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Our students.
Our strength.

Educate Fairfax is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit education foundation that builds partnerships and raises funds to support students, educators, and schools within FCPS.

 MISSION 

Energize the power of the community to invest in educational excellence and prepare students for the future.

 

 VISION 

Every FCPS student has a path to success!

Kids In Need Fund

Our schools benefit from a robust network of non-profits, businesses, faith-based groups and individuals who support these students in their local schools. 

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Why Kids in Need Fund?

Imagine a child walking into his neighborhood school with a fresh haircut, wearing new clothes and carrying a backpack filled with the proper school supplies. This is a child ready to learn and be successful in school.

For more than 60,000 FCPS students, the reality is much different. In the 2024 - 2025 school year, 1 in every 3 FCPS students (37%) receive free or reduced priced meals, an indicator that they, and their families, are living in need.

What the Fund Provides:

  • School Supplies

  • Backpacks

  • Gift Cards for Essential Needs

  • Clothing

  • Health and Hygiene Items

  • Laptops & Computers

 

The Kids in Need fund also addresses food insecurity and assists our social workers and teachers in providing necessary items to students who need them.

 

School Supply Drive

Funds raised through this effort help purchase school supplies for students who may be experiencing economic hardship – including newcomer, foster care, homeless, military-connected, and recently displaced students.
 
A donation of just $11 provides these students with the essential tools they need to be successful.

 

Educate Fairfax Grants: In Process

Educate Fairfax Grants empower FCPS educators, faculty, and staff to provide students with equitable access to innovative learning experiences and opportunities in alignment with the FCPS Strategic Plan.

Since 2018, we have awarded 255 grants for a total of  $409,000 which have directly affected more than 80,000 students.

 

The application opens at the beginning of every school year. We invite educators, faculty, and staff to apply at that time.

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Innovators Fund

In 2022, Educate Fairfax Board Chair, Cindy Anderson, announced a new initiative, the Innovators Fund.

This fund was designed to enhance, support, and drive creativity and innovation at all levels in FCPS.

 
We assist businesses and individuals to make strategic investments in unique experiences for students to innovate, create, and explore within a classroom or school setting preparing students for college, career or the workforce.
 
Help us raise funds. Educate Fairfax will match the first $50,000 in donations to this fund!

Signature Events

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FCPS Employee Honors 
June 2025

Recognition of FCPS employees for going above and beyond to help others and show they care.

Past Events

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FCPS Alumni Hall of Fame Ceremony

On September 25, 2024, Educate Fairfax inducted the third class of Fairfax County Public School Hall of Fame members:

  • Amanda Andere, Herndon High School, 1998

  • Michael Batt, Marshall High School, 1982

  • Callie Brownson, Mount Vernon High School, 2007

  • Gen. James Clapper, Annandale High School, 1959

  • Gavin Myers, James Madison High School, 1993

  • Tony Perkins, Mount Vernon High School, 1977

  • Todd Stottlemyer, West Springfield High School, 1981

  • Sumeet Shrivastava, Robinson Secondary, 1984

Superintendent's State of our Schools
 

On October 23, FCPS convened business and community leaders to receive an overview of the current state of our school system and the superintendent's vision in alignment with the strategic plan.

 

Attendees were invited to partner with FCPS in achieving excellence, equity, and opportunity for each and every student.

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Join the FCPS Alumni Network

For 150 years, Fairfax County Public Schools has been educating students to excel in all aspects of life.

 

Today, thousands of FCPS alums are leaders in many sectors across the globe, from government and business to the arts and entertainment, science and technology, education and community service.

 

Educate Fairfax is looking to recognize the contributions of our alums, whether you graduated in bobby socks in the 1950s or big hair in the 1980s. Nominations will open soon for the 2025 FCPS Alumni Hall of Fame!

 

We are creating a community where our alumni are engaged with FCPS, our students and one another. 

Join the network!

Help us build our online alumni community by visiting FCPS Alumni Network.

Contact Us!

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 Address: 

8115 Gatehouse Road

Falls Church, VA 22042

 Phone: 

(571) 423-1031

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