This week, Governor Glenn Youngkin honored the Tuskegee Airmen and Women Air Service pilots, heroes who exemplify the courage and sense of service that is unique to the American spirit. The Tuskegee Airmen and Women Air Service pilots represent the best of what America has to offer. The Red Tails flipped the cloud curtain; they ascended into the deep blue and made the world beneath them better.
This week, Governor Youngkin recognized National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day, reminding us that Virginia is not the only state battling this epidemic. Governor Youngkin’s administration has gone to work since day one to help Virginians struggling with addiction and remove fentanyl from our communities. It will take all of us to get all Virginians the Right Help, Right Now.
Governor visits Stafford to talk about health crisis
Over the past decade, drug overdoses have been the leading cause of unnatural deaths in Virginia, outpacing fatal vehicle crashes and gun-related deaths.
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin visited a Stafford County church on Monday to talk with faith leaders about a “behavioral health crises” largely related to drug abuse.
The governor, and a pair of local candidates running for statewide office, talked with the group about work being done to deal with the growing drug problem and behavioral health treatment. They also wanted to get ideas and insights from community leaders.
Governor Youngkin returned to Manassas this week for a stop at Jukebox Diner. He was joined by Bill Woolf – a 20-year law enforcement officer specializing in combating human trafficking who is running to serve his community in the Virginia Senate. Youngkin and Woolf spent time meeting with diners and the wonderful staff at Jukebox and even cooked breakfast!