NEWS

30+ employers throughout Henrico County with multiple position openings are ready to meet you at the Greater Henrico Job Fair!  The job fair will be held in the gym of St. Joseph’s Villa from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. at 8000 Brook Road on Thursday, September 4. Job Seekers: register online at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2014-greater-henrico-job-fair-job-seeker-only-registration-tickets-12489435237. Employers: register online at […]

School may be out for summer, but we’re already looking foward to next year thanks to our friends at First Capital Bank.  First Capital Bank’s annual Stuff the Bus school supplies drive will once again benefit the students of St. Joseph’s Villa during the 2014-15 school year. Many of our families are unable to afford essential school […]

The Villa’s Director of Housing & Homeless Services, Kimberly Tucker, received the 2014 Innovator of Change Award from VHC at their Annual Awards luncheon on June 19.  The award recognizes excellence and individual achievement in the field of affordable housing, and honors leaders who are changing the industry in new and exciting ways. Under Kimberly’s […]

Virginia Delegates Rosalyn Dance (D-Petersburg) and Riley Ingram (R-Hopewell) visited the Housing Resource Center in Petersburg to learn from our Flagler staff and the Virginia Coalition to End Homelessness (VCEH) how rapid re-housing has proven to be an effective model in reducing homelessness. Dance and Ingram then visited the home of Samantha Hinton, a single-mother of […]

On Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day (May 8), Governor Terry McAuliffe signed eight new legislative bills in mental health reform at St. Joseph’s Villa.  Click the links below for information about each bill. HB 293  —  HB 323  —  HB 478  —  HB 574  —  HB 743  —  HB 1172  —  HB 1222  —  HB 1232 May is Mental Health Month. […]

The following was written by Sarah Anderson, parent of children served by St. Joseph’s Villa: April is Autism Awareness Month, and during this time I wanted to make St. Joseph’s Villa aware of their outstanding gem of an employee in Rachel Boggan. Rachel is one of the most compassionate, professional and committed autism behavioral therapists […]

April 6-12 is National Volunteer Week.   There may only be one week a year officially designated for volunteer recognition, but we’re grateful for the time, talent, and belief of our volunteers for all fifty-two.  We couldn’t do what we do without your compassion and service to our children and families. So far this year Villa volunteers have provided […]

Information courtesy of CNN.com. According to a new report by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 1 in 68 U.S. children has an autism spectrum disorder — up from 1 in 88 in 2012.  Autism continues to be much more common in boys (1 in 42) than girls (1 in 189). The report also points out […]

The National Alliance to End Homelessness blog featured the Villa’s Flagler Housing & Homeless Services for our successful transition to rapid re-housing and receipt of the COA Innovative Practices Award. Check out the full NAEH blog post here. Many thanks to NAEH for their partnership in breaking the cycle of homelessness.  This year, Flagler will help […]

While winter slowly but surely makes its way out, our students are eagerly awaiting the return of gardening time at the Villa.  Now they have one more reason to look forward to a sunny spring full of planting, harvesting and outdoor learning: the addition of a brand new greenhouse in our Learning & Therapy Garden. Generously donated […]