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The Women�s Resource Transitional Housing Facility was officially christened Cornerstone in a dedication ceremony held July 31, 2001. Pat Brown, Executive Director of the Women�s Resource Center, welcomed the crowd and invited those in attendance to tour Cornerstone and see first hand the result of
years of work.
The journey to provide a transitional housing program for the New River Valley is one that began more than five years ago when the staff and Board of Directors of the Women�s Resource Center decided to focus on the housing needs of victims of domestic violence. Realizing the need to involve the
community in assessing the issue of homelessness in the area, a call went out for community-wide involvement. The community responded with about twenty-five public and private agencies coming together to form the Housing Partnership for the New River Valley.
It was determined that transitional housing was the most pressing housing need. Because sheltered families could not find safe, affordable housing, the average length of stay in shelters was continually increasing and resulting in a shortage of emergency shelter space. Transitional housing provides for longer periods of stay than can be and should be accommodated by an emergency shelter. The Women�s Resource Center looked to the City of Radford to apply on their behalf for a $700,000 Community Development Block Grant (federal funds) to fund the construction of a transitional housing facility. A second $200,000 SHARE Expansion grant (state funds) also from the Department of Housing and Community Development was awarded to the Women�s Resource Center to supplement the main grant. Federal & State grants and private donations from foundations, churches and individuals will provide the operating funds for the program.
After months of planning, months of construction and what at times seemed like 
months of rain, Cornerstone is a reality. The project, designed by Architectural Alternatives of Blacksburg, Virginia and built by Independence Construction of Princeton, West Virginia, is a three-story
cluster of eight apartments of various sizes. In addition, there is a common community room, playroom, laundry, and office space for Women�s Resource Center staff. All of the apartments will be fully furnished with help from companies donating furniture through the Neighborhood Assistance Act, a program offering tax credits to companies who donate their products to private, non-profit organizations. Also, local
churches have "adopted" individual apartments providing necessary items such as linens, towels, kitchen utensils and cookware so that apartments are ready to occupy.
People living at the Women�s Resource Center emergency shelter will be eligible to move into an apartment for a stay of three months up to two years, but Cornerstone will provide much more than safe shelter to victims of domestic violence. Women�s Resource Center staff will provide a variety of supportive services and programs to the families of this facility as they work toward independent living. Included in the scope of services: counseling, parenting classes, life skills training, educational assistance, financial management, and programs designed specifically for children serviced by this facility. According to Pat Brown, "The mission of the Women�s Resource Center is to create a community free of domestic and sexual violence. The mission of Cornerstone is to provide a safe and stable environment with supportive services in order to assist survivors of domestic violence to achieve violence-free and independent living. We have been overwhelmed by the collaborative nature of the New River Valley in going forward on the Cornerstone project. Together we can get closer to achieving these missions. This is a dream come true." Main Menu
Floyd County Comprehensive Plan
The Floyd -Floyd County Planning Commission will present a compilation of citizen input gathered at earlier meetings during a public meeting scheduled for October. This is part of the Comprehensive Planning process. The presentation, to be done by NRVPDC staff, will also include a synopsis of zoning, an implementation measure strongly recommended by many citizens during the previous public meetings. The presentation will also include a summary of well permit data as collected from the local Health Department. For further information, contact Lydeana Martin, (540)639-9313, ext. 206. Main Menu
Radford Riverfront Development
NRVPDC staff presented preliminary data on eco-tourism including birding at the September Radford Riverfront Development committee meeting. The committee is considering nodes along the Riverfront and Connelly�s Run that would expand water access, recreational opportunity, and commercial activity while conserving natural areas and enhancing native habitats. For further information, contact Lydeana Martin, (540)639-9313 ext. 206. Main Menu
Welfare Reform II: The Partners for Self-Sufficiency
