The Valentine, in partnership with the Capital Region Collaborative,  Richmond Magazine and TMI Consulting, hosts its annual Community Conversations series, showcasing topics of interest to the Richmond community on a monthly basis.  If you missed January’s discussion on Acceptance, featuring Matthew Shapiro of 6 Wheel Consulting and Kelly King Horne of Homeward, you can check out their tips here on how to make our communities more understanding and inclusive to all.

One major takeaway: it’s better to consciously engage with the differences that make us all unique than it is to simply ignore them – that’s how we build diversity and acceptance of all our neighbors. (Melissa Scott Sinclair, Richmond Magazine, 1 January 2017)