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Description
At Thursday's Board of Supervisors meeting, Director of Citizen Information and Resources Emily Ashley provided the Board of Supervisors with an update on The Workforce Development Working Group. CIR also provided brief updates on other initiatives to include Mobility and Youth Services.
C
Afternoon,
chairman
members
of
the
board,
thank
you
for
having
us
today
today
we
are
happy
to
present
to
you
to
give
you
an
in-depth
overview
of
citizen
information
and
resources.
As
you'll
recall,
this
is
a
newer
department.
It
was
founded
in
2018
and
it
was
consisted
of
bringing
other
offices
that
were
in
different
departments
together
to
make
one
department.
So
one
of
our
initiatives
this
past
year
is
we
actually
created
a
logo
to
really
brand
ourselves
and
to
stand
out
in
the
community.
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So
what
we
wanted
to
do
with
cir
is
we
want
to
connect
people
to
services
and
opportunities
to
engage
with
the
community.
So
no
matter,
if
you
are
a
newborn
or
oldest
resident
in
the
county,
I
believe
is
106.
We
want
to
make
sure
that
there
are
services
for
them
and
they
know
how
to
connect
and
engage.
Often
we
consider
ourselves
the
front
porch
of
the
community,
so
we
do
this
in
a
variety
of
ways
and
we
want
to
make
sure
that
everyone
feels
connected,
not
just
our
residents
but
also
our
partners.
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So,
under
the
guidance
of
dr
worsley,
our
deputy
county
administrator
for
human
services,
we
began,
we
launched
the
nonprofit
collaborative.
This
is
a
group
of
every
non-profit
that
meets
within
the
county.
We
meet
with
them
monthly
to
be
able
to
provide
topics
of
what
we're
doing
here
in
the
county
and
also
that
they
can
provide
information
on
what
they're
doing.
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So
we
have
a
limited
amount
of
resources,
so
these
non-profits
can
collaborate
once
a
month
and
they
can
begin
to
share
all
of
the
different
services
and
you
see
that
they
can
start
connecting
with
each
other
for
the
greater
good
and
in
2020
we
started
our
welcome
letter
initiative.
We
didn't
want
a
new
resident
of
chesterfield
to
be
the
first
thing
they
received
in
the
mail
from
chesterfield
was
a
water
bill.
We
wanted
them
to
feel,
welcome
and
know
how
to
be
engaged
and
how
to
get
information.
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So
to
date,
we've
sent
out
about
16
000
letters
to
all
of
our
new
residents
and
we
also
are
a
source
of
general
information.
For
example,
when
we
sent
out
the
route
1
address
updates,
we
were
the
number
for
people
to
call.
So
we
always
like
to
be
that
warm
voice
for
people
to
be
able
to
call
and
get
information
or
be
able
to
get
directed
somewhere
in
the
county.
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When
the
public
portal
portal
launched,
it
is
a
great
resource
for
citizens
if
they
aren't
quite
sure
about
something
or
they,
they
think
that
something
isn't
right:
they're
able
to
go
to
that
portal
to
be
able
to
get
information
and
all
of
the
catch-all
things
that
comes
to
our
office.
Again,
we
want
to
be
that
warm
voice
or
a
quick
email
back
to
be
able
to
point
them
in
the
right
direction
and
then
our
chesterfield
at
a
glance
website.
That's
where
our
welcome
letter
really
drives
people.
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We
want
them
to
be
engaged,
not
with
just
our
department
but
other
departments
and
county
resources
and
there's
also
hot
topic
items
in
2020.
After
the
civil
unrest
with
george
floyd
and
then
most
recently
with
our
afghan
resettlement
and
ukrainian
refugees,
we
want
to
make
sure
that
people
are
able
to
get
information.
It's
quick
at
their
fingertips
through
our
websites,
so
we
upped
our
refugee
resources.
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We
also
created
the
know,
your
rights
campaign
for
people
to
be
able
to
get
information
and
to
that
we
also
house
the
human
services
newsletter,
so
anything
that
touches
human
services
residents
can
enroll
in
our
connected
and
caring
newsletter
to
not
only
see
what
nonprofit
events
are
coming
up,
but
also
the
good
work
that
our
human
services
friends
have
done.
So
how
are
how
do
we
do
all
of
this?
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We
do
all
of
this
through
a
lens
of
diversity,
equity
and
inclusion
throughout
all
of
our
work
that
we
do
this
was
assigned
to
us,
but
we
truly
believe
that
this
lens
is
through
each
of
our
divisions
and
each
of
our
projects
that
we
touch
so
with
that
I'm
going
to
hand
over
and
go
through
each
one
of
these
blue
areas.
Each
one
of
these
divisions
and
we're
going
to
kick
that
off
with
our
aging
and
disability
services
manager,
alexa
van
artrick.
A
D
So
our
vision
as
an
aging
disability
services
office
is
really
to
provide
leadership
to
the
county
as
the
aging
population
grows
and,
as
the
needs
grow
more
to
be
more
complex,
and
we
do
this
through
information
referral
through
outreach
and
through
partnerships,
a
couple
of
our
programs
that
we
offer
this
is
a
long
list,
but
I'm
just
going
to
cover
a
couple
of
them.