The five Departments of Social Services in the New River Valley, known collectively as the Partners for Self-Sufficiency (PSS), have recently contracted with Virginia Tech�s Institute for Policy Outreach (IPO) to assist the agencies with building stronger connections with employers in our region. With assistance from the New River Valley Planning District Commission, PSS applied for and was awarded a $471,000 collaborative grant to expand services to the hard-to-serve welfare population (those individuals experiencing multiple barriers to employment). Part of the grant funding is being used to create a job readiness/job retention program designed to prepare clients for work through individual and group work. PSS has contracted with New River Community College to implement the program that includes modules such as mock interviewing, communication skills, basic computer literacy, and workplace ethics. "Our main goal is to educate local employers on how PSS is assisting clients with their career objectives and helping them prepare for the world of work� we hope that our efforts will help build stronger ties between the public, non-profit and private sectors," stated Susan White, IPO Research Assistant/Employer Liaison. Main Menu
Local Emergency Planning CommitteeThe LEPC was scheduled to meet on September 11; however, due to the tragedies that occurred on that day, the meeting was rescheduled for October 11 at 3:00. Also in October, the RAAP has tentatively set a date for a training exercise that will involve members of the Montgomery LEPC as well as members of the Radford City and Pulaski County emergency squads. The date is October 6, but is subject to change. For further information, contact Shawn Utt, (540)639-9313, ext. 210. Main Menu
Town of Narrows Comprehensive Plan
The Town of Narrows had a good turnout at the public hearing held for the Comprehensive Plan update. All changes and suggestions will be taken back to the Planning Commission meeting and incorporated into the update. The Town Council will vote on the final draft at their regularly scheduled meeting in October. The next item is the revisions to the Town Zoning Ordinance to bring them into compliance with the Update of the Comprehensive Plan. Those revisions have been made and will be discussed during the Town Planning Commission�s regularly scheduled meeting in October. Main Menu
Architectural Alternatives has completed the preliminary design for the renovation at the Jacksonville Center. The design includes individual tenant spaces as well as collaborative gallery space. The preliminary design has been sent to Rural Development for review. The world premiere opening of the play based on the book, The Man Who Moved A Mountain, originally planned for Fall, has been postponed until Spring, 2002. The opening may occur at the June Bug Center in Floyd, as the Jacksonville Center renovation work should be underway by then. For further information, contact Lydeana Martin, (540)639-9313, ext. 206. Main Menu
Following a preliminary feasibility study, NRVPDC staff submitted an ARC application on behalf of Floyd County for the Floyd Venture Center. The goal of the facility would be to create business opportunities and jobs for the county, as well as to provide affordable space to qualified non-profits. The Center would also include a community center and a shared-use commercial kitchen. For further information, contact Lydeana Martin, (540)639-9313, ext. 206. Main Menu
Workforce Investment BoardIn order to properly prepare a local five (5) year strategic plan, the New River/Mount Rogers Workforce Investment Board recently issued a Request for Proposals, soliciting bids to conduct a Community Audit for the thirteen (13) jurisdictions within the New River/Mount Rogers area. The WIB Strategic Planning Committee is optimistic that the Community Audit can be completed with reports provided to the WIB sometime prior to December 2003.
The Youth Council of the Workforce Investment Board recently issued a Request for Proposals, soliciting bids for new, innovative, creative concepts or special projects to provide additional services and opportunities to our area youth. Approximately $700,000 is available to fund any special initiatives approved by the Youth Council.
WIA Program funding projections for the future indicates a reduction in funding for both the Dislocated Worker and Adult Programs with a slight increase in Youth funding. Current program funding levels are adequate to meet customer needs. For further information, contact Ronnie Martin, (540) 633-6764, ext. 233. Main Menu
New River Valley Competitiveness Center
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Phase 2 of the New River Valley Competitiveness Center officially started on September 20, 2001 as local, State and Federal officials broke ground. Neal Noyes, Economic Development Representative from the U. S. Economic Development Administration, stated "
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succeeds like success, and that is why I was eager to support the application for a grant to expand the Competitiveness Center." The expansion will include 23,000 sq. ft., with fifteen offices, two 4,000 sq. ft. manufacturing bays, a meeting room capable of holding over 100 people, and administrative offices. In addition to the building expansion, a new road will be built to provide access to additional
industrial sites, and a sewer pump station will be added to increase capacity to the system. The projected cost of the project is $3.35 million. Joe Sheffey, Chairman of the Pulaski County Board of Supervisors, congratulated the Center�s management and Board on their success and role in developing small businesses in the County. He closed by saying, "I hope Phase 3 begins real soon."
