Chesterfield County, Virginia's Weekly E-Newsletter |
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Scroll to the bottom for more helpful links and resources to stay up to date on all things Chesterfield! |
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Chesterfield Administers Rent, Utility Relief |
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Last week, the Chesterfield County Board of Supervisors approved a request by the Department of Community Enhancement to appropriate more than $10 million of federal Coronavirus Relief funds to two local nonprofits, Area Congregations Together in Service, or ACTS, and Homeward.
Chesterfield County joins Fairfax County as one of only two localities in the state who elected to directly administer its allocation of federal funding.
The CERA program is available to help renters who experienced an economic hardship due to COVID-19 meet up to 15 months of past and future rent and utility obligations starting as far back as April 1, 2020.
CERA program funds are only available to renters and can be used for the following:
- Utilities and home energy costs and arrears
- Other housing expenses resulting from the pandemic
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Celebrating Black History Month |
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Today, Chesterfield County concluded its celebration of Black History Month with its annual Scholarship Recognition Program. |
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In partnership with Chesterfield County Public Schools and Virginia State University, Chesterfield County awarded six high school seniors with $2,500 scholarships, with one winner selected from each of the county’s five magisterial districts and the sixth chosen from one of the regional governor schools. |
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This year’s scholarship essay asked Chesterfield County high school seniors to reflect on the 2021 Black History Month theme: The Black Family: Representation, Identity and Diversity. The students’ essays focused on identifying a black individual in their life, or a leader who has positively impacted their development. |
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2021 Chesterfield County Leadership for the 21st Century Scholarship Winners:
- Jamar Johnson, Thomas Dale High School
- Mary Hall, Monacan High School
- Laketa Johnson, L.C. Bird High School
- Terry Lee Johnson, Matoaca High School
- Amenah Holt, Midlothian High School
- Gabriella Amina Watson, Maggie Walker Governor’s School
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Support the 8th Annual Diaper Drive This Month |
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Chesterfield-Colonial Heights Families First and Infant & Toddler Connection of Chesterfield are seeking community partners, such as local businesses, neighborhood associations, churches, and fraternity and sorority groups, to host individual diaper drives that collect children’s diapers for the organizations’ overall 8th annual Diaper Drive.
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The Diaper Drive runs during the entire month of March. The new, unopened packages of diapers and wipes collected will assist hundreds of families across the county and Colonial Heights enrolled with Families First – a nationally accredited program of Healthy Families Virginia, which provides family support services to first-time parents to ensure their children are healthy, well-adjusted individuals ready to start school by age 5. The drive also assists Infant & Toddler Connection of Chesterfield, which provides early intervention support and services to infants and toddlers from birth through age 2 who are not developing as expected or have a medical condition that can delay normal development.
Participating in the Diaper Drive is a wonderful way for groups to connect with the community! Interested organizations or businesses should contact Ashley Rogers, Families First Program Coordinator, at 804-318-8648 or rogersa@chesterfield.gov; or Leslie Pakula, Infant Program Manager, at 804-921-5060 or pakulal@chesterfield.gov.
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Everyday Excellence: Jill Bryant |
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At the Board of Supervisors meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 24, County Administrator Dr. Joe Casey recognized Jill Bryant for earning the February 2021 Everyday Excellence recognition.
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In her nomination of Bryant, Clerk of Court Laura Griffin wrote, “Jill replaced the long-serving, much-beloved previous judicial administrative assistant who set the gold standard for administrative assistants everywhere. To be candid, I don’t think anyone thought we would ever find someone like her predecessor.”
However, Griffin affirmed that Bryant not only met the bar set by her predecessor—she managed to set it even higher.
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Manufactured Home Replacement Program |
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One of a person’s most vital and most basic needs is a safe, warm place to stay, and that need has been underscored recently by the harsh winter weather experienced across the nation. Last month, Chesterfield County’s Department of Economic Development, in partnership with project:HOMES, helped replace a resident’s aging home in the Westover Farms Manufactured Home Community.
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This new unit is safer, higher quality and more energy efficient. In just one day, project:HOMES was able to remove the resident’s old unit from the community and place the new unit on the lot.
The homeowner moved in earlier this month, and says she is enjoying her new kitchen as well as the warmth the home provides.
