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Community Lodgings of Alexandria, VA

ByCatherine Read

(July 11, 2016) Catherine Read talks with the Executive Director of Community Lodgings, Lynn Thomas. This organization was established in 1987 in the City of Alexandria to provide transitional housing. Today, Community Lodgings’ mission is to lift families from homelessness and instability to independence and self-sufficiency through Transitional Housing, Affordable Housing and Youth Education Programs….

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Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg

ByCatherine Read

You can’t spell truth without Ruth. Just phenomenal! I love the format of the book with its photos, flowcharts, margin notes, and chapter titles inspired by the lyrics of the Notorious B.I.G. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg’s life mirrors the cultural journey our country has taken when it comes to the issue of women’s rights and…

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Virginia Coalition for Racial Diversity in the Justice System

ByCatherine Read

(Feb 29, 2016) Virginia is one of only a few states where legislators select judges. Across the Commonwealth there is a startling lack of diversity in judges. Those who sit on the bench do not represent the make-up of the communities where they preside. Joining Catherine Read to talk about the selection of judges in…

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Taking Care of Our Aging Population – Inside Scoop

ByCatherine Read

This show discusses the challenges of providing services to an aging population, many of whom are living in residential settings rather than institutions. The first segment features Shauna Severo, BSN, M.A.I.S., the Assistant Director of Patient Care Services for the Fairfax County Heath Department and Sharon K. Lynn, the Director of the Fairfax Area Agency…

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#BlackLivesMatter – Inside Scoop Virginia

ByCatherine Read

A candid discussion on race and the impact of the #BlackLivesMatter movement. In the first half of the show, Catherine is joined by Amanda Andere, a civic and non-profit leader based in Northern Virginia. In the second half she is joined by Cayce Utley, who is working with white allies of the movement to raise…

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The Future of Women in Virginia Politics – Inside Scoop

ByCatherine Read

Virginia has a weak track record in electing women to office. Women make up less than 18% of the legislature, there are no women elected to statewide office (only one has ever been elected – Mary Sue Terry in 1989 as Attorney General), and there is only one woman Representative out of 11 Congressional Districts…

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Transgender Non-Discrimination Policy – Inside Scoop

ByCatherine Read

Catherine Read discusses the issues affecting the transgender community here in Virginia with guests James Parrish, Executive Director of Equality Virginia; Rev. Emma Chattin of Metropolitan Community Church; Roxanne Edwards, Co-Founder of Second Fridays and Fourth Fridays; Sara Simone of Fairfax; and Laura Curtis and her transgender teen Nathan. Topics range from business leadership on…

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Regulating Home Based Childcare Providers in Virginia (2014)

ByCatherine Read

 (Dec 15, 2014) Joining me on Inside Scoop Virginia were Mary Braxton of Prince William County and Kandy Hilliard of Stafford County. Our discussion is about the lack of regulation in daycare homes, where many of Virginia’s 394,000 children are cared for each day. Mary Braxton is a home based daycare provider in Prince…

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