Our
kinship
connection,
support
group:
this
is
a
support
group
for
grandparents
or
other
family
members.
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Raising
children
in
their
household-
it's
a
very
it's
very-
can
be
very
complicated
and
overwhelming,
so
that
support
group
offers
information
and
just
general
support
to
one
another.
We
have
our
telephone
reassurance
program.
These
are
volunteers
that
are
that
are
that
are
screened
and
trained
and
they
make
either
weekly
or
daily
calls
to
older
adults
in
chesterfield,
who
might
be
isolated
due
to
a
disability
or
just
where
they
are
living
in
the
area.
So,
like
I
said,
those
calls
are
usually
daily
or
weekly.
We
have
our
senior
law
clinic
christmas
in
july.
D
Our
student
essay
contest,
which
is
in
celebration
of
older
americans
month.
We
ask
fourth
and
fifth
graders
to
write
an
essay
about
an
older
adult
in
their
life
that
they
admire,
or
that
has
influenced
them,
and
we
have
a
panel
of
judges
that
read
about
100
essays
and
they
chose
three
winners
and
we
will
recognize
those
winners
tonight.
At
the
meeting
we
have
our
centenary
centenarian
recognition
program
that
recognizes
chesterfield
residents
that
are
100
and
older,
and
that
event
is
in
september
it's
a
really
good
way
to
honor
their
legacy.
D
Honor
their
life
they've
lived,
you
know
100
years
older,
so
they
have
a
very
diverse
background,
so
we
celebrate
them.
Like
I
said
in
september
and
then
staying
strong
at
stone
bridge,
we
have
our
triad
senior
day,
which
happened
about
two
weeks
ago
at
the
fairgrounds
we
had
about
300
to
400
seniors
come
by.
I
know
many
of
you
are
at
that
event,
and
it
was
a
hit,
the
vendors
and
the
guests.
There
said
it
was
an
amazing
event,
so
we're
really
excited
about
that.
D
That
was
actually
my
first
in-person
event
as
the
manager
of
aging
disability
services
or
at
least
bigger
event.
So
I
was
really
excited
to
see
that
turn
out
and
then
tonight
as
well.
We'll
recognize
the
senior
volunteers
who
are
being
inducted
were
inducted
into
the
hall
of
fame
and
we
had
17
nominees.
D
They
had
a
combined
89
thousand.
I
think
600
some
change
hours
of
volunteer
work
since
turning
the
age
of
60..
So
it's
you
know.
We
want
to
really
recognize
the
outstanding
efforts
and
volunteer
work
from
our
seniors
in
chesterfield
county
so
that
we're
going
to
meet
those
inductees
tonight
at
that
meeting,
and
then
these
are
just
a
couple
of
local
committees
and
boards
that
I'm
involved
in.
D
We
have
chesterfield
lifelong
learning
institute
that
I'm
on
the
board
of
for
those
of
you
who
don't
know
lli,
I'm
sure
many
of
you
are
aware
it's
in
midlothian,
it's
it
offers
classes
and
educational
opportunities
to
folks
that
are
50
and
older.
It's
often
regarded
as
a
very
effective
way
to
address
social
isolation,
and
it's
also
just
a
really
great
way
for
them
to
learn
and
continue
being
stimulated.
So
that's
lli
and
I'm
on
the
board
of
lli,
I'm
on
the
advisory
board
for
senior
connections.
D
We
have
our
chest
field
council
in
aging
that
I'm
on
the
committee
of
I'm
on
the
executive
committee
of
chesterfield
triad,
which
is
a
partnership
across
the
county,
and
we
have
also
business
partners
and
not-for-profits
in
chesterfield
that
are
a
part
of
triad
and
that
is
really
to
address
safety
concerns
among
seniors
in
chesterfield.
We
do
that
through
education
and
through
events
such
as
the
senior
day
that
we
had
a
couple
weeks
ago.
D
We
have
our
chesterfield
interagency
task
force
committee
that
was
started
from
our
office
and
then
we
also
have
our
chesterfield
partnership
for
successful
living
board.
That's
the
non-profit
board
that
oversees
triad
and
the
council
on
aging
and
there's
one
more
group
that
I
forgot
to
mention
on
here.
That's
the
richmond
reassurance
roundtable,
that's
a
regional
partnership.
D
E
Good
afternoon
I
am
tracy
clock
mobility
manager
for
mobility
services.
It
is
a
pleasure
to
stand
before
you.
It
is
a
pleasure
to
work
in
this
department.
I've
already
seen
the
presentation
and
I
was
even
wowed
several
times.
So
I
think
at
the
end
of
this
you'll
say
how
do
they
do
everything?
Well,
it's
a
committed
small
group
and
we're
just
a
pleasure
to
be
here
today
today
is
actually
may
26th
and
the
virginia
general
assembly
passed
legislation
back
in
2018
to
call
this
celebrate
transportation
day.
