Fairfax Station's Marian Homes Awarded $6K Grant From Land Title Group

FAIRFAX STATION, VA — The American Land Title Association Good Deeds Foundation awarded a grant of $6,000 to Marian Homes Inc. in Fairfax Station.

Jeannette Fisher, owner of Crown Settlements LLC in Fairfax, nominated the nonprofit to receive the grant. Marian Homes is undergoing a capital campaign to raise $250,000 to purchase and refurbish its ninth home that it hopes to purchase in early 2024.

Marian Homes was founded in 1996 by the St. Mary of Sorrows Council 8600 of the Knights of Columbus. Since that time, Marian Homes has worked with donors, partners and the Fairfax County government to purchase, refurbish and maintain eight homes that 40 individuals with intellectual disabilities now call home.

“We are honored to be the recipient of this grant from the ALTA Good Deeds Foundation,” Jim McHugh, president of Marian Homes Inc., said in a statement Tuesday “Our organization will use this grant to help provide affordable group housing for individuals with intellectual disabilities in Fairfax County.”

The ALTA Good Deeds Foundation was started in 2020 to bolster the charitable efforts of ALTA members. Land title insurance professionals can apply for grants on behalf of recognized nonprofit organizations that they assist financially or through volunteer efforts. For the grants, a preference is given to housing-related charities.

The foundation announced its inaugural round of grants was announced in March 2021.

Marian Homes was one of 24 nonprofit organizations across the country that received a grant this month from the ALTA Good Deeds Foundation.