From Voices for Virginia's Children:We were proud to be on hand as a member of the Paid Sick Days for All coalition to celebrate the ceremonial bill signing of paid sick days for home health workers. This is an important step in ensuring that parents have paid leave options that don’t force them to choose between caring for themselves or a family member and a paycheck.
Emergency Broadband Benefit- On May 12, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) launched the Emergency Broadband Benefit(EBB) program to help families pay for broadband internet access for their education and work-from-home needs during the COVID-19 pandemic. Many families don’t even know this program exists.
Resources for Families in Multiple Languages- USAHello is an online center for information and education for refugees, asylum seekers, immigrants, and welcoming communities. They offer free classes in many languages to help prepare people for the GED® tests and for the US citizenship test.
Henrico County Master Gardeners will hold their Spring Plant Sale10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, June 12 on the Event Field at Deep Run Park, 9900 Ridgefield Parkway.
