Claudia Morales Is Arlington’s 2020 Foster Parent of the Year
Arlington's foster parent program will face major need post-pandemic.
How often does a young, single, professional person have the desire and capacity to become a foster parent? Claudia Morales of Arlington did. Nine times. Morales was officially approved in 2015 to become a foster parent, and since then she has had 9 children join her family.
More Educated, Better Paid
Foreign-born population attracted by government contracting and tech jobs.
Virginia’s foreign-born population is more educated and better paid, according to a new report from the Commonwealth Institute for Fiscal Analysis. The Richmond-based think tank points out more than 40 percent of immigrants in Virginia have a bachelor’s degree or higher. That’s a significantly higher level of education than the United States as a whole, and it’s even a bit higher than native-born Virginians.
Herndon-area Nonprofit Improves Lives
Grant award helps assist the most vulnerable immigrants in our community.
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250,000+ Eligible Latino Voters in Virginia
Arlandria is home to one of the largest Salvadoran communities in the country.
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A Journey To Better Understand Their Alexandria Students
Staff from TC’s International Academy visit schools in El Salvador.
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