May is National Foster Care Month.
For Children’s Sake of Virginia (FCSVA) is a therapeutic foster care agency that works throughout Northern Virginia. They frequently get asked the same questions about foster care and wanted to take some time to share their knowledge today.
Katherine Mercurio Gotthardt is a poetry and prose writer who has lived in Prince William County since 1999. She has published six books and is working on a seventh. Learn more about her at KatherineGotthardt.com, and follow her work on Facebook by searching #KatherinesCoffeehouse.
We have different ways of getting there, but at the base of it, enjoying life at some level is just plain attractive. Now, there are those folks out there who seem to thrive on maintaining their own misery.
While there have been mountains of support toward the equal and fair treatment of the LGBTQ community, there is still much progress to make. Queer and Trans individuals are still seeing vast amounts of discrimination and violence from peers and family.
Amira Pankey and Julia Singley are facilitators for the upcoming LGBTQ Youth summer program series offered at the Manassas Park Community Center. With their help, we hope to offer LGBTQ youth an affirming environment where they can enjoy all the benefits of parks and recreation.
After facing a high-risk pregnancy, Louise Fife gave birth to a baby boy who, like her, is now happy and healthy.
Louise and her husband Phillip were new to the area. Louise, 52, was pregnant with the couple’s first child. A friend recommended the OB/GYN practice About Women, and soon, Louise was seeing Dr. Baraty, a specialist in Obstetrics and Gynecology.
A new Athlete of the Month has been selected for the Competitive Edge Athletic Performance Center. For May, the chosen athlete is 16-year-old Taylor Small.
“I’ve been lucky to work with Taylor over the past three years and watch her put in countless training hours to become one of the top athletes in our area,” said Coach Monte, trainer at Competitive Edge.
Danita Hardin and Ryan Ferguson aren’t your traditional foster parents.
Danita Hardin is a single foster mom who started fostering children when she was only 23 years old. Ryan Ferguson is a single foster father who waited to foster until later in his life.
WOODBRIDGE — The Women’s Health Center at Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center has been recognized for excellence in lactation care by the International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners® (IBLCE®) and International Lactation Consultant Association® (ILCA®).
Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center received the IBCLC Care Award in recognition for staffing professionals who hold the prestigious International Board Certified Lactation Consultant® (IBCLC®) certification and providing a lactation program for breastfeeding families.
Katherine Mercurio Gotthardt is a poetry and prose writer who has lived in Prince William County since 1999. She has published six books and is working on a seventh. Learn more about her at KatherineGotthardt.com, and follow her work on Facebook by searching #KatherinesCoffeehouse.
By Katherine Mercurio Gotthardt
The 2019 Sheriff’s race in greater Prince William County will feature one nonpartisan candidate, Ms. Rhonda Dickson.
Rhonda is the first female candidate in county history to contend for the Sheriff’s seat. Rhonda is a lifelong resident and native of Prince William County, a decorated veteran of the United States Air Force, and a former Prince William County Police Officer and retired Sheriff’s Office Deputy.
It’s Nurses Week!
Here at Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center we value our nurses & appreciate everything they do to care for our patients.
