The Bill Spill- September 2024

S.B. 498 Senate Bill 498 enlists the Board of Education to create guidelines in response to overdoses connected to a school, including those occurring on campus and school property. The…

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September 2024 Staff Recommendations

If You See Them Young, Unhoused, and Alone in America In her memoir, author Vicki Sokolik shares firsthand her experience encountering unhoused youth. The book begins with Sokolik offering aid…

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Volunteer Spotlight: Meet John!

John McAndrew has been with Fairfax CASA for a little under a year, yet he has made quite an impact with his efforts to raise awareness about the program and…

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August 2024 Success Story

In January 2022, Fairfax CASA received an Emergency Removal Order (ERO) case involving a four-year-old child. The affidavit alleged the child had been left outside in sub-freezing temperatures for several…

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Back to School: Recent Changes & Challenges

Fairfax County Public Schools kicked off their school year on August 19 with students, teachers, and administrators returning to classrooms. School can be an important anchor for students, enriching their…

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The Bill Spill – August 2024

H.R. 7038 The House of Representatives proposed the Guaranteed Income for Foster Youth Act. Introduced by Representative Ilhan Omar of Minnesota and Robert Garcia of California, the bill proposes to…

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August 2024 Staff Recommendations

Tell Them You Love Me Tell Them You Love Me is a true-crime documentary involving former philosophy professor Anna Stubblefield and Derick Johnson, a nonverbal man with cerebral palsy. Stubblefield…

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