Author: Julie Call
Richmond’s Daily Planet collecting cold weather supplies for the unsheltered
“RICHMOND, Va. — A Richmond non-profit is asking for the public’s help following a successful bottled water drive over the summer.
Continue Reading
Richmond’s Daily Planet collecting cold weather supplies for the unsheltered
Organizations teach others how to save someone from an overdose
“RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) – Along West Grace Street on Thursday morning, Daily Planet Health Services set up a table to teach people how they can reverse the effects of an opioid overdose.
Continue Reading
Organizations teach others how to save someone from an overdose
Silvia Garcia Murcia: From unaccompanied minor to physician assistant
“Once a refugee, the Honduras native is giving back to the Richmond community that welcomed her. Silvia Garcia Murcia’s journey to becoming a physician assistant in Richmond has been anything but simple.
Continue Reading
Silvia Garcia Murcia: From unaccompanied minor to physician assistant
As Richmond’s unsheltered population hits a 15-year high, people and groups work to help those in need
“RICHMOND, Va. — The Daily Planet Health services on West Grace Street in Richmond focuses largely on wraparound medical services for unsheltered individuals and low-income families in the Richmond region.
How you can help Central Virginia families during Poverty Awareness Month
“RICHMOND, Va. — January is recognized as Poverty Awareness Month to raise awareness and call attention to the increase in hardship in America.
Continue Reading
How you can help Central Virginia families during Poverty Awareness Month
Jean-Venable “Kelly” Goode recognized as one of the nation’s top women in pharmacy
“Jean-Venable “Kelly” Goode, Pharm.D., had been working for months with a patient who was fighting to control his diabetes while experiencing homelessness.
Continue Reading
Jean-Venable “Kelly” Goode recognized as one of the nation’s top women in pharmacy
Out of Room
“Barbara Barbour Whittaker has managed to navigate a lifetime of job losses, drug addiction, broken families and even the tragic loss of her oldest daughter, Neisha, three years ago.
This sea of white crosses serves as a grim reminder of record-breaking overdoses: ‘It’s life and death’
“RICHMOND, Va. — Flags around Virginia are flying at half-staff on Wednesday to mark International Overdose Day. In both the United States and Virginia, there was a record number of overdose deaths in 2021, driven largely by fentanyl.
Community Health Center Week in Virginia
“Sec. of Health and Human Resources John Littel tours Daily Planet Health Services’ West Grace Health Center and reads a proclamation observing the week of Aug.
Richmond organizations helping homeless through dangerous heat
“RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) – There’s a new push to calculate how many people are living on the streets in the metro-Richmond area.
Continue Reading
Richmond organizations helping homeless through dangerous heat