WNRN is proud to give our non-profit neighbors a venue to promote their causes and events. Hear Together Announcements are written in their words and recorded in their voice.
The rules:
- Organizations profiled by WNRN or organizations whose information is broadcast within Hear Together must be a registered 501c3 non-profit.
- WNRN requires at least a month’s advance notice to create a Hear Together Announcement for any event.
- If there is an admission or cost for the event, 100% of the proceeds must benefit the nonprofit.
- Hear Together is a non-partisan, non-biased feature and will not accept submissions from or conduct profiles of political organizations or activities representing or contributing to a specific political organization or political action committee.
- Hear Together is non-denominational and will not accept submissions from or conduct profiles of specific religious groups or fundraisers tied to specific religious groups or organizations. We will accept submissions that are inter-faith or multi-denominational that support the community at large in collaboration without promoting a specific religious group or activity related to funding a specific religion or religious group.
Creating a Hear Together Announcement is an easy process. To request a time to record your message, email dmoses@wnrn.org.
During scheduling, you’ll be prompted to write a message outlining what you’d like to promote, which we’ll use as your script for recording. We look forward to working with you!
Hear Together: The Haven
The Haven is a year-round day shelter and housing service nonprofit in Charlottesville that supports our neighbors experiencing homelessness.
Every day of the year, The Haven provides a refuge, a place where anyone in a housing crisis can come to find the support and resources they need to survive and exit their crisis.
From providing a hot breakfast every day to preventing families from falling into homelessness, The Haven works to end homelessness in the greater Charlottesville area.
Hear Together: James Madison’s Montpelier Holiday Open House
On Saturday, December 7th from 4 to 7 PM, James Madison’s Montpelier invites you to bring your entire family to our Holiday Open House to tour the Madisons’ home, which will be decorated according to 19th-century customs.
Hear Together: Open Doors
Open Doors is a nonprofit that has provided safe shelter for the unhoused, as well as compassionate support and access to services for all in the Harrisonburg-Rockingham community for 17 years.
This year, they are expanding and growing your impact through the Navigation Center, which will be home to a year-round low-barrier shelter and a daytime drop-in center that will serve those facing homelessness and other hardships in our community. They’re also creating a new kitchen program and expanding their resource coordination to meet those in need where they are and help them with long-term success.
Open Doors invites you to join them in their life saving and life-changing mission through their Planting Our Roots campaign, which is designed to seed this historic milestone, as they continue to extend and expand their compassionate response.
Hear Together: Crozet Winter Brews Fest
The Crozet Winter Brews Fest is hosting their 6th Annual event on Saturday, December 7th at Claudius Crozet Park.
They invite you to celebrate the change of season with over 30 craft brews, winter warmers, seasonal beers, local ciders and barrel aged brews! There will be samples, local food trucks, and live music from Matthew O’Donnell and Brisk Band ‘90s throwback. You can get festive with an ugly sweater contest or your Retro Après Ski Gear.
Hear Together: HumanKind Ways to Work
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.
Hear Together: The Women’s Initiative
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.
Community Connection: Downtown Ashland Light Up the Tracks
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
Community Connection: Local Food Hub
The Local Food Hub, a Charlottesville based non-profit dedicated to strengthening our local food system through our commitment to local farmers and equitable food access. This year, they boosted their local economy and served nearly 400 community residents through our Fresh Farmacy program. Next year, they hope to double down on their efforts to alleviate hunger and promote nutrition, all while supporting local farms, and you can join them! Now through December 31st, they invite you to help them harvest hope, nourish communities and plan for the future. More information is online at local foodhub.org. Local Food Hub is a proud financial supporter of WNRN.
Community Connection: Lily Pads
LilyPads Housing is a nonprofit in Charlottesville that provides housing to out-of-town families whose children are undergoing treatment at UVA Children’s Hospital. Oftentimes, families must
