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Current Issues
    The RCA board decided that some issues that would be coordinated by a town government should be reviewed to see what activities RCA could begin work on, independent of its work on governance. The issues included:

Multicultural Aspects of Reston Life/Immigrant Assimilation Services
Add RCA Directors and participants from the immigrant and minority communities
Promote multicultural activities such as...
 - The Reston Multicultural Festival (RMF) which is held in Sept. in Lake Anne Village.  A Representative of RCA will be on the RMF Planning Committee and R
epresentatives of RCA will volunteer at the RMF
 - The Asian Festival which takes place in Aug., is a two-day FREE ADMISSION event to promote a greater understanding of Asian countries and culture.  


Gather and provide information about English language courses.  
Here are some ESL contacts:
 - Reston Community Center - NoVA Community Collage - Literacy Council of NoVA
 - St. Anne’s Episcopal Church, 1700 Wainwright Dr., 703-437-6530 - citizenship classes
 - Reston Bible Church, 11979 N. Shore Dr., 703-478-9730
 - St. John Neumann Catholic Church, 11900 Lawyers Rd., 703-534-9805 x222 (Hogar Hispano)
 - Southgate Community Center, 12125 Pinecrest Rd., 703-860-0676
 - Washington Plaza Baptist Church, 1615 Washington Plaza N., 703-471-5225


Fairfax County Immigrant-Refugee Study Publications
Hispanic Liaison Office - Richmond, VA

View Other Issues: Accessibility and Visitability     Affordable Housing   
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Transportation     Virtual Infrastructure

View results of Reston Issues Poll held at Reston Festival 2006


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