The contractor for the project will be Acorn Construction of Troutville, Virginia. Construction is expected to begin by September 28, and be completed in ten months. For further information contact Wayne Carpenter, (540) 633-6730 . Main Menu
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The Incubator proudly announces two new businesses. Precision Machine & Design, owned by Roger Fleeman began operations in September. PMD does machine work and occupies two of the light manufacturing areas on the first floor. Roger can be reached at 726-8229. Mountain Sporting Goods, owned by Don Waldron, held its Grand Opening on September 15th. Mountain Sporting Goods is a specialty and collectible sporting goods store offering a wide variety of items for the hunter and collectors. The store's hours are M-F 9-5 and Sat. 9-2. Don can be reached at 726-2636.PThe Partnership for Excellence Foundation and NRCC are offering Adult Education classes at the Incubator on Monday nights from 6-9. For more information on these classes, contact Tammy Collins at 726-8201.
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The Incubator is offering a Business Start-up class on September 27th starting at 6:00, given by Radford University. The Seminar will cover many topics for first-time business owners, such as most commonly asked questions, the 6 C�s of Credit, Business Entities, and financials and business planning.PThe Incubator is also giving a seminar to 9 marketing students from Narrows High School on September 28th. These students are working on a project in which they must start their own businesses. Mr. Dennis Kidd contacted the GBI and set up a seminar to give the students some tips on what they need to get started, where they can go for help, and things to watch and plan for when starting their own business. Should you have questions about the available space at the Incubator, please call Terri at (540) 726-3888 or e-mail [email protected]. Main Menu
/Executive Director�s Report - 1. Grants - EDA invitation for grants. Pulaski Technology Center and Montgomery multi-tenant facility have been offered the opportunity to apply for funds in the amount of $600,000 and $700,000 respectively. 2. Grant Offer - FEMA, through VA Department of Emergency Management, has offered a grant of $53,090, match required $13,272. Applications due September 15. Mr. Sheffey asked how the money will be used. Mr. Rundgren stated that flooding and hazardous materials will be studied. Mr. Starnes asked what will be used for match. Mr. Rundgren stated that the Pulaski Town flood study for $11,000 will cover most of it along with a portion from LEPC and PDC. Mr. Rundgren stated that 3 of the PDC staff will be conducting the study. 3. Competitiveness Center Groundbreaking, Phase 2 - To be held on Thursday, September 20th at 3:00 p.m. EDA Assistant Secretary has been invited. Mr. Starnes asked when bids open. Mr. Rundgren stated sometime shortly before the 20th. 4. Recognitions - The PDC received a letter from the Town of Blacksburg Police Department recognizing PDC staff Lydeana Martin and Shawn Utt for their excellent presentation of a table-top exercise involving a major hazmat incident in the heart of downtown Blacksburg. The PDC was also recognized in the Economic Development Digest. 5. Roanoke River Basin Commission - Mrs. Janney and Mr. Gerald attended the Basin Commission meeting on July 26th where a major topic was the size of the membership; it was pointed out that the Roanoke and New River Valley PDC�s should have more than 1 representative. Mr. Rundgren presented the comments.
/Other Business - Dr. Harvey reported that the Workforce Education & Training Study Committee met to discuss needs of public education in the region. A specific topic concerned regional alternative schooling for those students who do not pass the SOL�s. Main Menu
/Executive Director's Report - 1. Grants - EDA Application for Pulaski Tech Center for $600,000 has been filed; EDA Applications for New River Mapping, Workforce Survey, and Revolving Loan Fund have been delayed due to re-routing of funding. 2. Competitiveness Center Groundbreaking - On September 20th, Neal Noyes and NRVDC directors held groundbreaking ceremonies for Phase 2 of Competitiveness Center. 3. Regional Competitiveness Program - The Commission's Economic Competitiveness Plan will need to be updated by March 2003 for receiving Regional Competitiveness Partnership funding. 4. Recognitions - Commissioner Weaver was recognized for over 30 years of service to the Commission, and Commissioners Starnes and Leighton for over 25 years of service. 5. Metropolitan Planning Organization Designation - Blacksburg, Christiansburg, and parts of Montgomery County are eligible to be designated as MPO areas. The Metropolitan Planning funds are 80% federal, 10% state, and 10% local. These funds are for projects identified in the Long-Range Transportation Plan.
