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Academic Resources
Side-by-Side (formerly ROSMY)
Mission: Dedicated to creating supportive communities where Virginia’s LGBTQ+ youth can define themselves, belong, and flourish.
Services: Support Groups, Hygiene Resources, LGBTQIA+, Emergency Housing, Clothing Resources, Counseling, Educational Resources, Affinty Space, Advocacy, Leadership Development, Caregiver Support
Services: Support Groups, Hygiene Resources, LGBTQIA+, Emergency Housing, Clothing Resources, Counseling, Educational Resources, Affinty Space, Advocacy, Leadership Development, Caregiver Support
Abundant Life
Mission: Abundant Life demonstrates God’s love through holistic community development in the Prospect neighborhood. We believe in whole-family, holistic ministry, with incentive-based programming that spans from Kindergarten to senior citizens. Through long-term, lasting relationships with parents, children, and residents, we demonstrate the love of God and encourage positive community development.
Services: Tutoring, Mentoring, Financial Literacy Education
Services: Tutoring, Mentoring, Financial Literacy Education
100 Black Men of Central Virginia
Mission: The purpose of the 100 Black Men of Central Virginia (100 BMOCV) is to improve the quality of life within the community and advocate eliminating the achievement gap of African American (AA) male students through mentoring by the members.
Services: Scholarships, Tutoring, Public Study Hall Hours, Mentoring, Summer STEM Programming
Services: Scholarships, Tutoring, Public Study Hall Hours, Mentoring, Summer STEM Programming
AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination)
Mission: AVID’s mission is to close the opportunity gap by preparing all students for college and career readiness and success in a global society.
Services: Mentorship, College-prepatory, Tutoring,
Services: Mentorship, College-prepatory, Tutoring,
City of Promise
Mission: Our goal is to make a positive impact on generational poverty and support a culture of achievement through child-centered, dual generation, family self sufficiency initiatives in Charlottesville with wraparound service through the LaunchPad Initiative, Dreambuilders, and Pathway Coaching.
Services: Tutoring, Mentoring, Parent-Child Success, Parent Development, Micro-Financing
Services: Tutoring, Mentoring, Parent-Child Success, Parent Development, Micro-Financing
CATEC (Charlottesville Albemarle Technical Education Center)
Mission: Our mission is to develop workforce skills and careers for both high school students and adults. CATEC is dedicated to preparing its students for quality career employment and lifelong learning.
Services: Skill Development, College Preparation,
Services: Skill Development, College Preparation,
Music Resource Center
Mission: We foster the youth of Charlottesville through music. The Music Resource Center is a safe, diverse, and creative community where teens learn, grow, and make music together. MRC is affordable to all.
As a nonprofit after-school program, the Music Resource Center provides unlimited voice, instrument, and dance lessons, practice space, mentorship, access to instruments and equipment, performance opportunities, summer camps, and recording studio time to 6th – 12th grade students.
Services: After School Programming, Arts, Music, Mentorship, Space Acces, Equipment Access
As a nonprofit after-school program, the Music Resource Center provides unlimited voice, instrument, and dance lessons, practice space, mentorship, access to instruments and equipment, performance opportunities, summer camps, and recording studio time to 6th – 12th grade students.
Services: After School Programming, Arts, Music, Mentorship, Space Acces, Equipment Access
Cultivate Charlottesville
Mission: Cultivate Charlottesville engages youth and community in building an equitable, sustainable food system through garden-based experiential learning, growing and sharing healthy food, amplifying community leaders, and advocating for food justice.
Services: Food Access, Community Network, Educational Programming
Services: Food Access, Community Network, Educational Programming
Piedmont Virginia Community College
Mission: Piedmont Virginia Community College (PVCC) is a nonresidential two-year institution of higher education that serves Central Virginia - principally residents of the City of Charlottesville and the counties of Albemarle, Buckingham, Fluvanna, Greene, Louisa and Nelson. PVCC is one of 23 community colleges in Virginia that comprise the Virginia Community College System (VCCS).
