A non-profit Center for Independent Living serving the NRV
On January 21st, 2020, the Community Advocate, Tiffany Allison of the New River Valley Disability Resource Center, attended a luncheon with Pulaski County’s Rotary Club. She was able to share NRV DRC’s Mission and talked with club members about the services we offer to individuals in our community with disabilities.
For those interested, NRV DRC has published it’s 1st Quarter Newsletter. If you wish to submit an event to be published in the newsletter or would like to subscribe to it, please email NRV DRC’s Community Advocate, Tiffany Allison, at tallison@nrvdrc.org.
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NRV DRC volunteered to participate in Downtown Christiansburg Inc.’s first window decorating contest. We would like to thank Christiansburg High School’s art class for decorating our windows while incorporating disabilities into our theme. From now until December 22, you can vote for your favorite window on the non-profit’s Facebook page by giving it a like. The one that gets the most likes will win a $250 gift card toward marketing their business.
Community Advocate, Tiffany Allison, has recently published NRV DRC’s 4th Quarter Newsletter “The Independent”. Our newsletter is to keep consumers and non-consumers informed of any updates and current events happening in the NRV DRC office as well as in the community. If you wish to submit an event to be published in our newsletter please email NRV DRC’s Community Advocate, Tiffany Allison, at tallison@nrvdrc.org.
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On Friday, March 1, the NRV DRC held a candlelight vigil to memorialize those who have been murdered by family members or caregivers due to their disability, a crime known as filicide. The event brought in numerous people from the New River Valley, and local media coverage attended to report on the memorial. The afternoon of events included signs, speakers, a reading of names of those who have been murdered, and literature on filicide and how to advocate against it.
Several links to media coverage are below. We wish to thank WSLS10, WFXR, the Roanoke Times, WUVT, National Public Radio, and the Radford News Journal.
WSLS10, WFXR, National Public Radio
