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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

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

Alateen and Charlottesville Al-Anon Family Group

Mission: The Al-Anon Family Groups are a fellowship of relatives and friends of alcoholics who share their experience, strength, and hope, in order to solve their common problems. We believe alcoholism is a family illness, and that changed attitudes can aid recovery. Al-Anon is not allied with any sect, denomination, political entity, organization, or institution; does not engage in any controversy, neither endorses nor opposes any cause. There are no dues for membership. Al-Anon is self-supporting through its own voluntary contributions. Al-Anon has but one purpose: to help families of alcoholics. We do this by practicing the Twelve Steps, by welcoming and giving comfort to families of alcoholics, and by giving understanding and encouragement to the alcoholic.
Services: Family Support, Community Building, Addiction Support

Albemarle Career Center

Mission: The mission of the Albemarle Career Center is to provide career resources and services to prepare a workforce that is informed, capable and ready for work.
Job seeker assistance at the Albemarle Career Center is free and available to the public. The Career Center is an inclusive "one-stop" center that can assist individuals with conducting successful job searches and provides guidance and support in all areas related to career advancement. Job search seminars are conducted on a regular basis as well. They are free and open to the public; however, registration is required.
Services: Computer Access, Career Development

Albemarle County Social Services

Mission: The Department of Social Services (DSS) works to ensure that individuals and families in Albemarle County can meet their full potential and plan for their future. To realize this vision, the mission of DSS is to provide services that promote self-sufficiency and support individual and family well-being. Services provided by this department to the residents of Albemarle County fall within 2 broad program areas: Casework Delivery and Eligibility Determination. The areas are further expanded into 4 distinct program areas: Protective & Support Services; Education, Prevention & Early Intervention Programs; Employment & Child Care Services; and Benefit Programs.
Services: Financial Assistance, Emergency Reporting, Employment Services, Health Resources

Backpack Buddies

Mission: Over the past fifteen years, Backpack Buddies has donated more than 8,000 backpacks filled with school supplies to Virginia students (preK-12th grade) in need. Backpack Buddies has grown from just 61 filled backpacks donated in 2010 to more than 1,400 donated in 2024. Backpack Buddies enlists the help of dozens of youth and adult volunteers to help raise money, collect donations, spread the word, and fill backpacks with school supplies every year. The completely packed backpacks are then distributed at the end of each summer to kids in need at the Boys and Girls Clubs of Central Virginia, the Charlottesville International Rescue Committee (IRC), International Neighbors, United Methodist Family Services (UMFS), ReadyKids, the Southwood Mobile Home Community, and many other various Virginia public schools and individual/group requests.
Services: Student Success, Support Resources

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

Camp Holiday Trails

Mission: Camp Holiday Trails creates a community that empowers children and teens with medical needs to thrive. Many campers have multiple diagnoses including cancer, diabetes, sickle cell, hemophilia, juvenile arthritis, or are recipients of transplants; 47% also have mental health diagnoses. Campers with qualifying diagnoses, and their siblings can attend. 
Services: Summer Camps, Outdoor Activities, Accommodates Medical Needs, Camps During the School Year

Charlottesville Ballet Academy

Mission: Charlottesville Ballet Academy (CBA) is a center for dance education for ages 2 through adult. CBA is the official training school of Charlottesville Ballet. Charlottesville Ballet is central Virginia’s nonprofit professional ballet company with a mission to elevate the art of dance through wellness, performance, education, and community outreach.
Services: Arts, Dance, Adaptive Classes, Camps

Charlottesville Community Media Center

Mission: The Charlottesville Community Media Center (CCMC) is a video production and multimedia learning center. It is a member-driven operation that encourages and supports free expression by offering its members the necessary tools and resources to create and distribute non-commercial community programming on CPA-TV (Comcast Channel 13) and CCMC social media sites.
Services: Community Resources, Visual Media

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

College Access Collaborative, Virginia Tech

Mission: Virginia Tech's College Access Collaborative aims to increase academic preparation, access and affordability for first-generation and low-income students from rural and inner-city communities.
Services: Post Secondary Preparation, College Access, Educational Programming, Community Network, Financial Support, Skill Development, Mntoring, Professional Development

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

Creciendo Juntos

Mission: The mission of Creciendo Juntos is to build Latinx youth power in Charlottesville and nurture bold changemakers who own their identities, dream big, and push for a more just and inclusive world. By providing transformational education, spaces of belonging, and engaging in youth-led collective action, we’re shaping a future where everyone can rise, lead, and inspire change.
Services: Community Building, Youth Development, Advocacy, Cultural Heritage, Skill Development, Community Support, Post-Secondary Education Resources

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

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