All Commission meetings are open to the public and are held on the fourth Thursday of every month, 7:30 p.m., at 6580 Valley Center Drive, in Fairlawn, VA. Main Menu
All NRV jurisdictions experienced increases in their labor force and two jurisdictions showed decreases in their unemployment rate between the 1st and 2nd quarters of 2001. Montgomery County displayed the largest increase in labor force (2,981 persons) and Floyd and Giles Counties experienced the only decreases in unemployment, 0.3% and 1.1%, respectively.
| AVERAGE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE | ||
| Jurisdiction | 1st Qtr 2001 | 2nd Qtr 2001 |
| Floyd County | 3.8% | 3.5% |
| Giles County | 6.1% | 5.0% |
| Montgomery County | 2.2% | 2.6% |
| Pulaski County | 7.2% | 8.8% |
| Radford City | 3.2% | 3.8% |
| New River Valley | 4.0% | 4.5% |
| Source: Virginia Employment Commission. |
| AGGREGATE LABOR FORCE | ||
| Jurisdiction | 1st Qtr 2001 | 2nd Qtr 2001 |
| Floyd County | 20,552 | 20,932 |
| Giles County | 25,692 | 25,958 |
| Montgomery County | 115,439 | 118,420 |
| Pulaski County | 53,300 | 55,421 |
| Radford City | 20,292 | 20,872 |
| New River Valley | 235,275 | 241,603 |
| Source: Virginia Employment Commission. |
The dollar amount of taxable sales increased in all NRV jurisdictions between the 1st and 2nd quarters of 2001. Montgomery County experienced the largest increase of $20,669,347 with Radford City showing the smallest increase of $168,248.
| TAXABLE SALES | ||
| 2001 | 2001 | |
| Jurisdiction | 1st Qtr | 2nd Qtr |
| Floyd County | 8,207,850 | 10,753,882 |
| Giles County | 22,716,950 | 26,403,145 |
| Montgomery County | 152,727,014 | 173,396,361 |
| Pulaski County | 50,004,511 | 59,328,658 |
| Radford City | 15,849,133 | 16,017,381 |
Transportation Advisory Committee Meeting
The PDC�s Transportation Technical Advisory Committee will meet on October 16th, 1:30 p.m., at the New River Valley Competitiveness Center in Fairlawn. For more information, call Patrick Burton at (540) 639-9313 ext. 205. Main Menu
Transportation Enhancement Application Assistance
Localities that are interested should be thinking about TEA-21 Transportation Enhancement project proposals for the next funding cycle. Applications will be due to VDOT at the end of January 2002. The PDC can provide technical assistance to New River Valley localities in preparing applications. For more information, call Patrick Burton at (540) 639-9313 ext. 205. Main Menu
TMDL Meetings for Dodd and Mill Creeks
The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), in conjunction with the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR), is developing plans, with public input, to restore and maintain the water quality for streams identified on Virginia�s "impaired waters" list. Through the plan development process, Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) are developed. TMDL is a term that represents the total pollutant a body of water can assimilate and still meet standards.DEQ will soon begin TMDL development for Dodd Creek in Floyd County and Mill Creek in Montgomery County. Fecal coliform bacteria are responsible for the impaired listing of both streams. Exact dates for the first public meetings for Dodd Creek and Mill Creek TMDL development have not been set at this time. A tentative time frame for holding the first public meetings is the last week of November and the first week of December. Meeting notices will be placed in area newspapers. For more information on TMDLs in general, visit the Virginia TMDL Web site at www.deq.state.va.us/tmdl. Main Menu
The 14th Annual Dinner Meeting of the Local Planning Commissions in the New River Valley will be held on Thursday, October 25, 2001, so please mark your calendars. It will be held at the Donaldson Brown Conference Center in Blacksburg. The reception begins at 6:30 p.m. with dinner being served at 7:00 p.m. The guest speaker will be Gary Huff, Blacksburg Town Manager. For further information, please contact the Town of Blacksburg, 540-961-1130. Main Menu
October 2 - Floyd Co. Community Meeting - 7:00PM and Blacksburg PC Meeting - 7:30PM
October 8 - Pulaski Town PC Meeting - 7:00PM and Radford Riverfront Committee - 6:00 PM
October 9 - Giles PC Meeting - 7:00PM and Pulaski PC Meeting - 7:00PM;
October 11 - Montgomery/Blacksburg LEPC - Red Cross-C'burg - 3:00 PM
October 15 - Radford PC Meeting - 7:00PM
October 16 - RPO TAC - NRVCC - Radford - 7:00 PM
October 17 - Montgomery PC Meeting- 7:00PM
October 25 - NRVPDC Commission Meeting - 5:30PM and 14th Annual Dinner Meeting - Donaldson Brown Center - 6:30 PM
October 29 - Radford Riverfront Committee - 7:00 PM
*Christiansburg Town PC Meetings are held on an as-needed basis, any Monday at 4:00PM Main Menu
November 6 - Floyd PC Meeting - 7:30PM and Blacksburg Town PC Meeting - 7:30PM
November 12 - Pulaski Town PC Meeting - 7:00PM and Radford Riverfront Committee - 6:00 PM
November 13 - Giles PC Meeting - 7:00PM and Pulaski PC Meeting - 7:00PM
November 14 - NRVDSB Meeting - B'burg Library - 10:00AM
November 19 - Radford PC Meeting - 7:00PM
November 21 - Montgomery PC Meeting - 7:00PM
*Christiansburg Town PC Meetings are held on an as-needed basis, any Monday at 4:00PM Main Menu
Floyd Regional Commerce Center Project Update
The Floyd Regional Commerce Center project is in the early stages of onsite project activity. Bids for the Division 1 phase of the project to establish a temporary access road to Lot #3 and to complete the initial site grading work were received and opened on August 30, 2001. The onsite work for Division 1 is expected to begin within the week.
