In the News 2019

December

• 27 – Alexandrians to benefit from World Series raffle – Washington Post

November

• 26 – The Price Of Thanksgiving Dinner Has Barely Budged, But Thousands In The D.C. Area Can’t Afford It – WAMU

• 14 – Alexandrians to Benefit from World Series Raffle – Alexandria Times

July

• 15 – U.S. Senator Tim Kaine held a roundtable discussion at NVFS Headquarters in Oakton on maternal health and racial disparities in maternal mortality. According to the Virginia Department of Health, the pregnancy-associated death rate for African-American women in Virginia was more than double that of white women between 2004 and 2013. Kaine was joined by health care providers, community leaders, and local organizations including NVFS’ Ondrea McIntyre-Hall and Nanci Pedulla, for a dynamic conversation where participants offered possible solutions and paths forward for policies at the federal level.

February

• 14 – Executive Profile: Stephanie Berkowitz – The Washington Business Journal

January

• 31 – The Mental Health Effects of the Federal Shutdown – The Kojo Nnamdi Show (WAMU 88.5)
  NVFS’ Meredith McKeen, Director of the Multicultural Center & Youth Initiatives, discusses how furloughed workers can manage stress and improve their resiliency
• 25 – The Mental Toll of the Shutdown Is As Real As The Financial – WAMU
• 23 – Government Shutdown Stresses Small Business Owners – NBC Washington Channel 4
• 22 – Helping Those in Need – Prince William Living
• 15 – Federal Shutdown: A Community of Support – The Kojo Nnamdi Show (WAMU 88.5)
  NVFS President & CEO Stephanie Berkowitz discusses how the community and nonprofits are supporting those impacted by the partial government shutdown.
• 10 – For charities, the government shutdown could not have come at a worse time – The Washington Post
  NVFS is among three local nonprofits to receive funding from United Way of the National Capital Area and Pepco to provide vital food, rent and utility assistance to workers impacted by the shutdown of the federal government.