Blessing Warriors News Today

The list of candidates who hope to become Richmond’s next mayor continues to grow.

Ask Mayor Levar M. Stoney about the unsheltered people in the city, and he’ll tell you the city is doing a bang-up job of addressing the need.

Advocates for Richmond's homeless community said they're reaching a breaking point trying to find help for families and children who they claimed were falling through the cracks of the shelter system.

City Hall has followed through on expanding winter shelter in the Richmond area, but families with children still are being left out in the cold, the Free Press has confirmed. Operators on Richmond’s Homeless Crisis Hotline are advising homeless adults with children that all shelter space reserved for them is full and that they should call back weekly to see if there is an opening.

If you or someone you know is hoping to help with this cause, you can reach out to Rhonda Sneed at (804) 300-8051.

Dark and silent most days, the Meadowbridge Community Market comes alive on Saturdays.

Richmond is rated by the National Weather Service as a storm-ready community. But when Tropical Storm Ophelia was about to hit, the city’s emergency shelter seemed less than prepared to provide a refuge for people like Robert Harrison, 23, and Ron Thomas, 38, who are homeless.

Gov. Glenn A. Youngkin and Attorney General Jason S. Miyares both profess to be men of Christian faith, which calls on adherents to be accepting of people no matter their status, resources or appearance. So why do they take such comfort supporting the oppression of transgender people?

As a dangerous heatwave lingers throughout Central Virginia, some homeless people are left with nowhere to go and relying on support from community organizations to battle the heat.

Richmond homeless advocates says more and more people are showing up these days for food and other services.