OAR is a community-based nonprofit which envisions a safe and thriving community where those impacted by the legal system enjoy equal civil anMake sure to sign up for the Chamber's free Small Business Roundtable on August 25 from 11:45 a.m.-1:00 p.m. as we welcome Elizabeth Jones Valderrama, Executive Director, OAR of Arlington, Alexandria, and Falls Church, to talkd human rights.
National Night Out is an annual community-building campaign that promotes police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie to make our neighborhoods safer, more caring places to live. National Night Out enhances the relationship between neighbors and law enforcement while bringing back a true sense of community. Furthermore, it provides a great opportunity to bring police and neighbors together under positive circumstances.
My earliest experience in government and politics came when I was a senior in high school. Responding to rumors in the rural community where I lived with my parents that vote buying was going on, I did a research paper at the encouragement of my government class teacher who knew of my intense interest in politics to learn whether vote buying was taking place.