Henrico-based McShin Foundation receives $2M grant • Henrico Police will no longer respond to certain shoplifting, panhandling and noise calls

Henrico Newsflash – March 19, 2024

Mar 19, 2024

Henrico-based McShin Foundation receives $2M from MacKenzie Scott

The McShin Foundation, a Henrico-based recovery community organization, was among eight Virginia-based nonprofits and 361 nationwide that earned donations from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott’s Yield Giving program, whose grants were announced Tuesday morning.

McShin will receive $2 million from the program that it will use to help its efforts to provide access to housing and housing development; incarceration and justice system involvement and mental and behavioral health, according to the Yield Giving website. Click here to read more

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Henrico Police will no longer respond to certain shoplifting, panhandling and noise calls

Henrico Police will no longer send patrol units to certain calls for service that you may call into emergency dispatch, Henrico Police Chief Eric English announced Monday in a video posted on YouTube. Click here to read more

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In May, the Henrico Citizen will publish its 12th Henrico's Top Teachers issue, profiling 20 of the top teachers in Henrico County, from the preschool through high school levels. We encourage you to nominate one, or several, of the current teachers who have made a difference in your life, or in the lives of your children, friends, brothers or sisters. Public and private school teachers are eligible to be nominated. To nominate a teacher (or teachers), please click here.

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