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Both of Richmond’s inclement weather shelters are at capacity as bitter cold hits the area
“RICHMOND, Va. —The city of Richmond has issued a winter weather alert due to dangerously low temperatures. Officials are urging residents to take precautions when outdoors and are expanding services for those experiencing homelessness.

Richmond Inclement Weather Shelter to operate continuously this week
“RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — The City of Richmond announced over the weekend that the Inclement Weather Shelter will stay open continuously throughout this week.
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Richmond Inclement Weather Shelter to operate continuously this week

Bitter cold anticipated in Richmond this week, leaving homeless population looking for a warm place to go
“RICHMOND, Va. — 2025 has brought with it an active winter weather season and with temperatures this week expected to be the lowest felt so far this season the Salvation Army’s city sponsored Inclement Weather Shelter on Chamberlayne Avenue is temporarily adjusting its hours to a 24 hours of operation.”

Richmond-area free clinics grapple with effects of winter storm, water outages
“‘It’ll be another month, minimally, before we will be able to get those patients seen.’ Hundreds of under- and uninsured people in the Richmond region weren’t able to access health care for parts of the week as many of the city’s free health clinics were forced to close their doors because of a lack of potable water.”
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Richmond-area free clinics grapple with effects of winter storm, water outages

Why the Daily Planet is expanding its footprint to East Cary Street in downtown Richmond
“RICHMOND, Va. — A sprawling 25,000-square-foot office building at 24 East Cary Street is currently under construction to add medical services for Richmond’s underserved population.

Richmond’s heat dome is only getting hotter this weekend
“Richmond has been under a heat dome this week, with heat indexes (a feels-like temperature that accounts for humidity, though not direct sun) into the 90s every day — and it’s expected to only get hotter this weekend.
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Richmond’s heat dome is only getting hotter this weekend

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.
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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.
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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.
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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.