I hope you had a great weekend and had the opportunity to spend some time outside, while remembering to follow social distancing orders.

 

We’ve been busy communicating with our state and federal partners to continue better positioning Fairfax County to fight the effects of this pandemic. I wrote to Governor Northam requesting continued funding for our local Health Departments, Community Services Board, and other local community and human services programs. The letter also emphasized the need to preserve state spending for our schools. I also signed onto a letter alongside 100 mayors and county leaders urging the Trump Administration to ramp up production of medical supplies and distribute those materials quickly. You can read that here .

 

 

See below for the full April 6 edition. For the resources mentioned in past newsletters, visit my website . If you have a friend who would like to sign up for this newsletter, they can do so here.