E
So
what
about
that
we're
here
today
celebrating
our
little
part
of
the
department
in
that
I
would
like
to
introduce
you
to
their
program
coordinators,
frank
vance.
If
you'll
just
raise
your
hand,
billy
darlington,
just
raise
your
hand.
In
september
we
had
one
full-time
staff,
that
was
frank
vance.
We
had
one
part-time
manager
that
was
don
missouri
since
february.
We
have
three
full-time
staff.
I
am
thanking
you
all
for
that
part-time
managers
made
into
a
full
full-time
position,
which
is
what
I
took.
E
E
If
you
look
at
the
powerpoint,
you
will
see
that
just
over
48
000
trips
from
july
to
mid-april
for
this
past
fiscal
year,
that's
a
bit
under,
but
actually
pre-coveted.
Those
trips
were
60
000.
So
we
think
by
the
time
we
end
up
through
june
invoices
we
may
just
go
over
60
000,
which
is
amazing.
I
was
in
a
conference
a
couple
weeks
ago
in
louisville
kentucky
for
the
community
transportation
association
of
america,
and
there
were
900
members
there
and
the
four
days
I
was
there.
The
constant
talk
was
transportation.
E
E
I
also
want
you
to
know
that
we
do
partner
with
businesses
such
as
non-profit
senior
connections
and
chasm.
We
work
with
the
county
agencies.
Mental
health,
social
services
and
the
drug
courts,
we
sell
vouchers
to
these
groups,
so
they
in
turn
can
give
them
to
the
clients,
so
they
can
make
their
appointments.
We
work
with
grtc.
E
E
They
send
in
invoices
for
the
rides
that
we
pay
for
these
are
manual
invoices,
so
when
they
have
come
in
over
the
past
30
years,
those
sheets
and
sheets
and
sheets
of
invoices
to
be
looked
at.
So
when
those
are
looked
at
we're
very
careful
with
the
dollar,
it
must
be
in
the
geofence
of
chesterfield.
If
not,
if
you
go
outside
that
geofence,
it
must
be
for
work
or
it
must
be
for
a
medical
reason.
We
watch
the
costs
that
you're
charging
us
what
we're
so
excited
about
right
now.
E
Ist
is
creating
a
platform
for
us.
I
know
I
know
chris
I'm
we
are
so
excited.
It's
beautiful
and
so
we're
going
to
be
able
to
register
people
in
that
platform
and
also
put
those
invoices
in
that
platform.
We're
so
excited
this.
This
is
going
to
free
up
our
time
to
get
it
out
in
the
community.
Part
of
billy's
grant
funding
is
educating
the
public,
and
so
we're
really
expecting
our
expansion
on
those
rides
to
go.
E
I
don't
even
know,
I
don't
even
give
you
a
number
because
we're
going
to
soar,
that's
what
we're
going
to
do.
Our
team
is
very
excited
when
we
can
give
affordable
trips
that
are
safe
and
reliable
transportation.
That's
what
we
do!
That's
what
we
come
to
work
every
day
to
do.
Thank
you.
For
your
time,
it's
been
a
pleasure
to
speak
to
you
and
I'm
going
to
hand
this
over
to
kim
conley.
B
F
How
are
you
all
I'm
here
to
talk
about
the
best
movement
agency
as
a
part
of
cir?
It's
the
community
engagement,
volunteerism
and
diversity
and
inclusion
area
we
foster
relationship
building
our
division,
enables
departments
and
employees
to
connect
with
their
community
through
engagement,
volunteerism
collaboration
and
partnerships.
F
F
F
Inclusion
is
where
we're
inviting
people
from
all
backgrounds
to
experience,
participate,
connect,
engage
and
collaborate.
That
means
they're
having
a
voice
belonging,
which
is
the
key
to
all
of
this.
We
can't
do
the
others
without
this
is
making
sure
that
not
only
our
employees
but
our
community
feel
like
they
belong.
They
have
heard
our
voice,
we
intentionally
listen
to
them
and
we
meet
them
where
they
are.
We
are
building
relationships
and
collaborating
with
various
ethnic
groups,
partners
and
organizations
to
ensure
that
chesterfield
county
strives
to
to
be
the
best
inclusive
community
in
the
region.
F
Some
of
our
efforts
have
been
just
being
connected,
but
I
also
want
to
share
with
you
now
that
I'm
in
this
position,
I
thank
you
all
for
the
opportunity
is
to
talk
a
little
bit
more
about
dei
dei
under
my
leadership,
ncir
and
emily
and
dr
bursley.
We
are
grateful
for
the
opportunity
to
expand
in
our
community.
F
We're
meeting
within
our
ethnic
communities
we're
working
with
the
diversity
advisory
committee
and
other
diversity,
advisory
committees
in
other
departments
and
we're
working
with
hr,
as
we
do
this
internally
internally,
so
that
we
can
be
reflective
both
internally
and
externally.
We
want
to
build
and
build
in
our
community
a
sense
of
trustworthiness.
