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2013

• 03/29/2013-Top Ten Hospitals Recognized for Outstanding Paternity Establishment (PDF)
• 03/27/2013- DCSE Awards Contract for Paternity Establishment Program (PDF)
• 01/08/2013 - New Leadership for a New Year
  -- Margaret Schultze named Acting Commissioner-- (PDF)

2012

• 10/24/2012 - AmeriCorps Kicks Off a New Year of Service in Hampton Roads (PDF)
• 10/23/2012 - Helping Virginians Stay Warm this Winter; 2012 Fuel Assistance Application Deadline is Nov. 0 (PDF)
• 08/27/2012 - SNAP Staggered Payments Begin Sept. 1 (PDF)
• 08/01/2012 - Virginia Recognizes Child Support Enforcement Month (PDF)
• 06/26/2012 - Virginia to Begin a Staggered SNAP Benefit Schedule (PDF)
• 06/21/2012 - Cooling Assistance Applications Now Being Accepted (PDF)
• 04/04/2012 - Outstanding advocates for children recognized: Governor’s Awards presented during Child Abuse Prevention Month (PDF)
• 03/26/2012 - Virginia Hospitals Recognized for Outstanding Efforts in Establishing Paternity (PDF)

2011

• 12/22/2011 - SNAP and TANF Recipients May See Change in Benefit Amounts (PDF)
• 11/22/2011 - (PDF)
• 08/18/2011 - Helping Virginians Stay Warm This Winter; 2011 Fuel Assistance Application Deadline Is Nov. 14 (PDF)
• 08/10/2011 - AmeriCorps Grant to Establish Statewide Veterans Corps (PDF)
• 08/08/2011 - Deadline to Apply for Cooling Assistance is Aug. 15 (PDF)
• 07/05/2011 - Summer Safety Reminder: The Dangers of Heat; children, elderly and ill at highest risk of harm in soaring temperatures (PDF)
• 06/27/2011 - Cooling Assistance Applications Now Being Accepted; Aid Available for Those Facing Economic Hardship (PDF)
• 06/15/2011 - Editorial by Commissioner Martin D. Brown - Strengthening Families and Fathers (PDF)
• 05/18/2011 - Child Support Customer Service Call Center Celebrates Five-Year Anniversary (PDF)
• 04/11/2011 - Virginia Hospitals Recognized for Outstanding Efforts in Establishing Paternity (PDF)
• 02/09/2011 - Virginia Celebrates 2-1-1’s Five Year Milestone; As the Need for Help Increases, So Do the Number of Calls to State’s Free Referral Network (PDF)