Division 2, which will construct a building on Lot #3 to provide for the retention and expansion of a local business has also been bid and is expected to commence as soon as the temporary road and site grading work is completed.
The main project which will develop the permanent road access, complete site development work on 2 - 4 more lots, and install water and wastewater and electric utilities to this new industrial site is expected to be advertised within the next couple of weeks.
For more information about this project contact Pat Therrien (540)639-9314. Main MenuThe NRVPDC would like to welcome back Shelia Smith to it�s staff. Shelia previously worked for the PDC from 1993-1997. She is currently working with the Virginia�s First Regional Industrial Facility Authority and the Dynamic Job Oriented Technology Solutions (DJOTS) Committee. We wish her the best of luck! Main Menu
Scott Weaver, Christiansburg Town, has served on the New River Valley Planning District Commission�s Board for over 30 years! Scott began serving on the PDC Board on September 24, 1970, and was elected Treasurer that same evening. Scott continues to serve as Treasurer for the PDC. Al Leighton, Blacksburg Town and Tom Starnes, Radford City, have served over 25 years! We look forward to their continuing service for many years to come. Thanks Scott, Al and Tom for your outstanding guidance, dedication, and support to the PDC and the entire New River Valley! Main Menu
This newsletter is intended to serve as a forum for community interaction and discussion of successes and challenges as we work to achieve Vision 2020, the regional strategic plan. The Vision 2020 Newsletter is a bi-monthly publication. Please contact Lesley Howard at 540-552-7174 if you have an idea for an article, editorial, or project news that should be included.
Pulaski County Library Activities and Awards
The Pulaski County Library System has been very busy lately. They now have the Library online ( go to pclibs.org on an Internet search engine). The Library System will continue to offer the traditional services that libraries have always had (printed materials and programs), but we encourage patrons to participate in the virtual library and use
the electronic resources and databases now available for their informational needs.
This summer the Pulaski County Library system received a grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation for four computers, a printer and a server for each of the Pulaski and Dublin branches. Educational software, MS Office Suite and reference sources were installed on the Gates computers. These computers are for public use by all ages as well
as those with special viewing needs. The Gates Foundation also trained the library staff in several workshops on the use and maintenance of the software programs and computers. One of the computers located at the Pulaski Library staff is a "Spanish Computer" with the software in Spanish for Spanish-speaking citizens or
those who are interested in practicing their Spanish language skills.
The Library also is housing the Aladdin Magnifier for use by patrons who need an electronic magnifier to read a newspaper or book. It is available for use by anyone who has visual problems.
The Pulaski County Library System has received several awards for library programs and has been nominated for a state technology award. In May 2001, The Virginia Public Library Directors .