F
F
We
also
want
to
make
sure
that
we're
connecting
with
the
right
partners
seeking
organizations
that
we
can
partner
with
on
events,
programs,
initiatives
and
as
well
as
any
decisions
made
by
our
board
and
dr
casey,
but
the
one
that
hits
home
for
me
is
that
strategic
plan
creating
the
road
map.
How
do
we
connect
the
pieces?
Well
dei?
F
It
takes
all
of
us,
as
I
once
said,
that
we'll
have
to
connect
the
pieces,
we're
creating
that
roadmap,
and
I
want
to
thank
you
all
for
taking
the
opportunity
to
meet
with
me
as
long
and
lpc
and
dr
worsley
to
talk
about
your
vision,
your
thoughts
and
how
that
we
can
create
that
road
map
roadmap
as
we
go
forward.
We
know
that
we
will
come
up
with
strategic
direction,
actionable
items
and
an
implementation
strat
strategy
in
order
to
continue
this
journey
and,
lastly,
collaboration
effective
and
intentional
collaboration.
F
Once
we
have
that
roadmap
map,
how
do
we
collaborate
and
with
others
with
internally
meaning,
like
our
departments,
mental
health,
libraries
parks
and
recreation,
police
and
fire
sheriff?
How
do
we
co?
How
do
we
collaborate
with
the
community
to
make
sure
that
we're
being
effective
and
implementing
this
plan?
So
these
are
our
five
items
that
we
are
going
to
look
towards
really
focusing
on,
and
you
will
also
receive
a
draft
of
our
strategic
plan
at
the
end
of
the
fiscal
year.
F
Community
engagement
is
what
we
do,
we're
excited
about
being
the
community.
As
you
know,
we
always
like
to
connect
people.
Community
engagement
has
a
lot
of
connecting
pieces
public
service
week
was
held,
may
7th
through
the
may
2nd
through
the
7th.
Excuse
me
where
every
employee
received
a
nice.
Thank
you
card
and
a
tumblr
for
from
each
of
you,
so
everyone
received
something,
and
then
we
had
a
dessert
truck
for
employees
that
were
on
campus
to
be
able
to
fellowship
network
and
get
to
know
each
other.
F
But
I
also
would
like
to
thank
our
leadership
of
dr
casey
and
the
deputy
county
administrators
for
providing
a
video
each
day
to
say
how
much
they
appreciate
the
work
of
our
employees
and
that
went
over
very
well.
Another
picture
on
here.
You
have
is
arab
heritage
month
celebration
at
the
ymca
manchester
location,
and
that
was
a
girls
night
out
only
girls
only
on
april
24th.
It
was
a
great
opportunity
to
partner
with
the
manchester
ymca
and
it
was
a
great
opportunity
to
have
a
listening
session
with
our
arab
community.
F
They
were
very
appreciative
of
the
opportunity
of
the
county
and
the
ymca
partnering
to
have
this
event
also
listed
on
this.
On
this
slide,
you
have
the
united
way
earning
earned
early
learning
trail,
which
was
funded
by
our
county
employees,
who
donated
money
through
united
way.
We
were
able
to
install
the
trail
with
parks
and
recreation
assistance,
and
we
have-
and
we
had
volunteers
to
come
out
to
actually
post
the
english
and
spanish
signs,
and
mr
engel
you
were
there
with
us
for
that.
Thank
you.
F
Community
engagement
events
and
programs
there's
a
list
of
a
number
of
things
that
we
do.
This
is
not
all
that's
just
a
portion
of
it,
but
I
will
go
over
just
a
few
of
them
just
to
share
with
you.
One
of
the
major
events
that
we've
been
working
on
is
june
team
celebration.
We
started
discussions
on
that
last
year.
F
This
year
we
have
a
community-wide
committee
that
includes
county
employees
and
some
community
partners
that
co
that
have
come
together
to
plan
a
list
of
activities
which
you
will
hear
more
by
our,
but
you
will
hear
more
later
in
the
meeting,
so
the
events
will
kick
off
on
june,
11
to
june
19th
government
citizens
academy
is
one
of
our
signature
academies
that
we
host
that
started
in
march.
It
will
conclude
in
a
couple
of
weeks
we're
excited
about
that
program.
We
had
very
engaging
conversations.
F
F
I
would
also
be
remiss
if
I
didn't
list
some
of
the
other
partnerships
that
we
we
are
connected
with
in
citizens,
information
and
resources.
Vsu
is
one
of
our
major
partners.
We
work
strong,
really
close
to
them
and
have
a
really
strong
relationship,
be
it
on
the
leadership
level,
as
well
as
doing
our
departments.
We
meet
regularly
with
our
leadership
in
vsu,
which
is
called
the
town
and
gown
we're
proud
to
be
a
part
of
that
collaboration.
F
We
sit
around
and
talk
about
initiatives
that
are
happening
on
the
county
side
and
on
the
university
side,
and
how
that
we
can
partner
and
make
each
entity
be
successful.
We're
also
excited
about
the
fact
that
we
are
working
with
the
john
mercer
langster
institute
and
will
hopefully
host
a
session
as
part
of
their
cohort.
