(Aug. 2, 2017) Catherine Read talks with Laura Yager, of the Fairfax County Executive’s Office, about the Diversion First Program here in Fairfax County, Virginia. The initiative grew out of collaborative efforts among the Fairfax County Sheriff’s Department, Fairfax County Police and the Fairfax County Board of Supervisor’s Chairman, Sharon Bulova. In 2015, Fairfax County Sheriff…
(July 28, 2017) Catherine Read talks with Terri Siggins, Project Coordinator for the Fairfax Food Council, and Christina Garris, Chair of the Fairfax Food Council and the Programs Director for Britepaths, a local non-profit that is one of the member organizations. In the first segment, Terri Siggins outlines how the Fairfax Food Council came about…
(May 23, 2017) Catherine Read talks with Trudy Harsh, founder of The Brain Foundation and Laura’s Houses. She formed this non-profit in 2003 to provide supported housing for those in our area living with brain diseases such as schizophrenia and bi-polar disorders. Laura’s House are named for Trudy’s daughter Laura who had a brain tumor removed…
(May 2017) Catherine Read talks with Lucy Beadnell, Director of Advocacy for The ARC of Northern Virginia, about the programs and services they provide to people in our community with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. The ARC is celebrating 55 years of supporting the IDD community in our region and continues to add programs, services and…
(May 1, 2017) Catherine Read speaks with Homestretch Executive Director Christopher Fay. This non-profit provides transitional housing for families with children in Fairfax County. Founded in 1990, they have 50 homes distributed throughout the county and they support families for two years with safe housing and additional support services. They offer assistance in helping families…
(March 20, 2017) Catherine Read talks with Derwin Overton of OAR Fairfax. OAR was founded in 1971 as a national organization which later became more localized with smaller non-profits embedded into communities across the country to better serve those who are released from incarceration. Opportunities, Alternatives and Resources is the core value of this organization…
(Oct. 3, 2016) Catherine Read talks with Virginia Senator Scott Surovell (SD-36) about a variety of topics in advance of the Nov. 8th elections. The presidential race between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton has the potential to create additional electoral opportunities here in Virginia if U.S. Senator Tim Kaine of Virginia is elected Vice President….
(June 13, 2016) Catherine Read addresses a proposed referendum on the November 2016 ballot in Fairfax County to raise additional revenue through a countywide meals tax. Guests include Kimberly Adams, President of the Fairfax Education Association addressing the need for this revenue to support the Fairfax County Public School System. Jim Corcoran, President of the…
(Dec 21, 2015) This show looks at the Foster Care system in Northern Virginia, the programs available to serve children and to support foster care parents as well as finding permanent families for children and adolescents. Guests from the Fairfax County Department of Family Services are Kamonya Omatete, Program Manager for the Foster Care and…
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