Services: Post-Secondary Education, Workforce Development
Services: Post-Secondary Education, Workforce Development
Cville Tulips
Mission: Cville Tulips began in the winter of 2022 as a space for recently arrived Afghan women to gather and build community. We now meet weekly in the summer and bi-weekly during the school year. Women attend English and Health Learning Circles. Kids of all ages enjoy soccer, games, visual arts, and drumming. Interpreters, hired from the Cville Tulips community of women, help bridge linguistic and cultural differences. English, Health, and Youth programming are supervised by faculty and staff from the Center for English Language and Culture and the Medical School and College of Arts and Sciences. Madison House provides volunteer support.
Services: Language Development, Health Education, Youth Programming, All-Girl Programming, Community Building
Services: Language Development, Health Education, Youth Programming, All-Girl Programming, Community Building
Community Climate Collaborative (C3)
Mission: C3 works with local communities across Virginia to mitigate climate change in ways that improve people’s lives. Using technical, policy, and communications expertise, we facilitate solutions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, transform local systems, and strengthen the climate movement.
Services: Climate Solutions, Advocacy, Youth Empowerment, Educational Resources
Services: Climate Solutions, Advocacy, Youth Empowerment, Educational Resources
Community Homeschool Enrichment Center
Mission: The Community Homeschool Enrichment Center (CHEC), in Charlottesville VA, supports homeschool families by offering a variety of enrichment courses for children age 5 to 18. Courses were solely enrichment when CHEC formed in 2005, but over time we have started to offer a variety of academic options as well. We strive to offer classes that are fun, educational, and social.
Services: School, Homeschool, Community Network, Scholarships, Community Building, Educational Programming
Services: School, Homeschool, Community Network, Scholarships, Community Building, Educational Programming
United Way of Greater Charlottesville
Mission: At United Way of Greater Charlottesville, we help bring people, organizations, and other partners together to create a stronger, more vibrant community where everyone can reach their full potential.
Services: Financial Supports & Services, Childcare & Early Education Supports & Services, Community Involvement
Services: Financial Supports & Services, Childcare & Early Education Supports & Services, Community Involvement
Virginia Discovery Museum
Mission: The Virginia Discovery Museum is a small, nonprofit children's museum for families with infants to kids age 8. VDM seeks to foster intellectual curiosity and development for all children in our community through hands-on educational, exploratory, and imaginative play across 6,000 square feet of exhibit space.
Services: Internships, Camps, Drop-In Programs, Drop-Off Programs, Education Programming
Services: Internships, Camps, Drop-In Programs, Drop-Off Programs, Education Programming
Free Union Country School, Inc
Mission: Free Union Country School's purpose is to nurture in each child a love of learning within a community that respects childhood, models kindness, and encourages curiosity.
Services: Private School, <12 years old, Outdoor Education
Services: Private School, <12 years old, Outdoor Education
Elk Hill Charlottesville
Mission: Elk Hill enables children and families to transform overwhelming challenges into successful futures. Through specialized education, community-based services and residential treatment programs, children and families can discover the academic, vocational, behavioral, and relationship skills they need to be successful.
Services: Special Education, Student Support, Private School
Services: Special Education, Student Support, Private School
Fralin Museum of Art at UVA
Mission: The Fralin Museum of Art at the University of Virginia encourages the spirit of curiosity and promotes a range of perspectives through the study, care, and celebration of art.
Services: Educational Programming, Early Childhood Programming, Professional Development, Mentoring, Arts
Services: Educational Programming, Early Childhood Programming, Professional Development, Mentoring, Arts
C4K (Computer4Kids)
Mission: We combine mentoring and technology to prepare youth for brighter futures! Our members come to C4K to explore their passions and learn new skills. We customize our programs to each members’ unique interests and skills in STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, and math), so that every member can get the most out of their time at C4K.
