By Jacqueline Weisgarber, Social Security Public Affairs Specialist in Richmond, Virginia

April is Financial Literacy Month.  Social Security is a vital part of any financial plan.  .  Our online tools can help you understand your potential Social Security benefits and how they fit into your financial future. 

You should periodically review your Social Security Statement (Statement) using your personal my Social Security account at www.ssa.gov/myaccount.  Your Statement is an easy-to-read summary of the estimated benefits you and your family could receive, including potential retirement, disability, and survivors’ benefits. 

Our Plan for Retirement tool in your personal my Social Security account allows you to check various benefit estimate scenarios.  You can compare how different future earnings and retirement benefit start-dates might affect your future benefit amount.

Please tell your friends and family about the steps they can take to improve their financial knowledge by exploring their personal my Social Security account.  If they don’t have an account, they can easily create one at www.ssa.gov/myaccount.

RICHMOND, Va. - Virginia's recent participation in the multi-state Interstate 95 "Drive to Save Lives'' initiative netted more than 366 summonses and arrests during the three-day traffic safety campaign. Among those enforcement actions, were 15 drunk/drugged driving arrests and 23 citations for violating Virginia's "Hands Free" law. 

Virginia was among 15 states, from Maine to Florida, to participate once again in the Drive to Save Lives traffic safety initiative along the entire Interstate 95 corridor. April 1-3, 2023, Virginia State Police dedicated additional patrol resources along Virginia's entire 178 miles of I-95, from the border of North Carolina to Maryland. 

This year's initiative also resulted in 14 seat belt violation citations, for both adults and children failing to use proper occupant safety restraints. Furthermore, Virginia State Police issued 144 speeding citations and 120 reckless driving citations.

The I-95 Drive to Save Lives traffic safety and enforcement campaign included the Florida Highway Patrol, North Carolina Highway Patrol, South Carolina Highway Patrol, Georgia Highway Patrol, Virginia State Police, Maryland State Police, Delaware State Police, Pennsylvania State Police, New Jersey State Police, New York State Police, Connecticut State Police, Rhode Island State Police, New Hampshire State Police, Massachusetts State Police and Maine State Police. 

Funds generated from summonses issued by Virginia State Police go directly to court fees and the state's Literary Fund, which benefits public school construction, technology funding and teacher retirement.