From restaurants and music venues to beauty salons and grocery stores, Governor Northam's executive order sets rules for how Virginia's businesses will operate -- or not -- during coronavirus. Virginia will close public and private schools for the remainder of the...
Working To Keep Kids Fed During Coronavirus
From public school systems to charitable organizations, a variety of groups are working together to make sure that children facing food insecurity still get healthy meals while schools around the state remain closed. On March 13, while declaring a state of emergency...
Celebrate! RVA Believes Every Kid Deserves A Birthday Party
Celebrate! RVA works to ensure that every child in Richmond can enjoy a birthday party every year, regardless of their family's financial situation. Celebrate! RVA is a non-profit organization with a simple mission: to give children who otherwise wouldn’t have the...
The New Generation Of Skaters Ramps Up
With RVA SK8 Club, the Richmond Area Skateboarding Alliance is passing on their knowledge to the skateboard-loving youth of Richmond's elementary schools. Skateboarding isn’t the most conventional sport — within skate culture, plenty don’t acknowledge it as a sport at...
As Virginia Grapples With Gun Violence, School District Looks for Solutions
At a town hall held by Richmond Public Schools, city officials came together with parents to discuss solutions to gun violence, which disproportionately affects black males in Virginia. In Virginia, where the annual number of firearm-related deaths paces the national...
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