Services: 1:1 Mentoring, College & Career Skill Development, Earn a laptop for personal use
Services: 1:1 Mentoring, College & Career Skill Development, Earn a laptop for personal use
Tandem Friends School
Mission: A co-ed Quaker day school, Tandem Friends gives students in grades 5-12 the freedom - and the responsibility - to collaborate in their education; contribute to their community; explore their imaginations; and lead life with kindness, wisdom, creativity and integrity.
Services: Private Schooling, Middle School, High School, Quaker
Services: Private Schooling, Middle School, High School, Quaker
Virginia Career Works
Mission: Our mission is to advance economic stability and growth by preparing and connecting people who want to work with employers who need to hire through its training providers and network of professional partners. Virginia Career Works is Virginia’s vital link between meaningful employment and growing businesses, changing lives; and advancing economic prosperity.
Services: Career Access Resources, Educational Resources, Financial Literacy, Buisness Development, Youth Programming, Tutoring, Workforce Development, Post-Secondary Development
Services: Career Access Resources, Educational Resources, Financial Literacy, Buisness Development, Youth Programming, Tutoring, Workforce Development, Post-Secondary Development
ReadyKids
Mission: Kids are ready for life when they are safe, healthy, nurtured and prepared for school.To ensure kids are ready, ReadyKids provides the Charlottesville area with counseling, family support and early learning opportunities.
Services: Early Education Programming, Counseling, Health Education
Services: Early Education Programming, Counseling, Health Education
Charlottesville Symphony
Mission: Charlottesville Symphony at the University of Virginia is one of Central Virginia’s leading musical ensembles. Exciting masterworks, holiday and pops concerts regularly bring audiences to their feet. Orchestra members also perform at a wide variety of community engagement events and take great music into K-12 classrooms throughout a seven-county region.
Charlottesville Symphony is a unique blend of professional musicians – many of whom are also music faculty members at the University of Virginia – accomplished volunteer community members and talented university students from diverse academic fields.
Services: Community Building, Arts, Music, Youth Programming, Program Support
Charlottesville Symphony is a unique blend of professional musicians – many of whom are also music faculty members at the University of Virginia – accomplished volunteer community members and talented university students from diverse academic fields.
Services: Community Building, Arts, Music, Youth Programming, Program Support
Living Earth School
Mission: The Living Earth School is located in the Blue Ridge Mountains of central Virginia, outside of Charlottesville.
Services: Outdoor Activities, Summer Camps, Educational Programming
Services: Outdoor Activities, Summer Camps, Educational Programming
Chemical Engineering
Mission: Bridge to Bio is a unique, fully funded, in-person immersion program designed to introduce community college students to exciting careers in biopharmaceutical manufacturing hosted by the Department of Chemical Engineering at UVA.
Services: Workforce Introduction, Student Success, Postsecondary Education
Services: Workforce Introduction, Student Success, Postsecondary Education
Come As You Are Cville
Mission: Provides access to resources that empower people experiencing homelessness to progress on the road toward economic and personal stability. Our team offers one on one mentorship for individuals between the ages of 5-17. Youth mentoring programs aim to improve the child’s well-being by providing a role model that can support the child academically, socially, and personally. Our program is recognized as having significant benefits, such as lower dropout rates in high school. Subsequently, it increased graduation rates and an increase of enrollment into and graduation from higher education institutions. This goal is accomplished through school work, communication, and activities. We develop friendships and successful mentoring relationships utilizing four stages: preparation, negotiating, enabling growth, and closure. These sequential phases build on each other and vary in length. In each phase, some specific steps and strategies lead to mentoring excellence. Mentees will benefit from learning the importance of volunteering their time and serving throughout the community, having discussions on future career aspirations, obtaining the skills toward those goals, learning about how to start and run a business, character training, and teamwork emphasis.
Services: Mentoring, Tutoring, Community Building, Housing Insecurity
Services: Mentoring, Tutoring, Community Building, Housing Insecurity
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