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The storm has arrived… how you can help
It’s been a few months since I wrote to you about how we were “weathering the storm” related to the current financial climate. When I last wrote, I mentioned that we anticipated that cuts would be coming in the near future. Sadly, I am writing today to let you know that that future is now…

3rd Annual Battle of the Paddles
Join the Williamsburg Pickleball Club and Gloucester Pickleball Club as they go head to head in the 3rd Annual Battle of the Paddles fundraiser event! All money raised will help Bacon Street provide much needed mental health and substance use programs and services to youth and families in Williamsburg, Gloucester and Newport News.

Mental health takes center stage at Bacon Street’s inaugural walk
Bacon Street hosted its inaugural Mental Health Matters Awareness Walk in partnership with Riverside Health on May 10, 2025, at Riverside Walter Reed Hospital in Gloucester, VA. Over 100 community members gathered to raise awareness about mental health and reduce stigma around mental illness. In addition to raising awareness, the walk raised almost $30,000 for Bacon…

Welcome to our new board members!
Bacon Street is excited to be bringing on five new board members this year: Becky Boxx, Coleman Conner, Alexa Faithful, Cynthia Favret and Teri Morgan. They are a dynamic bunch and have already been impressing us with their willingness to dive right in, including in helping us organize our first Mental Health Matters Awareness Walk.…
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