RICHMOND CITY
COUNCIL
Richmond
City Council – Richmond City Hall - 900 E. Broad Street, Suite 305 - Richmond, Virginia 23219
U.S.A. - www.council.richmondva.gov
COUNCIL PUBLIC
INFORMATION NEWS RELEASE
IMMEDIATE RELEASE TO BE FORWARDED AND SHARED
Wednesday,
9 April 2014
Councilwoman Ellen F. Robertson invites
all to the 2014 Richmond “Aunt Bertha” Human Service Resource and Information Fair
All Richmond residents invited and
encouraged to attend: Free breakfast and lunch will be served.
WHAT (Richmond,
Virginia U.S.A.) - The Honorable Ellen F. Robertson,
Councilwoman, Richmond City Council Richmond Gateway 6th Voter District, invites
everyone to attend the 2014 Richmond “Aunt
Bertha” Human Service Resource and Information Fair. This event is free and
open to the public and all Richmond residents are invited and encouraged to
attend. Free breakfast and lunch will be served.
The
event will introduce the auntbertha.com website, which was established in Texas
in 2010 and, since then, has grown to include Richmond, Virginia. The auntbertha.com
website provides a free searchable database of government and nonprofit human
service entities providing free or reduced cost services. Searchable by U.S.
Postal Zip Code, the website is organized by the following 11 macro category areas:
emergency, food, housing, goods, transit, health, money, care,
education, work and legal. For ease of
use, each category includes helpful sub-categories to focus a search.
The
planned agenda for this event includes the following:
Welcome
Councilwoman
Ellen F. Robertson, Richmond City Council Richmond Gateway 6th Voter District
“Aunt Bertha” Introduction and
Presentation
Presentation of the auntbertha.com website
Presentations
from Human Service Agencies and Organizations
Brief presentations on services from
entities representing the following 11 macro category areas: emergency,
food, housing, goods, transit, health, money, care, education, work and legal.
Question
and Answer
Public Input, Questions and Answers
WHEN Saturday, April 12,
2014
11:00
a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
WHERE Fifth Street Baptist Church GRACE Center
2800
Third Avenue;
Richmond, Virginia 23222 U.S.A.
WHO The
Honorable Ellen F. Robertson, Councilwoman
Richmond
City Council Richmond Gateway 6th Voter District
CONTACT For
more information, please contact Councilwoman Ellen F. Robertson,
- E N D -
Steve Skinner
Council Public Information Manager
RICHMOND CITY COUNCIL
OFFICE OF THE COUNCIL CHIEF OF STAFF
Richmond City Hall
900 E. Broad Street, Suite 305
Richmond, Virginia 23219 U.S.A.
804.646.6052 (office)
804.335.4054 (mobile)
804.937.1386 (home/mobile)
804.646.5468 (fax)
steven.skinner@richmondgov.com (email)
www.council.richmondva.gov(website)
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MISSION The mission of Richmond City Council is to
represent citizens in creating and amending local laws,
providing government
policy and oversight, and
approving the city budget.
VISION Richmond City Council is committed to
creating a vibrant community that is a great place
to live, work, learn, play, visit and raise a family.