2010

• 11/22/2010 - More than 1,000 children wait for a home, every day of the week (PDF)
• 11/09/2010 - Fuel Assistance application deadline is this Friday (PDF)
• 10/20/2010 - Virginia Taking Measures to Curb Teen Dating Violence; advanced technology augmenting abusive behavior in teen relationships (PDF)
• 10/19/2010 - New ATM network for Child Support and TANF customers; fewer withdrawal fees with new MasterCard® and the MoneyPass Network (PDF)
• 10/18/2010 - Helping Virginia Families Stay Warm; Fuel Assistance application deadline is Nov. 12 (PDF)
• 09/27/2010 - Governor McDonnell to Speak at Family and Fatherhood Conference; strengthening families connected to overcoming poverty (PDF)
• 08/11/2010 - Deadline to Apply for Cooling Assistance is Aug. 16 (PDF)
• 07/21/2010 - Virginia Programs Recognized as Two of “52 Most Innovative AmeriCorps State Programs in the U.S.” (PDF)
• 07/15/2010 - Shaking a Baby Can Be Deadly; New State Web Page Dedicated to Education, Prevention and Help (PDF)
• 06/17/2010 - 2010 Cooling Assistance Applications Now Being Accepted; Aid Available for Those Facing Economic Hardship (PDF)
• 06/08/2010 - Groundbreaking report looks at family violence statewide; The FACT report’s social indicators measure family violence across life cycle (PDF)
• 05/19/2010 - Preventing financial exploitation of vulnerable adults; May is Adult Abuse Prevention Month (PDF)
• 05/17/2010 - Former foster child overcomes hunger, homelessness; now helping others; May is National Foster Care Month; resources available for foster parents (PDF)
• 04/23/2010 - Winchester detective receives Governor’s award for work to protect children; awards presented during Child Abuse Prevention Month (PDF)
• 04/23/2010 - Richmond women receive Governor’s award for their work to protect children; awards presented during Child Abuse Prevention Month (PDF)
• 04/23/2010 - Outstanding advocates for children receive Governor’s award; awards presented during Child Abuse Prevention Month (PDF)
• 04/23/2010 - Norfolk professor receives Governor’s award for work to protect children; awards presented during Child Abuse Prevention Month (PDF)
• 04/23/2010 - Fairfax woman receives Governor’s award for work to protect children; awards presented during Child Abuse Prevention Month (PDF)
• 04/23/2010 - Bedford woman receives Governor’s award for work to protect children; awards presented during Child Abuse Prevention Month (PDF)
• 04/16/2010 - Virginia hospitals recognized for outstanding efforts in establishing paternity (PDF)
• 01/28/2009 - Earned Income Tax Credit gives working families a financial boost; those who qualify may also be able to get their taxes done for free (PDF)
• 01/13/2010 - Nominate an outstanding volunteer for Governor’s award; deadline to nominate is Feb. 1 (PDF)
• 01/06/2010 - Volunteer Opportunities Plentiful for MLK Day 2010; Service Projects Planned Throughout Virginia for Jan. 18th (PDF)

