Springdale House operates as a family style cooperative. Shared space is plentiful and individual suites offer privacy. The house is located on a quiet street, on a wooded one- third acre lot. They share household tasks and enjoy companionship. With the support of qualified professionals and volunteers, they hold regular meetings to determine house rules and to establish interpersonal relationships.
Residents are independent low-income elderly clients or clients with handicapping conditions.
This property is owned outright, with no debt owed. With no on-site paid staff, and budget relief from volunteers performing maintenance, minimal rents cover monthly operating expenses. Dilapidated structures and abandoned vehicles were removed. Contributions from Fairfax County and Northern Virginia businesses enabled construction to start in April, 1988. Electrical system, plaster, and convectors substantially rehabilitated at time of rehabilitation.