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Supporting Students & Families during COVID-19
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…
Facebook 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…
Thank You!
Today we’d like to say thank you to all of the generous donors who have given to HEF either as a part of #GivingTuesdayNow or who have given to our COVID-19 Response Fund during this difficult time. We are so thankful for your support, and because of you our work will continue as we…
National School Nurse Day – May 6
HEF thanks School Health Services for providing caring clinic staff all year! We’re especially grateful for the department providing on-site care during CLC summer camps. Thanks for all you do keeping our students healthy!
Glen Allen High School teacher named Henrico Schools’ 2020 Teacher of the Year
Press Release re-posted with permission from Henrico County Public Schools Henrico County Public Schools employs more than 4,000 teachers, but only one is honored each year with the division’s Teacher of the Year Award. Lindsey Pantele, an English teacher at Glen Allen High School, was named this year’s winner. Because of HCPS’ closure for the coronavirus pandemic,…
Today is #GivingTuesdayNow!
Check out our #GivingTuesdayNow Q&A video to learn more about HEF, and please donate to our COVID-19 Relief Fund. Donate Securely
We are so grateful
Tomorrow, May 5th is #GivingTuesdayNow! Today we are sharing how grateful we are at HEF. We’re thankful for our generous donors, supporters, the organizations, individuals and our partners who support HEF’s mission which is to “strengthen public education by advancing innovative programs and initiatives designed to improve student achievement”. This unwavering support allows HEF to…
Teacher Appreciation Week – May 4-8
To the stellar 4,083 HCPS teachers—you’re frontline heroes for Henrico’s students! Your gifts of time, caring, compassion, intelligence, and creativity inspire our students, families and the Henrico community. Never have we appreciated YOU more—our heartfelt thanks to each of you.
HEF is so very grateful to all of our amazing partners, especially during COVID-19!
The staff and volunteers of the HCPS Family and Community Engagement team are on the front lines providing meals and assistance to children and families living in poverty. Their work is fueled by the community’s generous donations to HEF’s COVID-19 Response Fund. On Tuesday, May 5th, you can assist HEF’s efforts to make certain that…
May 1st is School Lunch Hero Day!
HEF salutes HCPS cafeteria heroes! In addition to providing meals in every school every day, School Nutrition partners with HEF to provide snacks and meals for students attending after school and summer programs in Community Learning Center schools. You all are the best!