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to May 25 although we receive press releases from the Hampton Sheriff 's Department and other city of Hampton departments on a regular basis. Aſter the AMBER Alert our calls to both the Hampton and Newport News police departments garnered little information about the case. In a video which can be viewed online, Rhonda Crews, the mother of missing Keir Johnson, gave a passionate plea for her daughter’s safe return. She said that her daughter had never done anything like this; “She always kept in touch with me, always been able


to contact her.” She also


stated that her daughter was supposed to meet a friend on the day of her disappearance but never showed up or


called. Trough tears, Crews pleaded that people help to find her daughter and granddaughter and come forward with any information that they may have.


Keir Johnson, 34, has black


hair, brown eyes, is 4 feet 11 inches and weighs 140 pounds. She was last seen wearing blue jeans, a T-shirt and glasses. Her daughter Chloe, 8 months, also has black hair and brown eyes, and is 2 feet 5 inches tall weighing 20 pounds.


Please contact authorities if


you have information about the whereabouts of Keir and Chloe Johnson.


ALEXANDRIA – During the


final meeting of the Commonwealth Council on Bridging the Nutritional Divide, First Lady of Virginia Dorothy McAuliffe


announced the Virginia


Food Access Network (VFAN), an interactive tool to accelerate efforts, connect partners, and share resources to end childhood hunger in Virginia and strengthen the local food system.


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Governor Terry McAuliffe established the Commonwealth Council on Bridging the Nutritional Divide by executive order in 2014 to work to solve childhood hunger in the Commonwealth, promote Virginia’s agriculture economy, and facilitate local initiatives related to community nutrition, food access, and health strategies and programs. Over the past three years, Council members have made significant strides to expand food access in the Commonwealth, including serving 6.5 million more school breakfasts in 2015-16 school year, expanding SNAP utilization at Virginia’s farmers markets, and successfully


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Volume 11 Number 9


June 2017


First Lady Dorothy McAuliffe Announces the Virginia Food Access Network


Interactive website shares information and connects stakeholders across Virginia’s food systems


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