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News Release Archive (1996 to February 2022)

News Releases
Release Date Headline
4/11/2025 City of Alexandria Offers Safe Disposal of Medication on Drug Take Back Day and Year Round
4/15/2025 City of Alexandria Recognizes National Alcohol Awareness Month, Celebrates Youth Poster Contest Winners
4/10/2025 City of Alexandria Recognizes National Fentanyl Awareness Day: Harm Reduction Bag Giveaways
4/2/2025 City of Alexandria Recognizes Sexual Assault Awareness Month: Poetry Share, Pinwheel Garden, Help Resources and More
3/14/2025 City of Alexandria Commission on Aging Seeks Nominations for Excellence in Aging Awards
2/6/2025 ALX Preschool Application Period Begins February 17 for City of Alexandria Residents
12/19/2024 City of Alexandria’s ARISE Guaranteed Income Pilot: Key Insights After Year One Evaluation
10/24/2024 City of Alexandria Launches Respect Campaign
10/21/2024 Alexandria Recognizes Drug Take Back Day and Encourages Residents to Safely Dispose of Unneeded Medications
10/7/2024 Project Sticker Shock Campaign Highlights Consequences of Providing Alcohol to Youth
9/20/2024 Join the City of Alexandria for a Vibrant Fall Festival on Saturday, October 5
9/9/2024 City of Alexandria Celebration to Recognize National Drug and Alcohol Recovery Month
8/27/2024 City Hall Lights Up in Alexandria to Raise Awareness of Drug Overdoses and Recovery
7/22/2024 City of Alexandria Announces Grand Opening of ALX Closet, a Clothing & Resource Center
7/19/2024 A Report Card on Sex Ed for All in the City of Alexandria
7/18/2024 Registration Open for the City of Alexandria’s Youth Leadership Conference
7/10/2024 Centenarian Day Recognition
6/12/2024 ALX Preschool Application Period Has Begun for City of Alexandria Residents
5/23/2024 City of Alexandria Seventh Annual LGBTQ+ Pride Fair 
5/20/2024 A Report Card on Preventing Dating Violence and Building Healthy Relationships Among Youth in the City of Alexandria
5/9/2024 City of Alexandria Economic Opportunity Commission Releases Community Needs Assessment 
4/30/2024 City of Alexandria Recognizes National Fentanyl Awareness Day, May 7 
4/26/2024 Notice of CSB Public Hearing
4/17/2024 A Report Card on Making the City of Alexandria a More Affordable and Inclusive Place to Live
4/16/2024 City of Alexandria Recognizes National Alcohol Awareness Month: Community Meeting Announced
4/9/2024 Alexandria Recognizes Drug Take Back Day
4/3/2024 City of Alexandria Recognizes Sexual Assault Awareness Month 
3/18/2024 City of Alexandria Releases Food Insecurity Report
3/14/2024 A Report Card on Progress in Strengthening Out of School Time Programs
3/7/2024 City of Alexandria Commission on Aging Seeks Nominations for Excellence in Aging Awards
2/29/2024 ​​​​​​​City of Alexandria Residents Can Complete Mental Health First Aid Training Online in 2024
1/24/2024 City of Alexandria Offers Free Tax Preparation to Eligible Residents at Del Pepper Community Resource Center
12/6/2023 A Monthly Report Card on Progress Building an Equitable and Accessible Early Care and Education System in Alexandria
12/4/2023 Wrap Up, Alexandria! City Providing Free Condoms in Effort to Combat Teen Pregnancy and Rising Sexually Transmitted Infections
10/23/2023 Connecting City of Alexandria Youth to Volunteer Work: A Monthly Report Card on Progress with the Children and Youth Community Plan
10/18/2023 City of Alexandria Residents Can Complete Mental Health First Aid Training Online in 2023
10/17/2023 Join the Project Discovery Walkathon to Raise Money for Low-Income and First-Generation College-Bound Students in the City of Alexandria
10/16/2023 Project Sticker Shock Campaign Highlights Consequences of Providing Alcohol to Youth
10/5/2023 Domestic Violence Victims to be Remembered with Candlelight Vigil and Memorial Program
9/18/2023 A Monthly Report Card on Progress in Creating a Trauma-Informed and Resilient City of Alexandria
9/7/2023 The City of Alexandria's DCHS to Host Fall Festival for All
9/6/2023 City of Alexandria to Recognize 28 Residents for National Centenarian Day
9/5/2023 City of Alexandria’s Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition to Host Fifteen Year Anniversary Celebration
8/28/2023 City Hall Lights Up as Alexandria Raises Awareness of Drug Overdoses and Recovery
8/10/2023 Alexandria Youth Learn Work Skills Through Summer Youth Employment Program
7/26/2023 A Monthly Report Card on Progress in Advancing Sex Ed for All
7/19/2023 Alexandrians 100 Years of Age and Older Invited to Participate in Centenarian Day Recognition
7/5/2023 City of Alexandria Provides Child Care Guidelines, Financial Assistance and Tips for Finding Childcare
6/23/2023 Registration Open for the City of Alexandria’s Youth Leadership Conference
5/31/2023 A Monthly Report Card on Progress in Improving Youth Mental Health in the City of Alexandria
5/24/2023 City of Alexandria Sixth Annual LGBTQ+ Pride Month Fair
5/8/2023 City of Alexandria Recognizes Second Annual National Fentanyl Awareness Day: Youth Fund-Raising Car Wash and Free Narcan with REVIVE! Trainings to Reverse Overdoses