This
in
2023.
F
Another
of
one
of
our
partners
is
that
we
as
a
organization,
is
working
with
a
better
housing
coalition
and
community
enhancement,
as
well
as
community
representatives
to
work
on
the
colebrook
motel.
If
you
all
remember
colebrook,
it
was
listed
in
the
green
book
and
it
was
the
only
black
motel
located
on
route
1
from
richmond
to
petersburg.
F
We
are
so
excited
about
this
more
to
come,
there's
a
historical
designation
that
will
be
happening
as
well
as
a
groundbreaking,
so
stay
tuned
for
more
information.
On
that
the
other
piece
is.
We
enjoy
working
with
our
faith,
faith,
faith-based
organizations
and
our
churches-
saint
catholic,
saint
augustine,
catholic
church,
in
addition
to
cornerstone
assembly
of
god,
as
well
as
first
baptist
church
centralia,
we
partner
with
a
number
of
our
our
ministers
and
our
churches
in
the
community
and
our
faith-based
organizations
to
further
along
our
journey.
F
We
also,
as
I
mentioned
before,
work
with
a
partner
with
the
ymca
we're
excited
about
their
manchester
ymca.
Welcome
center,
that's
going
to
be
opening
officially
on
june
11th,
so
much
more
to
come
on
that,
so
that
you
all
can
attend.
And,
lastly,
I
would
not
be
remiss
if
I
did
not
share
that.
We
enjoy
the
relationship
that
we
have
with
fort
lee
and
we
continue
to
be
a
regional
partner
with
them
and
our
last
recent
event
that
we
shared
with
them
is
the
collection
of
donating
items
for
the
afghan
refuge.
F
So
we
enjoy
working
with
them,
but
we
also,
as
you
know,
partner
with
county
departments
in
the
historical
society,
as
well
as
parks
and
recreation
to
host
memorial
day,
which
is
going
to
be
this
monday
may
30th
at
2
p.m.
The
weather
is
going
to
be
great,
so
we
hope
that
you
will
join
us
for
that
event
on
monday,
in
addition
to
also
working
on
planning
the
annual
veterans
day
ceremony
in
november.
F
Volunteerism
is
one
of
the
key
components
that
we
enjoy
doing
as
well.
Kelly
booth,
our
volunteer
engagement
coordinator,
who
was
unable
to
meet
with
us
today,
leads
the
way
on
the
county's
volunteer
efforts
we
enjoy
bringing
employees
and
to
the
community
and
we
enjoy
bringing
the
community
to
our
employees
and
working
together
to
give
back.
F
In
this
picture,
I
would
share
that
united
way
when
mr
engel
was
participating.
This
is
the
actual
ribbon
cutting
that
we
had
at
binsley
park
and
then
our
partner
with
emily
watkins,
with
the
united
way
we
enjoy
working
with
emily
a
huge
thank
you
to
the
county
employees
for
all
that
they're
doing
to
volunteer
to
be
active
and
engaged
in
all
of
our
dei
opportunities.
F
We
look
forward
and
appreciate
that
each
one
of
you
have
a
vote
devoted
interest
and
dedicated
interest
in
what
we're
doing,
and
we
appreciate
all
that
all
that
is
going
on
and
all
that
will
happen
in
the
future.
Now
I
will
share
the
podium
with
my
colleague,
delaila
madrano,
who
will
share
she's
the
multicultural
engagement
coordinator,
and
she
will
share
a
few
of
the
initiatives
that
she's
been
working
on.
B
G
Well,
it
is
my
pleasure
to
share
with
you
a
little
bit
about
our
multicultural
initiative
initiatives.
It
has
been
my
pleasure
over
the
past
year
to
serve
as
a
connector
collaborator
and
convener
in
our
community,
and
my
introduction
to
many
of
you
was
during
our
hispanic
heritage
month.
Nonprofit
tours.
G
G
These
connections
have
also
led
to
new
initiatives
and
outreach
within
other
county
departments
such
as
department
of
social
services
now
offering
services
in
waymaker's
foundation.
So
thank
you
to
those
of
you
that
were
able
to
make
it
to
those
in
this
role.
I've
also
had
the
privilege
of
working
with
the
community
itself
championing
asset-based
community
development,
a
method,
a
methodology
for
the
sustainable
development
of
communities
based
on
their
strengths
and
potentials,
the
idea
of
doing
with,
and
not
for
our
communities.
G
One
such
project
was
a
listening
project
led
by
high
school
youth
that
has
led
to
new
family
events
in
our
greenlee
community,
hosted
in
collaboration
with
faith
partners.
We
our
goals,
of
course,
are
to
increase
community
resilience,
promote
economic
advancement
and
lead
to
more
effective,
efficient
and
sustainable
community
development.
G
G
G
You
all
are
invited
to
a
panel
discussion
on
monday
june,
6
at
6
p.m,
at
north
courthouse,
road
library
with
local
leaders
whose
portraits
are
featured
in
the
portraits
of
immigrant
voices
book.
