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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Are there any? I moved here from Alexandria and it's been a culture shock. I'm glad the area is more progressive than it used to be but I'm having a really hard time finding other Black families. I'm a single mom and my time is very limited. I'd rather not drive 45 minutes (with traffic) out of town but we will if we have to, I guess. I'd love to know of any nearby club or organization.[/quote]

I live in Fairfax City. It's more of an even split than pretty much anywhere I've lived, OP. I'm a black single mom, too, and even my church is more mixed experience -- 20 percent black, 30 percent Hispanic, 30 percent or so white (I think?) and 10 percent Asian. It seems to mirror my kids school and other spaces like the city's youth sports league (which is pretty great and affordable).

https://www.fpycsports.com/

The city's camps program for the summer is AMAZING and cheap. The city's services are wonderful considering the value.

And pricing wise, I bought a tiny, small house for 450K five years ago. Yes, the owner was old and didn't do the best job maintaining the place, but I've spent time slowly fixing things and it's worth much, much more now and I cannot express the freedom of owning my own single family home.

I moved here from Laurel and found it to be pretty great, net-net. I do work in Herdon, so the commute was really the main driver. I've changed jobs and easily found a new one in the Herdon/Reston area easily (another reason I moved over here).[/quote]

See if you can find a local JJ chapter or Linx. If you're part of the D9 reach out to your sorority too.[/quote]

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