Echo, Inc.

Echo, Inc.

(571) 239-2114

7205 Old Keene Mill Rd
Springfield, VA - 22150


3ECHO haa a 37 year record as the major provider of basic human needs assistance in the Springfield/Burke area of Fairfax County, Va. Our mission is to offer food, clothing, essential housewares, and financial assistance for housing, utilities, and vital prescription drugs. Those who request our assistance are commmunity residents, many of them living at or near the poverty level, whose basic human requirements are threatened by a hardship or emergency with which they cannot cope. ECHO's base support comes from a coalition of 24 local congregations of various faiths. However, ECHO also depends on the community at large, its civic and business groups, its schools, and the members of the general public, to provide a strong and constant flow of in-kind and financial contributions. ECHO is an all-volunteer organization with an administrative cost that amounts to less than 1% of its total budget..

“The purpose of Ecumenical Community Helping Others (ECHO), Inc. is to assist people in need in our community, those who suffer the effects of long-term poverty as well as those who are experiencing an emergency financial need. To that end, we provide food and financial assistance to help families or individuals through a crisis. We offer access to donated clothing, school supplies, and household goods such as bed linens, cookware, and small appliances to ease the burden of those who struggle with long-term low income. We conduct a large holiday meal program for families and a Christmas gift program for children. At ECHO, we believe that a community that addresses the practical needs of its most vulnerable members fosters a spirit of unity, purpose, and tolerance that makes that community a better place for everyone to live, work, and raise a family. We believe that, in a community where more fortunate citizens have an efficient way to lend aid to less fortunate citizens, human dignity is honored and preserved. ECHO’s vision is to be the conduit through which neighbors who have enough can share with their neighbors who don’t.”

source: http://www.echo-inc.org


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