Patch Local Hero: Ruszkowski A Diligent Advocate Of Fairfax's Homeless

FAIRFAX CITY, VA — When times are tough, heroes emerge. We all know someone who's making a difference right now as we live through unprecedented and changing times.

Here at Patch, we've launched an initiative to help recognize these heroes making a difference in their communities. We’re working to let all your neighbors know about these outstanding people and their stories.

This submission comes from Barbara De Lisa who nominated Tara Ruszkowski of Fairfax City, who is the executive director of the Lamb Center. De Lisa says that Ruszkowski works diligently for the people most in need in the city.

Local hero’s full name

Tara Ruszkowski

Local hero’s home state

Virginia

Local hero’s Patch

Fairfax City

How do you know the local hero?

She is the Executive Director of The Lamb Center

What does the local hero do?

Tara leads the effort to support the homeless at the Lamb Center. She works dilligently to provide support and services to those who need it the most in Fairfax.

Why do you believe the local hero should be recognized or honored?

After stepping in as a temporary leader, Tara has taken control of The Lamb Center (TLC) and is in the process of bringing strong leadership to a group of faith based workers to support the homeless in the area. To this end, she successfully led an effort to get a 54 unit supportive housing approved by the Fairfax City Council. There were many naysayers to overcome and coordination of all involved was extremely difficult, but Tara prevailed with assistance from all members of the staff until the measure was approved on Dec. 13.

What's one thing you want everyone to know about the local hero?

She is an energetic, efficient, friendly supporter of staff, TLC neighbors and, of course, the homeless community TLC supports.

Thank you for all you do, Tara Ruszkowski!

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