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Application for F.C. Youth Reps Now Live Citizens for a Better City (CBC) has launched the application process for Year “8” of Falls Church City Youth Representatives on City Boards, Commissions and Civic Groups. The Youth Representatives Initiative was started by CBC in 2014 in an effort to involve the City’s youth in local government, support our Boards & Commissions and promote civic leadership development. Applications are now avail-
able online at fallschurchcbc.net and youthrepsinitiative.net or they can be picked up at the City high school’s Guidance Department. Any high school-aged student interested in serving on a City Board or Commission or on a participating Civic Group Board may apply. The deadline for application submissions to CBC is April 12. Interviews will be scheduled for April 22 – 25. Fifty Falls Church City High School students are currently serving on these City Boards, Commissions, and Civic Groups:
ELLA DAVID is the Military Child of the Year for the Marine Corps. Read more about David in the item on page 11. (Photo: Courtesy Operation Homefront)
The Architectural Advisory Board, The Arts & Humanities Council, The Advisory Committee for Recreation & Parks, The Electoral Board, The Falls Church Chamber of Commerce, The Falls Church Homeless Shelter, The Housing Commission, The Human Services Advisory Committee, The Historical Commission, The League of Women Voters, The Library Board of Trustees, The Urban Forestry Commission, The Citizens Advisory Council on Transportation, The Environmental Sustainability Council, The Economic Development Authority, The Falls Church Education Foundation, The Village Preservation & Improvement Society, The Falls Church
Democratic Committee, Creative Cauldron, The Tinner Hill Social Justice Committee, The Lions Club, and The Falls Church Women’s History Group. CBC reported the program is growing in popularity as more students apply every year — especially younger siblings of those currently serving.
F.C. Women Talk Immigration Policy Changes in Community The Falls Church League of Women Voters invites the public to attend a virtual program on recent changes to immigration policy. Our guest speaker will be Archi Pyati, Chief of Policy with the Tahirih Justice Center, a national organiza-
tion headquartered in Falls Church that provides direct legal services, policy advocacy, and training and education to immigrants fleeing gender-based violence. The program will address recent changes to immigration policy, including executive actions and bills before Congress. Archi Pyati will also discuss impacts for Virginia and Falls Church, as well as local efforts to welcome immigrants to our community. The program will take place on Saturday, March 20 at 4 p.m., via Zoom. The Zoom link is posted on the website of the Falls Church League of Women Voters at my.lwv.org/virginia/falls-church. For additional information, please email Barbara Lipsky, blipsky@ cox.net.
FOR THE PAST THREE WEEKS, Langley’s students, parents, and faculty/staff have participated in the “Give S.O.M.E. Love” food drive benefiting So Others Might Eat (S.O.M.E.), a Washington, DC-based service organization that supports those experiencing homelessness and poverty. Together, the Langley community raised more than $5,000 and collected more than 2,000 non-perishable food items to donate to S.O.M.E. (Photo: Courtesy Sharon Vipperman/The Langley School)
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