Greetings!
The end of a fiscal year always gives us an opportunity to look back and look ahead. As the Virginia Center for Inclusive Communities reflects on another year of helping Virginia's schools, businesses, and communities achieve success through inclusion, there are many sources of pride and many reminders of critical work still needed to make Virginia a more inclusive place.
For the second year in a row, VCIC conducted over 1,000 programs for institutions across Virginia, reaching nearly 30,000 Virginians! These programs have raised awareness, supported targeted communities, facilitated relationships, catalyzed the development of institutional action plans to advance inclusion, and more.
FY23 starts on July 1, and there are many important program initiatives already in the works that will move us closer to VCIC's vision of a Virginia where every person is included and where prejudice, intolerance, and fear of facing those issues don't stand in the way of success for our schools, businesses, and communities.
Our next Building Inclusive Schools update will be sent in September. As you plan for the 2022-2023 school year, please let us know how VCIC can continue to support your community.