The
book
features
the
portraits
and
stories
of
22
immigrants
who
have
come
to
the
richmond
region
from
around
the
world.
G
And
lastly,
we
also
continue
with
our
my
chesterfield
academy,
a
program
that
empowers
residents,
particularly
those
from
multicultural
communities,
to
understand
and
navigate
at
chesterfield
county's
government,
as
well
as
connect
to
other
community
resources.
We've
already
had
some
of
you
serve
as
presenters
with
welcoming
remarks.
We
currently
have
22
participants
representing
17
countries
of
origin.
B
I
do
have
one
question
and
that
was
we
had
a
soccer
tournament
with
our
public
safety
and
our
latino
community
a
few
years
ago
and
I've
been
waiting
for
that
to
come
back.
I
know
the
pandemic
hit
and
you
know
folks
have
been
dealing
with
that,
but
is
that
something
that
is
is
coming
back
at
some
point?
What
is
the
status
of
that.
G
B
C
C
C
C
We're
looking
at
revamping
to
be
able
to
provide
that
partnership
for
that
to
tie
all
of
these
pieces
together,
making
sure
that
we're
all
kind
of
knowing
what
each
hand
is
doing,
because
there
are
so
many
great
areas
and
then
next
our
seafit
community.
This
is
a
non-profit
that
lives
in
cir
as
our
umbrella.
This
is
a
board
that
is
separate
from
cir,
but
we
act
as
a
staff
liaison.
C
We
have
11
different
corporations
who
have
lent
funding
or
lent
their
expertise
to
this
group.
So
the
whole
basis
behind
see
fit
community
is
making
sure
that
the
whole
person
is
a
part
of
this
community.
So
it's
just.
It
goes
beyond
just
active
living
and
healthy
choices,
but
also
to
financial
literacy.
Your
sound
emotional,
mind
and
spiritual
connection.
All
this
comes
within
seafit
community,
so
we
just
launched
the
website
and
the
social
media
within
the
past
month
and
then
we're
looking
forward
to
we're
at
many
events
they're
at
farmer's
market.
C
We
at
some
of
the
ymca
welcome
center
event,
they'll
be
there,
and
so
their
booth
is
there
to
help
promote
different
connectors
again,
we're
not
trying
to
recreate
anything
we're
just
trying
to
highlight
all
the
services
that
already
exist
in
the
community
and
make
them
accessible
to
all,
and
we
are
also
planning
on
launching
we've
worked
with.
We
have
kind
of
like
a
neighborhood
certification
that
we'll
be
piloting
this
summer
and
that
really
goes
through
different
neighborhoods
and
looks
at
the
accessibility
of
the
neighborhood.
Is
there
a
playground?
Is
there
walking
paths?
C
So,
as
I
mentioned
our
workforce
development
committee,
this
came
out
of
the
committee
on
the
future.
The
financial
independence
impact
team.
This
committee
came
was
born
out
of
it
and
its
mission
was
to
really
identify
and
for
and
there's
four
strategic
areas
that
we
want
to
make
sure
that
we're
a
high
opportunity
community.
Are
there
things
that
we
are
doing
in
our
community
that
people
we
don't
want
to
just
give
them
a
job.
C
We
want
to
give
them
a
career
that
they
are
able
to
travel
to,
that
they
are
able
to
drop
their
kids
off
at
daycare
and
they're
able
to
come
back
to
and
that
they
can
truly
live
work
and
play
in
our
community,
and
so
that's
done
through
financial
empowerment,
human
capital,
social
capital.
If
they
have
volunteer
networks,
they're
allowed
to
be
invested
in
their
community
they're
allowed
to
give
back
and
again,
we
want
to
make
sure
that
we
have
the
jobs
that
are
available
to
them.
H
H
So
for
economic
development,
we
are
actually
a
part
of
the
capital
region,
workforce
development
board
that
support
that
focuses
on
business
services,
job
seeker
services
and
youth
and
veterans
services.
We
are
also
a
member
of
the
business
solutions.
Teams
that
include
vec,
va
career
works,
dars
and
goodwill,
and,
through
these
partnerships,
we're
able
to
support
and
encourage
work
based
learning
initiatives,
cir
led
initiatives.
H
Ccps
job,
fair
event,
we're
working
on
strengthening
our
partnerships
with
ccps.
We
successfully
held
a
job
fair,
focused
on
seniors,
graduating
from
chesterfield
county
public
schools.
We
had
approximately
200
students
attend
and
we
had
69
employers
at
attendance
as
well.
We
were
able
to
support
40
or
excuse
me
50
students
who
actually
received
either
jobs
on
the
spot
within
a
week
after
the
event
through
a
formal
interview
process
or
will
sign
on
after
graduation
this
week
as
a
graduation
requirement
for
employment.
H
Human
resources,
job
fair
resources,
so
there
was
an
opportunity
to
better
support
departments
within
the
county
and
their
staffing
needs
partnering
with
mary
martin
selby
and
her
staff
member
molly
harrison.
Who
is
actually
on
our
committee.
