SNAP cuts: Henrico County food banks and pantries brace for a surging need
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Henrico Too Smart 2 Start to host 'It Takes a Village' conversation about substance misuse Nov. 18
Henrico Too Smart 2 Start Coalition will host a community conversation Nov. 18 in Highland Springs about reducing and preventing youth substance misuse and drugged driving. "It Takes a Village" will be held from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at The Oak Avenue Complex
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A special bond with France: Henrico WWII veteran, 103, holds fond memories of Paris, savoring freedom
“Try to go to Paris.” That’s life advice from 103-year-old World War II veteran and Henrico County resident Thomas Brown. Drafted in the 1940s, as a barely 20-year-old, he was sent to Fort Dix in New Jersey for basic training. The Richmond native, who grew up in Jackson Ward,
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Across Henrico, SNAP cuts create uncertainty, increase hunger
Last Wednesday, a steady line of at least 25 people – Black, white, Afghan, Hispanic, Asian, young and old – stood in the parking lot outside ICNA Relief Food Pantry at 3009 Lafayette Avenue in Henrico's Lakeside community, shielded from the sun under the green tents, each waiting to pick
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'I’m struggling' – Federal airport workers direct concerns to Henrico Congressman Rob Wittman at sparsely attended RIC meeting
Coming up short for rent and gas money, skipping meals, seeking out food from food banks and working second jobs are some of the ways that federal workers at the Richmond International Airport are dealing with being stiffed by Uncle Sam while still having to work. A handful of Transportation
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