by Prince William County Communications Prince William County employees from 19 county departments, as well as several of the county’s community partners, recently gathered to take part in a Poverty and Services Simulation Experience. The learning exercise immersed those who attended in the complex realities faced by individuals and families living in poverty. It highlighted […]
Courtesy of Prince William County Communications Join this free, virtual webinar on Human Trafficking hosted by the Prince William County Human Rights Office. Wednesday, May 29, 2024 at 6:00 p.m. Presenters: Attend this webinar to learn about: Register at: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0pdu2tqjsoGtZJm53x2ktJUx52N6_6gUP_#/registration
by Charlie Paullin, Virginia Mercury Humanity is almost a quarter of the way through the 21st century and Virginia — home to 70% of the world’s data centers — is on the frontlines of the latest emerging technology: artificial intelligence, or AI. The prevalence of data centers and the rising role of AI don’t equate […]
The Crime Prevention Unit of the Prince William County Police Department hosts a Community Watch training on Tues., May 28, 2024, at 6 p.m. Participants will learn how to work with the Police Department to keep their neighborhoods safer. The free training will be at the Potomac Community Library, 2201 Opitz Blvd., Woodbridge (22191). For […]
Kevon Chisolm and his 17-year-old son, Kamari, are the founders of Junior Wallstreeters, Inc., a Black-owned non-profit that is very excited to offer online summer camps for young people for the seventh consecutive year. The camps are great for preventing learning loss and offer fun environments for students to learn wealth building concepts with other like […]
Anade Davis is a 37-year-old African American Data Scientist with over 15 years of real estate experience. He started his career in AI working with Robots & Data Science with IBM back in 2018 and is now the founder of AI Smart Homes where he and his team of architects and engineers are developing some of the […]
by Nathaniel Cline, Virginia Mercury Legislation that would have aligned Virginia teachers’ pay with the national average or higher by the 2027-28 school year won bipartisan support but was blocked from the state budget by Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s veto last week. The two-year budget, signed last week, includes $540 million to help pay for 3% salary increases […]
by PWC Office of Communications Prince William County is launching a Permanent Supportive Housing initiative, or PSH, for adults with serious mental illness and co-occurring disorders. The initiative will provide housing assistance funds, direct support to find housing units and mental health case management to help individuals secure stable and safe housing. During their meeting […]
Dr. Funke Afolabi-Brown, the Founder and CEO of The Restful Sleep Place, the first Black woman-owned sleep clinic, provides holistic sleep care for children from infancy to 18 years old through her innovative virtual practice and integrative approach. She currently serves patients in-person or virtually in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and California with plans to extend her […]
The Board of County Supervisors voted to establish voter satellite office locations during their meeting on May 14 to expand access to early voting. This action will increase the number of voting locations for better voter access and balance, use the same voting locations for consistency, adjust the start dates of satellite location openings and […]