Association awarded the Pulaski Library System an award for "Outstanding Achievement" in serving a population for 25,000-50,000 with the youth program, "Moms, Pops, Tots" which is a collaboration with the Resource Mothers of the Health Department and the Literacy Volunteers-NRV and the Library serving families with young children. Moms, Pops, Tots program resumes its
activities for Fall with a program on September 25 at the Pulaski Library. This is a literacy and health education program for families with young children that meets monthly at the Pulaski Library. The participants (parents and young children) take part in activities to better their literacy and parenting skills by providing family literacy instruction, by exposure of
parent and child to new books, and modeling for parents on how to use books to develop pre-reading skills for their children. They receive educational classes on nutrition and health, on the use of the Internet and other library resources for family and parenting skills. They have lunch together and a craft activity at each meeting. If anyone is interested or knows a young family who could benefit, please call the Youth Services Coordinator at 980-7770.
The Library also received an award from the Public Library Directors Association for its services to children with its partnership with the Pulaski Schools and PTAs/PTOs in providing RIF (Reading is Fundamental) books to elementary school children. The children receive a paperback book of their own to keep through three book distributions each school year.
Finally, the Pulaski County Library System is one of 13 local government agencies nominated for the 2001 Governor's Technology Awards for obtaining its goal of becoming the Neighborhood Technology Center by its partnership with the Pulaski Schools in setting up a mobile multifunctional computer lab/work study center.
Community Events and Milestones
This Fall, the Virginia Museum of Natural History - Virginia Tech will feature Saturday morning environmental education for school children and afternoon SEEDS field trips for adolescents/teens.
The museum will be open to the public Wed. through Fri. 1 - 5 PM and on Saturdays from 11 - 5. Natural history exhibits are self-guided. Group tours of the exhibits and the one million plus research collections are available. The museum features a kids discovery corner, kits that teachers can check out, the regional base for S.O.S. "Save Our Streams", and the award-winning MINTS "nature in the schoolyard" program. For more information, please call 231-3001 or visit our website - www.vtmnh.vt.edu.
On Nov. 30th and Dec. 1, the YMCA at Virginia Tech is going to host Native American storyteller and tracker, Jim Bruchac. He will do a few storytelling sessions and on Saturday, Dec. 1, the YMCA will have their second annual Naturalist's Rally.
The Virginia Water Research Symposium will be held November 14-16, 2001 in Charlottesville, Virginia. The program includes a workshop entitled "Stream Corridor Assessment for Watershed Management" that will be offered on November 16. For registration information e-mail [email protected] or visit the Water Center Web site www.vwrrc.vt.edu.
Boys & Girls Clubs of NRV - More than Triples in Membership!
They started with 25 members last February, now have over 174 and approaching 200. There are daily and weekly sign ups. On August 27 they started their after school program at Blacksburg Middle School again and are excited to see many more new faces. The club membership is at the Blacksburg Middle School with the program operating M-F, 2-6 PM. If you are interested in signing up a child, please call 382-2344.
New River Community Action, Head Start, CHIP of the NRV and the Adult Education Department of New River Community College have formed a coalition in the New River Valley for providing the NRV Fatherhood Initiative Project. This Project is funded by the Virginia Fatherhood Campaign. Classes will be provided for dads and other significant males using two curriculums. The
men with young children up to the age of three will be using �Teaching Young Dads� and the men with children ages 3-8 will be using the curriculum �Just Dad and Me�. Classes will be held once a month for two hours each in October, November, January, and February. Four components will be covered during each meeting: parenting activities, literacy development activities, participant pre-assessment and post-assessment, and homework packages (an activity to take home and do with the child in the home).
The individual groups will plan �Together Activities� for all the men and children and will have the opportunity to be given a �mentor� if the participant desires. Plans will be made also so that the individual groups can do activities that include men attending classes in other counties.
From this endeavor one important goal is to encourage dads and other significant males in their attempts to strengthen their relationship with their children, as well as learning to define acceptable cultural and educational values and understanding the importance of living these values.
The National Head Start Association states �The idea that parent involvement in children�s lives is an exclusively female domain is a misperception that hurts thousands of American children and haunts educational and social efforts to help them. The idea that all fathers of children from low-income and high-risk backgrounds absent themselves
from child rearing is false.� The number one goal of the NRV Fatherhood Initiative Project is to help dads to take an active role in their child�s development, to take some time to learn about the milestones in their baby�s life, and to talk about feelings and thoughts and to be a positive role model for their own children.
For more information or for class time and location call 540-633-3839 ext. 49. Main Menu.
If you have any questions or comments regarding this newsletter, please contact Jan Reynolds, Newsletter Editor, (540)639-9313 or [email protected]
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