Laurel Ridge Summer Academy aids six students in Middletown
Laurel Ridge Workforce Solutions with DRS and NW Works offers the Summer Academy for Career Exploration to six area high school students in Middletown Virginia. The second year provides hands on learning in safety, welding, electrical work, small tools, ladder and fire extinguisher safety, plus heavy equipment simulators and MRW Work Ethic Certification. Students tour Laurel Ridge Community College and visit Annandale Millwork Allied Systems in Winchester and Valley View development by DR Horton.
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Middletown
Laurel Ridge Workforce Solutions
Virginia Division of Rehabilitative Services
DRS
NW Works Inc
Workforce Solutions
Will Figgins
al Pinto
Matt
Bennett
Tina Maseda
NW Works
NCCER
Mikerone Works
MRW
Laurel Ridge Community College
Annandale Millwork and Allied Systems
Winchester
Valley View
Horton
Foster Parents Needed Across Virginia Area
Children's Services of Virginia reports a surge in referrals for foster care with 96 in April and 394 by May end, totaling over 1 600 referrals in two years. CSV seeks foster families for all ages, especially siblings and older youth, offering virtual information sessions and trauma informed training, inviting interested individuals to contact CSV-VNCE or visit their site. The agency serves northern Virginia and surrounding areas and is licensed by the Virginia Department of Social Services.
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Virginia
Children’s Services of
Ate
About Children’s Services of Virginia
Children’s Services of Virginia
CSV
Virginia Department of Social Services
Fredericksburg
Winchester
Front Royal
Harrisonburg
Fairfax
Virginia historians honor local Black legacy in Preservation Virginia program
Michael Johnson of Alexandria co-founded the Social Responsibility Group to preserve Douglass Memorial Cemetery where 2000 burials are recorded but only 650 headstones visible. Michelle Evans-Oliver, Richmond genealogist, Horace Scruggs, Palmyra filmmaker, and Preservation Virginia lead a Voices Remembered fellowship mapping sites in Virginia to protect African American history and connect descendants.
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Michael Johnson
Alexandria
Johnson
Social Responsibility Group
SRG
Virginia
Douglass Memorial Cemetery
Fredrick Douglass
Bernice Johnson
Douglass
Randolphs
Woodsons
Michelle
ASALH
AAHGS
Descendant Communities Social Innovation Lab
Berkeley Plantation
Charles City
Ampthill Plantation
Cumberland County
Evans-Oliver
Evergreen Cemetery
Richmond
Virginia Black Public History Summer Institute
New Leaders Council
PBS
Matt Paxton
NPR
Horace Scruggs
Palmyra
Longwood University
Shenandoah Conservatory
Berklee College of Music
Scruggs
PVCC
University of Virginia
Virginia Humanities
James Monroe
Fluvanna Historical Society
Fluvanna Arts Council
Fluvanna County
Preservation Virginia
Preservation
Preservationvirginia.org
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Summer Academy
Virginia Division of Rehabilitative Services Academy
Gabriele Pronessa the
Warren Sentinel
Gabriele Paonessa
Gpaonessa
Pagenewspaper.com
Coppin State University
Fannie Jackson Coppin
CSU
Michelle Oliver
Michelle Evans-Oliver
Oliver Financial Group
United States
Aarp Virginia
Richmond Free Press
Urban Views Weekly
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Bankrate.com
Black Enterprise
Essence
Heart and Soul
CVS Pharmacy
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