Willard-Sherwood Health & Community Center

• Project typeCity Project
• Project divisionCommunity & Development
• Project scheduleApproved

⚠️ April 29, 2026, UPDATE: At its April 28 meeting, the city council adopted a resolution authorizing the Willard-Sherwood Health and Community Center project to proceed to construction. The optional renovation and addition to the performing arts space at the existing Stacy C. Sherwood Community Center will not proceed at this time. Watch the discussion.

Fairfax City and Fairfax County are redeveloping the Joseph Willard Health Center and Stacy C. Sherwood Center sites into a single destination for health, wellness, fitness, and child care.

Located at the corner of Layton Hall Drive and Blenheim Boulevard, the new Willard-Sherwood Health and Community Center will be built in place of the current health center and include a campus redesign that connects to the Sherwood Center.

Once complete, the city-operated community center and a county-operated health and human services center will provide integrated services to both city and county residents.

The joint redevelopment project came about following years of evaluations conducted by both the city and county.

This campus will offer many different programs and services designed to meet the needs of individuals of all ages and abilities throughout Fairfax County and the City of Fairfax. 

Project Scope and Site

The project includes demolition of the current Joseph Willard Health Center and construction of a new, approximately 100,000 square foot facility in its place at 3750 Old Lee Highway, connecting to and expanding the existing Sherwood Center at 3740 Old Lee Highway.

The project will co-locate and integrate programming of health and human services and a community center to serve both city and county residents.

The current funding for this project is included within both jurisdictions' Capital Improvement Plans.

Project Background

Joseph Willard Health Center (JWHC)

• Located at 3750 Old Lee Highway on property owned by Fairfax County.
• Facility and programs operated by Fairfax County.
• Licensed medical, nursing, dental, pharmacy, speech and hearing, and X-ray service facility, including Fairfax County Health Department vital records and administrative spaces.
• Offers programs and services aimed at promoting the health and well-being of infants, children, and adults of all ages.
• Designated as the FCHD Continuity of Operations (COOP) site.

2017–2018 JWHC Feasibility Study

• Evaluated future space needs and potential renovation or redevelopment of the site to accommodate future Fairfax County health and human service needs.
• Existing facility built in 1954 as an elementary school, later converted to a health center in the 1970s.
• Current physical layout and clinic room configurations impede efficient and functional work processes.
• Study identified limitations of the current layout and existing structure, cannot appropriately accommodate future programmatic and operational needs.
• Building systems and infrastructure have reached the end of their useful life.
• Need for redevelopment to enhance operations in the event of emergencies.

Green Acres Community Center

• A former school building (constructed in 1961) that has been used as a community center since 2002.
• The 40,000 sq. ft. building and 10-acre site are owned by the City of Fairfax.
• The center features the City's senior center, exercise facility and a small gymnasium, as well as multipurpose rooms used for classes and rentals.
• Part of the building is leased to a child care facility focused on serving the needs of lower-income families.
• The property contains athletic fields, a playground, playing courts, and a bocce court.
• The building needs significant renovations for accessibility, efficient operation and to provide features and amenities that are desired by City residents.

Green Acres Feasibility Study

• A feasibility study for the future of the Green Acres Center was conducted in 2015–16.
• Examined numerous issues pertaining to the Green Acres site and its various uses.
• Recommendation to build a new community center at a different location to include a senior center, full-size gymnasium, fitness center, kitchen, multipurpose spaces, a lobby/social areas, and storage/support/administrative space.

Stacy C. Sherwood Center

• Located at 3740 Old Lee Highway on property owned by Fairfax City.
• Identified for relocation of some of the programs from City's Green Acres Center. 

Project Documents

Location

3750 Blenheim Blvd., Fairfax, VA 22030  View Map

38.8506384,-77.299594

3750 Blenheim Blvd. , Fairfax, VA 22030

3750 Blenheim Blvd. , Fairfax, VA 22030

Willard-Sherwood Health & Community Center