Ribbon cutting ceremony for new Merrifield Center Services. Photo contributed
On March 27, the Fairfax County - Falls Church Community Services Board's (CSB) new Merrifield Center Services was officially opened with a ceremony of local leaders and stakeholders. This new center will help facilitate the services provided by the Fairfax - Falls Church CSB. Among those in attendance were U.S. Rep. Don Beyer, State Sen. Barbara Favola, Del. Eileen Filler-Corn, Fairfax County Board Chairman Sharon Bulova, former Chairman Kate Hanley, Fairfax City Mayor Scott Silverthorne, Providence Supervisor Linda Smyth and former Delegate Jim Scott. The Fairfax-Falls Church CSB is the public agency that plans, organizes and provides services for people in the community who have mental illness, substance use disorders, and/or intellectual disability. The CSB also provides early intervention services for infants and toddlers who have developmental delays.