Clinic raises $134,000 during Day of Giving this week. The Lloyd Moss Free Clinic exceeded its goal of raising $100,000 for clinic operations this week. The clinic raised $134,000 during May Day of Giving on May 28. Combined with a matching grant, the amount will allow the clinic to continue offering medical, dental, and pharmacy […]
At North Stafford High School, the hottest point in the Fredericksburg region, temperatures are on average 17 degrees warmer than the coolest spots. Also, as the just as the footprint of the school has expanded over the years, so has the amount of stormwater runoff, which is contributing to significant erosion at certain points. Cosner […]
by Adele UphausMANAGING EDITOR AND CORRESPONDENT In 2021, Jan Monroe, the executive director of the local nonprofit STEP VA, asked Noah Finch, one of the program’s longtime participants, to write a song about how the COVID-19 pandemic had affected people with disabilities. “In 30 minutes, a song was in my inbox,” Monroe said. STEP VA—an […]
By ADELE UPHAUSMANAGING EDITOR AND CORRESPONDENT Giant Food has partnered with two local organizations in recent weeks in efforts to alleviate food insecurity in the Fredericksburg region. Government students at Stafford High School used a $17,000 grant from Giant’s “Nourishing Our Youth” round-up program to prepare 385 meal kits for students for whom spring break […]
by Adele Uphaus MANAGING EDITOR AND CORRESPONDENT When Chelsea Neal found out earlier this year that she was pregnant, her very first thought was, “Let me contact Ivy.” She wasn’t expecting to get pregnant again and she still didn’t have any family support in the area. But she wasn’t worried. Ivy Lee, a family support […]
by Adele Uphaus MANAGING EDITOR AND CORRESPONDENT For 22 years, members of Andrew Chapel United Methodist Church in Stafford County have traveled into Washington, D.C. along with four other churches in their cluster to distribute clothes, food and hygiene kits to the homeless population. Earlier this year, someone asked Anji Budzynski, who is in her […]
Virginia Mercury: ‘Democrats need to embrace economic populism’ (Republished with permission under Creative Commons license CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.) Editor’s Note: This piece by local organizer and former candidate Ben Litchfield appeared in the August 30 edition of Virginia Mercury. We missed it last Saturday, but are pleased to bring it to you today. A few […]
Virginia Mercury: ‘Over 60,000 Virginians used Easy Enrollment in medical assistance program’s first year’ (Republished with permission under Creative Commons license CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.) by JW Caterine Thousands of Virginians recently checked a box on their state tax return indicating they were uninsured and wanted to know if they were eligible for medical assistance programs like […]
Best of Virginia Non-Profit News Virginia Mercury: Virginia increases training requirements for students in tattoo schools Starting Sept. 1, Virginia students seeking a tattooing license through a school will have to undergo more hours of training following regulatory changes. Cardinal News: Restoring Jefferson’s country retreat was Travis McDonald’s life’s work. Retirement hasn’t changed that. For more than […]
Virginia Mercury: At parent-focused event, Youngkin takes aim at social media’s ‘destructive influence’ At the latest of three “Parents Matter” town halls he’s hosting around Virginia ahead of pivotal General Assembly elections this fall, Gov. Glenn Youngkin hit on his usual themes of giving parents a bigger role in schools, raising expectations for student achievement and […]