We
were
able
to
create
a
new
process
that
allows
for
department,
hr
representation
to
actually
request
support
so
from
hr
and
other
partners
to
host
their
job
fair.
H
This
agreement
allows
for
county
resources
to
really
have
a
deeper
grasp
on
the
needs
of
residents
receiving
support
from
state
resources
going
forward.
We
are
now
in
a
better
position
to
be
more
thoughtful
and
intentional
in
our
delivery
of
services
and
the
availability
of
workforce
related
items
so
as
you've
seen,
I'm
kind
of
shared
through
these
slides
we're
able
to
better
meet
our
residents
where
they
are.
B
Norm
this
is
fantastic
and
I
didn't
mean
to
cut
you
off.
Miss
haley,
I'm
so
excited
because
the
work
that
we
did
on
this
report
and
I'm
looking
at
miss
conley
somewhere
there.
She
is
on
this
financial
independence
report
and
the
committee
on
the
future
years
ago
is
coming
to
life
and
it's
I
know
it's
y'all
have
been
working
on
this
sometime.
B
I
am
particularly
excited
about
this
job
shadowing
program,
what
a
brilliant
move
to
take
those
students
in
cis
who
are
receiving
services
and
mentorship
and
other
things
we're
doing
and
allowing
them
to
be
outside
of
the
bubble
that
they
know
in
life.
I
mean
I
just
can't
think
of
a
better
population
for
for
that
that
sort
of
a
program
and
sign
me
up
by
the
way
if
somebody
wants
to
go,
shatter
me
at
the
law
office
one
day
or
the
bankruptcy
court.
B
I
don't
recommend
that
personally,
but
they're
they're
certainly
willing
to
do
that,
and-
and
I
I'm
just
that's-
that's
building
social
capital
when
you
can
get
out
of
your
bubble
in
some
formalized
fashion
like
this
and
have
that
experience
it?
It
teaches
you
to
ask
questions
about
things,
because
you
just
don't
know
right:
how
do
we
build
financial
independence?
How
do
we
build
wealth
in
this
country?
B
There's
all
these
questions
that
we
just
don't
know
because
we
haven't
experienced
that-
and
this
is
just
a
great
thing
for
the
for
these
students,
so
I
I
am
just
totally
stoked
about
that,
and
and
obviously
with
vec
and
the
state
and
and
heck
even
sometimes
locally.
We
have
a
hard
time
getting
all
of
the
data
we
need
and
to
your
point,
the
better
data
we
have,
the
better
programs
and
the
better
relationships
and
the
better
impact
we
can
make
on
citizens.
So
I
just
this
is
just
I'm
so
excited
about
this.
I
And-
and
I
just
wanted
to
add
in
so
mr
winslow
and
I
had
an
opportunity
in
when
we
were
just
recently
in
columbus
and
dr
casey
was
with
us
as
well,
and
one
of
the
things
that
really
struck
me
and
I'm
looking
at
natalie,
so
note
this
natalie
for
future
column.
Ohio,
just
passed
legislation
that
requires
and
to
my
colleagues
on
this
board,
pass
legislation
that
requires
by
2024
every
student
graduating
from
high
school
either
will
identify
as
college-bound
military-bound
or
get
work-based
education
and
learning.
I
They
will
graduate
with
a
work-based
educational
learning
platform,
and
I
haven't
seen
the
legislation,
but
I
can
tell
you
that
in
the
conversations
we
had,
it
really
resonated
with
some
of
us
in
local
government
in
particular-
and
I
know
we
were
bringing
this
back.
So
I
think
it's
a
a
great
opportunity
for
chesterfield
to
kind
of
lead
that
discussion
with
our
legislators
as
well.
I
I
know
that
delegate
coiner
was
with
us
on
the
trip,
not
in
particular
at
that
session,
but
I
did
have
a
brief
conversation
with
her
natalie,
so
that
might
be
an
opportunity
to
follow
up
as
well.
But
I
do
think
that
we
could
lead
the
way
again
in
following
ohio,
but
among
those
to
initiate
legislation
that
that
really
exemplifies
what
we're
doing
and
thank
you
again.
I
can't
even
tell
you
all
the
things
that
mr
winslow's
also
identify
already
identified,
but
this
is
really
exciting
for
those
of
us.
I
know
that
we're
on
passport.
I
I
remember
that
very
first
session,
mr
holland,
I'm
looking
at
you
as
well,
when
we,
you
know,
really
discussed
how
we
got
behind
what
the
committee
on
the
future
was
doing.
It
really
initiated
this.
You
know
very
much
deliberate
engagement
and
commitment
to
put
these
initiatives
in
place,
so
I
think
we're
seeing
that
come
to
fruition.
It
makes
us
all
really
really
happy.
So
thank
you.
Thank
you
to
your
team
and
then,
let's
just
continue
to
explore
the
opportunities
that
might
exist
out
there
or
initiatives
that
that
engage
in
this
work.
