Senator Warner Hears from Culmore Clinic

Roundtable Discussion at First Christian Church of Falls Church with Senator Mark Warner (VA-D) (center). (Photo Courtesy of Sen. Mark Warner’s Office)

Thanks to an invitation by Pastor Steven Moore of the First Christian Church of Falls Church, the home of Culmore Clinic, Executive Director Lynette Sappe-Watkins and Board Chair Philip Eliot were “at the table” for a roundtable discussion with U.S. Senator Mark R. Warner (D-VA) on January 31. The topic was affordable housing and the panel discussion was led by Jill Norcross, Executive Director of the Northern Virginia Affordable Housing Alliance. The panel also included Members of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, including Chair Jeff McKay, Mason District Supervisor Andres Jimenez and Providence District Supervisor Dalia Palchik. Leaders from the Wesley Housing Development Corporation, CEO & President, Kamilah McAfee and Vice President of Real Estate Development, Judith Cabelli, were also on hand as well as community leaders from both the housing and faith community in Fairfax County.

Roundtable Discussion participants

While the topic was affordable housing, our Culmore Clinic leaders had the opportunity to share how the community, and nonprofit organizations like The Clinic, benefit when being included in the development of new housing projects like Wesley’s Kindred Crossing, a 95-unit senior affordable housing development planned to be built adjacent to the First Christian Church of Falls Church. Wesley Housing Corporation has offered close to 5,000 square feet of first floor commercial space as the new home for Culmore Clinic.

Senator Mark Warner (D-VA)

Senator Warner expressed his support for projects like Kindred Crossing as a shining example of a community coming together to utilize their assets and resources for the benefit of the neighborhood and its residents.

The Wesley Housing project is scheduled to break ground in 2026. In its new home, Culmore Clinic will continue to serve uninsured adult residents of Fairfax County with primary care and health education services at no cost.

More news to come on this exciting project in the coming months.