The Art of Housing, an event featuring local artwork to support families facing homelessness, will be held at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts April 18 to benefit Henrico-based Housing Families First. The event will take place from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. The silent auction is one
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Housing Families First officials recently announced that they had completed their "Opening Doors for Families" capital campaign to raise $4.4 million, which will allow the organization to significantly expand its services and facilities for families experiencing homelessness in the Richmond region. The campaign, which began in November
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Dear Editor: In a 2020 study, the U.S. Government Accountability Office estimated that a $100 increase in median rent was associated with a 9 percent increase in the estimated homelessness rate. With inflation on the rise and record-breaking high gas and housing prices as the new normal, every family
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A recent survey showed a slight decrease in people experiencing homelessness locally, but officials worry that the COVID-19 pandemic has eroded years of progress that had been made on the problem. The July survey, conducted by local advocacy agency Homeward, reported that 699 people in the Richmond area are experiencing
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