J
J
I
serve,
as
you
know,
on
the
regional
board,
the
chief
local
elected
officials
and
benign
jurisdictions,
and
makes
a
big
difference
when
we
can
leverage
the
input
of
our
youth
involved
in
job
shopping,
internships,
career
opportunities
for
them
that
we
can
foster
and
I've
shared
with
many
of
our
departments,
and
I
think
this
is
so
inclusive
as
well
of
our
workforce
and
our
detention
center
as
well.
Under
miss
brown.
We
have
a
lot
of
inspiring
youth
in
there
that
we
can
leverage
in.
J
J
But,
more
importantly,
I'm
excited
about
the
collaboration
that
we'll
have
in
terms
of
making
it
useful,
because
sometimes
people
want
to
do,
but
they
don't
know
how
to
or
where
to
go
and
your
department
can
serve
as
an
avenue
for
them
to
achieve
their
goals
and
dreams.
So
thank
you.
So
very
much
for
what
you're
doing
in
that
area.
I
greatly
appreciate
it.
J
It's
really
a
great
part
of
I
consider
economic
development
if
you
will
jobs
creation
and
along
that,
that
line
as
well
financial
literacy,
understanding
how
the
economy
works
and
how
money
is
going.
So
we
can
do
so
much
in
that
area,
which
has
been
one
of
my
major
initiatives:
financial
literacy
for
our
young
people,
especially
coming
out
of
high
school,
and
you
pointed
out
the
the
groups
that
you
are
working
with,
where
you
need
have
one
year,
college
or
no
college,
but
there
are
jobs
they
can
do
and
be
connected
with.
K
L
C
L
C
I
would
be
remiss
if
I
norm
is
the
chair
of
our
workforce
development
committee,
and
this
does
live
within
cir,
but
tina
shreve
is
here
and
from
economic
development
and
she
works
hand
in
hand
with
us,
and
we
wouldn't
be
able
to
do
so.
Much
of
this
without
her
knowledge
and
her
partnerships
and
her
relationships
with
the
businesses
that
are
in
our
community.
C
And
so
that's
that's
kind
of
our
story.
That
is
thank
you
for
touring
our
porch,
and
I
do
want
to
leave
you
all
with
our
while
you
will
meet
our
ycb
kids
tonight
for
their
project
that
they
did
this
year.
Last
year's
group,
as
you'll
recall
they
did
the
mental
health
as
a
puzzle.
This
won
naco's
most
outstanding
award
for
the
public
outreach,
and
so
we're
really
excited
to
to
celebrate
that
group,
and
we
know
that
this
group
and
even
next
year's
group
has
just
as
equally
exciting
things
for
their
future.
So
thank
you.
M
Sir,
actually,
I
meant
to
say
this
in
the
beginning,
but
just
as
a
reminder,
this
department
did
not
exist
about
four
years
ago
and
again
it
was
born
out
of
four
or
five
other
different
departments
that
all
were
doing
good
things,
but
not
in
a
coordinated
fashion.
So
I
hope
you
see,
and
the
public
sees
that
again
putting
the
talent
that
we
otherwise
had
in
various
departments,
together
with
the
focus
on
the
citizens,
is,
is
worthy
of
what
the
department
is
and
emily's
background
is
an
emergency
coordinator.
M
So
in
some
some
aspects
I
think
she
has
the
perfect
background
to
just
emergency,
coordinate
all
the
needs
and,
and
that
are
out
there
and
keep
her
eyes
and
ears
open
and
hire
some
of
the
best
people.
To
also
do
that,
and,
and
quite
frankly,
the
other
conjunction
of
a
department
that
was
born
about
four
years
ago
was
community
enhancement.
J
Mr
chairman,
another
comment
relative
to
the
presentation
I
thought
was
excellent
and
the
particular
focus
on
dei
diversity
and
equity
and
inclusion,
I
think,
is
so
very
important.
What
we
see
is
that
we
have
to
collaborate
and
coordinate
when
we
do
that
better
and
work
outside
of
silos.
We
get
far
more
done
and
more
effective,
and
so
I
applaud
some
of
the
work
that's
being
done
in
that
area
and
the
plan
that
I'm
looking
forward
to
seeing
strategic
plan
relative
relative
to
dei.
J
I
think
that's
going
to
be
very
helpful
and
what
I
was
thinking
of
as
miss
conley
was
presenting
was,
and
she
had
a
slide
there
from
a
couple
of
summers
ago
regarding
our
collaboration
with
police
in
our
faith-based
community
chief
katz,
that
I
was
involved
in
and
you
as
well.
Mr
chair
was
involved
in
and
along
with
schools,
and
we
see
almost
everything.
J
B
Excellent
comments-
and
I
agree,
agree
with
you
completely,
mr
holland,
and
I
think
that
the
way
these
departments
have
been
set
up,
we
have
really
enhanced
the
experience
for
customer
service
for
all
of
our
citizens,
and
so
every
one
of
you
who
work
in
these
departments.
We
are
so
proud
of
the
work
that
you
do
and
we
we
obviously
can't
do
it.
We
don't
have
time.
So.
Thank
you
very
much
for
the
work
that
you
do.
It
is
life-changing
work.
Thank
you.