2009

• 12/28/2009 - 2-1-1 VIRGINIA helps southwest residents impacted by severe weather (PDF)
• 12/17/2009 - Governor Kaine and First Lady Holton Host Conference on Children’s Services; conference focuses on reducing number of children in foster care and increasing permanence of placement with families (PDF)
• 12/16/2009 - Governor Kaine Announces ARRA Funding for Expansion of Early Head Start; up to 800 additional participants possible through $9.5 million in recovery funding (PDF)
• 12/15/2009 - Media Advisory - Governor and First Lady celebrate Children’s Services System Transformation (PDF)
• 12/07/2009 - Media Advisory - Governor to highlight advancements in early childhood education (PDF)
• 11/13/2009 - Fuel Assistance application deadline extended until Nov. 16 (PDF)
• 11/09/2009 - Fuel Assistance application deadline is this Friday (PDF)
• 11/02/2009 - Governor Kaine Proclaims November as Adoption Awareness Month; Virginia’s Children’s Services System Transformation is helping to find loving homes for waiting children (PDF)
• 10/26/2009 - Ten Virginians Recieve Governor's Caregiver Recognition Award; Awards program is in its fourth year (PDF)
• 10/13/2009 - Virginia AmeriCorps Programs Ready to Serve; AmeriCorps swearing in ceremony Oct. 16 kicks off year of volunteer service (PDF)
• 10/09/2009 - Virginia AmeriCorps Programs Ready to Serve; AmeriCorps swearing in ceremony Oct. 9 kicks off year of volunteer service (PDF)
• 09/23/2009 - Public Service Announcement - Changes coming to food stamps in Virginia (PDF)
• 07/17/2009 - Media Advisory - “Act On Poverty” - Largest Conversation Devoted To Reducing Poverty In Virginia (PDF)
• 07/09/2009 - Online Medicaid application now on Virginia Easy Access Web portal (PDF)
• 07/09/2009 - Headway being made in delivery of services for children and families; Child and Family Services Review underway in Virginia (PDF)
• 07/01/2009 - Public asked to pitch solutions for reducing poverty; Act on Poverty event is July 18, 2009 (PDF)
• 06/19/2009 - Media Advisory - Local events support President’s volunteerism initiative (PDF)
• 06/18/2009 - Deadline extended for Governor’s Caregiver Recognition Award nominations; caregivers provide $8 million in service to loved ones (PDF)
• 06/17/2009 - 2009 cooling assistance applications being accepted; aid available for those facing economic hardship (PDF)
• 05/29/2009 - Caregivers provide $8 million in service to loved ones; nominations now being accepted for Governor’s Caregiver Recognition Award (PDF)
• 05/20/2009 - Community can help vulnerable adults; May is Adult Abuse Prevention Month (PDF)
• 05/15/2009 - Governor Kaine recognizes National Foster Care Month; encourages Virginians to serve as “resource families” for youths in foster care system (PDF)
• 05/15/2009 - Exceptional performance by hospitals in Virginia Paternity Establishment Program recognized (PDF)
• 05/12/2009 - Correction - AmeriCorps dedicates more than $7 million in service hours to Virginia; AmeriCorps Week is May 9-16 (PDF)
• 05/11/2009 - Updated - AmeriCorps dedicates more than $7 million in service hours to Virginia; AmeriCorps Week is May 9-16 (PDF)
• 05/07/2009 - Governor Kaine announces creation of Poverty Reduction Taskforce; Group will identify challenges and make policy recommendations to lift Virginians out of poverty (PDF)
• 05/06/2009 - Media Advisory - Summit to address poverty in Virginia; Governor, national and state poverty experts to speak (PDF)
• 04/21/2009 - Tech group wins Governor’s Award; Awards mark beginning of Volunteer Week in Virginia (PDF)
• 04/21/2009 - Springfield group wins Governor’s Award; Awards mark beginning of Volunteer Week in Virginia (PDF)
• 04/21/2009 - Metro Richmond group, resident win Governor’s Award; Awards mark beginning of Volunteer Week in Virginia (PDF)
• 04/21/2009 - Hampton Roads residents win Governor’s Award; Awards mark beginning of Volunteer Week in Virginia (PDF)
• 04/21/2009 - Charlottesville residents win Governor’s Award; Awards mark beginning of Volunteer Week in Virginia (PDF)
• 04/16/2009 - Emporia - Media invited to community meeting on children’s services; Transformation designed to improve outcomes for at-risk youth (PDF)
• 04/15/2009 - Take a moment….help a child; April is Child Abuse Prevention Month in Virginia (PDF)
• 04/15/2009 - Governor announces 2009 Volunteerism and Community Service Award recipients (PDF)
• 04/10/2009 - During tough economic times, 2-1-1 can help (PDF)
• 03/23/2009 - Woodstock - Media invited to community meeting on children’s services; Transformation designed to improve outcomes for at-risk youth (PDF)
• 03/23/2009 - Norfolk - Media invited to community meeting on children’s services; Transformation designed to improve outcomes for at-risk youth (PDF)
• 03/13/2009 - Verona - Media invited to community meeting on children’s services; Transformation designed to improve outcomes for at-risk youth (PDF)
• 03/13/2009 - Radford - Media invited to community meeting on children’s services; Transformation designed to improve outcomes for at-risk youth (PDF)
• 03/13/2009 - Madison Heights - Media invited to community meeting on children’s services; Transformation designed to improve outcomes for at-risk youth (PDF)
• 03/13/2009 - Abingdon - Media invited to community meeting on children’s services; Transformation designed to improve outcomes for at-risk youth (PDF)
• 03/13/2009 - Danville - Media invited to community meeting on children’s services; Transformation designed to improve outcomes for at-risk youth (PDF)
• 03/12/2009 - Richmond - Media invited to community meeting on children’s services; Transformation designed to improve outcomes for at-risk youth (PDF)
• 01/29/2009 - Earned income tax credit helps Virginians during troubled economy (PDF)
• 01/08/2009 - Volunteer Opportunities Available for MLK Day 2009; Service Projects Planned Throughout Virginia for Jan. 19th (PDF)

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