November 23, 2024
Covering Annandale, Bailey's Crossroads, Lincolnia, and Seven Corners in Fairfax County, Virginia
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Tag: children

Families invited to ‘Costumes for Kids’ volunteer festival

#children, #community events, #families, #nonprofits, #volunteers

Kids make cards for first responders at a Kids Give Back event. Kids Give Back, a nonprofit that encourages elementary-age students to carry out community service projects, invites families to take part in the “Costumes for Kids” fall volunteer festival.  The event is Saturday, Oct. 16, noon-3 p.m. at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 8922 Little River … Continued

Soccer camp brings families together in Annandale’s Opportunity Neighborhoods

#children, #government services, #neighborhood groups, #nonprofits, #sports

The kids vs. parents game at Ossian Hall Park. [FACETS] The Opportunity Neighborhoods-Annandale (ON-Annandale) initiative hosted a soccer camp for families earlier this month as part of its strategy to provide more activities for youths. Annandale High School varsity soccer coaches and players taught the children soccer skills and rules of the game. The soccer camp culminated on … Continued

Explore a Park: Spring Lane Park, a green respite in Bailey’s Crossroads

#Bailey's Crossroads, #children, #parks, #Recreation

This article is part of our series on parks in the Annandale/Mason District area. Recent articles covered Poe Terrace Park and Pine Ridge Park in Annandale.   The 5.2-acre Spring Lane Park is located at 3400 Carlyn Hill Drive in Bailey’s Crossroads close to Columbia Pike and the Arlington County border. It’s surrounded by Spring Lane, … Continued

Residents of Annandale’s ‘opportunity neighborhoods’ work on action plans

#Annandale, #children, #government services, #safety, #social services

ON-Annandale community organizer Nayely Lopez surveys residents of Fairmont Gardens. [FACETS] The biggest concerns among residents of Annandale’s Opportunity Neighborhoods are security and safety; children’s issues; and apartment issues. That’s the chief finding of a survey conducted by volunteers with FACETS, the nonprofit organization coordinating the ON-Annandale initiative.

School board approves boundary change but parents upset with lack of community engagement

#children, #families, #school board, #schools
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The boundary adjustment map approved by the school board. Click to enlarge. The Fairfax County School Board approved a boundary adjustment June 17 that changes the attendance areas of elementary schools within the Justice High School pyramid.  While the school board passed a motion to reduce the negative impact on families in the Sleepy Hollow … Continued

New York Times features ACCA Child Development Center in piece on childcare challenges during the pandemic

#Annandale, #children, #Covid, #education, #health
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ACCA Child Development Center Executive Director Maria-Isabel Ballivian speaks at the White House. At the left is Vice President Kamala Harris. [Doug Mills/The New York Times] A recent article in the New York Times on how childcare leaders are struggling to manage during the COVID pandemic includes a first-person account from Maria-Isabel Ballivian, executive director … Continued

Zoning board defers action on daycare proposal from Bailey’s Crossroads church

#Bailey's Crossroads, #children, #churches, #land use, #traffic, #zoning

Columbia Baptist Church [Google Maps] The Fairfax County Board of Zoning Appeals has again deferred a decision on an application from Columbia Baptist Church on Glen Carlyn Road in Bailey’s Crossroads for a building addition with a childcare center.  At its Feb. 10 meeting, the BZA agreed to take up the application again on Feb. … Continued