FORT LEE, Va. – In addition to awareness and prevention, a goal of April’s Child Abuse Prevention Month observance is to inform communities about available support services that promote healthy families.
One of them at Fort Lee is the Family Advocacy Program – an Army Community Service resource many service members know by name but aren’t always certain what it really offers.
“The family advocacy mission is to prevent child abuse and domestic violence,” said LaKetia Jones, a FAP specialist. “We do that by first educating commands, service members and their families, and DOD Civilians and contractors.”
There is more to FAP’s instructional offerings than many people think, she noted.
“We offer classes on...
No injuries were reported after Fort Lee fire and emergency services personnel responded to a house fire April 20, 2021, in the Jackson Circle neighborhood.
When they arrived, firefighters found half of the duplex at 709 Jackson Circle fully engulfed in flames. The blaze was extinguished minutes after emergency crews arrived on scene.
The 911 call came in at 9:24 a.m., and firefighters arrived by 9:31 a.m. Prince George County and City of Hopewell fire departments provided mutual aid during the response.
Both sides of the duplex were under renovation when the fire broke out. Neither was occupied.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
