Community Needs Event - Artemis House Shelter

Join us for an in-depth conversation with Artemis House Shelter Director, Mindi Merriam.

Artemis House, located in the Mount Vernon area, offers help for domestic violence victims and their families.  Mindi and her co-directors will be sharing a power point presentation and ways we can help. 

Please bring unopened/unused personal items to donate:

  • Gift cards (grocery, gas, visa etc.)
  • Hair care products - including for ethnic hair
    • Moisturizer
    • Shampoo/conditioner
    • Brushes/combs
    • Hair dye
  • Self care items: candles, perfume, lip gloss/ChapStick, face care, makeup
  • Deodorant
  • Lotion
  • Soap
  • Body wash
  • Socks
  • Face Wash
  • Shaving cream
  • Coloring books/crayons
  • Pillows
  • Over the counter medication (kids tylenol, advil, tylenol)
  • Kids toothpaste and brushes
  • Tooth paste/brushes
  • Mouth wash
  • Kids activities/games - arts and crafts
  • Headphones
  • Hygiene products for men: deodorant, aftershave etc.

Shelter House is a community based nonprofit organization that provides crisis intervention, safe housing, and supportive services to neighbors experiencing homelessness and victims of domestic violence in our community.  

The organization was formed in 1981, as a grassroots response to the homelessness crisis in Fairfax County.  Community volunteers from several ecumenical groups joined together to help address the needs of their homeless neighbors. They started by providing direct emergency assistance – items such as blankets, food, and warm clothing were distributed from the trunks of their cars.

The tragic hypothermia death of a homeless man on Christmas day in 1983 in the Bailey’s Crossroads area galvanized the community to do more. Churches opened winter shelters, and Shelter House volunteers and other advocated to Fairfax County Government to devote more public resources to the homeless. As a result of this advocacy, Shelter House secured a County contract in 1985 to open one of the first charter shelters in Fairfax County. Since then, Shelter House has continued to grow as an organization in order to accommodate the growing needs in our community.

In 2007, Shelter House identified a need for a shelter for those specifically fleeing Domestic and Sexual Violence, which is when Artemis House started. The services offered to survivors of Domestic Violence have since expanded.

A few managers from the Domestic Violence Programs will be providing more detailed information about the services offered and how to get connected.
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Starts on
Monday, November 3, 2025 at 7:00 PM EST
Ends on
Monday, November 3, 2025 at 9:00 PM EST
Sherwood Regional Library: Main Meeting Room
2501 Sherwood Hall Lane
Alexandria, VA, 22306
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