Free Tickets to January 23, 2015 performance courtesy of community partners When the highly-acclaimed Crazy Hair Tour rolled into town in 2014, a sold out audience of 1,400 ladies and…
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By Lane Burgess Director of Marketing and Communications First Things First of Greater Richmond For many of us, the new year is time to make resolutions to better ourselves. We…
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The following letter was written by a teen who is incarcerated at the Bon Air Correctional Facility. The young lady attended a “Relationship Smarts” program conducted by the nonprofit First…
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The Greater Richmond area is a haven for business with a vaunted history, physical beauty, and quality of life. Beneath the community’s growth, environmental health and vibrant economy, however, lies the hidden fact that as the community grows and strengthens; many families are still in crisis. First Things First (FTF) wants to assist those families, and work to reverse the trend of destructive relationships and family fragmentation. Founded in 2003, FTF is a nonprofit community organization in Richmond dedicated to strengthening families for a better community through education, collaboration and mobilization.
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“You need only do three things to avoid poverty in this country: Finish high school, marry before having a child, and marry after the age of 20. Only eight percent of families who do this are poor; 79 percent of those who fail to do this are poor,” said William Galston, former advisor to President Bill Clinton. This quote appears on the website firstthingsrichmond.org. First Things First is a Richmond-based nonprofit organization focused on strengthening families through education and interaction with the community.