How FCEF Helps Build Community

Little City Concerts

FCEF is thrilled to partner with Little City Concerts on their October 3, 2026, performance! Support our Family Assistance Fund by purchasing tickets to see Grammy-nominated artist Christylez Bacon and Oi You. 

Little City Concerts, founded in the summer of 2023 by composer and Falls Church City resident Stephen Gorbos, is a hyper-local arts nonprofit that mixes amazing musical performances with worthy causes. Each concert is themed around a particular cause or issue that the artists, local to the DMV, want to highlight.

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Community Support

• Provided t-shirts for all FCCPS teachers and staff for annual convocation;
• Donated $1,000 to all three PTA/PTSA grant programs—the Falls Church Elementary PTA, the Mary Ellen Henderson Middle School PTA, and the Meridian High School PTSA—since 2013;
• Teamed up with Giant Food's 2025 Nourishing Our Youth Round Up Program to raise $9,880 for the FCEF Family Assistance Fund, which helps eliminate hunger in our community;
• Received a $25,000 O Organics Fight Hunger. Serve Hope. Grant, funded by O Organics—part of Albertsons Companies’ Own Brands portfolio—which supports organizations that are actively working to reduce food insecurity;
• Awarded the 2023 Nonprofit of the Year at the Falls Church Chamber of Commerce annual ball and awards banquet;
• Provided Super Grant funding for wireless microphones, light board, sound board, and stage lights for high school auditorium; used for community-wide events;
• Worked with Athletic Boosters to provide designated funding for lighting the softball and baseball fields;
• Donated 12,000+ meals for local families through our Family Assistance Fund;
• Distributed Internet "hot spots" to families in need to support our personalized learning program
• Supported MAX, HERO, TOPS, and HUGS tutoring and mentoring programs for at-risk students
• Funded ESOL summer camps for Mt. Daniel students (through private donations and grant from FC Community Services Fund) and supported the Henderson After School Program for multilingual learners
• Provided funding for group seating in Mary Ellen Henderson's front lobby, used for many community events.​