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This replacement is the second completed in the Westover Farms Manufactured Home Community as part of the Chesterfield County replacement program. The county is proud to fund this program, and we are extremely grateful for our community partners who assist us in improving the day-to-day lives of our residents. |
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Support River City Sportsplex - Vote Now! |
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Let the voting begin! River City Sportsplex is up for another best of the best award from Sports Events Magazine.
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2022 Richmond-Crater Regional
Hazard Mitigation Plan Update Process
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Our region is currently in the process of updating its multi-regional hazard mitigation plan, which must must be updated every five years in order for our localities to be eligible for disaster mitigation funds from the federal government. The plan will also determine what actions our community has committed to in order to reduce the impacts of hazards on critical infrastructure. We are also seeking feedback so that the final plan reflects your concerns.
The first public meeting about this update will be held virtually on Tuesday, March 9, 2021 from 5 to 7 p.m. The goal of the meeting is to inform the public of what hazards are covered in our regional plan and how we are modeling the impacts of those hazards where you live.
ID: 86824941875
Passcode: 302836
In addition, a public outreach survey is available until Thursday, April 15, 2021.
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Updates from Chesterfield County Public Schools |
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Registration Open for Incoming Chesterfield Kindergarten Students
Feb. 24, 2021
Chesterfield County Public Schools’ kindergarten registration process for the Class of 2034 is underway.
Families will need to complete the online kindergarten preregistration form, located in the Hot Topics section of the school division’s website (mychesterfieldschools.com), to start the registration process. (Families who are unable to complete the online preregistration form should call their child’s home school for assistance.)
Families who preregistered their child online last year and then chose to wait a year to enroll them do not need to complete the online preregistration process this year. Those families should reach out to their child’s school to make an appointment.
Families with a child currently enrolled in a Chesterfield County Public Schools prekindergarten program do not need to complete the online preregistration process. Schools will be reaching out in the upcoming weeks to set up in-person registration appointments.
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County Response to COVID-19 |
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Other important information and updates on resources for Virginians can be found at:
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Virginia's COVID-19 Vaccine Summary |
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(Data as of Tuesday, March 2, 2021) |
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Interested in seeing the state's latest COVID-19 vaccination statistics, including a breakdown by locality? Click on the button below to to access the COVID-19 in Virginia: Vaccine Summary dashboard.
This site and the statistics displayed are managed by the Virginia Department of Health.
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VDH COVID-19 Vaccination Pre-Registration |
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The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) has launched a new, centralized website that allows Virginians to easily pre-register for the COVID-19 vaccine. This one-stop-shop website, vaccinate.virginia.gov, allows individuals to pre-register online, check that they are pre-registered and access additional information on Virginia’s vaccination rollout.
Virginians who have previously pre-registered through their local health district have been automatically imported into the new system and do not need to pre-register again. Data migration is continuing throughout the week and it may take several days for your name to appear in the centralized system. Everyone who has previously registered is still on the list and their status will not be affected.
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Statewide COVID-19 Vaccine Call Center |
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Have a question about the COVID-19 vaccine? Prefer to pre-register over the phone?
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CCPL Assisting Vaccine Pre-Registration |
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Chesterfield County Public Library (CCPL) is helping residents of Chesterfield County and the surrounding area with the vaccination pre-registration process. Library staff are available to assist customers over the phone, or, if in-person assistance from CCPL staff is needed, a resident may visit any CCPL location. If visiting in person, please follow safe distancing protocols. For CCPL's assistance, please call 804-751-2275.
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Updates from VA Governor Ralph Northam |
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Governor Northam Increases Capacity Limits for Outdoor Sports and Entertainment Venues as COVID-19 Hospitalizations and Infection Rates Continue to Fall, Vaccinations Rise
Feb. 24, 2021
"Governor Ralph Northam...announced that as COVID-19 hospitalizations and infection rates continue to decline and vaccinations rise in Virginia, certain outdoor sports and entertainment venues may begin to operate at increased capacity starting Monday, March 1. He amended Executive Order Seventy-Two with the next steps of the 'Forward Virginia' plan to safely and gradually ease public health restrictions while mitigating the spread of the virus."
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