Tag: health

Volunteers invited to sew face masks at Audrey Moore
Homemade face masks [WJLA] The Fairfax County Office of Emergency Management has teamed up with Volunteer Fairfax on a project to encourage volunteers to make face masks for children at the Audrey Moore RECenter in Annandale. A designated sewing space is open daily, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. To volunteer, sign up here. The sewing center will … Continued

Fairfax County Schools expands grab-and-go meal service
School meals ready for pickup. Fairfax County Public Schools is expanding the free meal service it’s been providing to students since schools were closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The program is aimed at ensuring every student has access to a healthy breakfast and lunch. The meals are available for pick-up at certain schools, other … Continued

Annandale dry cleaner is closing
Another local business has gone under due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Lee’s Cleaners is closing Sept. 19. The shop has been in the Annandale Shopping Center, at 7024 Columbia Pike, for the past 10 years. Owner Byung Lee is retiring. The business is unable to stay afloat, as people teleworking aren’t wearing professional clothes that … Continued

New daycare center in Annandale offers safe playtime for young children, learning pods for older ones
A classroom at My Baby Steps Academy. A new daycare/education program, opening in Annandale Sept. 14, offers a place for children to play and learn in safety as the COVID-19 pandemic continues. My Baby Steps Academy, at 4602 Ravensworth Road, is based at Hope Lutheran Church. It’s operated by Wilson and Mina Marroquin, who … Continued

CDC imposes eviction moratorium
An eviction protest in July in Alexandria. [Janet Barnett/Connection] Northern Virginia residents worried about paying rent could be helped by a federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention order issued Sept. 3 to temporarily halt evictions to prevent the further spread of COVID-19. That order is critical, as a moratorium on evictions authorized by the … Continued

Director of Annandale Healthcare Center replaced
Ezedube Eze is no longer the director of the Annandale Healthcare Center, the nursing home on Columbia Pike under fire for its poor response to protecting patients and staff from COVID-19. Eze’s last day was Friday, Aug. 28. Alexandra Rehkemper, who had been the assistant director since February 2019, is the new director. Rehkemper According … Continued

FCPS promises more support for special ed students
Superintendent Scott Brabrand talks about special ed at a virtual town hall. Fairfax County Public Schools’ all-virtual spring term was frustrating for special education students and their families, Superintendent Scott Brabrand acknowledged, but promised things will be much better this fall. “We are committed to overcoming those challenges, ”Brabrand said at a virtual town hall … Continued

School news: FCPS guidance for a virtual school start
Annandale HS staff members are ready to help students register for classes. [FCPS] Fairfax County Public Schools Superintendent Scott Brabrand has issued some additional guidance on the new school year, which starts virtually on Sept. 8. Attendance – Teachers will take attendance. Parents are expected to call or email the school if their student is unable … Continued

GMU hosts in-person classes, opens dorms for fall semester
George Mason University [Keith Pham]. As George Mason University in Fairfax opened for the fall semester Aug. 24, university officials expect a series of health rules and recommendations will prevent an outbreak of COVID-19. GMU students can take a mix of in-person, online, and hybrid courses. When students moved into the dorms at GMU in … Continued

Problem-plagued Annandale Healthcare Center accepts new patients, prepares for Phase 2
Someone’s mother lives in this room at the Annandale Healthcare Center. Updated Aug. 16: The Annandale Healthcare Center (AHC), the nursing home with the most COVID-19 cases and deaths in Virginia, is still on lockdown but plans to enter Phase 2 by the end of August. The Virginia Department Health (VDH) lists the AHC as … Continued

Fairfax County offers limited, in-person option for children this fall at six Annandale/Mason area schools
Mason Crest Elementary School in Annandale, one of 37 schools offering an in-person option this fall for a limited number of children. Fairfax County launched a new program, called Supporting Return to School (SRS), to provide full-day, on-site childcare to children in kindergarten through the sixth grade in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the … Continued

New group home in Annandale serves troubled youths
A group home for youths opened this week at 4700 Monterey Drive in the Hillbrook-Tall Oaks neighborhood in Annandale. The Discovery Mood and Anxiety Programs center provides mental health, substance use, and eating disorder treatments for youths ages 11-17. Staff are present 24/7 but do not live there. The Annandale center is licensed for up … Continued

FCPS superintendent offers more details about what virtual education will be like this fall
Annandale High School, like all FCPS schools will remain empty this fall. Fairfax County Public Schools Superintendent Scott Brabrand sent a letter to parents Aug. 4 offering more details about the virtual return to school. In July, FCPS scrapped a hybrid plan giving parents a choice of in-school learning two days a week or an all-online … Continued

Local group provides rent relief to Annandale and Bailey’s Crossroads residents
Dozens of Annandale and Bailey’s Crossroads families were able to stay in their homes and feed their families over the past few months, thanks to the emergency assistance program run by the Annandale Christian Community for Action (ACCA). ACCA received $3.1 million from the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act. About half … Continued

New Virginia grant program to help small businesses struggling during the pandemic
Restaurants that had to ban indoor dining due to the pandemic might want to consider applying for a new state grant program. A new state program, Rebuild VA, offers $70 million to help small businesses stay in operation as the coronavirus pandemic rages on. The application period opens Aug. 10. Business owners can apply for … Continued