 Open Homes and Open Hearts
Arlington teacher exemplifies struggles and rewards of being a foster parent.
AMADA WELLS is a happy, healthy three year old. She likes to watch Dora the Explorer on television and has a poster above her play area of someone she calls "Rock Obama." Her shyness around strangers is betrayed by an infectious, cherubic smile that she can’t hide when she’s feeling playful.
Amada is too young to remember that her life wasn’t always this idyllic. When she was five months old, a social worker took her away from her birth mother and placed her into foster care. Amada’s mother suffered from mental illness and was no longer able to take care of her. Read more... |
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Focusing on Forclosure
County, community organizations team up to provide education, services to families during hard economic times.
 SEEKING A way to ease the financial problems facing local residents, Rolling Valley Elementary in Springfield will partner with a collection of charities and county resource agencies to provide a seminar Thursday, Nov. 20 focusing on foreclosure in Fairfax County. Read more... |
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Inactivity a Rarity for Renner
After Oakton loss, West Springfield’s Bryn Renner will try something new: nothing.
 IN THE final minutes of West Springfield’s loss to Oakton last Friday night, a mud-covered Bryn Renner sprinted for a first down, hoping to convert on fourth-and-six. Read more... |
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