The John Randolph Foundation awarded $326,000 to 15 nonprofit organizations at its semi-annual awards ceremony last week. Recipients included Central VA Health Services ($125,000), Hopewell Food Pantry ($30,000), Crater Health District HealthSpace Teen Center ($25,000), and CARES ($20,000) to name a few.  

The Tri-Cities region will soon have a local veterans support center - opening September 1st in the old Jet Furniture building in downtown Petersburg. The Freedom Support Center will be a one-stop service center for transitioning service members, military families, and veterans. The center will work to connect these individuals and families with organizations that can offer services and assistance. The center will offer clinic benefits, employment assistance, housing, testing, workforce training, financial services, transportation and more. This venture is supported by the FLITE Foundation and the City of Petersburg. Organizations that are interested in becoming on-site partners or learning more about the center should contact W. Howard Myers, Housing Specialist with Virginia Support Housing at 804-921-2976.