5/3/2023 City of Alexandria Officials Warn of Drug Dangers  
5/2/2023 A Monthly Report Card on Progress in Teen Dating Violence Prevention and Healthy Relationships in the City of Alexandria
4/20/2023 Notice of Public Hearing: Performance Contract for Mental Health, Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities, Substance Use Treatment Services
4/19/2023 Alexandria Commission on Persons with Disabilities Seeks Applications, Nominations for Scholarship and Awards
4/14/2023 City of Alexandria Project Sticker Shock Campaign Highlights Consequences of Providing Alcohol to Youth
4/14/2023 Alexandria Recognizes National Prescription Drug Take Back Day and Encourages Residents to Safely Dispose of Unneeded Medications
3/30/2023 City of Alexandria Recognizes National Alcohol Awareness and Sexual Assault Awareness Months
3/23/2023 A Monthly Report Card on Helping City of Alexandria Kids Succeed through the Children & Youth Community Plan: Focus on Mentoring
3/22/2023 Fund for Human Services Seeking Grant Proposals from Nonprofits
2/27/2023 City of Alexandria Commission on Aging Seeks Nominations for Excellence in Aging Awards: Deadline March 31
2/7/2023 City of Alexandria Offers Free Tax Preparation to Qualifying Residents at New DCHS Location
1/24/2023 Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition of Alexandria Launches For Our Future / Por Nuestro Futuro Messaging Campaign
1/11/2023 End of SNAP Emergency Food Benefits and Emergency Medicaid Coverage May Affect Thousands of City of Alexandria Residents
1/5/2023 SAPCA Launches Video Series Encouraging Youth to be Marijuana Free
1/4/2023 The Monthly Report Card on Helping City of Alexandria Kids Succeed through the Children & Youth Community Plan: Focus on Progress Made to Date
11/18/2022 More Than 4,000 Alexandria Residents Applied for City of Alexandria’s ARISE Guaranteed Income Pilot
11/18/2022 City of Alexandria Holiday Sharing to Benefit Children, Families and Older Adults in Need
11/8/2022 A Monthly Report Card on Helping City of Alexandria Kids Succeed through the Children & Youth Community Plan: Focus on Reading by Third Grade and Reading for Pleasure
10/27/2022 ARISE Guaranteed Income Pilot Application Kickoff
10/20/2022 City of Alexandria Encourages Eligible Residents to Apply for ARISE Guaranteed Income Pilot
10/14/2022 Alexandria Recognizes National Prescription Drug Take Back Day and Encourages Residents to Safely Dispose of Unneeded Medications
10/13/2022 City of Alexandria Raises Awareness During Domestic Violence Awareness Month
9/12/2022 Children & Youth Community Plan: Focus on Sex Ed for All
9/7/2022 City of Alexandria Emphasizes Suicide Prevention during National Awareness Month
9/1/2022 City of Alexandria Youth Safety and Resilience Efforts
8/26/2022 City of Alexandria Raises Awareness of Drug Overdose and Recovery; City Hall Lights up for National Recovery Month
7/27/2022 City of Alexandria Raises Awareness of Challenges and Resources During BIPOC Mental Health Month
7/26/2022 National 988 Crisis and Suicide Hotline 
7/22/2022 Registration is Open for the City of Alexandria’s Ninth Annual Youth Leadership Conference
7/21/2022 Alexandrians 100 Years of Age and Older Invited to Participate in Centenarian Day Recognition
7/21/2022 A Monthly Report Card on Helping City of Alexandria Kids Succeed through the Children & Youth Community Plan: Focus on Youth Helping Others
6/1/2022 A Monthly Report Card on Progress in Building a Trauma Informed Community to Help City of Alexandria Kids Succeed
5/31/2022 City of Alexandria to Host Fifth Annual LGBTQ+ Pride Month Event
5/19/2022 City of Alexandria Reports on Strategies to Improve Lives for All Children and Families
5/11/2022 Alexandria Commission on Aging Presents 2022 Excellence in Aging Awards
5/9/2022 City of Alexandria Recognizes First Annual National Fentanyl Awareness Day, May 10, On Heels of Recent Overdose Spike
5/4/2022 City of Alexandria Officials Warn of Dangers Posed by Recent Spike in Opioid Overdoses, Especially Among Youth ­­
4/22/2022 Alexandria Recognizes National Prescription Drug Take Back Day and Encourages Residents to Safely Dispose of Unneeded Medications
4/21/2022 City of Alexandria Recognizes Alcohol Awareness Month
4/8/2022 City of Alexandria Community Members Encouraged to Prevent Child Abuse and Visit Symbolic Pinwheel Garden
3/31/2022 City of Alexandria Recognizes Sexual Assault Awareness Month 
3/15/2022 City of Alexandria Commission on Aging Seeks Nominations for Excellence in Aging Awards: Deadline April 8
3/11/2022 A Monthly Report Card on Helping City of Alexandria Kids Succeed through the Children & Youth Community Plan: Focus on Teen Dating Violence and Healthy Relationships
2/28/2022 Gun Lock and Medication Lock Box Distribution
2/25/2022 A Monthly Report Card on Progress in Helping City of Alexandria Kids Succeed through the Children & Youth Community Plan: Focus on Mentoring
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