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HEF is hiring for the Learning & Discovery Program
Learning and Discovery Program Job Descriptions Center Director Are you looking for part-time work at full-time pay? Are you passionate about supporting students and a staff team? Join the Henrico Education Foundation’s Learning & Discovery Program as a part-time Center Director! Our Center Directors earn a minimum of $20 per hour for up to…
Read MoreSupporting Teachers, Students & Families in HCPS’ 2020-21 Mission Forward
Since the COVID school closure in March, HEF has provided funding for HCPS teachers, students and their families. This has included food and basic necessities for Henrico’s most vulnerable students, and WiFi hotspots for students and teachers without internet access. This support has expanded to include virtual summer camps for nearly 100 disadvantaged students…
Read MoreHow do we reach summer camp students during COVID?
It’s easy, we bring the program to them! Through HEF’s Community Learning Center (CLC) initiative, working in partnership with HCPS, we’re delivering programming to nearly 100 students in the safety of their own homes. Site Supervisors from Ratcliffe Elementary, Glen Lea Elementary, Wilder Middle, and HEF’s CLC Program Officer created a virtual learning plan featuring…
Read MoreThank you Dominion Club!
Thank you so much to The Dominion Club and their generous members for the fabulous $25,500 donation to HEF’s COVID-19 response fund. This support continues to ensure that vulnerable families have the support they need, including meals and access to materials for remote internet-based learning. We’re all in this together and we’re thankful to have amazing partners…
Read MoreCOVID-19 Update
Thank you to all of the generous donors who have given to HEF’s COVID-19 Response Fund. HEF has raised $640,905 since March, 2020 to ensure vulnerable families have the support they need, including meals and access to materials for remote internet-based learning. While the impact of the COVID-19 crisis will be felt for months and…
Read MoreFacebook Grant Enables HEF to Strengthen COVID-19 Response
The Henrico Education Foundation is expanding the impact of its COVID-19 Response Fund supporting vulnerable children and families in Henrico County, thanks to a $280,000 grant from Facebook. The tech company’s Henrico Data Center is located in eastern Henrico’s White Oak Technology Park. The foundation has partnered with the center as part of Facebook’s COVID…
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