Announcements

HumanKind is a statewide nonprofit offering a community program called Ways to Work in Lynchburg, Richmond, Roanoke, and Warrenton.

They help individuals access reliable transportation with fair interest vehicle loans if they don’t qualify at a bank or credit union and keep people from high interest rate in-house financing and buy here pay here loans.

Miriam’s House in Lynchburg is a nonprofit with a mission to end homelessness and rebuild lives.

In 2024, they served over 400 of our homeless neighbors by placing them in stable housing and providing them with support to remain housed.

This holiday season, Miriam’s House invites you to join in their holiday tradition of working to ensure that every family has a home this holiday season – and for all the seasons to come.

Lynchburg Daily Bread is a nonprofit soup kitchen in Lynchburg, dedicated to serving nutritious meals to our neighbors in need every day of the year, no questions asked.

During this holiday season, they’re reflecting on the 280,000 meals they’ve provided this year, working to ensure that no one in our community goes hungry.

The Women’s Initiative is a nonprofit in Charlottesville that offers trauma-informed, culturally responsive mental health counseling and programs for women who experience financial or other barriers to care.

They also offer services designed to meet the unique needs of Black, BIPOC, Latine, and LGBTQ+ communities.

The Women’s Initiative welcomes you to get started with their counseling services by visiting them during their wellness clinic hours to discuss your needs and learn about your care options. Clinics are offered four days a week and are open to all women and members of the gender-expansive community.

Literacy Volunteers Charlottesville/Albemarle is a nonprofit that promotes adult literacy in the Greater Charlottesville area through confidential one-to-one English and Citizenship tutoring. They’re seeking compassionate and enthusiastic volunteers to tutor adults in English speaking, reading, and writing. Many of their students are also in need of support in preparing for their U.S. Citizenship interviews.

If you would like to provide one-to-one instruction to adults in our community, they invite you to attend one of their monthly New Tutor Trainings. No teaching experience is required, only a desire to help a learner reach their educational goals. You can learn more or register online at literacyforall.org. 

Sylvia’s Sisters is a nonprofit working to end period poverty in greater Richmond. Many people in our community can’t afford the period products they need to live their lives. Studies show that 1/4 of girls in our community miss school for this reason.

They provide period products to people in need in order to create a more equitable community so that all people can have the same opportunities. You can learn more about how you can help keep a girl in school online at sylviassisters.org.

The Virginia Discovery Museum is a nonprofit children’s museum in Charlottesville that aims to foster intellectual curiosity and development among young children through educational and imaginative play.

This holiday season, they invite you to give the gift of play to a young family in your life by exploring their annual memberships. Virginia Discovery Museum memberships offer families with young children the flexibility to play at their own pace and on their own schedule.

Proceeds allow them to continue providing a safe, inclusive environment to explore, imagine, and discover together all year long.

The Blue Ridge Free Clinic in Harrisonburg offers healthcare for anyone with unmet medical needs, including primary care visits, medication assistance, urgent dental care, and eye glasses! They also have a navigation program to help their patients find other social resources they may need in our community. Their services are made possible by volunteers and donors in our community.

More information is online at BlueRidgeFreeClinic.org.  

The Community Table in Rockbridge County connects those at risk of hunger and those able and willing to assist. Everyone is invited to share a meal and enjoy a night out, at their “restaurant without a cash register.”

The Community Table averages 1,000 meals served per month, addressing food insecurity in our area. As food costs rise, they remain committed to expanding their services and reducing hunger in Rockbridge County.

Downtown Ashland Association is a nonprofit that works for a vibrant future in Ashland. They’re hosting Light Up the Tracks now through New Years and they