partners on Thursday, September 12, 2019, to celebrate the opening of the Stone Springs Apartments complex in Sterling, a property that will provide affordable housing for 128 families in eastern Loudoun.

Fina...

Workforce Resource Center Invites Job Seekers to Open House September 19, 2019

Loudoun County’s celebration of Workforce Development Month continues with special events hosted by the Loudoun Workforce Resource Center throughout September. 

Among the many events scheduled is a Job Seeker Open House at the Workforce ...

Loudoun Seeks Members for New Human Services Strategic Plan Advisory Committee

Loudoun County is now accepting applications from individuals interested in serving on the newly created Loudoun County Human Services Strategic Plan Advisory Committee.

The committee will implement the strategies outlined in the Human Services Strategic P...

Loudoun Workforce Resource Center Hosts Commuting Workshop September 4

Interested in expanding your job search, but are unsure about commuting to various locations throughout the region?  Register now for the Carpooling, Trip Planning Services & Commuter Incentives workshop Wednesday, September 4, 2019, from 10:...

Information Session on Senior Employment Program in Loudoun Set for August 29, 2019

The Loudoun Workforce Resource Center will host an information session on the Senior Community Services Employment Program Thursday, August 29, 2019, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the center, 102 Heritage Way NE (first floor), Leesburg.The program is de...

Loudoun Workforce Resource Center Offers Career Assistance During Workforce Development Month

During September -- Workforce Development Month -- the Loudoun Workforce Resource Center will feature special events and workshops at no cost for job seekers and employers. Registration is required where noted. 

Open House

Stop by the Open House at...

Health Alert: Potential Hepatitis A Exposure at Local Restaurant

An employee at Señor Ramon at 22455 Davis Drive in Sterling, Virginia, has been diagnosed with hepatitis A. As a result, persons eating at this restaurant from July 10, 2019 through July 26, 2019 may have been exposed to hepatitis A.  Management ...

Selected Loudoun County Facilities to Serve as Cooling Centers with Extended Weekend Hours

During this period of excessive heat, selected Loudoun County facilities will operate as cooling centers with extended weekend hours. 

Saturday, July 20, 2019, Extended Hours

• The Loudoun Valley Community Center will be open from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p...

Stay Cool! Five Things to Know About the Heat in Loudoun

The National Weather Service says dangerous heat and humidity are likely Friday through Sunday across Loudoun and the region. It’s possible that the heat index, a measure of how hot it really feels, will reach as high as 110 degrees during the a...

Loudoun County Human Services Strategic Plan Unveiled

Loudoun County, in partnership with local nonprofit organizations, has developed the county’s first, community-wide Human Services Strategic Plan. The plan provides a roadmap for implementing improved, coordinated systems of care that meet the c...

Loudoun Homeless Services Center Reopens

After an extensive renovation, which prompted a temporary relocation of services, the Loudoun County Homeless Services Center has reopened and is providing all of its normal services at the facility located at 19520 Meadowview Court in Leesburg. ...

Complete Count Committee: SCOTUS Decision on 2020 Census a Step Forward

The U.S. Supreme Court has issued an opinion that blocks a citizenship question on the 2020 U.S. Census questionnaire, which the Loudoun County Complete Count Committee (LC-CCC) had perceived as a barrier to its efforts to make sure that everyone living i...

Loudoun County Foster Parents Celebrated for Exceptional Service

Loudoun County is celebrating and recognizing local foster parents for their service to the community. 

Loudoun County’s foster parents were lauded by the Department of Family Services at a recognition event last week. The foster care program is c...

Excessive Heat Warning in Effect for Loudoun; County Facilities to Serve as Cooling Centers

The National Weather Service has issued an excessive heat warning for Loudoun County for Friday, July 19, 2019, forecasting temperatures in the mid to upper 90s and heat index values of up to 110 degrees. 

When the National Weather Service issues ...