"The Glendale Chamber of Commerce and Visit Glendale are starting a program designed to help consumers and the visitors who come to Glendale understand the sanitization and health protocols local businesses follow. The idea is to highlight those businesses that have pledged to exceed the recommendations made by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). "

Vietnam: October 11-20, 2021

Columbia & Snake Rivers: June 17-25, 2022

"The Office of Advocacy is pleased to continue its Small Business Profiles for the Congressional Districts series. The congressional district profiles are part of Advocacy’s state profile series, which provides user-friendly snapshots of national, state, and congressional district small business statistics."

"SBA issued a number of interim final rules implementing the Paycheck Protection Program. This interim final rule supplements the previously posted interim final rules by providing additional guidance on treatment of owners and forgiveness of certain nonpayroll costs."

It’s not too late to be counted for your community. The deadline to respond to the 2020 Census is September 30.  Census Bureau employees are going door-to-door to follow up with households that have not yet responded. The 2020 Census will take less than 10 minutes and can be completed online or by phone.

Protect yourself and others by getting tested for COVID-19 at no cost, this Saturday, Sept. 12, at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Glendale. No insurance or ID is needed and results are available within 48 hours. Nasal swab testing is available for children as young as 2 years. Register now online or call 888-587-3647.

September 23, 2020: 10:30am - 12:00pm

Are you interested in starting a new career? VA is searching for talented and passionate candidates. We offer great employee benefits including competitive salaries, retirement plans, and paid leave. Find your next job on VA Careers and follow VA on LinkedIn to learn more about working at VA!

"Our system of healthcare is complex and confusing. Making care more convenient, personalized, and affordable is one of the biggest opportunities in our future. While COVID-19 has stressed the system to its limits (past its limits in some cases), it has also created an opportunity for providers, government, hospitals, and insurers to step up together and do the right thing for patients."

Our first “Social-Distancing Happy Hour” was a success…NOW…we bring you “Thirsty Thursdays”, join us! Please RSVP to make sure we honor social distancing rules by emailing me at pazfra@avanti-sl.com or call 602-366-4600.

"The arts are essential in creating a connection between residents and their community. Additionally, public art adds great value to the aesthetic and economic vitality of a city. Engaging in the arts brings people of diverse backgrounds together, helping to foster a sense of community."

The Midwestern University College of Health Sciences held a Virtual Commencement on Friday, August 28 for 237 students. The graduates join 28,000 Midwestern University alumni from its IL and AZ campuses who are working in leading hospitals, clinics, private practices, laboratories, pharmacies, and healthcare facilities across the United States.

As we continue to monitor the health benchmarks specific to our district, we look forward to beginning Classroom Instruction in a phased-in approach. We are targeting Monday, September 21 to have our Kindergarten through second graders, our youngest, most vulnerable students, return to the classroom. If the positive trend in our data continues, we will invite the remainder of our students to return on September 28.